Shiffrin wins Aspen NorAm by big margin
Mikaela Shiffrin crushed a competitive international field at the NorAm GS in Aspen Wednesday. The 17-year-old was fastest by a combined margin 2.30 seconds over Austria’s Nicole Hosp. Poland’s Agnieszka Gasienica Daniel rounded out the podium.
Shiffrin, who logged her best-career World Cup GS result on the same hill last weekend, finished with a time of 2 minutes, 2.94 seconds.
U.S. Development Team member Anna Marno had a solid result as the second fastest American. She finished in seventh place with a time of 2:07.34. Other top American finishers included Foreste Peterson (13th), Megan McJames (14th) and Katie Hartman (16th).
| Rank | Bib | Name | Team | Club | Class | Result 1 | Result 2 | Combined |
| 1 | 16 |
SHIFFRIN, Mikaela
|
USA
|
UST
|
U18
|
1:01.11 (1)
|
1:01.83 (1)
|
2:02.94
|
| 2 | 18 |
HOSP, Nicole
|
AUT
|
SR
|
1:02.85 (6)
|
1:02.39 (2)
|
2:05.24
|
|
| 3 | 7 |
GASIENICA DANIEL, Agnieszka
|
POL
|
SR
|
1:01.58 (2)
|
1:04.33 (10)
|
2:05.91
|
|
| 4 | 19 |
HOSHI, Mizue
|
JPN
|
SR
|
1:02.78 (5)
|
1:03.41 (3)
|
2:06.19
|
|
| 5 | 23 |
SIMARI BIRKNER, Maria Belen
|
ARG
|
SR
|
1:03.19 (8)
|
1:03.85 (4)
|
2:07.04
|
|
| 6 | 4 |
TOMMY, Mikaela
|
CAN
|
U18
|
1:02.63 (4)
|
1:04.59 (12)
|
2:07.22
|
|
| 7 | 5 |
MARNO, Anna
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:02.50 (3)
|
1:04.84 (14)
|
2:07.34
|
| 8 | 32 |
ZAHROBSKA, Sarka
|
CZE
|
SR
|
1:03.49 (10)
|
1:03.95 (6)
|
2:07.44
|
|
| 9 | 20 |
LAVTAR, Katarina
|
SLO
|
SR
|
1:03.61 (11)
|
1:03.86 (5)
|
2:07.47
|
|
| 10 | 43 |
PHELAN, Brittany
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
SR
|
1:03.78 (12)
|
1:04.15 (9)
|
2:07.93
|
| 11 | 22 |
DUBOVSKA, Martina
|
CZE
|
U21
|
1:04.07 (14)
|
1:03.97 (7)
|
2:08.04
|
|
| 12 | 38 |
ROUTHIER, Eve
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
SR
|
1:04.17 (15)
|
1:04.11 (8)
|
2:08.28
|
| 13 | 14 |
PETERSON, Foreste
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21 |
1:04.17 (15)
|
1:04.65 (13)
|
2:08.82
|
| 14 | 6 |
MCJAMES, Megan
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
1:04.48 (17)
|
1:04.56 (11)
|
2:09.04
|
| 15 | 3 |
CRAWFORD, Candace
|
CAN
|
U21
|
1:03.21 (9)
|
1:06.52 (24)
|
2:09.73
|
|
| 16 | 13 |
HARTMAN, Katie
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
1:04.54 (18)
|
1:05.34 (18)
|
2:09.88
|
| 17 | 24 |
SIMARI BIRKNER, Macarena
|
ARG
|
SR
|
1:05.05 (21)
|
1:04.88 (15)
|
2:09.93
|
|
| 18 | 1 |
WALES, Brooke
|
USA
|
WST
|
SR
|
1:04.59 (19)
|
1:05.52 (20)
|
2:10.11
|
| 19 | 36 |
MOLTZAN, Paula
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:04.84 (20)
|
1:05.55 (21)
|
2:10.39
|
| 20 | 30 |
WILES, Jacqueline
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:05.30 (22)
|
1:06.01 (23)
|
2:11.31
|
| 21 | 45 |
GIBSON, Libby
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:06.48 (26)
|
1:05.09 (17)
|
2:11.57
|
| 22 | 44 |
CARROLL, Tianda
|
CAN
|
U21
|
1:06.47 (25)
|
1:05.51 (19)
|
2:11.98
|
|
| 23 | 29 |
DUPRATT, Jaime
|
USA
|
WST
|
SR
|
1:07.29 (29)
|
1:04.98 (16)
|
2:12.27
|
| 24 | 25 |
HONKONEN, Jessica
|
FIN
|
SR
|
1:06.84 (28)
|
1:05.89 (22)
|
2:12.73
|
|
| 25 | 51 |
LATHROP, Brittany
|
USA
|
UST
|
U18
|
1:08.06 (32)
|
1:07.57 (25)
|
2:15.63
|
| 26 | 50 |
