After a few grueling days in Quebec, NorAm racers headed south to New York, specifically to the 1980 Olympic venue of Whiteface. While they are in town, both men and women will contest giant slalom, super G and alpine combined in three days of racing before the circuit takes a month-long hiatus.

On Tuesday, the men took to the mountain affectionally known as “Iceface” for a giant slalom, battling low visibility. Stefan Brennsteiner of Austria took the win with a combined time of 2:18.37. University of Vermont and Canadian national team skier Morgan Megarry  came through the finish just 0.24 seconds behind him and Canadian development team athlete Brodie Seger – the fastest junior of the day – nuked from bib 41 into third place.

The following morning – “hump day” for those not on the mountain – the women took to the slope, ready to charge down a course that challenges athletes with its flat sections and varying terrain. Independent American skier Megan McJames snagged the top spot with a combined time of 2:19.32. Canadian Candace Crawford was able to secure second place after winning the second run while American Nellie Rose Talbot came in third place. Talbot, who hails from Ski and Snowboard Club Vail and currently skis with the National Training Group, was the fastest junior but was four seconds off the winning pace.

With only one more NorAm giant slalom race left this season, the overall GS standings are tightening. On the men’s side, the U.S. Ski Team’s Brennan Rubie leads while Megarry sits in second. The top 4 North American athletes are within 100 points of each other, meaning that under the right circumstances in Aspen, Colo., any of them could take the overall title.

On the women’s side, Vail, Colo. will be host to the final giant slalom of the season. Currently, McJames leads the giant slalom standings with 375 points. She is followed by University of Denver’s Kristine Haugen of Norway, who can not qualify for a World Cup spot based on her NorAm results because she is not a North American native. Crawford sits in third place, 95 points off of McJames. She would have to win the final race for a chance to overtake McJames.

Racing continues Thursday in a packed day with a men’s and women’s super G and women’s alpine combined.


