Whistler Cup wrapup: Austrians, Slovenians strong; Americans take 4 medals

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Whistler Cup wrapup: Austrians, Slovenians strong; Americans take 4 medals{mosimage}Some of the fastest J3s and J4s in the world congregated in Whistler, British Columbia April 7-9 for the annual Whistler Cup competition. In its 14th season and modeled after the February Trofeo Topolino event in Italy, the Whistler Cup hosts 390 athletes, ages 11-15, from 20 countries. The American team was selected based on regional Junior Olympic results.

Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of the Whistler Cup events.

Friday, April 7
Whistler Blackcomb was a showcase Friday for unbeatable scenery, flawless weather and top-notch ski racing talent as the 14th annual Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup got under way.

Up first on the J3 side was the women’s super G. Karin Nagy of Austria stopped the clock at 1 minute, 16.49 seconds to win the race with a lead of more than a second over silver medalist Raphaela Hartl of Germany, who finished in 1:17.58. Mirjam Puchner, also from Austria, would pull in just one-tenth behind Hartl, taking third spot in 1:17.68.

Nagy, the race winner, stood in the finish area with her proud parents, who decided at the last minute to join her for the trip to Canada. ‘It was a great race and a very good course.’ said Nagy. ‘I’ve never been to Canada before – it’s a beautiful place. I’m happy to win today in super G because my best discipline is usually slalom. I have big hopes for tomorrow in slalom!’

Puchner and Nagy are no strangers to the podium, nor to each other – they happen to be best friends, with their own friendly rivalry back in Austria, where Puchner won the Juvenile Championships this year, leaving second place to Nagy.

‘I found the course to be in perfect shape today’ said Puchner. ‘Whistler has nice slopes, beautiful weather and the people are always asking ‘How are you?’ They are very friendly here.’

Hartle of Germany wasn’t expecting a second place finish and jumped at the opportunity to give some of the credit to her parents and coaches.

The men’s super G followed the women’s and the track had softened a little in the warm sunshine, but it was still in excellent condition.

In a tight race where two-tenths of a second separated first from third, Austria and Germany were one and two on the podium again, joined by Norway in third. Austria’s Frederic Berthold clocked the fastest time to win in 1:16.49. He was followed by Dominik Schwaiger of Germany, who finished second in 1:14.48, and Norway’s Johan Raeder Haakonsen, who took third with a time of 1:14.71.

Berthold said he likes all the disciplines equally right now, as well as the hospitality of his local hotel, the Delta.

It was a great day for Haakonsen, who had hoped for top-five finishes. ‘I’m very happy because I have never won an international medal before and I’ve come fourth so many times’ he said with a smile.

Canada’s top finisher for the men was Ontario’s Richard Long, who captured fifth in 1:15.14 – a tremendous result for the first-year J3 athlete.

‘Richard has a lot of potential – he’s done very well this season, he works hard and trains well’ said Doug Findlay, Ontario technical director. Long won both events as a J4 at last year’s Whistler Cup and took home four out of five gold medals at the 2006 J4 nationals at Mont Tremblant, Quebec.

‘My goal today was to be in the top-eight. I did that, so I’m satisfied.’ said Long. When asked what is different out here from racing in the East, Long said, ‘I really like the longer ski runs here in B.C. … and those European racers are big!’

The J4s were busy with the ‘kombi’ event Friday, and by all accounts, this skill-testing race was great fun for everyone.

Canada earned its first medal of the 2006 Whistler Cup thanks to the brilliant efforts of Kailee Darlington of B.C.’s Whistler Mountain Ski Club. Darlington finished second, completing the challenging course in 54.06 seconds.

‘It felt great – it was a fun course.’ said Darlington. ‘My goal today was to be in the top 30, so obviously I killed it!’

The kombi winner was Ula Hafner of Slovenia, whose blistering time of 51.98 put her ahead of the competition by more than two seconds. Rounding out the podium in third place was Valentina Volopichova of the Czech Republic.

The men’s podium, like the women’s, was topped by a racer from Slovenia. Andraz Pogladic earned the gold with a time of 50.35, while Italy’s Simone Anselmo finished second in 51.80 and Sandy Vietze of the USA came in third, finishing his race in 52.90.

