Athlete Of The Month Archives - Team Summit Colorado

Eliska Popkova, more commonly known as Eli, is a second year u14 in our Alpine Age Class team. Eli is a seventh grade student at Summit Middle School.

Athlete of the Month – Eli Popkova

Written by Team Summit on March 8, 2025. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Eliska Popkova, more commonly known as Eli, is a second year u14 in our Alpine Age Class team. Eli is a seventh grade student at Summit Middle School. She competes in USSS/RMD ski racing as well as being a member of the Summit Tigers race team. Eli recently won the first GS race at the state championships, helping her Summit Tiger defend their state title. Eli has used her ice skating background to develop great carving skills and balance on her skis. Eli carries herself with a perpetual smile and shows great kindness to others. She is a willing helper and a caring leader. We wish Eli and...

Athlete of the Month – Ethan Abbey

Written by Team Summit on January 3, 2025. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Ethan Abbey / Park+Pipe Ethan Abbey has been dedicated, persistent, and team-oriented, striving for excellence all season.

Athlete of the Month December

Written by Team Summit on January 2, 2025. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Athlete of the Month – November

Written by Team Summit on November 22, 2024. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Athlete of the Month – April: Emma Litwiller

Written by Team Summit on May 1, 2024. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Emma finished the season with the win at the IFSA Jr National Championships. Emma not only had a standout season in the competition, but she’s also a strong leader, great teammate, friend, and representative of Team Summit's work ethic and values.

Athlete of the Month – March: Ronan Muckler

Written by Team Summit on April 5, 2024. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Ronan is always helping our Intro and Devo snowboarders when he sees them at the Woodward Barn or at Mono Cera to get their gear waxed. Ronan is currently a Jr in High School racing BoarderX and is a great role model.

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY: BECKHAM RICHMOND

Written by Team Summit on March 5, 2024. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Beckham Richmond / Park + Pipe Beckham is both a dedicated athlete and student, and he is an incredible person on and off the hill. Beckham gets to know everyone in our program across all ages and levels and demonstrates strong sportsmanship. Beckham encourages those around him, and shows support to his teammates by sometimes putting his own training aside to help his teammates with his incredible follow camera skills on the jumps. Beckham recently judged the park & pipe summit cup, and was a great representative of our program to those younger and potentially aspiring young...

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – JANUARY: JEVIN PALMQUIST

Written by Team Summit on January 26, 2024. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Jevin Palmquist / Alpine FIS Jevin has shown a continued commitment to achieving his lofty goals with dedication and effort in his prep period this fall and his hard work and determination are paying off. As this is the beginning of Jevin‘s first year of FIS racing it is especially challenging because of his start positions being determined by rankings. He is currently out performing all of his peers here in the United States in head to head racing and he has scored results at Nor-Ams and FIS races held here in the United States starting from the back of the...

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – DECEMBER: AXEL CRAWFORD

Written by Team Summit on January 5, 2024. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Axel Crawford / Big Mountain Axel was a transfer from the mogul program and has seamlessly transitioned into a new discipline. He was an exceptional talent in the early season dryland, and has put in excellent work into transferring the skills that he has learned into a different format. We are extremely happy to have Axel join us, and cannot wait for his debut in freeride competition!

Athlete of the Month – November: Chase Atherton

Written by Team Summit on November 28, 2023. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER: CHASE ATHERTON Chase gives 100% for his sport. He loves to ski so much he’s consistently first on and last off the hill to get extra runs. His positive attitude and sportsmanship inspire others to have fun and work hard.

April Athlete of the Month – Trevor Palmquist

Written by Team Summit on May 5, 2023. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Trevor Palmquist, Alpine U12 + U14 He dominated the recent Rocky / Central U14 Championships in Vail. In those races, he won 4 of the 6 races (Super G, Parallel, 2XGS, 2xSL) and was 2nd in the other two. An unprecedented performance. Trevor goes about his business quietly. He is happy and relaxed in his approach. He is a great teammate sharing his thoughts on the set after inspections and coming around with course reports after his race runs. He contributes positively to his teammates and coaches through his actions and the process he exhibits.

Athlete of the Month – March – Walker Robinson

Written by Team Summit on April 1, 2023. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

We are thrilled to introduce our outstanding athlete of the month, the one and only Walker Robinson! As a member of the ski cross team, Walker has been absolutely killing it on the NorAm circuit, leaving his competitors in the dust. But it's not just his talent on the slopes that sets him apart – it's his positive attitude, strong work ethic, and genuine care for his teammates that make him a true superstar. We can't get enough of Walker's infectious energy and unwavering dedication to his craft. He's always pushing himself to be better, both as an...

Athlete of the Month – February – James Sowers

Written by Team Summit on March 7, 2023. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

James has had 100% perfect attendance over the last 30 days. While he has always been a dedicated athlete, he has stepped up his commitment over the last 12 months. After attending JNs for the first time last year and while also as a SkiMeister (racing both Alpine and Nordic). This achievement (100% attendance) is after having a serious crash on roller skis and being out for several weeks with a concussion this past fall. This set his progress back but hard work and dedication have had him steadily improve over the season moving from a mid-pack athlete barely qualifying for...

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – JANURARY -JD BURNETTE

Written by Team Summit on February 9, 2023. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

JD has always been a good snowboarder but is now learning to be a good person, role model, competitor, and snowboarder. JD's attitude and learning capacity have changed 180 degrees in the last 6 weeks. He now works with the younger kids and tries new things each day.