Canadians owned the podium at the Southern Lakes Cup GS at Cornet Peak, NZ., Wednesday (Aug. 4) as the southern hemisphere racing season kicked into gear.

With the first run held in localized snow squalls and the second under clear skies, Robbie Dixon showed great form in winning the Cup with a combined time of 1:40.83.  Teammate Tyler Nella took second in 1:41.25 and fellow Canadian Ryan Semple was third in 1:41.42.

New Zealand’s Ben Griffin narrowly missed out on a podium spot. His time of  1:41.69 was good enough for a tie for fourth with Canadian Manuel Osborne-Paradis.

“Wednesday was a great confidence builder for Ben and a solid result,” said Snow Sports New Zealand Alpine Manager James Lazor.

Queenstown’s Tim Cafe was the next best Kiwi, finishing eighth in 1:42.50. Adam Barwood, fresh off a successful start to the season in the Wanaka Tech Series, finished 17th, followed by Willis Feasey (18th), Wilbur Coote (25th), Fraser McGlinn (27th) and Nick Pascoe (28th).

“The race department at Coronet Peak did an amazing job preparing the course for the races today,” added Lazor, “especially considering the recent weather and the fact that it snowed during the first run.”

The Southern Lakes Cup was calendared by the Canadians as their first race of the Southern Hemisphere season after two weeks of training in New Zealand leading up to the race.

Six countries participated in the Southern Lakes Cup, with a full field of international teams expected for the next scheduled FIS race, the Japanese FIS races, scheduled for 21 August, also at Coronet Peak.

Eighteen year old Bryce Bennett was the top U.S. skier in the field in 13th.

 1  5  102961 DIXON Robbie  1985  CAN   53.18  47.65  1:40.83  16.44
 2  12  103375 NELLA Tyler  1988  CAN   53.31  47.94  1:41.25  20.06
 3  15  102403 SEMPLE Ryan  1982  CAN   53.33  48.09  1:41.42  21.53
 4  8  410266 GRIFFIN Benjamin  1986  NZE   53.75  47.94  1:41.69  23.86
 4  6  102899 OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel  1984  CAN   53.94  47.75  1:41.69  23.86
 6  1  100558 COOK Dustin  1989  CAN   54.25  47.82  1:42.07  27.14
 7  17  102922 WHITE Trevor  1984  CAN   54.12  48.13  1:42.25  28.69
 8  9  410270 CAFE Tim  1987  NZE   54.17  48.33  1:42.50  30.85
 9  2  491356 CARRERAS Pol  1990  SPA   53.69  49.03  1:42.72  32.75
 10  13  102239 COUSINEAU Julien  1981  CAN   54.54  48.22  1:42.76  33.09
 11  10  103271 THOMSEN Benjamin  1987  CAN   53.82  49.21  1:43.03  35.42
 12  3  103090 HELIE Louis-Pierre  1986  CAN   54.54  48.67  1:43.21  36.98
 13  18  6530104 BENNETT Bryce  1992  USA   54.82  48.68  1:43.50  39.48
 14  16  320293 KYUNG Sung-Hyun  1990  KOR   55.33  48.70  1:44.03  44.05
 15  14  103656 HALBERT Kelby  1990  CAN   54.76  49.71  1:44.47  47.85
 16  23  6530313 RICKENBACH Zachery  1992  USA   55.07  49.65  1:44.72  50.00
 17  20  410365 BARWOOD Adam  1992  NZE   55.90  49.77  1:45.67  58.20
 18  25  410364 FEASEY Willis  1992  NZE   55.78  50.25  1:46.03  61.31
 19  27  6530172 TALBOTT Brent  1992  USA   56.64  51.17  1:47.81  76.67
 20  24  6530108 BROOKS Dylan  1992  USA   57.73  50.47  1:48.20  80.03
 21  44  6531203 SPROCK Ty  1995  USA   57.53  50.74  1:48.27  80.64
 22  33  430633 JASICZEK Michal  1994  POL   57.50  51.00  1:48.50  82.62
 23  45  6531172 MONFORTE Nicolo  1995  USA   57.70  51.12  1:48.82  85.38
 24  29  6530237 FURRER Cameron  1992  USA   58.10  51.99  1:50.09  96.34
 25  36  410379 COOTE Wilbur  1994  NZE   58.87  51.63  1:50.50  99.88
 26  37  220998 ABSALOM Daniel  1992  GBR   58.55  51.99  1:50.54  100.22
 27  38  410377 MCGLINN Fraser  1994  NZE   58.90  52.24  1:51.14  105.40
 28  40  410387 PASCOE Nick  1994  NZE   58.84  53.25  1:52.09  113.60
 29  46  491958 RAVENTOS Ignasi  1995  SPA   1:00.84  54.91  1:55.75  145.18
 30  48  481594 SHISHKOV Fedor  1995  RUS   1:00.92  55.04  1:55.96  146.99
 31  41  221055 MCALPINE Frederick  1993  GBR   1:01.24  55.04  1:56.28  149.75
 32  30  934627 CLIFFORD James  1991  USA   1:01.32  1:02.64  2:03.96  216.01
Disqualified 2nd run
   34  220930 ESPINOSA Jean-Paul  1991  GBR         
Did not start 1st run
   43  221174 CLISSOLD Samuel  1995  GBR         
   39  410376 HAYSOM Mikael  1991  NZE         
   21  303047 TANAKA Yuto  1988  JPN         
   11  103313 DAWSON Travis  1988  CAN         
   4  102456 BIGGS Patrick  1982  CAN         
Did not finish 2nd run
   32  6530796 MURTHA Dylan  1994  USA         
   26  410302 WYLIE Andrew  1989  NZE         
Did not finish 1st run
   47  491954 MASDEU Joan  1995  SPA         
   42  6531145 HALL Max  1995  USA         
   35  221005 SLINGER Max  1989  GBR         
   31  6530447 COOPER Scott  1993  USA         
   28  410373 STEEDMAN Harrison  1993  NZE         
   22  410372 PREBBLE Nick  1993  NZE         
   19  410334 PREBBLE Jamie  1991  NZE         
   7  491395 SALARICH Xavier  1990  SPA         

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About the Author: Hank McKee

In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”

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