Women’s J3 super G
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 20 NAGY, Karin AUT 1’16.49 0.00
2. 23 HARTL, Raphaela GER 1’17.58 14.96
3. 10 PUCHNER, Mirjam AUT 1’17.68 16.34
4. 34 FANKHAUSER, Valentina AUT 1’17.69 16.47
5. 6 SEJERSTED, Lotte NOR 1’17.81 18.12
6. 33 LIPP, Magdalena GER 1’18.19 23.34
7. 21 AMDAHL, Silje NOR 1’18.37 25.81
8. 8 AHAC, Urska SLO 1’18.68 30.06
9. 42 BOUCHARD, Karelle CAN 1’18.72 30.61
10. 13 BENBOW, Brynne CAN 1’19.21 37.34
11. 46 KEELER, Julia USA 1’19.53 41.73
12. 72 GOYER, Marie-maude CAN 1’19.62 42.97
13. 54 BOYER-LAPORTE, Annie CAN 1’19.84 45.99
14. 62 ROZINOWICZ, Laura CAN 1’19.89 46.67
43 IRWIN, Madison CAN 1’19.89 46.67

Men’s J3 super G
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 21 BERTHOLD, Frederic AUT 1’14.25 0.00
2. 18 SCHWAIGER, Dominik GER 1’14.48 3.25
3. 15 HAAKONSEN, Johan R. NOR 1’14.71 6.51
4. 12 MATHIS, Marcel AUT 1’14.73 6.79
5. 13 LONG, Richard CAN 1’15.14 12.59
6. 5 WEYERER, Simon GER 1’15.27 14.42
7. 24 BRAUTI, Robin NOR 1’15.32 15.13
8. 29 STRIEDINGER, Otmar AUT 1’15.38 15.98
9. 39 DANIELS, Nick USA 1’15.50 17.68
10. 8 RADFORD, Michael USA 1’15.86 22.77
11. 37 SCHLEPER, Hunter USA 1’16.43 30.83
12. 30 WELTON, Mike CAN 1’16.66 34.08
13. 50 BROWN, Philip CAN 1’16.79 35.92
14. 28 WUNSCH, Taylor USA 1’16.84 36.63
15. 33 BRATH, Jorgen NOR 1’17.10 40.30

Women’s J4 kombi event
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 2 HAFNER, Ula SLO 51.98 0.00
2. 28 DARLINGTON, Kailee CAN 54.06 34.81
3. 7 VOLOPICHOVA, Valentina CZE 54.16 36.49
4. 14 STAPLES, Sydney USA 55.36 56.57
5. 17 ARAI, Makiko JPN 55.53 59.42
6. 12 BISNAIRE, Samantha CAN 55.73 62.76
7. 27 MICHALIK, Victoria CAN 55.80 63.94
8. 25 ROTH, Julia CAN 56.94 83.02
9. 30 PANKRATZ, Alexandria CAN 57.27 88.54
10. 16 RADICE, Silvia ITA 57.34 89.71
11. 20
ZAVALA, Linnea USA 57.48 92.05
12. 3 CHIANI, Chiara ITA 57.81 97.58
13. 42 BALAZSOVITS, Tamara CAN 58.03 101.26
14. 11 KAWAURA, Asuka JPN 58.10 102.43
15. 23 BYRNE, Greta USA 58.35 106.62

Men’s J4 kombi event
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 2 POGLADIC, Andraz. SLO 50.35 0.00
2. 1 ANSELMO, Simone ITA 51.80 25.05
3. 23 VIETZE, Sandy USA 52.90 44.06
4. 14 STRAND, Matthew USA 53.07 47.00
5. 16 ESPOSITO, Marco ITA 53.23 49.76
6. 17 NARITA, Hideyuki JPN 53.65 57.02
7. 46 MEGARRY, Morgan CAN 53.77 59.09
8. 12 GRAND, Tommy CAN 53.93 61.86
9. 6 NAGASAWA, Tasuku JPN 54.28 67.91
10. 19 SWETTE, Ford CAN 54.36 69.29
11. 3 COULL, Jackson AUS 55.02 80.69
12. 5 BENDIK, Martin SLO 55.24 84.49
13. 26 MOTTAU, Tanner USA 55.38 86.91
14. 39 VAUGEOIS, Sean CAN 55.45 88.12
15. 25 MCKERCHER, Ross CAN 55.48 88.64

