Norwegians sweep Vail NorAm podium
University of Utah freshman Chloe Margrethe Fausa nearly halved her FIS points in two days by winning the second Vail giant slalom NorAm on Monday and picking up a 10-point result.
“I’m super happy about my results here in Vail. I’ve never skied this good before, so it’s a great way to start the season,” remarked Fausa.
It was a Norwegian podium sweep, as Fausa was followed by the University of Denver’s Kristine Haugen and the University of Vermont’s Kristina Riis-Johannessen in what seemed to be a race all their own. Haugen and Riis-Johannessen were separated by only .05 of a second over the course of two runs.
“It was really fun having three Norwegians on the podium. We have skied together a lot in Europe, but never like this representing different colleges, so that was great,” said Riis-Johannessen. “I’m super happy about today. First run wasn’t great, but I stepped it up for my second run.”
The top North Americans were Canadian development team member Candace Crawford (also the top junior) in fourth followed by the U.S. Ski Team’s Abby Ghent and Foreste Peterson in fifth and sixth, respectively. Croatia’s Andrea Komsic was the fastest U18 with a 12th-place result, and Dartmouth’s Lizzie Kistler turned her start bib 51 into a 13th-place finish, her career-best NorAm GS result.
The Vail MacDermid NorAm tech series is the final tune-up for many collegiate skiers who will return after the holiday break to contest NCAA races in the West and East. It’s a great opportunity for skiers to meet head-to-head who otherwise may not race against one another until the NCAA national championships in March.
“I feel like my GS is coming together, every run gets a little better. I will be skiing a lot in Norway over break, and then I should be ready to rip up some NCAA races,” noted Riis-Johannessen.
“I’m really looking forward to my first year of NCAA Skiing,” said Fausa. “I really like it here, and we have a very strong team so I think it will be fun.”
Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time | FIS Points |
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1 | 3 | 425916 | FAUSA Chloe Margrethe | 1992 | NOR | 1:03.89 | 1:01.72 | 2:05.61 | 10.48 |
2 | 2 | 425921 | HAUGEN Kristine Gjelsten | 1992 | NOR | 1:03.97 | 1:02.76 | 2:06.73 | 18.42 |
3 | 15 | 425879 | RIIS-JOHANNESSEN Kristina | 1991 | NOR | 1:04.82 | 1:01.96 | 2:06.78 | 18.77 |
4 | 6 | 107387 | CRAWFORD Candace | 1994 | CAN | 1:04.90 | 1:02.61 | 2:07.51 | 23.94 |
5 | 10 | 539363 | GHENT Abby | 1992 | USA | 1:05.73 | 1:02.22 | 2:07.95 | 27.06 |
6 | 5 | 539678 | PETERSON Foreste | 1993 | USA | 1:05.76 | 1:02.38 | 2:08.14 | 28.41 |
7 | 8 | 105649 | RYLEY Kate | 1989 | CAN | 1:05.20 | 1:02.99 | 2:08.19 | 28.76 |
8 | 1 | 107044 | IRWIN Madison | 1991 | CAN | 1:04.99 | 1:03.63 | 2:08.62 | 31.81 |
9 | 22 | 107312 | ROTH Julia | 1993 | CAN | 1:06.36 | 1:02.61 | 2:08.97 | 34.29 |
