Peter Adam Crook joins list of BVI Olympians after competing in Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games

1658411_10154013247640001_8806930_oPeter Adam Crook joins the ranks of BVI Olympians after competing in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic freestyle halfpipe ski event on Tuesday, February 18.

Adam competed for the BVI in the qualifier runs in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park halfpipe. Conditions were tough with many competitors struggling to gain balance following their air borne tricks. Adam’s false landings at the end of his two qualifier runs resulted in scores of 24.20 and 25.20 out of a possible 100 based on the six judges’ combined marks on overall impression. [Read more…]

Exhibition highlights VI’s sports for Sochi 2014 and Glasgow 2014

BVI's half-pipe skier for Winter Olympic Fames Sochi 2014, Peter Adam Crook answers questions at the BVIOC's multi sport exhibition

BVI’s half-pipe skier for Winter Olympic Fames Sochi 2014, Peter Adam Crook answers questions at the BVIOC’s multi sport exhibition

The BVI Ski Association, the BVI Athletics Association, the BVI Swimming Association, and the BVI Squash Rackets Association presented their respective sports to a rapt audience at an interactive exhibition hosted by the BVI Olympic Committee at the Tortola Sports Club last Saturday. The morning event highlighted the upcoming Winter Olympic Games Sochi 2014, and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in which qualified athletes will represent the Virgin Islands.

Peter Adam Crook (Adam), who earlier last week was officially presented as the territory’s half-pipe skier for Sochi 2014, and Joe Chapman, squash player for the VI in Glasgow 2014 presented their respective sports in the glass-fronted squash courts to a public that previously had very little exposure to either half-pipe skiing or squash.
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