Double gold for Switzerland in World Juniors giant slalom

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The first tech races of the 2016 World Junior Championships took place on Wednesday and Thursday, with Switzerland walking away with two gold medals in the men’s and women’s giant slalom races.

In Wednesday’s women’s race, Jasmina Suter took the gold with a combined time of 2:12.39 seconds, 0.23 seconds ahead of Finland’s Riika Honkanen in second. Suter’s Swiss teammate, Melanie Meillard, rounded out the podium with a bronze medal, 0.27 seconds back. Another Swiss racer, Aline Danioth, was fourth, 0.72 seconds off of Suter’s winning pace.

“This is my last Junior World Championship,” Suter said. “Therefore, I am super happy that I could medal here and of course, the gold medal is all the sweeter. I have had very positive experiences in Sochi as three years ago, I made my first FIS Europa Cup podium here with a second place in giant slalom.”

Canada’s Valerie Grenier managed a seventh-place finish and the top American on the day was Galena Wardle in 22nd place, 7.43 seconds back.

For the men on Thursday, Marco Odermatt took the gold with a combined time of 2:14.32 seconds, 0.37 seconds ahead of Frenchman Elie Gateau in second. Austria’s Maximilian Lahnsteiner took the bronze, 1.15 seconds back.

“This is unbelievable!” an excited Odermatt exclaimed. “After a good first run I wanted to go full speed in the second run to make sure I would land on the podium. That it was enough to take gold is crazy.”

Canada’s Jack Crawford and Brodie Seger both managed to crack the top 10 in fifth and eighth, respectively, and the lone American finisher was downhill gold medalist Erik Arvidsson in 14th, 4.72 seconds back.

Racing action continues with men’s and women’s slalom on Friday, March 4.


