Domestic Roundup: January 11, 2004

Domestic Roundup: January 11, 2004Those on-site say the surface conditions for the women’s Nor-Ams at Mont Ste Anne, Quebec were “harder than any injected surface I have ever seen.” Rain wind and dropping temps will do that. Kaylin Richardson won the first two slaloms (we reported the first a week ago) but didn’t fare well in the GS’s, with a DNF and a 14th. Lauren Ross registered four top five results. Canadian Sophie Splawinsky got the first GS win and was second in the next to Jessica Kelley of the U.S. Canada brought in a couple of World Cuppers – Splawinsky and Brigitte Acton skied St Anne before moving back up.

Results on the FIS site: here or on the Canadian team’s site.

The guys were at Sunday River for the same type of technical Nor-Am series. Patrick Biggs won the GS opener and got sent on to the World Cup where he was just one of the Canadians to place in the top 10 of their first World Cup point race. He did stick around Maine long enough to win the first slalom as well. Ryan Semple posted second in both the GS’s and got a shot at Chamonix as well.

Drew Roberts was the brightest highlight for the U.S. men with the final slalom win ahead of Brad Spence of Canada. Same two websites for results.

Europa Cup DH at Bad Kleinkrichheim saw Steve Nyman in ninth, and an injury to 2003 Sprint/Ski Racing Magazine Junior of the year Jeremy Transue. Go FIS site for those and the following FIS results.

In FIS racing that followed up FIS-U action at Park City and Snowbird U-New Mexico Norwegian Lars Loeseth got the win with Mark Heinrich-Wallace second. Toby Lamar got the Snowbird slalom win over Tague Thorson. Kate Lyons got first and third at Snowbird, while Hailey Duke of Boise State roared to the second win. Megan McJames was among the more consistent with fifth and second at Snowbird and first when they moved down to Park City the next day. All of the races were hindered by tons for fresh Utah powder which pleased a lot of people with skis… but not the race organizers.

Jamie Kingsbury and Megan Hughes battled in FIS racing at Smuggler’s Notch, Kingsbury going one-three; Hughes two-two as Courtney Calise rebounded from a first race DNF for the second win.

Central hosted FIS slaloms at Boyne Highlands with Mike Tichy “edging” – by a second – Eric Behan for the first win, and Dylan Bryant by 2.32 for the second. Behan was third. Kelsey Roddick got the women’s win over Kate Hosking but took the second chair to Jennifer Crockett in the second.

In Smartwool series super G’s at Keystone Bobby Poehling got a very narrow win over Spencer Woolwine while Taylor Telling humbled Tyler Kjesbo. Lauren Brien dusted the women’s field while Elizabeth Woods did a solid number over the second field. For full results, click on this link.

For JIII CUP results at Whiteface, click here, and for USCSA results, and Steamboat Age class results see www.splitsecondrealtime.com/races.php.

Macomber Cup qualifiers in New Hampshire are online here.

In Disabled racing, at the Huntsman Cup, defending World Cup champions Lacey Heward and Christopher Devlin-Young won the super G, the final race in the Huntsman series. Laurie Stephens finished second behind Heward with an adjusted time of 1:09.78. “I did not have a very good run,” said Stephens “Lacey [Heward] beat me.” Even so, Stephens managed to take three podiums, including two first places, at the Huntsman Cup and also captured the overall title along with Tyler Walker.

“We are seeing the best participation ever this year in the World Cup,” said Head Coach Kevin Jardine, “There are 110 [athletes] registered representing 15 countries. Our athletes are the best, but they are going to have some tough competition. This World Cup will give us a chance to show the world who is the best.”

The Huntsman Cup is the final selection event for the U.S. Team before the 2005 Alpine World Cup Championships for the Disabled Jan. 11-14 in Steamboat Springs, Colo.