Official Results

Men’s GS Feb. 9

 1  12  54027 BRENNSTEINER Stefan 1991 AUT  1:07.73  1:10.64  2:18.37  7.10
 2  3  103997 MEGARRY Morgan 1993 CAN  1:07.08  1:11.53  2:18.61  +0.24  8.80
 3  41  104272 SEGER Brodie 1995 CAN  1:07.94  1:11.37  2:19.31  +0.94  13.76
 4  5  512269 ODERMATT Marco 1997 SUI  1:07.87  1:11.49  2:19.36  +0.99  14.11
 5  4  934568 RUBIE Brennan 1991 USA  1:08.18  1:11.20  2:19.38  +1.01  14.25
 6  14  104531 CRAWFORD James 1997 CAN  1:08.18  1:11.28  2:19.46  +1.09  14.82
 7  2  990051 BOSCA Giulio 1990 ITA  1:07.64  1:11.85  2:19.49  +1.12  15.03
 8  32  54444 GSTREIN Fabio 1997 AUT  1:08.20  1:11.43  2:19.63  +1.26  16.02
 9  31  103612 PRIDY Morgan 1990 CAN  1:07.26  1:12.38  2:19.64  +1.27  16.09
 10  21  53985 MATHIS Marcel 1991 AUT  1:08.14  1:11.55  2:19.69  +1.32  16.45
 11  19  104026 SWETTE Ford 1993 CAN  1:08.56  1:11.14  2:19.70  +1.33  16.52
 12  36  422318 ROEISLAND Max 1994 NOR  1:08.85  1:11.11  2:19.96  +1.59  18.36
 13  23  54340 LAHNSTEINER Maximilian 1996 AUT  1:08.09  1:12.03  2:20.12  +1.75  19.49
 14  1  6530319 COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan 1992 USA  1:07.68  1:12.53  2:20.21  +1.84  20.13
 15  28  194449 GRAND Guillaume 1992 FRA  1:08.51  1:11.76  2:20.27  +1.90  20.56
 16  38  104044 READ Kevyn 1993 CAN  1:08.21  1:12.43  2:20.64  +2.27  23.18
 17  33  422444 WINDINGSTAD Tobias 1995 NOR  1:08.78  1:11.90  2:20.68  +2.31  23.46
 18  15  530651 STIEGLER Seppi 1988 USA  1:08.86  1:11.91  2:20.77  +2.40  24.10
 19  26  54252 RASCHNER Dominik 1994 AUT  1:08.35  1:12.47  2:20.82  +2.45  24.45
 20  29  6531115 BROWN Griffin 1995 USA  1:08.42  1:12.58  2:21.00  +2.63  25.73
 21  6  103729 READ Erik 1991 CAN  1:07.58  1:13.50  2:21.08  +2.71  26.29
 22  58  422305 BAKKE Morten Ungersness 1994 NOR  1:08.87  1:12.25  2:21.12  +2.75  26.58
 23  60  512138 SIMONET Sandro 1995 SUI  1:08.61  1:12.63  2:21.24  +2.87  27.43
 24  34  104153 MCCONVILLE Patrick 1994 CAN  1:08.85  1:12.44  2:21.29  +2.92  27.78
 25  37  221117 GOWER Jack 1994 GBR  1:08.74  1:12.65  2:21.39  +3.02  28.49
 26  24  221213 RAPOSO Charlie 1996 GBR  1:09.04  1:12.40  2:21.44  +3.07  28.84
 27  27  103857 ST-GERMAIN William 1992 CAN  1:09.33  1:12.19  2:21.52  +3.15  29.41
 28  39  422195 BERGER Kristoffer 1993 NOR  1:09.17  1:12.46  2:21.63  +3.26  30.19
 29  48  512120 VON GRUENIGEN Noel 1995 SUI  1:09.80  1:12.85  2:22.65  +4.28  37.41
 30  50  6530454 FARROW Tanner 1993 USA  1:09.61  1:13.16  2:22.77  +4.40  38.26
 31  40  6531401 MITCHELL Nicholas 1995 USA  1:08.24  1:14.56  2:22.80  +4.43  38.48
 32  17  934566 ROBERTS Hig 1991 USA  1:08.20  1:14.79  2:22.99  +4.62  39.82
 33  22  380318 BRIGOVIC Sebastian 1992 CRO  1:09.70  1:13.39  2:23.09  +4.72  40.53
 34  52  6531486 FUCIGNA Peter 1996 USA  1:10.09  1:14.02  2:24.11  +5.74  47.75
 35  62  104412 BRUNEAU-BOUCHARD William 1996 CAN  1:10.48  1:14.06  2:24.54  +6.17  50.80
 36  63  104488 FOURNIER Simon 1997 CAN  1:10.53  1:14.55  2:25.08  +6.71  54.62
 37  64  6530896 GRAHAM Hayes 1994 USA  1:11.23  1:14.86  2:26.09  +7.72  61.78