Official Women’s Results

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Run 1 Run 2 Total Time Diff. FIS Points
 1  1  516394 SUTER Jasmina 1995 SUI  1:05.15  1:07.24  2:12.39  6.00
 2  8  185430 HONKANEN Riikka 1998 FIN  1:05.41  1:07.21  2:12.62  +0.23  7.70
 3  9  516528 MEILLARD Melanie 1998 SUI  1:05.44  1:07.22  2:12.66  +0.27  8.00
 4  22  516504 DANIOTH Aline 1998 SUI  1:06.60  1:06.51  2:13.11  +0.72  11.33
 5  3  56328 ORTLIEB Nina 1996 AUT  1:05.03  1:08.32  2:13.35  +0.96  13.11
 6  4  56315 TRUPPE Katharina 1996 AUT  1:07.21  1:06.34  2:13.55  +1.16  14.59
 7  5  107613 GRENIER Valerie 1996 CAN  1:05.70  1:08.02  2:13.72  +1.33  15.85
 8  13  506620 GRANT Lovisa 1995 SWE  1:06.39  1:07.57  2:13.96  +1.57  17.62
 9  6  299624 PIROVANO Laura 1997 ITA  1:05.15  1:09.04  2:14.19  +1.80  19.32
 10  28  516407 KASPER Vanessa 1996 SUI  1:07.90  1:06.47  2:14.37  +1.98  20.66
 11  10  197616 ALPHAND Estelle 1995 FRA  1:07.20  1:07.38  2:14.58  +2.19  22.21
 12  29  485802 TKACHENKO Ekaterina 1995 RUS  1:08.07  1:07.25  2:15.32  +2.93  27.69
 13  34  197641 GAUCHE Laura 1995 FRA  1:08.96  1:06.58  2:15.54  +3.15  29.32
 14  32  506701 HOERNBLAD Lisa 1996 SWE  1:08.32  1:07.30  2:15.62  +3.23  29.91
 15  33  56268 HEIDER Michaela 1995 AUT  1:08.44  1:07.32  2:15.76  +3.37  30.95
 16  39  415205 HUDSON Piera 1996 NZL  1:08.18  1:09.13  2:17.31  +4.92  42.42
 16  27  516426 STOFFEL Elena 1996 SUI  1:08.88  1:08.43  2:17.31  +4.92  42.42
 18  11  426193 STJERNESUND Thea Louise 1996 NOR  1:07.04  1:10.64  2:17.68  +5.29  45.16
 19  26  485807 OVCHINIKOVA Daria 1995 RUS  1:08.22  1:09.74  2:17.96  +5.57  47.23
 20  24  506606 WEDIN Louise 1995 SWE  1:08.04  1:09.93  2:17.97  +5.58  47.31
 21  16  299029 GALLI Jole 1995 ITA  1:08.21  1:09.96  2:18.17  +5.78  48.79
 22  46  6535930 WARDLE Galena 1998 USA  1:09.96  1:09.86  2:19.82  +7.43  61.00
 23  18  426199 HVAMMEN Guro 1997 NOR  1:09.28  1:11.13  2:20.41  +8.02  65.37
 24  17  6535773 O BRIEN Nina 1997 USA  1:09.51  1:11.21  2:20.72  +8.33  67.66
 25  2  107532 TOMMY Mikaela 1995 CAN  1:05.39  1:15.40  2:20.79  +8.40  68.18
 26  15  565471 HROVAT Meta 1998 SLO  1:12.69  1:08.28  2:20.97  +8.58  69.51
 27  51  155790 CAMKOVA Veronika 1996 CZE  1:10.55  1:11.29  2:21.84  +9.45  75.95
 28  42  565453 AJLEC Desiree 1996 SLO  1:10.41  1:12.18  2:22.59  +10.20  81.50
 29  50  6535600 MERRYWEATHER Alice 1996 USA  1:10.44  1:12.22  2:22.66  +10.27  82.02
 30  40  485973 SILANTEVA Anastasiia 1998 RUS  1:08.99  1:15.09  2:24.08  +11.69  92.53
 31  60  65108 NELLES Mathilde 1997 BEL  1:12.77  1:13.58  2:26.35  +13.96  109.34
