Canada crams 3 into top 5 at World Juniors

HAFJELL, Norway – Austrians Nina Ortlieb and Stephanie Brunner claimed gold and silver in the opening competition of the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships at Hafjell, the women’s giant slalom, but the Canadian team had much to cheer about as well with bronze going to Valerie Grenier in a tight race.

It was Ortlieb’s first big international victory. After tearing a ligament last February, she did not expect to find success on this stage.

“This is such a great moment in my career. I am super happy, especially after so many ups and downs in the past year. I would have thought that super G is my best event but today’s result is hard to beat!” exclaimed the daughter of former ski racer Patrick Ortlieb, 1992 Olympic gold medalist and 1996 downhill world champion.

It was an exciting giant slalom in Hafjell especially with the racers from Canada showing such a strong team performance. After the first run, Mikaela Tommy sat in first place but couldn’t carry her momentum to the second run. She landed in fourth position in the final rankings, with her teammate Candace Crawford finishing in fifth.

“I’m very happy for the entire Canadian Team. It was such a great performance,” Grenier said after the race. “My first run this morning was pretty good already. In my second I run, I wanted to go for a tough fight for the podium and it went so well. I took bronze!”

Landing in sixth position with bib 30 (third after the first run), Mina Fuerst Holtmann scored the best result for the host nation.

One of the day’s favorites, defending Junior World Champion Marta Bassino of Italy who has started in numerous World Cup events this season, skied out in the first run and did not finish the competition.

Paula Moltzan was the top American on the day, finishing 37th.

