Currie Chapman to head Whistler Mtn. Ski Club

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club last week hired former Canadian women's team head coach Currie Chapman as its new program director. He will begin the job Aug. 1.

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club last week hired former Canadian women's team head coach Currie Chapman as its new program director. He will begin the job Aug. 1.
   Chapman brings more than 35 years of racing, coaching and administrative experience to the WMSC, starting with five years as a member of the national ski team.
    His experience behind the scenes goes back to 1978 when he was named head coach for the Canadian women's alpine team. He held that post for a decade, working with skiers to earn 11 World Cup wins, two world championship medals and an Olympic medal.
    Other roles include technical delegate to the International Ski Federation, and positions on various boards and committees related to sports. He has been involved in six Olympics to date in various
capacities.
    "I think what I can bring to the club is experience in international skiing, but also down to the lower levels as well," Chapman told Pique Newsmagazine. "The club is heading into an Olympic year, and I think I have somewhat of a known name in Canadian ski racing … that can help the club greet the world as it comes. The club should have a place in this whole thing – I know sometimes clubs get pushed aside, and I don't want to be pushed aside."
    Chapman is not up to speed with all the potential Olympic legacies, but says he has seen the Games boost clubs in other towns.
    "We've got a prime location inside the Olympic venue, within walking distance to the finish line of the Olympic skiing events," he said.

    — Pique Newsmagazine