 32  48  197615 BESSY Anouk 1995 FRA  1:12.56  1:14.17  2:26.73  +14.34  112.15
 33  61  35222 BARUZZI FARRIOL Francesca 1998 ARG  1:12.24  1:14.77  2:27.01  +14.62  114.22
 34  57  486033 ABDULKAIUMOVA Rinata 1999 RUS  1:10.65  1:16.93  2:27.58  +15.19  118.44
 35  62  197848 ARBEZ Tess 1997 IRE  1:13.78  1:15.87  2:29.65  +17.26  133.76
 36  66  695108 KNYSH Olha 1995 UKR  1:15.19  1:16.50  2:31.69  +19.30  148.87
 37  71  245070 CSIMA Laura 1997 HUN  1:15.98  1:18.93  2:34.91  +22.52  172.70
 38  69  675036 KARPOVA Yekaterina 1998 KAZ  1:16.68  1:19.96  2:36.64  +24.25  185.51
 39  67  35236 CUCUZZA Chiara 1999 ARG  1:18.81  1:19.48  2:38.29  +25.90  197.72
 40  68  35240 KUIPERS Malena 1999 ARG  1:18.40  1:20.85  2:39.25  +26.86  204.83
 41  70  115217 BECERRA Valentina 1997 CHI  1:19.20  1:22.16  2:41.36  +28.97  220.45
 42  75  345122 EL KHOURY Laetitia 1997 LIB  1:21.75  1:21.85  2:43.60  +31.21  237.03
 43  73  115209 SILVA Florencia 1998 CHI  1:20.86  1:22.87  2:43.73  +31.34  237.99
 44  76  235322 TZIOUFA Katerina 1998 GRE  1:19.99  1:24.37  2:44.36  +31.97  242.65
 45  77  345141 ISKANDAR Carlie Maria 1999 LIB  1:23.50  1:25.46  2:48.96  +36.57  276.70
 46  79  625023 THAKUR Aanchal 1996 IND  1:30.90  1:32.15  3:03.05  +50.66  381.00
 47  80  625024 DEVI Varsha 1995 IND  1:40.49  1:36.79  3:17.28  +1:04.89  486.34
Did not finish 2nd run
 78  345123 KEIROUZ Lea 1997 LIB
 74  345098 KEIROUZ Celine 1995 LIB
 64  35243 VALLE Abril Iriel 1999 ARG
 59  435404 KRAJEWSKA Daria 1998 POL
 58  485850 TIMCHENKO Elizaveta 1996 RUS
 54  435371 WASEK Katarzyna 1996 POL
 53  299939 LORENZI Lucrezia 1998 ITA
 52  25194 PALLAS Carmina 1996 AND
 47  465098 CAILL Ania Monica 1995 ROU
 45  107697 FLECKENSTEIN Stefanie 1997 CAN
 43  565428 BREZOVNIK Sasa 1995 SLO
 41  299035 LORINI Giulia 1995 ITA
 37  426257 LIE Kajsa Vickhoff 1998 NOR
 35  197665 LARROUY Noemie 1995 FRA
 31  6536179 TALBOT Nellie Rose 1999 USA
 23  107798 NULLMEYER Ali 1998 CAN
 21  206759 HIRTL-STANGGASSINGER Katrin 1998 GER
 20  56388 LIENSBERGER Katharina 1997 AUT
 19  299363 ZENERE Asja 1996 ITA
 14  426187 LYSDAHL Kristin Anna 1996 NOR
 12  56367 GALLHUBER Katharina 1997 AUT
 7  197651 DIREZ Clara 1995 FRA
Did not finish 1st run
 72  235292 SAMARINOU Maria 1996 GRE
 65  675035 GRIGOROVA Mariya 1996 KAZ
 63  245077 ARCHAM Chiara 1999 HUN
 56  6535455 JOHNSON Breezy 1996 USA
 55  95112 ASENOVA Vera 1995 BUL
 49  6535765 MANGAN Patricia 1997 USA
 44  506867 HAAKANSSON FERMBAECK Elsa 1998 SWE
 38  206668 WEIDLE Kira 1996 GER
 36  56253 HUBER Katharina 1995 AUT
 30  516373 FLUETSCH Luana 1995 SUI
 25  299402 GASSLITTER Verena 1996 ITA

