Cohee takes final Vail NorAm victory amid a slew of career-best results
On the final day (Dec. 20) of NorAm racing in Vail, Colo., Aspen-based Team Geronimo’s Nick Cohee landed his career first Continental Cup victory, besting his previous top result of runner-up in Stowe, Vt. from March 2012. Cohee, a former University of Utah standout who has continued his ski racing pursuit post-college, was followed on the giant slalom podium by Canadian development team athlete Morgan Megarry, formerly of the University of Vermont, in second and the U.S. Ski Team’s Michael Ankeny in third. Both Megarry and Ankeny also posted career-best finishes with their results in the race.
It was a wintry day in Vail, and the start was delayed due to 4-6 inches of fresh snow, but the race crew and athletes put in a joint effort to slip out the track and get down to a firm surface.
“Confidence and motivation are huge in ski racing, and I knew that in order to be on the podium I had to throw it down to beat guys like Daver (Chodounsky), (Dustin) Cook and the rest of these rippers who are really on one at the moment,” said Cohee. “I watched a lot of video from the previous day’s GS and knew I needed to be more patient at the top of the turn. I just came from behind, trusted my skiing and arced.”
For Ankeny, primarily known for his slalom skills as a product of Buck Hill, it was the first time he stood on the podium in a Continental Cup GS race in his career as well as his first time on the podium so far this season. Megarry’s previous best NorAm GS result was eighth, also scored in Vail last year. Canadian national team athletes Dustin Cook and Ford Swette rounded out the top 5, but the University of New Mexico’s Michael Bansmer was able to squeeze ahead of Swedish ski star Jon Olsson to take sixth. Bansmer’s previous best NorAm result in GS had been an 18th.
“I am stoked right now, this is a first for me and I’m feeling the momentum and confidence,” added an excited Cohee.
Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time | FIS Points |
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1 | 6 | 530758 | COHEE Nick | 1988 | USA | 1:01.26 | 1:03.83 | 2:05.09 | 9.82 |
2 | 22 | 103997 | MEGARRY Morgan | 1993 | CAN | 1:01.41 | 1:03.87 | 2:05.28 | 11.17 |
3 | 5 | 934502 | ANKENY Michael | 1991 | USA | 1:01.08 | 1:04.50 | 2:05.58 | 13.31 |
4 | 1 | 100558 | COOK Dustin | 1989 | CAN | 1:00.46 | 1:05.15 | 2:05.61 | 13.52 |
5 | 10 | 104026 | SWETTE Ford | 1993 | CAN | 1:01.31 | 1:04.36 | 2:05.67 | 13.95 |
6 | 32 | 531414 | BANSMER Michael | 1989 | USA | 1:01.92 | 1:03.88 | 2:05.80 | 14.87 |
7 | 8 | 500933 | OLSSON Jon | 1982 | SWE | 1:01.91 | 1:04.58 | 2:06.49 | 19.78 |
8 | 7 | 103762 | WERRY Tyler | 1991 | CAN | 1:02.01 | 1:04.51 | 2:06.52 | 19.99 |
9 | 3 | 103729 | READ Erik | 1991 | CAN | 1:01.35 | 1:05.24 | 2:06.59 | 20.49 |
10 | 42 | 103779 | GARAND Dominique | 1991 | CAN | 1:02.35 | 1:04.26 | 2:06.61 | 20.63 |
11 | 14 | 530827 | ELLIOT Jeremy | 1988 | USA | 1:02.54 | 1:04.12 | 2:06.66 | 20.99 |
12 | 49 | 6530453 | DUPRATT Samuel | 1993 | USA | 1:02.24 | 1:04.46 | 2:06.70 | 21.27 |
