NorAm Finals: Americans Dominate Opening Giant Slalom
NorAm Finals opened today (March. 15) in Whistler, CAN with a men’s giant slalom and a women’s slalom race. The Americans swept the podium on the men’s side, as well as grabbing the top five positions.
U.S. Ski Team’s Tim Jitloff grabbed his third career NorAm Cup giant slalom victory today beating the field by over four tenths of a second. Teammate’s Tommy Ford and David Chodounsky rounded out the podium finishing in second (2:03.81) and third place (2:04.22), respectively.
Will Gregorak and Tommy Biesemeyer of the U.S. Ski Team grabbed the fourth and fifth place positions. Jeffrey Frisch was the fastest Canadian today finishing in seventh place.
On the ladies side, Canadian Erin Mielzynski grabbed her first career NorAm Cup slalom victory finishing with a total time of (1:44.06).
“The first run was fine. I made one mistake; I put my pole between my legs. The second run was more solid. The snow has made the conditions difficult, especially for the later girls. It kind of gets rougher and rougher, but I love Whistler and I love being here.”
Teammate Elli Terwiel was close behind finishing in second place just twelve hundredths of a second off of Mielzynski. U.S. Ski Team’s Resi Steigler led the way for the Americans grabbing the third spot on the podium with a total time of (1:44.33).
Volunteers worked hard on the two race tracks to make the conditions as fair and secure as possible after heavy snow fall the past few days.
“Even with the bad conditions you have to have your objectives at the beginning of the day and then go with it,” added Jeffrey Frisch. “The weather was okay, it was the same for everybody. It’s actually a really good hill with great volunteers and they’ve done a good job to pull off the race today.”
NorAm racing will continue tomorrow (March. 16) with another women’s slalom and the men will compete in another giant slalom.
Men’s Results
1 | 19 | 534959 | JITLOFF Tim | 1985 | USA | 1:02.53 | 1:00.85 | 2:03.38 | 6.00 |
2 | 3 | 531799 | FORD Tommy | 1989 | USA | 1:02.43 | 1:01.38 | 2:03.81 | 9.03 |
3 | 23 | 534508 | CHODOUNSKY David | 1984 | USA | 1:02.81 | 1:01.41 | 2:04.22 | 11.92 |
4 | 5 | 930107 | GREGORAK Will | 1990 | USA | 1:02.34 | 1:02.04 | 2:04.38 | 13.05 |
5 | 2 | 531452 | BIESEMEYER Thomas | 1989 | USA | 1:02.85 | 1:03.52 | 2:06.37 | 27.08 |
6 | 1 | 534507 | CHRISTIANSON Charles | 1984 | USA | 1:02.95 | 1:03.46 | 2:06.41 | 27.37 |