10 | 23 | 45331 | SMALL Greta | 1995 | AUS | 1:06.69 | 1:02.62 | 2:09.31 | 36.70 |
11 | 20 | 107217 | KNOWLES Natalie | 1992 | CAN | 1:06.44 | 1:03.45 | 2:09.89 | 40.81 |
12 | 26 | 385092 | KOMSIC Andrea | 1996 | CRO | 1:06.48 | 1:03.45 | 2:09.93 | 41.09 |
13 | 51 | 539379 | KISTLER Lizzie | 1992 | USA | 1:06.50 | 1:03.58 | 2:10.08 | 42.15 |
14 | 19 | 35079 | SIMARI BIRKNER Maria Belen | 1982 | ARG | 1:06.63 | 1:03.47 | 2:10.10 | 42.29 |
15 | 34 | 107415 | MOORE Kelly | 1994 | CAN | 1:06.82 | 1:03.47 | 2:10.29 | 43.64 |
16 | 27 | 107613 | GRENIER Valerie | 1996 | CAN | 1:06.72 | 1:03.79 | 2:10.51 | 45.20 |
17 | 12 | 105615 | ROUTHIER Eve | 1988 | CAN | 1:07.49 | 1:03.17 | 2:10.66 | 46.26 |
18 | 41 | 6535086 | GIBSON Libby | 1994 | USA | 1:06.78 | 1:04.06 | 2:10.84 | 47.54 |
19 | 46 | 175043 | MOE-LANGE Yina | 1993 | DAN | 1:07.57 | 1:03.34 | 2:10.91 | 48.03 |
20 | 35 | 107562 | GARTNER Stephanie | 1996 | CAN | 1:05.84 | 1:05.16 | 2:11.00 | 48.67 |
21 | 28 | 107427 | ST-GERMAIN Laurence | 1994 | CAN | 1:07.07 | 1:04.21 | 2:11.28 | 50.65 |
22 | 31 | 45216 | CHRYSTAL Lavinia | 1989 | AUS | 1:07.47 | 1:03.86 | 2:11.33 | 51.01 |
23 | 29 | 35131 | GASTALDI Nicol | 1990 | ARG | 1:07.06 | 1:04.46 | 2:11.52 | 52.35 |
24 | 18 | 306493 | KANEKO Misato | 1988 | JPN | 1:07.14 | 1:04.39 | 2:11.53 | 52.43 |
25 | 39 | 107269 | CARROLL Tianda | 1993 | CAN | 1:07.78 | 1:04.16 | 2:11.94 | 55.33 |
26 | 38 | 415205 | HUDSON Piera | 1996 | NZL | 1:07.94 | 1:04.43 | 2:12.37 | 58.38 |
27 | 74 | 107521 | CURRIE MEG | 1995 | CAN | 1:08.86 | 1:04.41 | 2:13.27 | 64.75 |
28 | 58 | 45267 | BAMFORD Emily | 1992 | AUS | 1:08.57 | 1:05.15 | 2:13.72 | 67.94 |
29 | 62 | 6535478 | O BRIEN Audrey | 1996 | USA | 1:09.58 | 1:05.36 | 2:14.94 | 76.59 |
30 | 43 | 539356 | CASTON Rose | 1992 | USA | 1:09.73 | 1:05.61 | 2:15.34 | 79.42 |
31 | 59 | 107522 | DENIS Darquise | 1995 | CAN | 1:09.24 | 1:06.22 | 2:15.46 | 80.27 |
32 | 92 | 6535791 | WRIGHT Isabella | 1997 | USA | 1:09.88 | 1:05.68 | 2:15.56 | 80.98 |
33 | 40 | 6535455 | JOHNSON Breezy | 1996 | USA | 1:09.68 | 1:05.89 | 2:15.57 | 81.05 |
34 | 67 | 107482 | KING Emma | 1995 | CAN | 1:10.16 | 1:05.68 | 2:15.84 | 82.96 |
35 | 50 | 539694 | STRONG Anne | 1993 | USA | 1:09.27 | 1:06.66 | 2:15.93 | 83.60 |
36 | 82 | 107682 | CURRIE Stephanie | 1997 | CAN | 1:09.74 | 1:06.67 | 2:16.41 | 87.00 |
37 | 53 | 6535204 | LATHROP Brittany | 1995 | USA | 1:09.67 | 1:07.05 | 2:16.72 | 89.20 |
38 | 87 | 6535178 | EIK Melissa | 1995 | USA | 1:10.24 | 1:06.80 | 2:17.04 | 91.47 |
38 | 48 | 107447 | GOULD Stephanie | 1994 | CAN | 1:10.00 | 1:07.04 | 2:17.04 | 91.47 |
40 | 73 | 107588 | WOODHOUSE Emma | 1996 | CAN | 1:10.01 | 1:07.07 | 2:17.08 | 91.75 |
41 | 75 | 6535632 | TALBOT Katie | 1996 | USA | 1:10.34 | 1:07.05 | 2:17.39 | 93.95 |
42 | 45 | 107327 | LAMOUREUX Katerine | 1993 | CAN | 1:10.15 | 1:07.55 | 2:17.70 | 96.14 |
43 | 71 | 107557 | MELINCHUK Hannah | 1996 | CAN | 1:10.30 | 1:07.57 | 2:17.87 | 97.35 |
