Préfontaine Takes Overall Nor-Am Giant Slalom Title, Staples Second

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Canada’s Marie-Pier Préfontaine took the giant slalom NorAm Cup overall title after winning Friday’s (March. 18) race at the NorAm finals in Whistler, CAN.

Préfontaine won by almost two seconds after clocking a two-run combined time of 1:54.74.

The 23-year-old athlete finished with 580 Nor-Am points in giant slalom- 273 ahead of second place Kiley Staples, of the USA. Both ladies have secured a World Cup spot next year thanks to these results.

“Both of my runs today were pretty good, I’m really happy that I won again,” said Préfontaine. “I needed to make sure I skied really well in the second run because yesterday I had a big advance in the first run and made a couple of mistakes in the second run. My final time was really close to the girl in second place, way too close for comfort.”

Préfontaine had her best FIS World Cup result a couple of weeks ago, finishing ninth in giant slalom in Arber-Zwiesel, Germany.

U.S. Ski Team’s Kiley Staples finished in second with a combined time of 1:56.39, marking Staples third career NorAm giant slalom podium finish. Canadian Madison Irwin rounded out the podium in third place, finishing with an overall time of 1:56.62.

Canada had another athlete on top of the podium in Friday’s men’s slalom. Paul Stutz won with a time of 1:37.06.

“I was sitting in fifth after the first run and I had started 19th so I was definitely battling with the tough snow conditions, but I really put it on the line,” said Stutz. “I’m a risky skier in general so I think I put everything I had out there for the second run and came out on top. 

This is Stutz’s first NorAm Cup podium of the season. He has mainly competed in World Cup events. His best result at the World Cup level this year was a 25th place finish in slalom in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and Schladming, Austria.   

Norwegian Petter Brenna of the University of New Mexico Ski Team finished in second place, only one one-hundredth of a second behind Stutz. U.S. Ski Team athlete Colby Granstrom crossed the line in third with a total time of 1:37.29.

Saturday (March. 19) will be a full day of racing as the men will compete in the super-G and the ladies in the super combined. Once those races are completed the athletes will then compete in the GMC Nations’ Cup, in which American and Canadian skiers go head-to-head in a friendly competition.