Release courtesy of FIS, photos from Hafjell 2015

Results

1	1	56328	ORTLIEB Nina	1996	AUT	1:13.57	1:11.57	2:25.14		7.61
2	5	56217	BRUNNER Stephanie	1994	AUT	1:14.06	1:11.25	2:25.31	+0.17	8.76
3	19	107613	GRENIER Valerie	1996	CAN	1:14.21	1:11.13	2:25.34	+0.20	8.96
4	2	107532	TOMMY Mikaela	1995	CAN	1:13.10	1:12.31	2:25.41	+0.27	9.43
5	4	107387	CRAWFORD Candace	1994	CAN	1:14.43	1:11.01	2:25.44	+0.30	9.64
6	30	426100	HOLTMANN Mina Fuerst	1995	NOR	1:13.78	1:11.69	2:25.47	+0.33	9.84
7	22	516344	KOPP Rahel	1994	SUI	1:14.15	1:11.67	2:25.82	+0.68	12.20
8	16	206532	SCHMOTZ Marlene	1994	GER	1:14.13	1:11.84	2:25.97	+0.83	13.21
9	15	56199	KAPPAURER Elisabeth	1994	AUT	1:14.20	1:12.10	2:26.30	+1.16	15.44
10	32	565417	PLUT Eli	1994	SLO	1:15.22	1:11.23	2:26.45	+1.31	16.46
11	36	299029	GALLI Jole	1995	ITA	1:15.71	1:10.85	2:26.56	+1.42	17.20
12	35	516406	JENAL Larissa	1996	SUI	1:15.58	1:11.20	2:26.78	+1.64	18.68
13	10	197651	DIREZ Clara	1995	FRA	1:14.07	1:12.75	2:26.82	+1.68	18.95
14	54	506583	SAEFVENBERG Charlotta	1994	SWE	1:15.68	1:11.18	2:26.86	+1.72	19.22
15	12	405138	JELINKOVA Adriana	1995	NED	1:15.58	1:11.31	2:26.89	+1.75	19.43
16	27	435334	GASIENICA-DANIEL Maryna	1994	POL	1:14.83	1:12.19	2:27.02	+1.88	20.30
17	38	705423	VLHOVA Petra	1995	SVK	1:15.47	1:11.90	2:27.37	+2.23	22.67
18	8	45331	SMALL Greta	1995	AUS	1:15.06	1:12.48	2:27.54	+2.40	23.82
19	37	426032	TRULSRUD Tonje Healey	1994	NOR	1:15.57	1:11.99	2:27.56	+2.42	23.95
20	61	516504	DANIOTH Aline	1998	SUI	1:16.17	1:11.48	2:27.65	+2.51	24.56
21	31	298904	CILLARA ROSSI Valentina	1994	ITA	1:15.81	1:11.86	2:27.67	+2.53	24.69
22	17	206520	DORSCH Patrizia	1994	GER	1:15.10	1:12.64	2:27.74	+2.60	25.17
23	33	516528	MEILLARD Melanie	1998	SUI	1:15.86	1:11.90	2:27.76	+2.62	25.30
24	26	197540	FORNI Josephine	1994	FRA	1:15.10	1:12.71	2:27.81	+2.67	25.64
25	40	197812	GERACI Romane	1997	FRA	1:15.15	1:12.68	2:27.83	+2.69	25.77
26	34	516426	STOFFEL Elena	1996	SUI	1:16.32	1:11.61	2:27.93	+2.79	26.45
27	9	307493	ANDO Asa	1996	JPN	1:15.98	1:12.48	2:28.46	+3.32	30.03
28	44	56253	HUBER Katharina	1995	AUT	1:16.35	1:12.41	2:28.76	+3.62	32.05
29	28	426043	TVIBERG Maria Therese	1994	NOR	1:14.85	1:14.12	2:28.97	+3.83	33.47
30	21	426153	NORBYE Tuva	1996	NOR	1:16.59	1:13.07	2:29.66	+4.52	38.13
31	45	485802	TKACHENKO Ekaterina	1995	RUS	1:16.33	1:13.52	2:29.85	+4.71	39.41
32	18	426092	CHRISTENSEN Nora Grieg	1995	NOR	1:16.56	1:13.31	2:29.87	+4.73	39.55
33	25	299363	ZENERE Asja	1996	ITA	1:16.59	1:13.63	2:30.22	+5.08	41.91
34	24	56200	NICOLUSSI Kerstin	1994	AUT	1:16.55	1:13.89	2:30.44	+5.30	43.40
35	74	485749	PROKOPYEVA Aleksandra	1994	RUS	1:16.91	1:13.81	2:30.72	+5.58	45.29
36	55	107562	GARTNER Stephanie	1996	CAN	1:16.93	1:13.98	2:30.91	+5.77	46.57
37	14	539909	MOLTZAN Paula	1994	USA	1:17.09	1:14.10	2:31.19	+6.05	48.46
38	50	225572	BROWN Cara	1994	GBR	1:17.05	1:14.19	2:31.24	+6.10	48.80
39	51	185430	HONKANEN Riikka	1998	FIN	1:17.80	1:13.59	2:31.39	+6.25	49.81
40	59	6535759	LEBBY Stephanie	1997	USA	1:17.83	1:14.18	2:32.01	+6.87	54.00
41	60	506620	GRANT Lovisa	1995	SWE	1:18.19	1:14.49	2:32.68	+7.54	58.52
42	57	506762	KARLSSON Hildur	1996	SWE	1:18.70	1:14.17	2:32.87	+7.73	59.80
43	63	506701	HOERNBLAD Lisa	1996	SWE	1:18.49	1:15.16	2:33.65	+8.51	65.07
