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National downhill titles awarded to Wiles and Goldberg

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The U.S national downhill championship was settled at Copper Mountain today with Jacqueline Wiles and Jared Goldberg skiing away with the titles, while Americans claimed every spot on the podium for both genders.

Wiles, who finished with a time of 1 minute, 44.91 seconds, shared the podium with Katie Ryan (+0.12) and Anna Marno (+0.61), who posted a couple NorAm wins at the venue earlier in the month.

On the men's side, the silver medal went to Bryce Bennett, who finished a mere hundredth of a second behind the winner Goldberg. Thomas Biesemeyer took home the bronze. He was .43 seconds back.

The race was held on the venue recently vacated by the some of the best racers in the world, who utilized it for their fall training, including members of the A Team, currently competing in Europe.

For Goldberg, this year has meant his first World Cup start, first World Cup points and now a national championship in the downhill. He credited, in part, the incredible training in Chile and Copper Mountain over the summer for his recent success.

"[Copper Mountain] is the only place we can train a minute-40 downhill this time of year, and I think that was really beneficial for our team," said Goldberg, who also competed in Beaver Creek and Lake Louise. While he started last in Alberta, he said it was a great experience to know he reached the top level.

It was his second win in a row at the Copper venue.

"Being on this hill so much, and being able to train with guys like Svindal and Marco Sullivan really helped me out. Being that close to those guys on this hill and having that confidence, and being that guy within couple tenths of those guys, I knew I could be fast in this race," said Goldberg.

Goldberg did some boot-tweaking in Lake Louise. He says he's much more comfortable with his setup and is looking forward to going into the rest of the season with even more confidence.

For Wiles, who won the women's championship, it's a crazy feeling to know she's the national champion, she said.

"It definitely hasn't sunk in yet," said Wiles after the win. "I can't believe it happened. I'm super stoked." Wiles also said the recent training block at Copper was helpful in her preparation for the national championship.

Wiles said the pitches suit her style better than Copper's flatter
portions, but she was able to stay close on the top (flatter) and sneak
in toward the bottom (steeper).

"Copper is an amazing hill. I was lucky to have been able to train there," said Wiles. "I knew the hill pretty well going into the races. The training runs went pretty well. I had a couple mistakes, but I just focused on those for race day and I think it worked out."