Women’s Results

 1  4  106825 PREFONTAINE Marie-Pier  1988  CAN   55.44  59.30  1:54.74  9.15
 2  1  535585 STAPLES Kiley  1989  USA   56.81  59.58  1:56.39  21.66
 3  5  107044 IRWIN Madison  1991  CAN   56.66  59.96  1:56.62  23.40
 4  3  6535237 SHIFFRIN Mikaela  1995  USA   57.02  1:00.01  1:57.03  26.51
 5  10  539363 GHENT Abby  1992  USA   57.12  1:00.02  1:57.14  27.35
 6  17  305962 HANAOKA Moe  1984  JPN   57.35  59.89  1:57.24  28.11
 7  6  106183 TERWIEL Elli  1989  CAN   57.16  1:00.10  1:57.26  28.26
 8  11  105615 ROUTHIER Eve  1988  CAN   57.08  1:00.29  1:57.37  29.09
 9  8  539109 DELANEY Devin  1991  USA   57.66  1:00.14  1:57.80  32.35
 10  7  538855 FORD Julia  1990  USA   57.47  1:00.51  1:57.98  33.72
 11  9  106988 STEVENS Victoria  1990  CAN   57.90  1:00.36  1:58.26  35.84
 12  14  538975 WALES Brooke  1990  USA   57.73  1:00.80  1:58.53  37.89
 13  23  539172 SHAW Kara  1991  USA   58.32  1:00.35  1:58.67  38.95
 14  30  107312 ROTH Julia  1993  CAN   58.25  1:00.60  1:58.85  40.31
 15  15  539356 CASTON Rose  1992  USA   57.84  1:01.02  1:58.86  40.39
 16  22  539932 IRWIN Katharine  1994  USA   58.67  1:00.24  1:58.91  40.77
 17  20  539404 SAMUELS Lauren  1992  USA   58.14  1:00.83  1:58.97  41.22
 18  29  539379 KISTLER Lizzie  1992  USA   58.69  1:00.47  1:59.16  42.66
 19  2  105649 RYLEY Kate  1989  CAN   57.80  1:01.49  1:59.29  43.65
 20  40  539390 MCLEAN Shane  1992  USA   58.95  1:00.40  1:59.35  44.10
 21  13  107217 KNOWLES Natalie  1992  CAN   58.35  1:01.02  1:59.37  44.26
 22  32  107148 ELLIOT Sarah  1992  CAN   58.53  1:00.94  1:59.47  45.01
 23  24  107027 DAVIES Tess  1991  CAN   59.40  1:00.14  1:59.54  45.55
 24  21  539347 BERTHER Vanessa  1992  USA   58.71  1:00.85  1:59.56  45.70
 25  18  539119 FUCIGNA Abigail  1991  USA   58.80  1:01.06  1:59.86  47.97
 26  19  107077 ROZINOWICZ Laura  1991  CAN   58.90  1:01.18  2:00.08  49.64
 27  36  539403 SACKBAUER Mary  1992  USA   59.70  1:01.23  2:00.93  56.08
 28  37  106942 IRWIN Stephanie  1990  CAN   59.81  1:01.40  2:01.21  58.21
 29  28  538909 MCDONALD Amanda  1990  USA   59.58  1:01.64  2:01.22  58.28
 30  31  107387 CRAWFORD Candace  1994  CAN   59.61  1:02.54  2:02.15  65.34
 31  55  107227 TESCHNER Randa  1992  CAN   1:00.19  1:02.10  2:02.29  66.40
 32  56  539536 WILES Jacqueline  1992  USA   1:00.30  1:02.40  2:02.70  69.51
 33  62  539787 DUFF Noah  1993  USA   1:00.06  1:02.77  2:02.83  70.49
 34  48  539499 HINES Tara  1992  USA   1:00.31  1:02.57  2:02.88  70.87
 35  41  539848 ALTRINGER Courtney  1993  USA   1:00.25  1:02.93  2:03.18  73.15
 36  53  539617 BARCLAY Katelyn  1993  USA   1:00.14  1:03.31  2:03.45  75.19
 37  42  539661 KIKUT Anna  1993  USA   1:00.51  1:03.10  2:03.61  76.41
 38  61  107167 YOUNG Mackensey  1992  CAN   1:00.37  1:03.43  2:03.80  77.85
 39  33  107447 GOULD Stephanie  1994  CAN   1:00.28  1:03.54  2:03.82  78.00
 40  54  107384 CLARKE Devon  1994  CAN   1:00.32  1:03.53  2:03.85  78.23
 41  39  107401 HEMPHILL Mary Beth  1994  CAN   1:00.40  1:03.56  2:03.96  79.06
 42  49  107259 BISNAIRE Samantha  1993  CAN   1:00.57  1:03.48  2:04.05  79.74
 43  26  107178 LAMOUREUX Emilie  1992  CAN   1:00.22  1:04.03  2:04.25  81.26
 44  60  539893 ANDERSON Nicole  1994  USA   1:00.75  1:03.80  2:04.55  83.53
 45  50  175043 MOE-LANGE Yina  1993  DAN   1:00.84  1:03.91  2:04.75  85.05
 46  58  107306 MICHALIK Victoria  1993  CAN   1:00.78  1:04.03  2:04.81  85.50
 47  63  107269 CARROLL Tianda  1993  CAN   1:00.96  1:03.86  2:04.82  85.58
 48  65  107441 DARLINGTON Kailee  1994  CAN   1:01.38  1:03.48  2:04.86  85.88
 49  64  107432 THACKRAY Logan  1994  CAN   1:00.96  1:03.92  2:04.88  86.04
 50  46  107310 RAMSDEN Jocelyn  1993  CAN   1:00.66  1:04.32  2:04.98  86.79
 51  51  107163 RYTZ Celine  1992  CAN   1:00.76  1:04.48  2:05.24  88.76
 52  59  539352 BURROWS Rylee  1992  USA   1:01.55  1:03.74  2:05.29  89.14
 53  43  539660 KIKUT Sara  1993  USA   1:01.50  1:04.13  2:05.63  91.72
 54  44  539386 MAIER Jacqueline  1992  USA   1:01.30  1:04.77  2:06.07  95.06
 55  35  539656 IDE Maisie  1993  USA   1:01.19  1:04.89  2:06.08  95.13
 56  27  107075 RIOPELLE Marissa  1991  CAN   1:01.09  1:05.08  2:06.17  95.82
 57  67  539381 KRONEBERGER Tracie  1992  USA   1:01.44  1:04.97  2:06.41  97.64
 58  52  107185 VALLERAND Laurence  1992  CAN   1:01.71  1:04.93  2:06.64  99.38