Official Men’s Results

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Run 1 Run 2 Total Time Diff. FIS Points
 1  4  512269 ODERMATT Marco 1997 SUI  1:07.58  1:06.74  2:14.32  7.31
 2  6  6190074 GATEAU Elie 1995 FRA  1:07.83  1:06.86  2:14.69  +0.37  10.01
 3  3  54340 LAHNSTEINER Maximilian 1996 AUT  1:08.08  1:07.39  2:15.47  +1.15  15.70
 4  7  422390 MONSEN Marcus 1995 NOR  1:08.83  1:07.57  2:16.40  +2.08  22.49
 5  2  104531 CRAWFORD James 1997 CAN  1:08.29  1:08.44  2:16.73  +2.41  24.89
 6  11  561322 HADALIN Stefan 1995 SLO  1:08.86  1:08.02  2:16.88  +2.56  25.99
 7  10  54444 GSTREIN Fabio 1997 AUT  1:10.07  1:07.30  2:17.37  +3.05  29.56
 8  8  104272 SEGER Brodie 1995 CAN  1:09.75  1:07.68  2:17.43  +3.11  30.00
 9  14  6190329 GUILLOT Victor 1996 FRA  1:10.01  1:07.53  2:17.54  +3.22  30.80
 10  28  561313 DVORNIK Aljaz 1995 SLO  1:11.14  1:06.72  2:17.86  +3.54  33.14
 11  43  202765 NORYS Frederik 1996 GER  1:11.06  1:06.91  2:17.97  +3.65  33.94
 12  20  502059 BAECKMAN Albert 1995 SWE  1:10.78  1:07.63  2:18.41  +4.09  37.15
 13  17  54346 HACKER Pirmin 1996 AUT  1:10.38  1:08.35  2:18.73  +4.41  39.49
 14  32  6531444 ARVIDSSON Erik 1996 USA  1:11.19  1:07.85  2:19.04  +4.72  41.75
 15  27  512138 SIMONET Sandro 1995 SUI  1:12.16  1:06.90  2:19.06  +4.74  41.89
 16  38  202764 MEISEN Bastian 1996 GER  1:11.42  1:07.73  2:19.15  +4.83  42.55
 17  46  380363 KOLEGA Elias 1996 CRO  1:12.67  1:06.68  2:19.35  +5.03  44.01
 18  24  422444 WINDINGSTAD Tobias 1995 NOR  1:10.96  1:08.48  2:19.44  +5.12  44.67
 19  21  202758 ZELLER Yannik 1996 GER  1:11.28  1:08.24  2:19.52  +5.20  45.25
 20  35  202736 DICK Lukas 1996 GER  1:12.21  1:07.48  2:19.69  +5.37  46.49
 21  37  6300464 KOYAMA Yohei 1998 JPN  1:12.63  1:07.13  2:19.76  +5.44  47.00
 22  34  92721 TODOROV Yoan 1997 BUL  1:12.53  1:08.38  2:20.91  +6.59  55.39
 23  41  60253 MARCHANT Armand 1997 BEL  1:13.04  1:09.07  2:22.11  +7.79  64.15
 24  39  304801 MATSUMOTO Tatsuki 1996 JPN  1:13.05  1:09.23  2:22.28  +7.96  65.39
 25  58  390037 LUIK Tonis 1995 EST  1:13.66  1:10.01  2:23.67  +9.35  75.53
 26  73  512228 KOHLER Marco 1997 SUI  1:13.93  1:09.90  2:23.83  +9.51  76.70
 27  56  481782 MYAGKOV Fedor 1996 RUS  1:13.85  1:10.00  2:23.85  +9.53  76.84
 28  54  104468 READ Jeffrey 1997 CAN  1:13.56  1:10.46  2:24.02  +9.70  78.08
 29  59  20392 SOLSONA Robert 1995 AND  1:14.28  1:10.41  2:24.69  +10.37  82.97
 30  52  151215 FOREJTEK Filip 1997 CZE  1:14.19  1:10.83  2:25.02  +10.70  85.38
 31  61  92719 ZLATKOV Kamen 1997 BUL  1:14.40  1:10.81  2:25.21  +10.89  86.76
 32  71  512203 NEF Tanguy 1996 SUI  1:14.54  1:10.94  2:25.48  +11.16  88.73
 33  80  430783 HABDAS Piotr 1998 POL  1:14.95  1:11.26  2:26.21  +11.89  94.06
 34  36  481845 SVITKOV Gennadiy 1997 RUS  1:14.44  1:11.93  2:26.37  +12.05  95.23
 35  72  240148 SZOLLOS Barnabas 1998 HUN  1:15.03  1:13.49  2:28.52  +14.20  110.91
 36  74  180792 SALMENKIVI Otto 1996 FIN  1:15.78  1:14.48  2:30.26  +15.94  123.61
 37  87  230651 ANTONIOU Ioannis 1995 GRE  1:18.40  1:13.97  2:32.37  +18.05  139.00
 38  81  110419 PIROZZI Roberto 1999 CHI  1:18.43  1:14.78  2:33.21  +18.89  145.13
 39  86  30422 VALLECILLO Juan Pablo 1999 ARG  1:19.45  1:16.23  2:35.68  +21.36  163.15