Men's result

Rank     Name Year Nation Total Time FIS Points
 1 GOLDBERG Jared  1991  USA   1:40.82  13.64
 2 BENNETT Bryce  1992  USA   1:40.83  13.78
 3 BIESEMEYER Thomas  1989  USA   1:41.25  19.48
 4 ZEPNIK Philipp  1988  GER   1:41.30  20.16
 5 AICHER Lukas  1991  GER   1:41.70  25.60
 6 FISHER Erik  1985  USA   1:41.82  27.23
 7 COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan  1992  USA   1:42.12  31.31
 8 COOK Dustin  1989  CAN   1:42.28  33.48
 9 BALDWIN TJ  1990  GBR   1:42.29  33.62
 9 MOFFAT Keith  1991  USA   1:42.29  33.62
 11 GLEBOV Alexander  1983  RUS   1:42.31  33.89
 12 ERICSSON Daniel  1987  SWE   1:42.50  36.47
 13 PRIDY Conrad  1988  CAN   1:42.56  37.28
 14 PRIDY Morgan  1990  CAN   1:42.58  37.56
 15 CRAWFORD Douglas  1987  GBR   1:42.59  37.69
 16 DANIELS Nick  1991  USA   1:42.66  38.64
 17 MURAVYEV Ivan  1989  RUS   1:42.75  39.87
 18 WERRY Tyler  1991  CAN   1:42.90  41.90
 19 MAPLE Wiley  1990  USA   1:42.96  42.72
 20 FRISCH Jeffrey  1984  CAN   1:43.14  45.17
 21 KRAUSE Nicholas  1993  USA   1:43.16  45.44
 22 SOVIC Tomaz  1990  SLO   1:43.45  49.38
 23 DUPRATT Samuel  1993  USA   1:43.83  54.54
 24 SNOW Scott  1993  USA   1:43.91  55.63
 25 BRANDNER Klaus  1990  GER   1:44.09  58.07
 26 TOUTANT Simon-Claude  1991  CAN   1:44.32  61.20
 27 MCLAUGHLIN Brian  1993  USA   1:44.44  62.83
 28 STEINKE Chris  1993  CAN   1:44.51  63.78
 29 LINDEBNER Anton  1991  GER   1:44.62  65.28
 30 WRIGHT Bronson  1993  USA   1:44.68  66.09
 31 THEODORSEN Espen  1988  NOR   1:44.72  66.64
 32 ROBLES Thomas  1994  USA   1:45.10  71.80
 33 LYON Macaulay  1992  USA   1:45.17  72.75
 34 SCHUESSLER BEDARD William  1993  CAN   1:45.32  74.79
 35 HARATA Yuki  1993  JPN   1:45.33  74.92
 36 SAVARIA K J  1995  USA   1:45.39  75.74
 37 MONSEN Felix  1994  SWE   1:45.60  78.59
 38 BERLACK Ronald  1994  USA   1:45.62  78.87
 39 VIETZE Sandy  1993  USA   1:45.82  81.58
 40 JONES Alec  1994  USA   1:45.98  83.76
 41 MCKILLOP Curtis  1993  CAN   1:46.25  87.43
 42 ULYANOV Dmitrij  1983  RUS   1:46.28  87.83
 43 TRAVERS Dean  1996  CAY   1:46.42  89.74
 44 AUTY Jack  1995  USA   1:46.44  90.01
 45 KIRCHER Andrew  1993  USA   1:46.46  90.28
 46 BENDIK Martin  1993  SVK   1:46.51  90.96
 47 BROOKS Dylan  1992  USA   1:46.52  91.09
 48 ABATE Jerry Todd  1995  USA   1:46.65  92.86
 49 THOMPSON Broderick  1994  CAN   1:46.76  94.36
 50 SUTTON Brandon  1992  CAN   1:46.79  94.76
 51 LAJOIE Vincent  1993  CAN   1:46.84  95.44
 52 TAYLOR Darwin  1995  USA   1:46.89  96.12
 53 BOARDMAN Michael  1994  USA   1:46.90  96.26
 54 KELLOCK Jonathan  1992  CAN   1:46.97  97.21
 55 DEBELAK Tilen  1991  SLO   1:47.03  98.03
 56 WEISEL Kipling  1995  USA   1:47.05  98.30
 57 DUFFY Drew  1995  USA   1:47.07  98.57
 58 COULL Jackson  1993  AUS   1:47.19  100.20
 59 RIVET Philippe  1992  CAN   1:47.28  101.42
 60 READ Kevyn  1993  CAN   1:47.29  101.56
 61 BELL Jeffrey  1993  CAN   1:47.40  103.05
 62 LEBEL James  1996  USA   1:47.54  104.96
 62 ELLER Bryce  1993  USA   1:47.54  104.96
 64 LEAFE Trevor  1989  USA   1:47.56  105.23
 65 MITCHELL Nicholas  1995  USA   1:47.57  105.36
 65 WOOLSON Thomas  1993  USA   1:47.57  105.36
 67 FARROW Kyle  1994  CAN   1:47.68  106.86
 68 FAKE Hayden  1995  USA   1:47.79  108.35
 69 ROBERTSON Carter  1994  USA   1:47.90  109.85
 69 SMITH Brennan  1991  USA   1:47.90  109.85
 71 SVENSK Mikael  1994  FIN   1:47.98  110.93
 72 MCCORMICK Sean  1993  USA   1:48.03  111.61
 73 DUFFY Danny  1994  USA   1:48.08  112.29
 74 CARDAMONE Devon  1995  USA   1:48.15  113.24
 75 FOWLER Kristoff  1993  USA   1:48.26  114.74
 76 YAMAMOTO Cai  1994  USA   1:48.42  116.91
 77 THEIS Tyler  1994  USA   1:48.50  118.00
 78 MOONEY Ryan  1996  USA   1:48.53  118.41
 79 MCCONVILLE Patrick  1994  CAN   1:48.57  118.95
 80 SEGER Brodie  1995  CAN   1:48.78  121.81
 81 DEAN Austin  1994  USA   1:48.86  122.89
 82 TALBOTT Marc  1995  USA   1:49.01  124.93
 83 HARDER William  1996  USA   1:49.02  125.07
 84 BLAKE Daniel  1994  USA   1:49.08  125.88
 85 SPROCK Ty  1995  USA   1:49.09  126.02
 86 HADERLE Brannen  1995  USA   1:49.18  127.24
 87 TAYLOR Aaron  1995  CAN   1:49.24  128.06
 88 BAKER Xon  1996  USA   1:49.32  129.14
 89 WATTENMAKER Owen  1995  USA   1:49.62  133.22
 90 FRANCIS Brian  1995  USA   1:49.64  133.49
 91 KENNEDY John Austin  1994  CAN   1:49.76  135.12
 92 KANELLITSAS Ben  1995  USA   1:49.96  137.84
 93 LUNDIN Travis  1996  USA   1:49.98  138.11
 94 WRIGHT Cole  1991  USA   1:50.01  138.52
 95 DRUGOV Yuriy  1995  RUS   1:50.09  139.61
 96 COOPER Scott  1993  USA   1:50.19  140.96
 97 STAMLER Max  1996  USA   1:50.44  144.36
 98 PLANT Riley  1995  USA   1:50.64  147.08
 99 KLEIN Charlie  1995  USA   1:51.70  161.48
 100 JOSEY Tanner  1996  USA   1:51.94  164.74
 101 SCOTT Parker  1995  USA   1:52.20  168.28
 102 KOTAKE Yoriaki  1994  JPN   1:52.56  173.17
 103 DAVIS Devin  1994  USA   1:52.62  173.99
 104 OSBORNE Andrew  1996  USA   1:53.04  179.69
Disqualified 1st run
  KOELL Alexander  1990  SWE     
Did not start 1st run
  JOHNSON Finn  1994  USA     
  BJERKESTRAND Iver  1987  NOR     
Did not finish 1st run
  NACIUK Anthony  1994  CAN     
  THROM Benjamin  1996  USA     
  FEASEY Willis  1992  NZL     
  RENNIE Averell  1992  USA     
  FERGUSON Forrest  1994  USA     
  HAFERMAN Eric  1994  USA     
  ST-GERMAIN Wiliam  1992  CAN     
  ACKERMANN Marvin  1991  GER   