Men’s Results

 1  19  102727 STUTZ Paul  1983  CAN   47.86  49.20  1:37.06  7.22
 2  2  421566 BRENNA Petter  1986  NOR   47.44  49.63  1:37.07  7.28
 3  5  930105 GRANSTROM Colby  1990  USA   47.00  50.29  1:37.29  8.67
 4  7  421860 NORDBOTTEN Jonathan  1989  NOR   47.51  49.84  1:37.35  9.04
 5  13  930107 GREGORAK Will  1990  USA   48.13  49.49  1:37.62  10.74
 6  20  531799 FORD Tommy  1989  USA   50.57  47.17  1:37.74  11.49
 7  1  193334 RIVAS Gabriel  1986  FRA   47.52  50.32  1:37.84  12.12
 8  23  530837 KELLEY Tim  1986  USA   48.52  49.34  1:37.86  12.25
 9  27  180567 RASANEN Joonas  1989  FIN   49.36  48.76  1:38.12  13.88
 10  14  934502 ANKENY Michael  1991  USA   48.86  49.45  1:38.31  15.08
 11  24  421722 ADDE Andreas  1988  NOR   49.51  48.84  1:38.35  15.33
 12  38  934643 GOLDBERG Jared  1991  USA   49.57  48.91  1:38.48  16.14
 13  31  934523 ENGEL Mark  1991  USA   49.70  48.89  1:38.59  16.84
 14  34  930029 ACOSTA Christopher  1990  USA   50.31  48.32  1:38.63  17.09
 15  22  421840 HAUG Andreas Willumsen  1989  NOR   49.74  48.91  1:38.65  17.21
 16  10  102922 WHITE Trevor  1984  CAN   47.65  51.17  1:38.82  18.28
 17  15  6530599 STRAND Matthew  1993  USA   49.22  49.65  1:38.87  18.60
 18  11  103865 PHILP Trevor  1992  CAN   49.35  49.59  1:38.94  19.04
 19  33  53859 TRIENDL Armin  1989  AUT   49.62  49.39  1:39.01  19.48
 20  30  103528 DRURY Kevin  1988  CAN   48.78  50.45  1:39.23  20.86
 21  46  531156 TARBERRY Ace  1988  USA   49.87  49.44  1:39.31  21.36
 22  36  103656 HALBERT Kelby  1990  CAN   50.52  49.02  1:39.54  22.81
 23  26  180631 PENTTINEN Juho-Pekka  1991  FIN   49.08  50.60  1:39.68  23.69
 24  39  934740 WUNSCH Taylor  1991  USA   50.06  50.14  1:40.20  26.95
 25  35  934524 FARRELL Bobby  1991  USA   49.90  50.31  1:40.21  27.02
 26  56  6530104 BENNETT Bryce  1992  USA   50.46  49.80  1:40.26  27.33
 27  44  103752 TROW Andy  1991  CAN   50.32  50.25  1:40.57  29.28
 28  42  103676 BROWN Philip  1991  CAN   50.61  50.59  1:41.20  33.24
 29  53  103385 PRIDY Conrad  1988  CAN   50.88  50.82  1:41.70  36.38
 30  41  930133 HIGGINS Sean  1990  USA   50.82  50.92  1:41.74  36.63
 31  45  193481 FAVRE Arnaud  1987  FRA   51.28  51.39  1:42.67  42.48
 32  72  103857 ST-GERMAIN Wiliam  1992  CAN   51.64  51.95  1:43.59  48.26
 33  52  6530167 SHIFFRIN Taylor  1992  USA   51.38  52.40  1:43.78  49.45
 34  6  103646 ZAITSOFF Sasha  1990  CAN   52.62  52.35  1:44.97  56.93
 35  65  410365 BARWOOD Adam  1992  NZE   52.16  53.13  1:45.29  58.94
 36  61  930073 COXON Kyle  1990  USA   52.74  53.38  1:46.12  64.16
 37  83  103942 BELL Jeffrey  1993  CAN   53.09  53.28  1:46.37  65.73
 38  37  930160 KELLEY Robby  1990  USA   51.39  55.07  1:46.46  66.30
 39  71  103987 LAW Michael  1993  CAN   53.53  53.13  1:46.66  67.55
 40  60  103997 MEGARRY Morgan  1993  CAN   50.79  56.83  1:47.62  73.59
 41  85  104044 READ Kevyn  1993  CAN   52.19  57.15  1:49.34  84.40
 42  3  103078 DONALDSON David  1986  CAN   48.59  1:03.51  1:52.10  101.74

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