 38  67  6531520 MORSE Sam 1996 USA  1:10.76  1:15.34  2:26.10  +7.73  61.85
 39  91  104516 BEAURIVAGE Justin 1997 CAN  1:10.50  1:15.75  2:26.25  +7.88  62.91
 40  77  6531309 KULLBERG Kei 1995 USA  1:11.26  1:15.29  2:26.55  +8.18  65.03
 41  65  104407 LALIBERTE Felix 1996 CAN  1:11.30  1:15.92  2:27.22  +8.85  69.78
 42  86  104487 FORTIN Alexandre 1997 CAN  1:11.62  1:15.85  2:27.47  +9.10  71.55
 43  92  104347 LEITCH Jack 1996 CAN  1:11.51  1:17.16  2:28.67  +10.30  80.05
Disqualified 2nd run
 83  104525 PEIFFER Max 1997 CAN
 80  104238 KUUS Karl 1995 CAN
 51  103942 BELL Jeffrey 1993 CAN
Disqualified 1st run
 35  958402 TRAVERS Dean 1996 CAY
Did not qualify 2nd run
 111  6531509 LEBEL James 1996 USA
 110  260342 AKOUNDI Nouri 1998 IRA
 109  104701 COPP Griffin 1999 CAN
 108  104578 HANSON Ben 1998 CAN
 104  6532112 LILLEY Austin Michael 1998 USA
 102  6531560 WILSON Cody 1996 USA
 98  6531885 SHEILS Paul 1997 USA
 97  6530925 VAN DEURSEN Jake 1994 USA
 96  104620 KIRSHENBLATT Max 1998 CAN
 93  6532173 SMITH Spencer 1998 USA
 89  6531474 DVORACEK Addison 1996 USA
 88  6531847 DOMONOSKE David 1997 USA
 87  104537 ALEXANDER Cameron 1997 CAN
 84  104354 SOETAERT Michael 1996 CAN
 81  104469 SHARP Keegan 1997 CAN
 73  6531917 CAMPBELL Pate 1997 USA
 69  104277 TAYLOR Collin 1995 CAN
 11  512116 GUT Ian 1995 SUI
Did not finish 2nd run
 78  6531928 KENNEY Patrick 1997 USA
 71  104529 MULLIGAN Sam 1997 CAN
 70  422469 SOLHEIM Fabian Wilkens 1996 NOR
 68  6532149 MILLER Andrew 1998 USA
 59  512101 GABIOUD Dylan 1995 SUI
 57  104468 READ Jeffrey 1997 CAN
 47  40577 LAIDLAW Harry 1996 AUS
 46  6531444 ARVIDSSON Erik 1996 USA
 44  6530534 VIETZE Sandy 1993 USA
 43  104436 QUENNEVILLE Raphael 1996 CAN
 25  6530500 MCLAUGHLIN Brian 1993 USA
 18  103762 WERRY Tyler 1991 CAN
 13  6531217 WEISEL Kipling 1995 USA
 9  54245 HETTEGGER Thomas 1994 AUT
Did not finish 1st run
 107  6532159 DESPRES Jack 1998 USA
 106  6532109 HEJNA Ethan 1998 USA
 105  40607 COULL Harrison 1997 AUS
 103  104845 MAYNE Zachary 1999 CAN
 101  6532123 NEGOMIR Kyle 1998 USA
 100  104346 LEGREE Ben 1996 CAN
 99  6530539 WRIGHT Bronson 1993 USA
 95  6531726 SZWEBEL Florian 1996 USA
 94  6531987 KELSEY Sky 1997 USA
 90  104495 PARIZEAU-HAMEL Sebastien 1997 CAN
 85  6531978 JANCO Cole 1997 USA
 82  104215 CARRY Patrick 1995 CAN
 79  6530246 ENGELKEN Taber 1992 USA
 76  6531981 SLATTERY Logan 1997 USA
 75  6531892 WAGNER Kalle 1997 USA
 74  6531127 DUFFY Drew 1995 USA
 72  104539 SEGER Riley 1997 CAN
 66  110383 VON APPEN Sven 1997 CHI
 61  6531371 TOMLINSON Henry 1995 USA
 56  104467 PHILP Huston 1997 CAN
 55  104378 GOUGEON Jake 1996 CAN
 54  104097 UNTERBERGER Dominic 1994 CAN
 53  6531852 GALLAGHER Christian 1997 USA
 49  104096 THOMPSON Broderick 1994 CAN
 45  422402 MAURSTAD Fredrik 1995 NOR
 42  102961 DIXON Robbie 1985 CAN
 30  6531963 STEFFEY George 1997 USA
 20  6530453 DUPRATT Samuel 1993 USA
 16  6530115 CHRISTIANSON Kieffer 1992 USA
 10  530758 COHEE Nick 1988 USA
 8  54093 STROLZ Johannes 1992 AUT
 7  6530486 KRAUSE Nicholas 1993 USA

