We are wishing the best of luck to three awesome athletes
who are heading out to South Korea for the Winter Olympics. Katie Summerhayes,
Molly Summerhayes and Pete Speight have been training with us at Team Hallam
S&C for the past few years, and have been really great role models to have
around.
“These are some of the most dedicated and committed athletes that I have ever seen” Says Andrew Langford, Lead S&C Coach for Team Hallam. “They all bring a great work ethic and help show our students what it takes to compete at the highest levels. Katie has been coming in now since she was 15 or 16 and has really worked on her strength and fitness. When she’s back in England she will come in almost every day of the week and work on different things, with a large focus on injury prevention.”
Snowsports, especially the type these guys do, slopestyle and half-pipe, are some of the most physically demanding events and certainly come with a high injury risk. Indeed, many of the athletes at the elite level have suffered serious injuries, usually due to landing from a great height after doing a series of twists in the air.
“The demands of the sport mean that these guys have to take
their physical preparation seriously. These guys are great at taking ownership
of their training programmes and making sure they work on the areas they need
to. They will spend a lot of time working on landing mechanics and will do a
great deal of hamstring work which should help them deal with the physical
demands on the slopes.”
Katie will be competing on Saturday 17th February
from 4:00am in the Women’s Slopestyle
Molly will be competing on Tuesday 20th February from 1:30am in the
Women’s Halfpipe
Pete will be competing Thursday 22nd February
from 2:30am in the Men’s Halfpipe
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