7 | 20 | 103512 | FRISCH Jeffrey | 1984 | CAN | 1:03.73 | 1:02.73 | 2:06.46 | 27.72 |
8 | 13 | 103676 | BROWN Philip | 1991 | CAN | 1:03.90 | 1:03.07 | 2:06.97 | 31.31 |
9 | 15 | 103729 | READ Erik | 1991 | CAN | 1:04.02 | 1:03.36 | 2:07.38 | 34.21 |
10 | 12 | 531156 | TARBERRY Ace | 1988 | USA | 1:04.03 | 1:03.49 | 2:07.52 | 35.19 |
11 | 9 | 103078 | DONALDSON David | 1986 | CAN | 1:03.99 | 1:03.65 | 2:07.64 | 36.04 |
12 | 44 | 6530104 | BENNETT Bryce | 1992 | USA | 1:05.08 | 1:02.73 | 2:07.81 | 37.24 |
13 | 25 | 530641 | FINK-DEBRAY Miles | 1988 | USA | 1:03.41 | 1:04.46 | 2:07.87 | 37.66 |
14 | 7 | 100558 | COOK Dustin | 1989 | CAN | 1:04.37 | 1:03.60 | 2:07.97 | 38.37 |
15 | 54 | 103612 | PRIDY Morgan | 1990 | CAN | 1:05.26 | 1:02.72 | 2:07.98 | 38.44 |
16 | 27 | 100010 | ALEXANDER Sean | 1989 | CAN | 1:03.87 | 1:04.37 | 2:08.24 | 40.27 |
17 | 41 | 530837 | KELLEY Tim | 1986 | USA | 1:05.07 | 1:03.18 | 2:08.25 | 40.34 |
18 | 17 | 421566 | BRENNA Petter | 1986 | NOR | 1:03.96 | 1:04.38 | 2:08.34 | 40.97 |
19 | 8 | 533948 | COLE Adam | 1982 | USA | 1:04.20 | 1:04.24 | 2:08.44 | 41.68 |
20 | 10 | 534289 | FRANK Chris | 1983 | USA | 1:04.31 | 1:04.25 | 2:08.56 | 42.53 |
21 | 47 | 934524 | FARRELL Bobby | 1991 | USA | 1:05.41 | 1:03.17 | 2:08.58 | 42.67 |
22 | 28 | 421871 | SANDVIK Eian | 1989 | NOR | 1:04.67 | 1:04.41 | 2:09.08 | 46.19 |
23 | 22 | 530651 | STIEGLER Seppi | 1988 | USA | 1:04.48 | 1:05.02 | 2:09.50 | 49.15 |
24 | 36 | 6530115 | CHRISTIANSON Kieffer | 1992 | USA | 1:05.38 | 1:04.16 | 2:09.54 | 49.44 |
25 | 56 | 103385 | PRIDY Conrad | 1988 | CAN | 1:05.14 | 1:04.44 | 2:09.58 | 49.72 |
26 | 46 | 103187 | ATKINSON Paul | 1987 | CAN | 1:05.37 | 1:04.32 | 2:09.69 | 50.49 |
27 | 11 | 421840 | HAUG Andreas Willumsen | 1989 | NOR | 1:04.73 | 1:05.01 | 2:09.74 | 50.85 |
28 | 89 | 103942 | BELL Jeffrey | 1993 | CAN | 1:05.47 | 1:04.29 | 2:09.76 | 50.99 |
29 | 29 | 930160 | KELLEY Robby | 1990 | USA | 1:04.87 | 1:05.16 | 2:10.03 | 52.89 |
30 | 14 | 934502 | ANKENY Michael | 1991 | USA | 1:05.48 | 1:04.61 | 2:10.09 | 53.31 |
31 | 18 | 534038 | NICKERSON Warner | 1981 | USA | 1:04.26 | 1:05.90 | 2:10.16 | 53.81 |
32 | 42 | 103752 | TROW Andy | 1991 | CAN | 1:05.93 | 1:04.42 | 2:10.35 | 55.15 |
33 | 26 | 103375 | NELLA Tyler | 1988 | CAN | 1:04.78 | 1:05.65 | 2:10.43 | 55.71 |
34 | 80 | 103965 | GIGIC Filip | 1993 | CAN | 1:06.08 | 1:04.50 | 2:10.58 | 56.77 |
35 | 43 | 103865 | PHILP Trevor | 1992 | CAN | 1:05.47 | 1:05.19 | 2:10.66 | 57.33 |