Saturday, April 8
Bright skies and spring conditions greeted athletes, course workers and spectators Saturday morning for the start of day two of the 14th annual Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup. J4s took to the GS track on Whistler’s Raven/Ptarmigan run while J3s geared up for slalom on the famous Upper Dave Murray.

In J4 giant slalom, Slovenia came up golden for both men and women. For the girls, it was 12-year-old Ula Hafner taking a decisive lead over the rest of the field, crossing the line in just 57.41 seconds. ‘This is a very special race’ exclaimed Hafner following her second win in as many days. ‘It’s a good, fast course – I think Slovenia is doing so well in the world these days because of our great coaches.’

Hafner has competed in four international races this season, and won gold in each.

Improving on Friday’s third-place finish, Valentina Volopichova of the Czech Republic had the second-fastest time, finishing in 58.54 seconds. ‘Third yesterday, second today – maybe I can win first tomorrow’ she said with confidence.

Rounding out the J4 women’s podium was Canada’s Samantha Bisnaire, stopping the clock at 1:00.23. Bisnaire, who skis for the Georgian Peaks Ski Club in Ontario, won every event this season at the Ontario Provincial Championships, and set her sights on a top-five result here in Whistler. ‘The kombi race was fun yesterday, but GS is my best discipline, so I thought I could do well here today’ she said.

On the men’s side, the story was very similar – Friday’s winner, Andraz Pogladic, also of Slovenia, earned himself another gold medal, completing his GS run in 56.06 seconds.

‘Slovenia is winning a lot here’ stated Pogladic. ‘We’re happy that Ula and I are both winning – people don’t expect that from such a small country.’

Marco Esposito of Italy, who finished 19th in Friday’s kombi event, was pleased to secure second place in 57.64 seconds. “I wanted to show people that I belong here’ he said.

Canada’s Ford Swette of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club finished third in front of friends and family in 57.65 seconds, winning bronze for Canada and bringing the country’s medal count to three.

As the day progressed, some high clouds rolled in, cooling down the air and protecting the hard track from the damaging glare of the afternoon sun. J3 action continued with the second run of the slalom competition. After the girls’ first run, a Norwegian, an American and a Slovakian found themselves sitting one, two and three, respectively.

It was a close race for the girls, but it was Mona Loseth of Norway who turned in the fastest combined time to win the race in 1 minute, 31.19 seconds. After her 18th place finish in Friday’s super G, Loseth was beaming with delight when she realized she had wrapped up the win.

Devin Delaney of the USA had a two-run time of 1:31.87 for a solid second-place finish, leaving the third podium spot for Jana Skvarkova from Slovakia with a time of 1:31.99.

On the men’s side, in true Austrian form and leading by more than two seconds, Frederic Berthold earned himself his second gold medal with a lightning-fast two-run time of 1:25.10. ‘The Whistler Cup has been good for me’ said Berthold. ‘I’m happy to go home with two gold medals for Austria, and we still have tomorrow.’

It was especially sweet for Berthold to be joined on the podium by fellow Austrian Marcel Mathis, who narrowly missed a spot on the podium Friday, coming in fourth in the super G. ‘This is great.’ Mathis announced. ‘Yesterday was so close – I knew if I skied hard it would work out for me today.’

Rounding out the men’s slalom podium in third was Norway’s Robin Brauti, completing two runs in 1:27.43. ‘Everyone likes to beat the Austrians.’ Brauti admitted. ‘They had fast skiers today – I’m very happy with third.’

