SSCV alpine athletes sweep SmartWool Championships

In an exciting weekend of racing, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail U16 alpine racers swept the men’s and ladies’ podiums in giant slalom and slalom at the United States Ski and Snowboard Association Rocky Moun-tain Division SmartWool Ski Cup/Garner Games Championships in Winter Park.

The finale in this sea-son’s SmartWool series brought together men and women racers ages 13 to college age to challenge themselves in alpine races over the course of three days.

SSCV athletes took eight of the top 10 spots in men’s giant slalom and slalom and six of the top 10 spots in ladies’ slalom and giant slalom.

HARD WORK PAYS OFF “Throughout the season,

our athletes have brought their best on race day,” said Rob Worrell, SSCV’s USSA team head coach. “The re-sults they have achieved are directly related to the hard work that they put in on the hill day-in and day-out. I am really looking forward to seeing what they accom-plish next in their young careers.”

On March 20, Nellie Rose Talbot finished first in ladies’ giant slalom, with Dylan Fiore and Gretchen Pavelich taking the silver and bronze, respectively. Bridger Gile was on top of the men’s giant slalom podium, and Jacob Dilling and Matt Macaluso took home silver and bronze, respectively.

In the slalom races on March 21, Nellie Rose Talbot again took home the gold, with Michaela

Strizencova in second and Emma Hall in third. On the men’s side, Colby Lange was first, with Bridger Gile second and Ben Kooiman third.

FUN, FAST FINISHThe dual slalom brought

the weekend to a fun close, with athletes skiing head-to-head in elimination rounds to determine the overall winners.

Top performers for SSCV were Nellie Rose Talbot in first and Anneli Holm in third for the women. Colby Lange came in first, Peer Carnes in second, Bridger Gile finished in third and Jacob Dilling was fourth for the men.

“The strength of this team is truly impressive,” said Karen Ghent, SSCV Alpine Program director. “They have worked hard, pushed each other and raised the bar on them-selves and their competi-tors. They should be proud. I look forward to watching their success in the future.”

Ghent went on to ac-knowledge the importance of Vail Resorts in support-ing SSCV’s athletes. “They could not have achieved this high level without the support of Vail Resorts, which provides unprece-dented resources for our teams. SSCV appreci-ates the relationship we have with the resort, and thanks them for all of their support.”

All SSCV athlete results for the giant slalom and slalom races are listed below. A complete list of re-sults can be found at www.live-timing.com.

SMARTWOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTSLadies Giant Slalom SSCV Results 1 Talbot, Nellie Rose 2 Fiore, Dylan

3 Pavelich, Gretchen 6 Livran, Zoe 8 Fallon, Hannah 10 Schein, Zoe 12 Holm, Anneli 13 Hall, Emma 16 Brandt, Taylor 19 Kelsey, Gigi 21 Harding, Naomi 25 Dines, Lily 32 Viola, Elise 36 Lautenberg, Hannah 37 Chelain, Trinity 49 Simione, Ashley 53 Rodney, Sharon 54 Braun, Zoe 66 Meyers, Morgan Men’s Giant Slalom SSCV Results 1 Gile, Bridger 2 Dilling, Jacob 3 Macaluso, Matthew 4 Kooiman, Ben 5 Resnick, Michael 6 Bervy, Max 7 Leblanc, Gus 9 Carnes, Peer 12 Lazier, Flinn 13 Fancher, Burke 14 Palmer, Wyatt 17 Timm, Maxwell 18 Mulligan, Chadwick 25 Strauch, Tucker 39 Ballesteros, Jorge 42 Littman, Peter 44 Flaherty, Charles Ladies Slalom 1 Talbot, Nellie Rose 2 Strizencova, Michaela 3 Hall, Emma 4 Fiore, Dylan 5 Holm, Anneli 10 Brandt, Taylor 11 Schein Zoe 13 Pavelich, Gretchen 18 Fallon, Hannah 20 Chelain, Trinity 26 Kelsey, Gigi 31 Livran, Zoe 33 Harding, Naomi 39 Viola, Elise 45 Braun, Zoe 46 Rodney, Sharon 53 Anderson, Kristen 54 Adams, Casey 59 Simione, Ashley 70 Meyers Morgan 78 Geisman, Jane Men’s Slalom SSCV Results 1 Lange, Colby 2 Gile, Bridger 3 Kooiman, Ben 4 Macaluso, Matthew 7 Leblanc, Gus 8 Dilling, Jacob 9 Resnick, Michael 10 Mulligan, Chadwick 17 Fancher, Burke 24 Carnes, Peer 27 Palmer, Wyatt 28 Dippy, Jake 29 Lazier, Flinn 31 Timm, Maxwell 32 Strauch, Tucker 37 Littman, Peter 38 Woodland, Cameron 47 Flaherty, Charles 51 Irwin-Pack, Reese 58 Woodard, Keelan

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