13 | 33 | 480678 | ULYANOV Dmitrij | 1983 | RUS | 1:02.05 | 1:04.67 | 2:06.72 | 21.42 |
14 | 50 | 930188 | MARSHALL Tucker | 1990 | USA | 1:02.52 | 1:04.36 | 2:06.88 | 22.56 |
15 | 31 | 40553 | CHEVALIER Luc Henri | 1992 | AUS | 1:02.37 | 1:04.73 | 2:07.10 | 24.12 |
16 | 15 | 930029 | ACOSTA Christopher | 1990 | USA | 1:01.76 | 1:05.45 | 2:07.21 | 24.90 |
17 | 35 | 40523 | DEMSCHAR Dominic | 1993 | AUS | 1:02.80 | 1:04.47 | 2:07.27 | 25.33 |
18 | 25 | 103857 | ST-GERMAIN Wiliam | 1992 | CAN | 1:02.77 | 1:04.63 | 2:07.40 | 26.26 |
19 | 19 | 6530117 | CONE Robert | 1992 | USA | 1:02.77 | 1:04.70 | 2:07.47 | 26.75 |
20 | 9 | 6530500 | MCLAUGHLIN Brian | 1993 | USA | 1:02.02 | 1:05.48 | 2:07.50 | 26.97 |
21 | 30 | 380318 | BRIGOVIC Sebastian | 1992 | CRO | 1:02.56 | 1:05.01 | 2:07.57 | 27.46 |
22 | 37 | 410372 | PREBBLE Nick | 1993 | NZL | 1:02.41 | 1:05.39 | 2:07.80 | 29.10 |
23 | 39 | 422301 | HAUGEN Per Torstein | 1994 | NOR | 1:02.92 | 1:04.89 | 2:07.81 | 29.17 |
24 | 24 | 422001 | BRATH Joergen | 1991 | NOR | 1:02.82 | 1:05.06 | 2:07.88 | 29.67 |
25 | 48 | 103984 | LAJOIE Vincent | 1993 | CAN | 1:02.72 | 1:05.21 | 2:07.93 | 30.03 |
26 | 45 | 930194 | MCNEALUS Andrew | 1990 | USA | 1:02.74 | 1:05.24 | 2:07.98 | 30.38 |
27 | 16 | 103646 | ZAITSOFF Sasha | 1990 | CAN | 1:02.50 | 1:05.66 | 2:08.16 | 31.66 |
28 | 103 | 6531217 | WEISEL Kipling | 1995 | USA | 1:02.91 | 1:05.59 | 2:08.50 | 34.08 |
29 | 60 | 390035 | SMITH Warren Cummings | 1992 | EST | 1:03.50 | 1:05.02 | 2:08.52 | 34.22 |
30 | 82 | 104044 | READ Kevyn | 1993 | CAN | 1:03.56 | 1:05.45 | 2:09.01 | 37.71 |
31 | 90 | 6531203 | SPROCK Ty | 1995 | USA | 1:03.88 | 1:05.23 | 2:09.11 | 38.42 |
32 | 70 | 103942 | BELL Jeffrey | 1993 | CAN | 1:03.04 | 1:06.16 | 2:09.20 | 39.06 |
33 | 83 | 561199 | SOVIC Tomaz | 1990 | SLO | 1:03.36 | 1:06.08 | 2:09.44 | 40.77 |
34 | 69 | 104097 | UNTERBERGER Dominic | 1994 | CAN | 1:03.92 | 1:05.59 | 2:09.51 | 41.27 |
35 | 94 | 422318 | ROEISLAND Max | 1994 | NOR | 1:03.94 | 1:05.79 | 2:09.73 | 42.83 |
36 | 63 | 104096 | THOMPSON Broderick | 1994 | CAN | 1:03.69 | 1:06.16 | 2:09.85 | 43.69 |
37 | 95 | 6531186 | PLANT Riley | 1995 | USA | 1:03.84 | 1:06.07 | 2:09.91 | 44.11 |
37 | 65 | 6530454 | FARROW Tanner | 1993 | USA | 1:03.86 | 1:06.05 | 2:09.91 | 44.11 |
39 | 87 | 6530661 | MCDONALD Conor | 1993 | USA | 1:03.95 | 1:06.15 | 2:10.10 | 45.47 |
40 | 93 | 104307 | TAYLOR Aaron | 1995 | CAN | 1:03.88 | 1:06.44 | 2:10.32 | 47.03 |
41 | 85 | 380361 | RODES Istok | 1996 | CRO | 1:03.54 | 1:07.02 | 2:10.56 | 48.74 |
42 | 105 | 6530865 | HAFERMAN Eric | 1994 | USA | 1:03.37 | 1:07.37 | 2:10.74 | 50.02 |
43 | 54 | 6530108 | BROOKS Dylan | 1992 | USA | 1:03.96 | 1:07.46 | 2:11.42 | 54.86 |
44 | 77 | 6530598 | SNOW Scott | 1993 | USA | 1:03.89 | 1:08.09 | 2:11.98 | 58.84 |
Disqualified 1st run | |||||||||
59 | 6530234 | MARSHALL Craig | 1992 | USA | |||||
12 | 221117 | GOWER Jack | 1994 | GBR | |||||
Did not start 1st run | |||||||||
71 | 6530167 | SHIFFRIN Taylor | 1992 | USA | |||||
56 | 40349 | RISHWORTH Mike | 1987 | AUS | |||||
38 | 530837 | KELLEY Tim | 1986 | USA | |||||
