27th September, 2009

Jason Begg-Smith is the Ski and Snowboard Australia Snowsports Athlete of the Year for 2004/05. The annual awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne, on Saturday April 30.The competition for the premier award of the night was very tight, with Begg-Smith and aerials skier Lydia Ierodiaconou – both ranked number [...]

Jason Begg-Smith is the Ski and Snowboard Australia Snowsports Athlete of the Year for 2004/05. The annual awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne, on Saturday April 30.

The competition for the premier award of the night was very tight, with Begg-Smith and aerials skier Lydia Ierodiaconou – both ranked number two in the world – the key contenders.

In the end the award went to 20-year-old Begg-Smith, who as well as finishing runner up in the World Cup last season also claimed a bronze medal at the world championships.

He had started the season ranked 18th in the world, with only 13 World Cup events under his belt, so his rise to world number two has been one of the fastest in the sport’s history.

Ierodiaconou won the Outstanding Achievement of the Year award for her back to back gold medals at Mt Buller in September.

Halfpipe snowboard star Torah Bright won the Junior Athlete of the Year award, while Begg-Smith’s coach Steve Desovich was named Coach of the Year.

In the Media Award category, Herald Sun photographer Trevor Pinder won the Best Photograph of the Year award for his action shots of Ierodiaconou at Mt Buller.

The Electronic Media award went to the Seven Network for its coverage of the Mt Buller World Cup.and the Print Media award was collected by Daily Telegraph journalist Arthur Stanley.

Keynote speaker at the event was The Honorable Rod Kemp, Minister for the Arts and Sport. Awards were presented by Mark Adams from Mark Adams Real Estate, Leanne Sharry from T-Board Australia, Secretary General of the Australian Olympic Committee Craig Phillips, Chairman of the OWI Geoff Henke and the Seven Network’s Ian Johnson.

The full award details:

Snowsports Athlete of the Year

Snowboard Athlete of the Year – Torah Bright

Freestyle Athlete of the Year – Jason Begg-Smith

Cross Country Athlete of the Year – Paul Murray

Alpine Athlete of the Year – Luke Deane

Snowsports Athlete of the Year – Jason Begg-Smith

Junior Athlete of the Year (Sponsored by T-Board Australia)

Freestyle Junior Athlete of the Year – Ramone Cooper

Cross Country Junior Athlete of the Year – Ben Sim

Alpine Junior Athlete of the Year – Katya Crema

Snowboard Junior Athlete of the Year – Torah Bright

Junior Athlete of the Year – Torah Bright.

Coach of the Year

Snowboard Nomination Ben Wordsworth

Freestyle Nomination Steve Desovich

Cross Country Nomination Finn Marsland

Alpine Nomination Michael Branch

Coach of the Year – Steve Desovich

Outstanding Achievement of the Year

Snowboard Nomination Andrew Burton

Freestyle Nomiration Lydia lerodiaconou

Cross Country Nomination Paul Murray

Alpine Nomination Luke Deane

Outstanding Achievement of the Year – Lydia Ierodiaconou

Club of the Year (Sponsored by Mark Adams Real Estate)

Cross Country Club of the Year – Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club

Snowboard Club of the Year – Perisher Snowboard Squad

Freestyle Club of the Year – Team Buller

Alpine Club of the Year – Mount Buller Race Club

School Snowsports Club of the Year (Sponsored by Mark Adams Real Estate)

Victorian Finalist – Bright P-12 College

NSW Finalist – SCECGS Redlands

School Snowsports Club of the Year – Bright P-12

Media awards

Print Media contribution – Arthur Stanley, Daily Telegraph

Best photograph of the year – Trevor Pinder, Herald Sun

Electronic media contribution – Seven Network

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