{"id":194,"date":"2024-09-08T09:43:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T07:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martegoossen.be\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2024-09-08T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T13:16:55","slug":"sitski","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/sitski\/","title":{"rendered":"Sitski"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skiing became a whole new adventure for me thanks to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grus.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sofie Noiron<\/a><\/strong>, who introduced me to sit-skiing. I\u2019m so grateful to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sibellemobilite.be\/winter23-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kyra Visser<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/anvasport.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anvasport<\/a><\/strong> for giving me my first opportunities on the slopes en <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.republik.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fran\u00e7ois Stander<\/a><\/strong> who believed in my skills and allowed me to train with his <a href=\"https:\/\/weski.be\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/weski.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WeSki<\/strong><\/a> team on the slalom in Belgium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.08.11-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.08.11-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.08.11-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.08.11-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.08.11-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most memorable experiences was in <strong>Livigno<\/strong>, where I had the pleasure of skiing under the guidance of the incredible <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidejjcusini\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Davide JJ Cusini<\/a> and his team<\/strong>, and I learned my first giant slalom moves following the cool tips from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/piteros112\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/piteros112\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Piotr Batko<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.13.01-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.13.01-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.13.01-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.13.01-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.13.01-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From that moment, it became serious again. I got a call from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handisport.be\/sport\/ski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belgian (Wallonian) Federation<\/a><\/strong> inviting me to train with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jerem_paraski\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jerem_paraski\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">J\u00e9r\u00e9mie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/remimazi_paraskiing\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/remimazi_paraskiing\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R\u00e9m<\/a><\/strong>i, <strong>Cezar, Max<\/strong> from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.be\/fr\/para-ski-alpin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belgian team<\/a><\/strong>. After training and showing what I could do to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stefan.sazio\">St\u00e9fan Sazio<\/a><\/strong>, the coach from the Belgian team, I was accepted onto the team!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.41-1-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155\" style=\"width:673px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.41-1-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.41-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.41-1-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.41-1-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.41-1.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That same year, I also had the chance to train with Geertje Derksen from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-force.pro\/\">G-Force<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.16.08-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.16.08-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.16.08-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.16.08-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.16.08-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.16.08-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and was invited to join a few days of training with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpararaceteam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Para Race Team<\/a> by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ralfjegler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ralph Jegler<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-08-at-14.59.44-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-08-at-14.59.44-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-08-at-14.59.44-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-08-at-14.59.44-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-08-at-14.59.44-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-08-at-14.59.44.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first big challenge came during the festival Handi Neige in Peisey, where I raced in the French championship together with the fabulous <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/jesper-pedersen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesper Saltvik Pedersen<\/a> <\/strong>and the lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/conelpieizquierdo\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mar\u00eda Mart\u00edn-Granizo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.00-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.00-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.00-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.00-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-07-at-22.09.00.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best part? A little later my best friend <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foudelilou.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lilou<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Damon<\/strong> were also selected to join the Belgian team, so now we\u2019re ready for an incredible season of adventures in the mountains, aiming for our goal, the paralympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skiing became a whole new adventure for me thanks to Sofie Noiron, who introduced me to sit-skiing. I\u2019m so grateful to Kyra Visser and Anvasport for giving me my first opportunities on the slopes en Fran\u00e7ois Stander who believed in my skills and allowed me to train with his WeSki team on the slalom in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/sitski\/\" class=\"more-link\">Lees verder<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sitski&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-194","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":258,"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions\/258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.martegoossen.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}