Women’s J4 GS
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 1 HAFNER, Ula SLO 57.41 0.00
2. 5 VOLOPICHOVA, Valentina CZE 58.54 17.12
3. 3 BISNAIRE, Samantha CAN 1’00.23 42.73
4. 9 KAWAURA, Asuka JPN 1’00.33 44.25
5. 14 ARAI, Makiko JPN 1’00.46 46.22
6. 13 RADICE, Silvia ITA 1’01.39 60.31
7. 15 STAPLES, Sydney USA 1’01.40 60.47
8. 26 MICHALIK, Victoria CAN 1’01.41 60.62
9. 40 RAFFAELLI, Virginia ITA 1’02.11 71.22
10. 22 BYRNE, Greta USA 1’02.25 73.35
11. 19 WILTGEN, Madeline USA 1’02.29 73.95
12. 8 CHIANI, Chiara ITA 1’02.87 82.74
13. 4 WHALEN, Brianna USA 1’03.32 89.56
14. 7 TIMOSHENKO, Elyse AUS 1’03.36 90.17
15. 43 ZAPPONINI, Angelica ITA 1’04.03 100.32

Men’s J4 GS
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 6 POGLADIC, Andraz SLO 56.05 0.00
2. 19 ESPOSITO, Marco ITA 57.64 24.68
3. 13 SWETTE, Ford CAN 57.65 24.83
4. 16 NARITA, Hideyuki JPN 58.39 36.32
5. 12 NAGASAWA, Tasuku JPN 58.83 43.15
6. 4 BENDIK, Martin SVK 59.29 50.29
7. 24 VIETZE, Sandy USA 59.42 52.31
8. 18 PARK, Je-yun KOR 59.58 54.79
9. 1 COULL, Jackson AUS 59.69 56.50
10. 46 MEGARRY, Morgan CAN 59.96 60.69
11. 21 KIRCHER, Andrew USA 59.97 60.85
12. 30 KONANTZ, William CAN 1’00.12 63.17
13. 25 MCKERCHER, Ross CAN 1’00.33 66.43
14. 26 MOTTAU, Tanner USA 1’00.60 70.62
15. 27 MCCORMICK, Sean
USA 1’01.26 80.87

Women’s J3 slalom
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 16 NOR LOSETH, Mona NOR 44.36 46.83 1’31.19 0.00
2. 21 USA DELANEY, Devin USA 45.00 46.87 1’31.87 4.47
3. 20 SVK SKVARKOVA, Jana SVK 44.73 47.26 1’31.99 5.26
4. 3 SLO AHAC, Urska SLO 45.19 46.80 1’31.99 5.26
5. 25 AUT PUCHNER, Mirjam AUT 45.55 47.03 1’32.58 9.15
6. 29 NOR SEJERSTED, Lotte NOR 44.75 48.03 1’32.78 10.46
7. 12 GER DURR, Lena GER 45.44 47.60 1’33.04 12.17
8. 42 BOUCHARD, Karelle CAN 45.84 47.53 1’33.37 14.34
9. 15 AUT NAGY, Karin AUT 46.39 47.18 1’33.57 15.66
10. 39 IRWIN, Madison CAN 45.97 47.61 1’33.58 15.73
11. 17 BENBOW, Brynne CAN 45.81 48.57 1’34.38 20.99
12. 13 CZE KUDELASKOVA, Gabriela CZE 47.07 49.16 1’36.23 33.16
13. 36 SVK ROTHOVA, Petra SVK 47.48 49.88 1’37.36 40.60
14. 55 RIOPELLE, Marissa CAN 47.31 50.23 1’37.54 41.78
15. 30 NOR AMDAHL, Silje NOR 47.69 49.96 1’37.65 42.50

