Beckmann podiums in opening NorAm downhill

By Published On: December 8th, 2006Comments Off on Beckmann podiums in opening NorAm downhill

Reigning Junior World Championships downhill gold medalist Chris Beckmann was third Thursday in the opening NorAm Cup downhill of the winter at Lake Louise, Canada, leading five U.S. skiers into the top 10.
REIGNING JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
downhill gold medalist Chris Beckmann was third Thursday in the opening NorAm Cup downhill of the winter at Lake Louise, Canada, leading five U.S. skiers into the top 10.
    Canadian Erik Guay won the first of two downhills with a time of 1 minute. 47.49 seconds, edging teammate Gareth Sine by five-hundredths of a second. Beckmann took third place with a clocking of 1:47.60.
    Erik Fisher, the defending NorAm super G champion, was fourth in the opening NorAm downhill at 1:47.68 with Andrew Weibrecht fifth. World Cup veteran Bryon Friedman — working his way back after nearly two years of rehabilitation from a horrendous World Cup training crash in Chamonix, France, in January 2005 — finished sixth. Travis Ganong was ninth in the blockbuster field of 100 racers.
    For complete results, click here.
    A women's downhill was canceled. The races continue Friday with a women's DH scheduled and another men's DH.

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