36 | 45 | 103857 | ST-GERMAIN Wiliam | 1992 | CAN | 1:06.11 | 1:04.56 | 2:10.67 | 57.40 |
37 | 39 | 934643 | GOLDBERG Jared | 1991 | USA | 1:05.79 | 1:04.96 | 2:10.75 | 57.97 |
38 | 4 | 421860 | NORDBOTTEN Jonathan | 1989 | NOR | 1:03.97 | 1:07.29 | 2:11.26 | 61.56 |
39 | 31 | 934547 | MARNO Max | 1991 | USA | 1:06.24 | 1:05.17 | 2:11.41 | 62.62 |
40 | 34 | 934568 | RUBIE Brennan | 1991 | USA | 1:06.70 | 1:05.26 | 2:11.96 | 66.50 |
41 | 63 | 6530167 | SHIFFRIN Taylor | 1992 | USA | 1:07.02 | 1:05.05 | 2:12.07 | 67.28 |
42 | 16 | 6530319 | COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan | 1992 | USA | 1:06.03 | 1:06.46 | 2:12.49 | 70.24 |
43 | 59 | 930133 | HIGGINS Sean | 1990 | USA | 1:06.74 | 1:05.95 | 2:12.69 | 71.65 |
44 | 33 | 103528 | DRURY Kevin | 1988 | CAN | 1:05.47 | 1:07.56 | 2:13.03 | 74.05 |
45 | 69 | 6530598 | SNOW Scott | 1993 | USA | 1:07.44 | 1:05.78 | 2:13.22 | 75.39 |
46 | 86 | 103883 | GORES Adam | 1992 | CAN | 1:07.08 | 1:06.52 | 2:13.60 | 78.07 |
47 | 77 | 193481 | FAVRE Arnaud | 1987 | FRA | 1:06.89 | 1:06.81 | 2:13.70 | 78.77 |
48 | 88 | 103994 | MCKILLOP Curtis | 1993 | CAN | 1:07.23 | 1:06.56 | 2:13.79 | 79.40 |
49 | 50 | 934740 | WUNSCH Taylor | 1991 | USA | 1:06.68 | 1:07.18 | 2:13.86 | 79.90 |
50 | 87 | 104044 | READ Kevyn | 1993 | CAN | 1:07.23 | 1:06.85 | 2:14.08 | 81.45 |
51 | 48 | 103646 | ZAITSOFF Sasha | 1990 | CAN | 1:06.89 | 1:07.33 | 2:14.22 | 82.44 |
52 | 61 | 410365 | BARWOOD Adam | 1992 | NZE | 1:07.32 | 1:06.91 | 2:14.23 | 82.51 |
53 | 30 | 530920 | SWENSSON Joe | 1986 | USA | 1:06.84 | 1:07.55 | 2:14.39 | 83.64 |
54 | 72 | 103725 | PEDERSEN Cody | 1991 | CAN | 1:07.21 | 1:07.32 | 2:14.53 | 84.62 |
55 | 60 | 103751 | TOUTANT Simon-Claude | 1991 | CAN | 1:07.28 | 1:07.69 | 2:14.97 | 87.73 |
56 | 79 | 103881 | FISHER MCCARNEY Dylan | 1992 | CAN | 1:07.16 | 1:08.54 | 2:15.70 | 92.87 |
Women’s Results
1 | 19 | 106961 | MIELZYNSKI Erin | 1990 | CAN | 57.19 | 46.87 | 1:44.06 | 7.54 |
2 | 1 | 106183 | TERWIEL Elli | 1989 | CAN | 56.80 | 47.38 | 1:44.18 | 8.24 |
3 | 9 | 537772 | STIEGLER Resi | 1985 | USA | 55.38 | 48.95 | 1:44.33 | 9.12 |
4 | 2 | 535585 | STAPLES Kiley | 1989 | USA | 57.03 | 48.08 | 1:45.11 | 13.70 |
5 | 6 | 6535237 | SHIFFRIN Mikaela | 1995 | USA | 55.74 | 49.64 | 1:45.38 | 15.28 |
6 | 7 | 107156 | MCLEISH Madison | 1992 | CAN | 56.92 | 48.96 | 1:45.88 | 18.21 |
7 | 21 | 539109 | DELANEY Devin | 1991 | USA | 58.98 | 49.20 | 1:48.18 | 31.69 |
