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Racing Through Ski Season with the Tyo Siblings

because it is the most technical race race.”
By Victoria Klassen
and I love cross-blocking. When Olivia and Owen come from a
I’m just skiing, I love skiing powder
wen Tyo, 12, and his sister whole family of skiers. Their cousins,
OOlivia Tyo, 9, are no strangers in the glades. I enjoy finding small Madison and Mason, ski and race at
cliffs and jumping off of them.”
to racing down a ski hill and finding Titus with them and they are often
themselves on the podium at the The Tyo family also participated on the podium in their age divisions
bottom of it with medals around in the Empire State Winter Games too. Owen has some very specific
their necks. The siblings have been in Lake Placid this year. Owen and goals when it comes to skiing—the
skiing at Titus Mountain for many Olivia were on the ice at the Herb first one being to beat his uncle,
years, participating in the races held Brooks Arena for the Opening Madison and Mason’s dad, in a race.
at the hill. Ceremonies. That weekend, Owen
With March Break approaching,
entered his first ski cross race and
“Owen has won all of his races this the Tyo family is excited to be
year so far at Titus. He is now pretty had a lot of fun. He is now trying to heading to Le Massif in Quebec for
convince his sister to give ski cross
regularly cracking the top six overall a week of, you guessed it…skiing.
racers, which includes adults and a try. Photo submitted
race coaches,” said Laurie Bruyere- The following day, the family
Tyo, Owen and Olivia’s mother. went to Pisgah in Saranac Lake
“Olivia is the youngest in her new for a Kombi Race. Olivia was in
age division, 9-11 yrs., and she has the largest division, with athletes
transitioned quite well. Out of seven from West Mountain, Whiteface,
races, she has come in first place five and Gore…and Olivia came in first
times and she won a second in the place.
other two. She has also cracked the
“I love skiing with my mom and
top 10 twice now.”
my family,” shared Olivia. “I love
“For racing, I like the challenge,” making turns on the corduroy first
said Owen. “This year, I’ve been thing in the morning. In racing,
working on improving my line my favourite kind of race is a GS
and trying to widen my stance. My because I can go really fast. I’m still
favourite kind of race is a Slalom too little to cross-block in a Slalom Bob Rainville of Focal Blue Photography

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