Cooper, Friedman win Sunday super G's at Mammoth

U.S. Development Team member Kirsten Cooper won the opening women’s speed event Sunday in the annual FIS spring series at Mammoth, turning back fellow Coloradan Erika Ghent by about a tenth of a second.
U.S. Development Team member Kirsten Cooper won the opening women’s speed event Sunday in the annual FIS spring series at Mammoth, turning back fellow Coloradan Erika Ghent by about a tenth of a second.
    Cooper, of Team Summit, clocked 1 minute 11.07 seconds to 1:11.18 for Ski Cluub Vail’s Ghent. Ann West rounded out the podium in third place, clocking 1:11.38. Katie Hitchcock was fourth (1:11.72) and Keely Kelleher fifth (1:11.88).
    In men’s super G action Sunday, A teamer Bryon Friedman posted a half-second win over Sam Sweetser. Friedman clocked 1:08.15 to 1:08.75 for Sweetser. Jason McNeill was third in 1:08.86. Errol Kerr and Ryan Wilson were fourth and fifth respectively.
    On Saturday, the men raced a super G won by C teamer Travis Ganong in 1:07.90. B teamer Will Brandenburg finished second in 1:08.61, followed by McNeill, Sweetser and Canada’s Louie Pierre Helie.
    Kelleher won Saturday's women's super G, clocking 1:12.19 to beat Ghent in second at 1:12.31. Cooper finished third in 1:12.49.   
    The men and women finished the tech portion of the series Friday. Jake Zamansky won that day’s men’s GS handily over Karl Johnson. Zamansky finished in 2:01.78 to 2:02.51 for Johnson. Ganong, enjoying a very solid week, was third in 2:03.02. Megan Ryley of Canada won a women’s slalom Friday, posting 1:34.77 to win by a full second over American Leanne Smith. Stacey Cook was third. Caitlin Ciccone and Claire Abbe rounded out the top five.
    Downhill training runs for men and women are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, followed by a pair of DH races Wednesday and Thursday to close out the series.
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