44	69	6535930	WARDLE Galena	1998	USA	1:17.64	1:16.31	2:33.95	+8.81	67.10
45	39	307704	ARAI Mio	1997	JPN	1:18.42	1:15.61	2:34.03	+8.89	67.64
46	70	465098	CAILL Ania Monica	1995	ROU	1:18.82	1:15.38	2:34.20	+9.06	68.78
47	47	565428	BREZOVNIK Sasa	1995	SLO	1:18.54	1:15.80	2:34.34	+9.20	69.73
48	46	539932	IRWIN Katharine	1994	USA	1:19.47	1:14.88	2:34.35	+9.21	69.80
49	80	565447	SEIDL Claudia	1996	SLO	1:19.42	1:16.03	2:35.45	+10.31	77.22
50	81	65108	NELLES Mathilde	1997	BEL	1:19.58	1:16.13	2:35.71	+10.57	78.98
51	65	506739	STENVALL Emma	1996	SWE	1:20.37	1:15.50	2:35.87	+10.73	80.06
52	75	225590	MACAULAY Alice	1995	GBR	1:19.67	1:16.56	2:36.23	+11.09	82.49
53	67	107556	MCCARTHY Jocelyn	1996	CAN	1:20.00	1:16.54	2:36.54	+11.40	84.58
54	68	185383	AHONEN Saana	1994	FIN	1:19.74	1:16.82	2:36.56	+11.42	84.72
55	77	155873	ARNOLD Andrea	1998	CZE	1:20.06	1:16.73	2:36.79	+11.65	86.27
56	64	155790	CAMKOVA Veronika	1996	CZE	1:20.14	1:17.64	2:37.78	+12.64	92.96
57	83	555036	ABOLTINA Agnese	1996	LAT	1:20.79	1:17.34	2:38.13	+12.99	95.32
58	71	435371	WASEK Katarzyna	1996	POL	1:21.87	1:16.68	2:38.55	+13.41	98.16
59	82	197848	ARBEZ Tess	1997	IRE	1:21.03	1:17.96	2:38.99	+13.85	101.13
60	89	35222	BARUZZI FARRIOL Francesca	1998	ARG	1:22.23	1:19.57	2:41.80	+16.66	120.10
61	86	175050	BERTHELSEN Nuunu Chemnitz	1996	DAN	1:22.03	1:19.83	2:41.86	+16.72	120.51
62	87	255373	JOHANNSDOTTIR Thelma Rut	1995	ISL	1:22.63	1:20.01	2:42.64	+17.50	125.77
63	85	255352	ASGEIRSDOTTIR Erla	1994	ISL	1:23.07	1:20.26	2:43.33	+18.19	130.43
64	93	785007	JANUSKEVICIUTE Ieva	1994	LTU	1:23.16	1:20.77	2:43.93	+18.79	134.48
65	91	255364	SOLVADOTTIR Audur-Brynja	1995	ISL	1:25.19	1:20.14	2:45.33	+20.19	143.93
66	84	395015	TOBI Triin	1995	EST	1:25.64	1:22.07	2:47.71	+22.57	160.00
67	97	395018	VAHER Lise-Anette	1996	EST	1:24.58	1:23.83	2:48.41	+23.27	164.73
68	92	175048	MOE Lisa Christine Blunck	1996	DAN	1:26.47	1:22.09	2:48.56	+23.42	165.74
69	95	235292	SAMARINOU Maria	1996	GRE	1:27.03	1:22.34	2:49.37	+24.23	171.21
70	98	245073	MAROTY Monika	1997	HUN	1:28.33	1:22.70	2:51.03	+25.89	182.42
71	96	235277	GKOGKOU Anastasia	1995	GRE	1:28.12	1:23.49	2:51.61	+26.47	186.34
72	99	245072	EIGLER Patricia	1998	HUN	1:31.30	1:26.64	2:57.94	+32.80	229.08
Did not finish 2nd run
	100	345124	ARNOUK Judy	1998	LIB
	79	185394	NYBERG Kaisa	1995	FIN
	72	6535765	MANGAN Patricia	1997	USA
	58	107583	REMME Roni	1996	CAN
	49	206668	WEIDLE Kira	1996	GER
	43	485807	OVCHINIKOVA Daria	1995	RUS
	41	355061	HILZINGER Jessica	1997	LIE
	29	299402	GASSLITTER Verena	1996	ITA
	7	206548	MAGG Ann Katrin	1994	GER
Did not finish 1st run
	94	245070	CSIMA Laura	1997	HUN
	90	225658	HENDERSON Anna	1998	GBR
	88	516442	DIAS Camille	1996	POR
	78	225612	MEAD Darcie	1996	GBR
	76	485868	POGREBITSKAYA Olga	1996	RUS
	73	185411	LUUKKO Nea	1996	FIN
	66	485799	ALEXEEVA Nadezda	1995	RUS
	62	565403	LIVK Klara	1994	SLO
	56	496138	BARGALLO Julia	1995	SPA
	53	565453	AJLEC Desiree	1996	SLO
	52	299313	PERRUCHON Martina	1996	ITA
	48	415205	HUDSON Piera	1996	NZL
	42	6535773	O BRIEN Nina	1997	USA
	23	516334	CHABLE Charlotte	1994	SUI
	20	385096	POPOVIC Leona	1997	CRO
	13	56315	TRUPPE Katharina	1996	AUT
	11	197616	ALPHAND Estelle	1995	FRA
	6	426047	AASBERG Kristine Fausa	1994	NOR
	3	299276	BASSINO Marta	1996	ITA