Men’s J3 slalom
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 19 AUT BERTHOLD, Frederic AUT 41.85 43.25 1’25.10 0.00
2. 3 AUT MATHIS, Marcel AUT 43.17 43.99 1’27.16 14.52
3. 12 NOR BRAUTI, Robin NOR 42.84 44.59 1’27.43 16.43
4. 32 USA1 WUNSCH, Taylor USA 44.53 43.81 1’28.34 22.84
5. 23 LONG, Richard CAN 43.47 44.99 1’28.46 23.69
6. 37 NOR BRATH, Jorgen NOR 44.65 43.90 1’28.55 24.32
7. 17 GER SCHWAIGER, Dominik GER 44.14 44.56 1’28.70 25.38
8. 1 GER BLASCHKE, Julian GER 44.51 44.43 1’28.94 27.07
9. 31 GER WEYERER, Simon GER 44.74 44.73 1’29.47 30.81
10. 46 TOUTANT, Simon-claude CAN 46.34 44.94 1’31.28 43.57
11. 35 SVK KOSA, Jan SVK 46.25 45.07 1’31.32 43.85
12. 44 BUNSTON, Matthew CAN 45.42 46.03 1’31.45 44.77
13. 9 USA1 ANKENEY, Michael USA 47.71 43.82 1’31.53 45.33
14. 69 GARNEAU-HALLIDAY, Philippe CAN 47.49 47.30 1’34.79 68.32
15. 10 ITA RUBWSCN, Alessandro ITA 47.47 47.85 1’35.32 72.06

Sunday, April 9, 2006
Excitement and anticipation filled the air Sunday as all 390 athletes entered the home stretch of the Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup prepared for one final chance to show the world what they’re made of. J3s took their places at the top of the giant slalom course on Whistler’s Raven/Ptarmigan trail, while the J4s returned to the site of Friday’s kombi race on the Upper Dave Murray trail to tackle a challenging slalom course. A ceiling of cloud hung over Whistler Village, but spirits were not dampened by the fog that blanketed some areas of the mountain.

It was a thrilling day for Canadians as they watched Erik Read of the Banff Alpine Racers in Alberta ski the run of his life in front of his entire family, including father Ken Read, president of Alpine Canada Alpin. Running second, Read took an early lead of almost a second, conquering the course in 1 minute, 5.25 seconds for the gold. Read was reluctant to relax with his lead until the rest of the racers were down and all the times were in. When asked if he expected this win, he replied, ‘Not at all! I’ve been struggling in GS all year – problems with a round line and trouble with my left turn. I’m so happy I was able to fix those things today’ adding, ‘This event is a good way to benchmark where you stand against kids your age around the world. Today’s course was really turny and technical, which obviously suits me.’

American Michael Ankeney’s second place time of 1:06.13 caught him by surprise also. ‘Slalom is my best event usually and I was really disappointed yesterday because I had a problem in my first run, so I only came 13th overall,” said the Buck Hill skier. “Today definitely makes up for yesterday; I just wasn’t expecting it in GS.’

Frederic Berthold of Austria was third across the finish with a time of 1:06.97. Having stood atop the podium in both the super G and the slalom at this event, he wasn’t quite satisfied. ‘I could have done much better – I’m disappointed because I didn’t ski well today’ he confided. Then, with a warm smile he added; ‘Whistler has been great and we are sorry to be going. We have made new friends and will stay in touch.’

It was Austria’s day on the women’s side, with teammates and friends Valentina Fankhauser and Karin Nagy sharing the podium in first and second respectively.

‘It was very hard to see with the fog, but the course was perfect and not too fast’ said Fankhauser. ‘It was set by our coach, so that was good for us.

Nagy, who won Friday’s super G, said, ‘I was a little nervous when I saw the fog in the start, but the snow was so good and hard, I forgot all about the fog. I’m very happy for Valentina winning today.’

Fankhauser and Nagy, giddy with the excitement of their great results, weren’t quite ready to leave Whistler. ‘I think Whistler is really cool – so many shops – I wish we could stay longer to go shopping!’ Fankhauser said. To that, Nagy added, ‘It’s sad that our stay here was so short. I never want to leave.’

Third place in the women’s race went to Urska Ahac of Slovenia, with a finish time of 1:09.90.

Over to the slalom course, where the J4s dealt with patchy fog rolling in and out through parts of the day, it was a familiar and unstoppable young Slovenian who stole the show for the third day in a row. Ula Hafner took gold in a combined time of 1:09.88.

With the blatant confidence of someone much older, Hafner declared, ‘I knew I could win every race here – it’s been a very good time for me.’