44 | 68 | 539929 | HUME Audrey | 1994 | USA | 1:10.74 | 1:07.53 | 2:18.27 | 100.18 |
45 | 66 | 6535158 | BJORKMAN Julia | 1995 | USA | 1:10.88 | 1:07.40 | 2:18.28 | 100.25 |
46 | 64 | 6535634 | BROWNELL-PATTY Danielle | 1996 | USA | 1:13.17 | 1:05.30 | 2:18.47 | 101.60 |
47 | 91 | 107515 | WELLS Alix | 1995 | CAN | 1:10.95 | 1:08.14 | 2:19.09 | 105.99 |
48 | 57 | 45333 | WOOD Sophie | 1995 | AUS | 1:11.67 | 1:09.71 | 2:21.38 | 122.22 |
49 | 80 | 6535456 | JOHNSON Hannah | 1996 | USA | 1:13.44 | 1:07.96 | 2:21.40 | 122.36 |
50 | 83 | 107549 | FITZGERALD Mikaela | 1996 | CAN | 1:12.16 | 1:09.35 | 2:21.51 | 123.14 |
51 | 78 | 6535882 | DESROCHERS Rachael | 1997 | USA | 1:13.09 | 1:09.50 | 2:22.59 | 130.79 |
52 | 72 | 107476 | HENKELMAN Megan | 1995 | CAN | 1:12.39 | 1:10.42 | 2:22.81 | 132.35 |
Did not start 1st run | |||||||||
65 | 6535469 | MCCORMICK Erika | 1996 | USA | |||||
63 | 6535564 | WILSON Anna Moriah | 1996 | USA | |||||
52 | 539661 | KIKUT Anna | 1993 | USA | |||||
30 | 385093 | TRSINSKI Sasa | 1996 | CRO | |||||
25 | 35089 | SIMARI BIRKNER Macarena | 1984 | ARG | |||||
24 | 35156 | BANCORA Salome | 1993 | ARG | |||||
17 | 115115 | BARAHONA Noelle | 1990 | CHI | |||||
Did not qualify for 2nd run | |||||||||
79 | 6535505 | SULTE Aspen | 1996 | USA | |||||
55 | 115143 | VYHMEISTER Stefanie | 1993 | CHI | |||||
13 | 538514 | HARTMAN Katie | 1988 | USA | |||||
Did not finish 2nd run | |||||||||
77 | 6535759 | LEBBY Stephanie | 1997 | USA | |||||
61 | 539893 | ANDERSON Nicole | 1994 | USA | |||||
56 | 539660 | KIKUT Sara | 1993 | USA | |||||
44 | 107497 | POITRAS Adrienne | 1995 | CAN | |||||
37 | 185331 | TIKKANEN Johanna | 1992 | FIN | |||||
32 | 107469 | FIELD Charley | 1995 | CAN | |||||
21 | 185292 | ROVE Kristiina | 1990 | FIN | |||||
9 | 425889 | MYKLEBUST Karoline Soevik | 1991 | NOR | |||||
Did not finish 1st run | |||||||||
90 | 107589 | NOLIN Frederique | 1996 | CAN | |||||
89 | 6535806 | MCGREW Megan | 1997 | USA | |||||
88 | 6535773 | O BRIEN Nina | 1997 | USA | |||||
86 | 6535765 | MANGAN Patricia | 1997 | USA | |||||
85 | 6535234 | SCHWARTZNAU Karina | 1995 | USA | |||||
81 | 107618 | GRAVEL Romy | 1996 | CAN | |||||
76 | 6535531 | MILLER Kyla | 1996 | USA | |||||
70 | 539361 | FRENCH Bridget | 1992 | USA | |||||
69 | 107512 | TURNER Andrea | 1995 | CAN | |||||
60 | 6535193 | HUNSAKER Hannah | 1995 | USA | |||||
54 | 107556 | MCCARTHY Jocelyn | 1996 | CAN | |||||
49 | 107590 | BOULANGER Elyse | 1996 | CAN | |||||
47 | 107583 | REMME Roni | 1996 | CAN | |||||
42 | 35177 | SIMARI BIRKNER Angelica | 1994 | ARG | |||||
36 | 539119 | FUCIGNA Abigail | 1991 | USA | |||||
33 | 107518 | BARTLETT Caroline | 1995 | CAN | |||||
16 | 539685 | RYAN Katie | 1993 | USA | |||||
14 | 539927 | LAPANJA Lila | 1994 | USA | |||||
11 | 539932 | IRWIN Katharine | 1994 | USA | |||||
7 | 539457 | MARNO Anna | 1992 | USA | |||||
4 | 539909 | MOLTZAN Paula | 1994 | USA |