 40  95  670090 SYSSOYEV Danil 1999 KAZ  1:21.86  1:17.78  2:39.64  +25.32  192.04
 41  84  30405 BACIGALUPO Tomas 1998 ARG  1:20.52  1:19.33  2:39.85  +25.53  193.58
 42  85  110417 ALLENDES Francisco 1999 CHI  1:25.26  1:17.24  2:42.50  +28.18  212.91
 43  94  360042 CERVINO Jean-Marie 1997 LUX  1:23.18  1:20.34  2:43.52  +29.20  220.35
 44  99  340440 BEHLOK Allen 1998 LIB  1:24.91  1:21.51  2:46.42  +32.10  241.51
 45  98  270080 REILLY Garreth 1999 IRE  1:28.52  1:21.09  2:49.61  +35.29  264.79
 46  100  340437 ASSOUAD Albert 1998 LIB  1:30.99  1:25.76  2:56.75  +42.43  316.88
 47  101  740036 KARAPETYAN Ashot 1999 ARM  1:32.07  1:26.25  2:58.32  +44.00  328.33
 48  105  340462 KAYROUZ Cyril 1999 LIB  1:30.81  1:28.04  2:58.85  +44.53  332.20
Disqualified 2nd run
 90  660023 CHERTSIN Daniil 1997 BLR
Did not start 2nd run
 66  430778 BEBENEK Szymon 1998 POL
 51  54338 ZEIRINGER Fabian 1996 AUT
 45  422483 THORSEN Alexander Sannes 1996 NOR
 44  422421 MARKEGAARD Tomas 1995 NOR
 40  202712 HEGELE Georg 1996 GER
Did not start 1st run
 53  6531520 MORSE Sam 1996 USA
Did not finish 2nd run
 104  740038 VARDANYAN Grisha 1999 ARM
 92  670082 DANOV Sergey 1997 KAZ
 75  240142 SZOLLOS Benjamin 1996 HUN
 70  502207 PLATTER Filip 1997 SWE
 62  20388 ALAYRACH Josh 1995 AND
 42  481785 EFIMOV Simon 1996 RUS
 30  6190210 GERACI Hugo 1996 FRA
 29  512120 VON GRUENIGEN Noel 1995 SUI
 25  502135 GRYM Hannes 1996 SWE
 23  502070 CASSMAN Ludwig 1995 SWE
 22  422507 HAUGAN Timon 1996 NOR
 19  304537 KAKIZAKI Yumenosuke 1995 JPN
 16  512116 GUT Ian 1995 SUI
 13  221213 RAPOSO Charlie 1996 GBR
 5  20398 VERDU SANCHEZ Joan 1995 AND
 1  6291430 MAURBERGER Simon 1995 ITA
Did not finish 1st run
 103  620073 KAINTHLA Shivam 1995 IND
 102  620065 SHARMA Vineet 1996 IND
 97  270061 COMERFORD Cormac 1996 IRE
 96  660025 CHERTSIN Uladzislau 1998 BLR
 93  340447 ZINA Jeffrey 1998 LIB
 91  230728 TZIOVAS Nikolaos 1997 GRE
 89  240149 NAGY Bence 1998 HUN
 88  670080 KUCHIN Zakhar 1997 KAZ
 83  230667 PROIOS Ioannis 1995 GRE
 82  110400 HOLSCHER Kay 1998 CHI
 79  30416 GRAVIER Balthazar 1999 ARG
 78  92673 NUSHEV Georgi 1995 BUL
 77  540026 DICKSON SOMMERS Rodolfo Roberto 1997 MEX
 76  390041 LUIK Juhan 1997 EST
 69  151238 ZABYSTRAN Jan 1998 CZE
 68  6531160 LEEVER Alex 1995 USA
 67  6531928 KENNEY Patrick 1997 USA
 65  110350 FIGUEROA Andres 1996 CHI
 64  6531127 DUFFY Drew 1995 USA
 63  221223 MAJOR Billy 1996 GBR
 60  30388 BIRKNER DE MIGUEL Tomas 1997 ARG
 57  561310 HROBAT Miha 1995 SLO
 55  180840 MAKELA Eetu 1998 FIN
 50  481730 KUZNETSOV Ivan 1996 RUS
 49  6190403 NOEL Clement 1997 FRA
 48  20421 SALVADORES Xavier 1996 AND
 47  502230 SUNDIN Olle 1997 SWE
 33  40577 LAIDLAW Harry 1996 AUS
 31  60236 VAN DEN BROECKE Dries 1995 BEL
 26  54358 GRAF Mathias 1996 AUT
 18  6292181 PRAST Alexander 1996 ITA
 15  6190176 BAILET Matthieu 1996 FRA
 12  6291574 SALA Tommaso 1995 ITA
 9  6190062 PERRIER Paul 1995 FRA

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A Lake Tahoe native and University of Vermont graduate, Higgins was a member of the Catamounts' 2012 NCAA title winning squad and earned first team All-American honors in 2013. Prior to coming to Ski Racing Media, he coached U14s for the Squaw Valley Ski Team.