Women’s GS Feb. 10

 1  4  538284 MCJAMES Megan 1987 USA  1:11.04  1:08.28  2:19.32  6.00
 2  7  107387 CRAWFORD Candace 1994 CAN  1:11.63  1:07.75  2:19.38  +0.06  6.42
 3  8  6536179 TALBOT Nellie Rose 1999 USA  1:13.41  1:09.96  2:23.37  +4.05  34.49
 4  11  6535600 MERRYWEATHER Alice 1996 USA  1:13.81  1:09.57  2:23.38  +4.06  34.56
 5  2  107613 GRENIER Valerie 1996 CAN  1:12.71  1:10.74  2:23.45  +4.13  35.05
 6  13  539457 MARNO Anna 1992 USA  1:14.10  1:09.68  2:23.78  +4.46  37.37
 7  17  107562 GARTNER Stephanie 1996 CAN  1:13.86  1:10.00  2:23.86  +4.54  37.94
 8  15  6535930 WARDLE Galena 1998 USA  1:13.28  1:10.88  2:24.16  +4.84  40.05
 9  5  6535773 O BRIEN Nina 1997 USA  1:14.13  1:10.07  2:24.20  +4.88  40.33
 10  20  6535765 MANGAN Patricia 1997 USA  1:13.88  1:10.42  2:24.30  +4.98  41.03
 11  23  107695 WEARMOUTH Antonia 1997 CAN  1:14.26  1:10.15  2:24.41  +5.09  41.80
 12  40  107878 VILANOVA Marina 1999 CAN  1:13.62  1:11.05  2:24.67  +5.35  43.63
 13  12  107427 ST-GERMAIN Laurence 1994 CAN  1:12.87  1:11.81  2:24.68  +5.36  43.70
 14  18  107697 FLECKENSTEIN Stefanie 1997 CAN  1:13.59  1:11.15  2:24.74  +5.42  44.13
 15  24  6536160 SYMONS Jennie 1999 USA  1:13.73  1:11.10  2:24.83  +5.51  44.76
 16  1  539927 LAPANJA Lila 1994 USA  1:14.60  1:10.30  2:24.90  +5.58  45.25
 17  35  6535762 LORD Madison 1997 USA  1:15.18  1:09.76  2:24.94  +5.62  45.53
 17  9  107563 HENRY Mia 1996 CAN  1:13.91  1:11.03  2:24.94  +5.62  45.53
 19  14  6535759 LEBBY Stephanie 1997 USA  1:14.39  1:10.60  2:24.99  +5.67  45.88
 20  16  307386 DENDA Kayo 1995 JPN  1:13.91  1:11.89  2:25.80  +6.48  51.58
 21  53  107950 MACDONALD Brianna 1999 CAN  1:14.90  1:11.42  2:26.32  +7.00  55.24
 22  26  6535455 JOHNSON Breezy 1996 USA  1:14.94  1:11.89  2:26.83  +7.51  58.83
 23  38  107648 BURGESS Georgia 1997 CAN  1:14.95  1:12.22  2:27.17  +7.85  61.22
 24  56  6536177 UTTER Hannah 1999 USA  1:16.35  1:10.95  2:27.30  +7.98  62.13
 25  31  107682 CURRIE Stephanie 1997 CAN  1:15.53  1:11.83  2:27.36  +8.04  62.55
 26  25  107713 ATKINS Jackie 1997 CAN  1:16.38  1:12.41  2:28.79  +9.47  72.61
 27  21  107590 BOULANGER Elyse 1996 CAN  1:14.70  1:14.58  2:29.28  +9.96  76.06
 28  65  107874 DUFRESNE Catherine 1999 CAN  1:17.22  1:12.68  2:29.90  +10.58  80.42
 29  41  6535747 HARRIS Katy 1997 USA  1:16.89  1:13.13  2:30.02  +10.70  81.27
 30  32  6535789 UTTER Kathleen 1997 USA  1:16.57  1:13.47  2:30.04  +10.72  81.41
 31  28  6535907 ENGLISH Francesca 1997 USA  1:16.97  1:13.21  2:30.18  +10.86  82.39
 32  50  107875 HUOT Laurence 1999 CAN  1:16.77  1:13.99  2:30.76  +11.44  86.47
 33  39  107588 WOODHOUSE Emma 1996 CAN  1:17.63  1:14.91  2:32.54  +13.22  98.99
 34  63  6535989 BRUCE Anna 1998 USA  1:18.50  1:15.23  2:33.73  +14.41  107.36
 35  61  107847 PROFITT Stephanie 1999 CAN  1:17.72  1:16.11  2:33.83  +14.51  108.07
 36  59  107759 ROUSSIN Heidi 1998 CAN  1:19.74  1:15.12  2:34.86  +15.54  115.31
 37  64  6536168 GRONDIN Isabel 1999 USA  1:18.07  1:17.24  2:35.31  +15.99  118.48
 38  67  107795 PRICE Tarrah 1998 CAN  1:19.64  1:15.98  2:35.62  +16.30  120.66
 39  68  107796 DAVIES Taylor 1998 CAN  1:19.26  1:16.57  2:35.83  +16.51  122.13
 40  37  6535776 PRICE Alli 1997 USA  1:18.68  1:17.63  2:36.31  +16.99  125.51
 41  54  435400 CAKALA Marika 1998 POL  1:19.00  1:17.54  2:36.54  +17.22  127.13
 42  69  6535815 VAN SLYKE Maris 1997 USA  1:20.83  1:18.63  2:39.46  +20.14  147.67
 43  49  6535980 COUTU Tess 1998 USA  1:20.61  1:18.98  2:39.59  +20.27  148.58
Did not start 2nd run
 19  6535204 LATHROP Brittany 1995 USA
Did not finish 2nd run
 57  6536122 FINFER Emma 1998 USA
 55  6535981 GERRARD Olivia 1998 USA
 52  6536009 FOLEY Anna 1998 USA
 51  107854 METZGER Camryn 1999 CAN
 47  6535823 HANUS Alexandra 1997 USA
 46  107660 TAYLOR Sarah 1997 CAN
 45  6535806 MCGREW Megan 1997 USA
 44  6536028 CURTIS Ellie 1998 USA
 43  6535978 BAILEY Lucia 1998 USA
 42  6535873 WATTS Jordan 1997 USA
 36  6535791 WRIGHT Isabella 1997 USA
 33  6535942 LEBEL Maureen 1998 USA
 30  415213 WILLINGER Georgia 1997 NZL
 29  506693 BECKMAN Emma 1996 SWE
 6  539909 MOLTZAN Paula 1994 USA
 3  225525 TILLEY Alexandra 1993 GBR
Did not finish 1st run
 66  107883 TREMBLAY Maxime 1999 CAN
 62  6536326 KUSUMI Hanako 1999 USA
 60  107758 OBRIEN Mikaela 1998 CAN
 58  6535761 LIVRAN Heidi 1997 USA
 48  107739 GREER Katherine 1998 CAN
 34  107703 MCKERCHER Haley 1997 CAN
 27  6535934 KLOMHAUS Storm 1998 USA
 22  6535947 DECKER Cecily 1998 USA
 10  6535882 DESROCHERS Rachael 1997 USA

Cover photo courtesy of Ski Quebec Alpin

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