SIMARI BIRKNER, Angelica
|
ARG
|
U21
|
1:08.32 (34)
|
1:08.34 (26)
|
2:16.66
|
|
| 27 | 48 |
JOHNSON, Breezy
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
1:08.12 (33)
|
1:08.67 (27)
|
2:16.79
|
| 28 | 52 |
MURPHY, Morganne
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:08.78 (36)
|
1:09.45 (28)
|
2:18.23
|
| 28 | 46 |
MCVICKER, Victoria
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
1:08.40 (35)
|
1:09.83 (29)
|
2:18.23
|
| 30 | 39 |
ANDREWS, Lena
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:07.76 (31)
|
1:14.46 (31)
|
2:22.22
|
| 31 | 55 |
SPENCE, Erin
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U18
|
1:27.46 (37)
|
1:12.03 (30)
|
2:39.49
|
| 21 |
ALTACHER, Margret
|
AUT
|
SR
|
1:02.89 (7)
|
DNF
|
|
||
| 10 |
MCLEAN, Shane
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
1:03.92 (13)
|
DNF
|
|
|
| 26 |
NOVOSELIC, Sofija
|
CRO
|
SR
|
1:05.76 (23)
|
DNF
|
|
||
| 9 |
RYAN, Katie
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:06.09 (24)
|
DNF
|
|
|
| 35 |
IRWIN, Katharine
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:06.56 (27)
|
DNF
|
|
|
| 41 |
MCDONALD, Amanda
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
1:07.52 (30)
|
DNF
|
|
|
| 54 |
SCHWEITZER, Jordan
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
| 53 |
GRAUER, Taylor
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
| 49 |
ANDREINI, Isabella
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
| 47 |
CHEREPANOVA, Maria
|
RUS
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 42 |
HEMPHILL, Mary Beth
|
CAN
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 40 |
SAMUELS, Lauren
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
| 37 |
FARROW, Katie
|
CAN
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 34 |
KOLOMOVA, Dariy
|
RUS
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 31 |
SMALL, Greta
|
AUS
|
U18
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 28 |
LAPANJA, Lila
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
| 27 |
ROVE, Kristiina
|
FIN
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 17 |
HAUGEN, Kristine Gjelsten
|
NOR
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 15 |
MIELZYNSKI, Erin
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
| 12 |
BUREEVA, Vladislava
|
RUS
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 11 |
KANTOROVA, Barbara
|
SVK
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 8 |
KNOWLES, Natalie
|
CAN
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
| 2 |
GHENT, Erika
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
| 33 |
DUKE, Hailey
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
About the Author: Geoff Mintz
Geoff Mintz is a former alpine ski racer who cut his teeth at Ragged Mountain and Waterville Valley, N.H. After graduating from Holderness and UVM, he relocated to Colorado, where he worked on the hill prior to pursuing a career in journalism. Mintz served as associate editor for Ski Racing Media from 2011 to 2015. He later reconnected with his local roots to manage all marketing and communications for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail before resuming work at SRM as editor-in-chief.