8 | 8 | 538855 | FORD Julia | 1990 | USA | 58.58 | 49.84 | 1:48.42 | 33.10 |
9 | 12 | 107312 | ROTH Julia | 1993 | CAN | 58.79 | 50.02 | 1:48.81 | 35.38 |
10 | 14 | 539656 | IDE Maisie | 1993 | USA | 1:00.15 | 48.97 | 1:49.12 | 37.20 |
11 | 23 | 107075 | RIOPELLE Marissa | 1991 | CAN | 1:00.41 | 49.56 | 1:49.97 | 42.18 |
12 | 39 | 539363 | GHENT Abby | 1992 | USA | 1:00.59 | 50.54 | 1:51.13 | 48.98 |
13 | 24 | 539660 | KIKUT Sara | 1993 | USA | 1:00.96 | 50.20 | 1:51.16 | 49.16 |
14 | 38 | 539536 | WILES Jacqueline | 1992 | USA | 1:01.61 | 49.83 | 1:51.44 | 50.80 |
15 | 16 | 538975 | WALES Brooke | 1990 | USA | 1:00.65 | 50.93 | 1:51.58 | 51.62 |
16 | 49 | 539617 | BARCLAY Katelyn | 1993 | USA | 1:02.19 | 49.61 | 1:51.80 | 52.91 |
17 | 28 | 539390 | MCLEAN Shane | 1992 | USA | 1:01.00 | 50.99 | 1:51.99 | 54.03 |
18 | 56 | 539499 | HINES Tara | 1992 | USA | 1:02.88 | 49.47 | 1:52.35 | 56.14 |
19 | 65 | 539119 | FUCIGNA Abigail | 1991 | USA | 1:03.34 | 49.22 | 1:52.56 | 57.37 |
20 | 42 | 107387 | CRAWFORD Candace | 1994 | CAN | 1:01.64 | 51.66 | 1:53.30 | 61.70 |
21 | 43 | 107178 | LAMOUREUX Emilie | 1992 | CAN | 1:02.49 | 51.22 | 1:53.71 | 64.11 |
22 | 31 | 107036 | GOAD Emily | 1991 | CAN | 1:02.85 | 50.89 | 1:53.74 | 64.28 |
23 | 66 | 107167 | YOUNG Mackensey | 1992 | CAN | 1:03.85 | 50.74 | 1:54.59 | 69.27 |
24 | 35 | 107227 | TESCHNER Randa | 1992 | CAN | 1:03.81 | 50.86 | 1:54.67 | 69.74 |
25 | 52 | 539356 | CASTON Rose | 1992 | USA | 1:01.64 | 53.11 | 1:54.75 | 70.20 |
26 | 68 | 107432 | THACKRAY Logan | 1994 | CAN | 1:03.81 | 51.77 | 1:55.58 | 75.07 |
27 | 69 | 107508 | SWETTE Rae | 1995 | CAN | 1:04.75 | 52.81 | 1:57.56 | 86.68 |
28 | 71 | 107469 | FIELD Charley | 1995 | CAN | 1:04.69 | 52.88 | 1:57.57 | 86.74 |
29 | 47 | 107259 | BISNAIRE Samantha | 1993 | CAN | 1:05.30 | 52.80 | 1:58.10 | 89.84 |
30 | 55 | 107027 | DAVIES Tess | 1991 | CAN | 1:04.99 | 53.23 | 1:58.22 | 90.55 |
31 | 48 | 539172 | SHAW Kara | 1991 | USA | 1:04.98 | 53.70 | 1:58.68 | 93.24 |
32 | 63 | 539932 | IRWIN Katharine | 1994 | USA | 1:06.73 | 52.26 | 1:58.99 | 95.06 |
33 | 67 | 107441 | DARLINGTON Kailee | 1994 | CAN | 1:05.33 | 53.82 | 1:59.15 | 96.00 |
34 | 53 | 539693 | STRONG Elizabeth | 1993 | USA | 1:06.98 | 53.10 | 2:00.08 | 101.45 |
35 | 50 | 107163 | RYTZ Celine | 1992 | CAN | 1:06.72 | 53.47 | 2:00.19 | 102.09 |
36 | 61 | 539787 | DUFF Noah | 1993 | USA | 1:10.31 | 51.37 | 2:01.68 | 110.83 |