{"id":2456120,"date":"2020-03-21T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/avsc-teen-reese-chapdelaine-a-rising-talent-in-moguls-skiing\/"},"modified":"2020-03-21T22:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T04:08:00","slug":"avsc-teen-chapdelaine-a-rising-talent-in-moguls-skiing-with-big-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/avsc-teen-chapdelaine-a-rising-talent-in-moguls-skiing-with-big-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"AVSC teen Chapdelaine a rising talent in moguls skiing with big goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.82261208577\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-323101-903\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-3-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-3-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-4-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/moguls-atd-032220-1-4-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/avsc-teen-reese-chapdelaine-a-rising-talent-in-moguls-skiing\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/avsc-teen-reese-chapdelaine-a-rising-talent-in-moguls-skiing\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Even with immense talent, an athlete needs to have goals and the drive to go after them. For a coach, this can be the most difficult trait to teach. However, in regard to Reese Chapdelaine, Colby Lee hasn\u2019t needed to give that lesson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cShe definitely has been having fun. Along with that, she does show up on the hill every day and she has a list of things she wants to accomplish,\u201d Lee said. \u201cShe is always willing to talk about moguls skiing and break down the drills. Of course, the Olympics is the ultimate goal and she has high sights for her career, but she absolutely does break all those big goals into these smaller goals and she\u2019s got a lot on her list she looks at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Lee is the head moguls coach through the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club and Chapdelaine is one of the club\u2019s rising stars. A resident of Snowmass Village, the 14-year-old Chapdelaine recently closed out a strong season in which she held her own against girls with much more experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The highlights included her first win at this higher competitive level and a near podium at junior nationals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWhen you go to the FIS-level events and stuff like that, it\u2019s definitely a bit more nerve-wracking,\u201d Chapdelaine said. \u201cSo I was a little bit nervous for all of those. But after a couple it got easier and I just kind of focused on having fun and it actually worked out pretty well for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Chapdelaine emerged last winter when she was one of two 13-year-olds to compete at U.S. nationals, which is normally a 14-and-up event. She finished 32nd in the moguls competition at Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire, where Lee said \u201cshe was pretty happy to just complete a run and get down and ski well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She\u2019s been a mainstay in the <a href=\"http:\/\/rockymountainfreestyle.com\/\">Rocky Mountain Freestyle<\/a> competitions this season. Strong on the bumps, Chapdelaine has a solid backflip in her arsenal of tricks and hasn\u2019t flinched when going up against the older girls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Her first significant win came on Feb. 29, when she won the division championship at Copper Mountain by a solid margin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI kind of went into it like, \u2018I\u2019m going to try my best. I think I can win this competition.\u2019 And I laid down a really good run. It was really exciting,\u201d Chapdelaine said. \u201cI\u2019ve always had really high goals. I think this is just another step toward those goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 2019-20 season wrapped up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestylejuniornationals.com\/\">Freestyle Junior National Championships<\/a> at Winter Park Resort. In the March 14 moguls competition, Chapdelaine finished fourth, one off a podium spot. She was top in her age group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Chapdelaine had planned on returning to U.S. nationals this past week, but the March 19 to 22 event at Squaw Valley in California was among the many competitions canceled amid the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s been really cool for me as a coach to see,\u201d Lee said of Chapdelaine\u2019s rise. \u201cShe is pretty young for the level she is at, but competitive wise, two years in a row she is hanging with everybody in the division and everybody in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Chapdelaine began her AVSC career as a ski racer, but both she and Lee credit the club\u2019s freestyle developmental head coach, Amy Mishkin, for leading her toward moguls. As devo athletes, the young skiers are encouraged to try all disciplines before deciding on a singular interest later on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Once Chapdelaine discovered moguls skiing, she never looked back, and she isn\u2019t the only one. Lee said the club\u2019s competitive moguls team is back up to about 10 athletes, with the eldest being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/avsc-moguls-skier-colby-lee-eyes-national-team\/\">Lee\u2019s 21-year-old younger brother, Aaron Lee<\/a>. Chapdelaine is one of the youngest but certainly one of the better up-and-comers in the club, regardless of discipline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And it\u2019s her ability to hone in on the smaller goals that could one day lead to her achieving her bigger goals, like competing at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis year was even a pretty big and quick jump from last year,\u201d Colby Lee said. \u201cShe is progressing really quick and it\u2019s really cool to see how hungry she is. She comes to every training \u2026 she is in for every competition. As serious as she is about it, she\u2019s always up there laughing and having a good time and clearly loves it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/avsc-teen-reese-chapdelaine-a-rising-talent-in-moguls-skiing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. Only 14, she narrowly missed the podium at junior nationals this winter and won the divisional championship.Courtesy photo Reese Chapdelaine, of Snowmass Village, is a rising talent in moguls skiing. 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