Valentina Volopichova of the Czech Republic found herself squarely on the second step of the podium again after completing two runs in 1:10.31. With some disappointment in her voice, Volopichova said, ‘I was really tired today, it’s been a long season. I have a bronze and a silver, so I really wanted gold today, but this is still good.’

American Madeline Wiltgen was delighted to have put down her best performance of the week, earning the bronze medal in 1:12.83. ‘In the first run I had a few bobbles, so in the second, I told myself to just go for it!” exclaimed Wiltgen.

Shantai Watson of the Sunridge Ski Club in Alberta was the top Canadian, clinching fifth spot with a combined time of 1:14.58.

Italy came out charging in the men’s slalom, taking first and second places. Simone Anselmo beat teammate Marco Esposito by only three-tenths with a combined time of 1:14.27. Esposito edged Japan’s Hideyuki Narita by a margin of just .05 in 1:14.57. Narita settled for third with a total time of 1:14.62.

Anselmo had to wait hours for the official news of his win after some confusion. ‘I knew I skied well, and winning is so good because I didn’t finish yesterday’ he explained.

Narita had few words to express his joy following the race that would send him home with a bronze medal for Japan, but the smile and the ‘two thumbs up’ told the story!

The atmosphere at the Whistler Cup changed noticeably since day one of this event. When the athletes arrived, they were on very distinct and separate teams – serious about the races ahead and strangers to one another. Only a few days later, there was obvious camaraderie between kids from different parts of the world, the boundaries softened and language barriers broken. It wasn’t unusual to hear American girls cheering loudly as their favourite young Austrian star (generally male) crosses the finish, or to se
e a Canadian athlete met with hugs from a group of Austrian girls after an impressive run.

The conclusion of the 2006 Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup was marked by the awarding of four additional special prizes. The Dave Murray Award is presented annually to the Canadian J4 and J3 (called K1 and K2 in Canada) male athletes with the single best result of the event. This year’s recipients of the Dave Murray Award were Ford Swette out of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club and Erik Read, a member of Banff Alpine Racers. The Nancy Greene Award went to the Canadian K1 and K2 female athletes who had the single best results in their category. The Nancy Greene Awards were presented to Samantha Bisnaire, from the Georgian Peaks Ski Club, and Karelle Bouchard, from Saint-Sauveur.

Men’s J3 giant slalom
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 2 READ, Erik CAN 1’05.25 0.00
2. 6 ANKENEY, Michael USA 1’06.13 11.73
3. 35 BERTHOLD, Frederic AUT 1’06.97 22.93
4. 18 BLASCHKE, Julian GER 1’07.24 26.53
5. 25 LONG, Richard CAN 1’07.60 31.33
6. 11 BRAUTI, Robin NOR 1’07.89 35.20
7. 37 HAAKONSEN, Johan R. NOR 1’07.90 35.33
8. 23 BRATH, Jorgen NOR 1’07.97 36.27
9. 30 SUGAI, Ryo JPN 1’08.00 36.67
10. 19 KOSA, Jan SVK 1’08.12 38.27
11. 36 WEYERER, Simon GER 1’08.17 38.93
10 KIM, Seul-kyung KOR 1’08.17 38.93
13. 24 STRIEDINGER, Otmar AUT 1’08.18 39.07
14. 9 RUBWSCN, Alessandro ITA 1’08.21 39.47
15. 29 RADFORD, Michael USA 1’08.31 40.80

Women J3 GS
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 8 FANKHAUSER, Valentina AUT 1’07.44 0.00
2. 24 NAGY, Karin AUT 1’08.98 19.87
3. 1 AHAC, Urska SLO 1’09.90 31.73
4. 13 SEJERSTED, Lotte NOR 1’09.99 32.90
5. 7 DURR, Lena GER 1’10.17 35.22
6. 37 PUCHNER, Mirjam AUT 1’10.51 39.60
7. 6 DELANEY, Devin USA 1’10.69 41.93
8. 3 CAN1 BENBOW, Brynne CAN 1’10.87 44.25
9. 17 AMDAHL, Silje NOR 1’11.86 57.02
10. 20 HARTL, Raphaela GER 1’11.97 58.44
11. 34 LIPP, Magdalena GER 1’12.51 65.40
12. 35 LOSETH, Mona NOR 1’12.69 67.73
13. 54 MONOD, Tatum CAN 1’12.86 69.92
14. 45 GOAD, Emily CAN 1’13.05 72.37
15. 40 DAVIS, Olivia USA 1’13.22 74.56