28 | 530326 | WILSON Ryan | 1987 | USA | |||||
2 | 934523 | ENGEL Mark | 1991 | USA | |||||
Did not qualify for 2nd run | |||||||||
109 | 481665 | DRUGOV Yuriy | 1995 | RUS | |||||
108 | 6531205 | TALBOTT Marc | 1995 | USA | |||||
104 | 6531482 | FERRI James | 1996 | USA | |||||
102 | 6531474 | DVORACEK Addison | 1996 | USA | |||||
100 | 104133 | GREIG Rob | 1994 | CAN | |||||
98 | 380363 | KOLEGA Elias | 1996 | CRO | |||||
92 | 104269 | RONSKY Russell | 1995 | CAN | |||||
91 | 103970 | HAEHLEN Jonas | 1993 | CAN | |||||
89 | 481668 | PAK Artem | 1995 | RUS | |||||
79 | 110266 | ANGUITA Martin | 1991 | CHI | |||||
76 | 6530952 | BERLACK Ronald | 1994 | USA | |||||
75 | 104003 | OVERING Robert | 1993 | CAN | |||||
74 | 6531472 | DRILLER Garret | 1996 | USA | |||||
72 | 934534 | HORNER Sean | 1991 | USA | |||||
68 | 104272 | SEGER Brodie | 1995 | CAN | |||||
62 | 930047 | BLACK Hunter | 1990 | USA | |||||
61 | 6531127 | DUFFY Drew | 1995 | USA | |||||
58 | 421871 | SANDVIK Eian | 1989 | NOR | |||||
57 | 6530250 | MORSE Ben | 1992 | USA | |||||
43 | 930023 | COFFEY Sam | 1990 | USA | |||||
Did not finish 2nd run | |||||||||
130 | 104153 | MCCONVILLE Patrick | 1994 | CAN | |||||
80 | 532837 | SHPALL Bryan | 1989 | USA | |||||
67 | 104156 | NACIUK Anthony | 1994 | CAN | |||||
66 | 6530539 | WRIGHT Bronson | 1993 | USA | |||||
55 | 430429 | BYDLINSKI Maciej | 1988 | POL | |||||
53 | 40506 | ROBERTSON Sam | 1993 | AUS | |||||
52 | 6530534 | VIETZE Sandy | 1993 | USA | |||||
46 | 6530483 | KIRCHER Andrew | 1993 | USA | |||||
44 | 410365 | BARWOOD Adam | 1992 | NZL | |||||
41 | 103313 | DAWSON Travis | 1988 | CAN | |||||
36 | 104015 | SCHUESSLER BEDARD William | 1993 | CAN | |||||
29 | 930133 | HIGGINS Sean | 1990 | USA | |||||
27 | 410266 | GRIFFIN Benjamin | 1986 | NZL | |||||
23 | 54070 | HERZOG David | 1992 | AUT | |||||
11 | 6530115 | CHRISTIANSON Kieffer | 1992 | USA | |||||
4 | 534508 | CHODOUNSKY David | 1984 | USA | |||||
Did not finish 1st run | |||||||||
110 | 104253 | MONAST-DORE Maxime | 1995 | CAN | |||||
107 | 6531296 | STUERCKE Hunter | 1995 | USA | |||||
101 | 6291252 | ZUCCHI Stefano | 1994 | ITA | |||||
99 | 6531246 | ASTLE Bryce | 1995 | USA | |||||
97 | 6530814 | MOYER Bobby | 1994 | USA | |||||
96 | 6531519 | MOONEY Ryan | 1996 | USA | |||||
88 | 104215 | CARRY Patrick | 1995 | CAN | |||||
86 | 422305 | BAKKE Morten Ungersness | 1994 | NOR | |||||
81 | 104311 | GRASIC Martin | 1995 | CAN | |||||
78 | 6530800 | THEIS Tyler | 1994 | USA | |||||
73 | 6530840 | DUFFY Danny | 1994 | USA | |||||
64 | 6531444 | ARVIDSSON Erik | 1996 | USA | |||||
51 | 6530504 | MOTTAU Tanner | 1993 | USA | |||||
47 | 561214 | DEBELAK Tilen | 1991 | SLO | |||||
40 | 561192 | HRIBAR Timotej | 1990 | SLO | |||||
34 | 40489 | LAIDLAW Luke | 1992 | AUS | |||||
26 | 6530486 | KRAUSE Nicholas | 1993 | USA | |||||
21 | 103528 | DRURY Kevin | 1988 | CAN | |||||
20 | 930107 | GREGORAK Will | 1990 | USA | |||||
18 | 103752 | TROW Andy | 1991 | CAN | |||||
17 | 530651 | STIEGLER Seppi | 1988 | USA | |||||
13 | 6530319 | COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan | 1992 | USA |