Sansonetis, Kristof win in The Hartford Ski Spectacular at Breck

Sansonetis, Kristof win in The Hartford Ski Spectacular at Breck{mosimage}USSA — George Sansonetis (LW-9/2; Fraser, Colo.) and Csilla Kristof (LW-6; Las Vegas) were the top performers on December 12 in the annual The Hartford Ski Spectacular giant slalom at Breckenridge, Colorado, Ski Area.

Sansonetis, a double medalist at the 1998 Paralympics who returned to the U.S. Disabled Ski Team this season after posting strong results a year ago, had an adjusted two-run time of 1:39.85, edging mono-skier Chris Devlin-Young (LW-12/1; Campton, N.H.) by 0.29 in the one-class format. Australian Michael Milton (LW-2), one of the world’s top one-legged skiers, finished third (1:40.83).

In the women’s GS, Kristof edged Allison Jones (LW-2; Colorado Springs, Colo.) with an adjusted time of 1:51.32. Jones finished in 1:51.58 and newcomer Laurie Stephens (LW-12/1; Wenham, Mass.), who comes out of Devlin-Young’s New England Disabled Ski Team program, took third place.

THE HARTFORD SKI SPECTACULAR
Giant Slalom (All times adjusted)
Breckenridge, Colorado
December 12, 2003
Men
1. George Sansonetis, LW-9/2, Fraser, Colo., 1:39.85
2. Chris Devlin-Young, LW-12/1, Campton, N.H., 1:40.14
3. Michael Milton, LW-2, Australia, 1:40.83
4. Tyler Walker, LW-12/2, Franconia, N.H., 1:41.92
5. Clay Fox, LW-4, Gillette, Wyo., 1:42.93

Women
1. Csilla Kristof, LW-6, Las Vegas, 1:51.32
2. Allison Jones, LW-2, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1:51.58
3. Laurie Stephens, LW-12/1, Wenham, Mass., 1:51.78
4. Sandy Dukat, LW-2, Chicago, 1:53.94
5. Lacey Heward, LW-11, Boise, Idaho, 2:01.73