Women's results

Rank    Name Year Nation Total Time FIS Points
 1 WILES Jacqueline  1992  USA   1:44.91  35.85
 2 RYAN Katie  1993  USA   1:45.03  37.42
 3 MARNO Anna  1992  USA   1:45.52  43.82
 4 GHENT Abby  1992  USA   1:45.81  47.60
 5 MOUNSEY Anna  1995  USA   1:46.93  62.23
 6 SMALL Greta  1995  AUS   1:46.97  62.75
 7 MARSHALL Chelsea  1986  USA   1:46.98  62.88
 8 MICHALIK Victoria  1993  CAN   1:47.38  68.11
 9 HARTMAN Katie  1988  USA   1:47.41  68.50
 10 GOLENKOVA Valentina  1994  RUS   1:47.45  69.02
 11 IRWIN Katharine  1994  USA   1:47.51  69.80
 12 SAMUELS Lauren  1992  USA   1:47.60  70.98
 13 BUREEVA Vladislava  1989  RUS   1:47.83  73.98
 14 FIELD Charley  1995  CAN   1:47.90  74.90
 15 DAVIES Tess  1991  CAN   1:48.02  76.46
 16 JOHNSON Breezy  1996  USA   1:48.28  79.86
 17 KOLOMOVA Dariy  1992  RUS   1:48.97  88.87
 18 JOBE Anna  1995  USA   1:49.17  91.48
 19 SMITH Mikala  1996  USA   1:49.43  94.88
 20 CHEREPANOVA Maria  1989  RUS   1:49.51  95.92
 21 SCHWEITZER Jordan  1994  USA   1:49.81  99.84
 22 KING Emma  1995  CAN   1:49.90  101.01
 23 SKOVRAN Alexandra  1996  USA   1:49.96  101.80
 24 ANDREINI Isabella  1995  USA   1:50.79  112.64
 25 SULTE Aspen  1996  USA   1:50.89  113.94
 26 MERRYWEATHER Alice  1996  USA   1:50.98  115.12
 27 TAYLOR Nicole  1994  USA   1:51.48  121.65
 28 CASHELL Julia  1996  USA   1:52.67  137.19
 29 KOMSIC Andrea  1996  CRO   1:52.87  139.80
 30 JANSKY Jenna Lou  1996  USA   1:53.73  151.03
 31 SCHWARTZNAU Karina  1995  USA   1:53.95  153.90
 32 BACHMEIER Mackenzie  1995  USA   1:54.43  160.17
 33 FITZGERALD Jordan  1996  GBR   1:54.68  163.43
 34 COCHRANE Czari  1996  USA   1:55.96  180.15
Did not finish 1st run
  MACLACHLAN Hallie  1995  CAN     
  MILLER Kyla  1996  USA     
  FREEMAN Sarah  1992  CAN     
  CLARKE Devon  1994  CAN     
  HUME Audrey  1994  USA