Women’s J4 slalom
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 10 SLO HAFNER, Ula SLO 34.62 35.26 1’09.88 0.00
2. 8 CZE VOLOPICHOVA, Valentina CZE 34.78 35.53 1’10.31 3.69
3. 20 USA2 WILTGEN, Madeline USA 36.42 36.41 1’12.83 25.33
4. 4 USA1 STAPLES, Sydney USA 36.29 37.34 1’13.63 32.20
5. 15 CAN 1 WATSON, Shantai CAN 37.15 37.43 1’14.58 40.35
6. 18 USA2 ZAVALA, Linnea USA 37.65 37.26 1’14.91 43.19
7. 6 ITA CHIANI, Chiara ITA 38.28 38.92 1’17.20 62.85
8. 33 ITA 2 DE ROCCO, Giorgia ITA 38.82 38.41 1’17.23 63.11
9. 1 JPN KAWAURA, Asuka JPN 38.77 38.68 1’17.45 65.00
10. 24 USA3 BYRNE, Greta USA 39.30 38.50 1’17.80 68.00
11. 13 AUS POTOCZNY, Ewa AUS 39.94 38.98 1’18.92 77.62
12. 14 USA1 WHALEN, Brianna USA 39.47 39.55 1’19.02 78.48
13. 31 ON1 POWNALL, Breanne CAN 40.28 40.28 1’20.56 91.70
14. 11 DAN MOE-LANGE, Yina DAN 40.38 40.92 1’21.30 98.05
15. 27 ON1 ROTH, Julia CAN 40.06 41.25 1’21.31 98.14

Men’s J4 slalom
Whistler, British Columbia

1. 2 ITA ANSELMO, Simone ITA 36.07 38.20 1’14.27 0.00
2. 19 ITA ESPOSITO, Marco ITA 37.10 37.47 1’14.57 2.42
3. 13 JPN NARITA, Hideyuki JPN 37.01 37.61 1’14.62 2.83
4. 8 SVK BENDIK, Martin SVK 38.30 38.18 1’16.48 17.85
5. 10 SLO POGLADIC, Andraz SLO 40.23 36.51 1’16.74 19.95
6. 7 AUS COULL, Jackson AUS 39.90 40.87 1’20.77 52.51
7. 4 USA1 STRAND, Matthew USA 43.30 38.70 1’22.00 62.45
8. 50 CYPR HAYTO, Justin CAN 42.17 42.66 1’24.83 85.31
9. 49 CYPR DEMSCHAR, Dominic CAN 43.67 41.86 1’25.53 90.97
10. 45 WMSC KWONG, Daniel CAN 43.61 42.02 1’25.63 91.77
11. 43 ON2 MALCOLM, Ian CAN 43.14 42.84 1’25.98 94.60
12. 29 CAN3 OVERING, Robert CAN 43.20 43.13 1’26.33 97.43
13. 48 WMSC ROBERTSON, Joshua CAN 41.31 45.97 1’27.28 105.10
14. 35 ON1 WEILER, Ben CAN 42.35 45.23 1’27.58 107.53
15. 6 WMSC SWETTE, Ford CAN 47.35 40.28 1’27.63 107.93

Overall Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup Nations Points
Austria 245
Norway 156
Germany 132
Slovenia 121
Canada 111
USA 110
Italy 88
Japan 75
Czech Republic 44
Korea 12

J4 Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup Nations Points
Italy 88
Slovenia 86
Japan 68
Canada 41
Czech Republic 40
USA 37
Austria 24
Slovakia 22
Korea 8
Denmark 2

J3 Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup Nations Points
Austria 245
Norway 156
Germany 132
USA 73
Canada 70
Slovenia 35
Slovakia 29
Japan 7
Czech Republic 4
Korea 4

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