Among stacked international field, Hirscher wins Aspen NorAM GS
For the second year in a now, Marcel Hirscher has won the Monday-after NorAm GS among a stacked international field on the women’s World Cup course in Aspen, Colo. Italy’s Giovanni Borsotti and France’s Thomas Fanara rounded out the podium today.
A tight set, chattery conditions and flat light in the afternoon proved trouble for many racers. Americans Tim Jitloff, Will Gregorak, Warner Nickerson, Robby Kelley and David Chodounsky were among a host of DNFs.
Brennan Rubie was the top American, finishing in 22nd position. Nolan Kasper was also able to put two runs together, not far behind in 25th place.
Hirscher finished with a combined time of 1 minute, 59.75 seconds, more than a second faster than the second quickest man in the field, Borsotti.
“It is awesome to ski here (in Aspen) because nature gives us such incredible (terrain),” Hirscher said after the win. “Every turn is different, and that makes it very special. … The first and second runs were similar most of the time, but I thought the conditions were getting much icier on the second run.”
U.S. Ski Team member Tim Jitloff was among those who skied out second run, but his spirits were good, as he looks forward to the GS at Beaver Creek this week.
“Part of (the draw to these Aspen races) is training prior to the World Cup,” said Jitloff. “Anytime you can have a race that is about a minute long with not the whole World Cup field, but about a third of it, guys want to come and see where they stand.
“I had a blast, actually. I went out today, but first run I was charging hard, went on my hip and made a pretty big boo boo. But had a great time running it, only wound up about a second out on the first run.”
Results — Aspen NorAm GS
Rank | Bib | Name | Team | Club | Class | Result 1 | Result 2 | Combined |
1 | 5 |
HIRSCHER, Marcel
|
AUT
|
SR
|
58.80 (1)
|
1:00.95 (3)
|
1:59.75
|
|
2 | 23 |
BORSOTTI, Giovanni
|
ITA
|
SR
|
59.76 (9)
|
1:01.00 (4)
|
2:00.76
|
|
3 | 19 |
FANARA, Thomas
|
FRA
|
SR
|
59.46 (5)
|
1:01.74 (13)
|
2:01.20
|
|
4 | 28 |
LUITZ, Stefan
|
GER
|
U21
|
59.94 (11)
|
1:01.39 (8)
|
2:01.33
|
|
5 | 13 |
SANDELL, Marcus
|
FIN
|
SR
|
59.22 (2)
|
1:02.14 (20)
|
2:01.36
|
|
6 | 1 |
HAUGEN, Leif Kristian
|
NOR
|
SR
|
59.43 (4)
|
1:02.01 (19)
|
2:01.44
|
|
7 | 21 |
MOELGG, Manfred
|
ITA
|
SR
|
1:00.51 (18)
|
1:01.02 (5)
|
2:01.53
|
|
8 | 2 |
ROY, Jean-Philippe
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
SR
|
59.63 (7)
|
1:01.91 (16)
|
2:01.54
|
9 | 20 |
DOPFER, Fritz
|
GER
|
SR
|
1:00.74 (22)
|
1:00.83 (2)
|
2:01.57
|
|
10 | 40 |
DONALDSON, David
|
CAN
|
CAN
|
SR
|
1:00.57 (19)
|
1:01.21 (6)
|
2:01.78
|
10 | 6 |
BROWN, Philip
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
SR
|
59.85 (10)
|
1:01.93 (17)
|
2:01.78
|
12 | 35 |
PLEISCH, Manuel
|
SUI
|
SR
|
1:00.32 (15)
|
1:01.51 (9)
|
2:01.83
|
|
12 | 16 |
RICHARD, Cyprien
|
FRA
|
SR
|
1:00.27 (14)
|
1:01.56 (10)
|
2:01.83
|
|
14 | 38 |
EISATH, Florian
|
ITA
|
SR
|
1:01.30 (29)
|
1:00.71 (1)
|
2:02.01
td> | |
15 | 12 |
SIMONCELLI, Davide
|
ITA
|
SR
|
1:00.60 (20)
|
1:01.63 (11)
|
2:02.23
|
|
16 | 7 |
PHILP, Trevor
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
U21
|
59.71 (8)
|
1:02.63 (22)
|
2:02.34
|
17 | 34 |
FREY, Thomas
|
FRA
|
SR
|
1:00.65 (21)
|
1:01.76 (14)
|
2:02.41
|
|
18 | 10 |
LYSDAHL, Espen
|
NOR
|
SR
|
1:00.49 (17)
|
1:01.94 (18)
|
2:02.43
|
|
19 | 29 |
TUMLER, Thomas
|
SUI
|
SR
|
1:01.31 (30)
|
1:01.22 (7)
|
2:02.53
|
|
20 | 33 |
CAVIEZEL, Gino
|
SUI
|
U21
|
1:00.74 (22)
|
1:01.83 (15)
|
2:02.57
|
|
21 | 41 |
PLONER, Alexander
|
ITA
|
SR
|
1:01.29 (28)
|
1:01.66 (12)
|
2:02.95
|
|
22 | 11 |
RUBIE, Brennan
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
1:00.84 (24)
|
1:02.29 (21)
|
2:03.13
|
23 | 36 |
OLSSON, Jon
|
SWE
|
SR
|
1:01.63 (35)
|
1:02.84 (23)
|
2:04.47
|
|
24 | 59 |
MARSHALL, Tucker
|
USA
|
EST
|
SR
|
1:01.86 (39)
|
1:03.94 (25)
|
2:05.80
|
25 | 45 |
KASPER, Nolan
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
1:02.03 (40)
|
1:04.11 (26)
|
2:06.14
|
26 | 46 |
ZAITSOFF, Sasha
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
SR
|
1:01.04 (27)
|
1:05.13 (33)
|
2:06.17
|
27 | 67 |
ACOSTA, Christopher
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
1:02.57 (44)
|
1:03.79 (24)
|
2:06.36
|
28 | 47 |
WERRY, Tyler
|
CAN
|
PROS
|
SR
|
1:02.22 (41)
|
1:04.67 (29)
|
2:06.89
|
29 | 69 |
VIETZE, Sandy
|
USA
|
EST
|
U21
|
1:02.44 (42)
|
1:04.48 (28)
|
2:06.92
|
30 | 56 |
CHRISTIANSON, Kieffer
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:02.66 (47)
|
1:04.44 (27)
|
2:07.10
|
31 | 49 |
SIMARI BIRKNER, Cristian Ja
|
ARG
|
SR
|
1:02.44 (42)
|
1:04.83 (30)
|
2:07.27
|
|
32 | 61 |
HAUG, Andreas Willumsen
|
NOR
|
SR
|
1:02.58 (45)
|
1:05.92 (36)
|
2:08.50
|
|
33 | 37 |
SWETTE, Ford
|
CAN
|
PROS
|
U21
|
1:03.42 (52)
|
1:05.12 (32)
|
2:08.54
|
34 | 51 |
MORSE, Ben
|
USA
|
EST
|
U21
|
1:03.30 (50)
|
1:05.63 (35)
|
2:08.93
|
35 | 74 |
SHIFFRIN, Taylor
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
1:03.33 (51)
|
1:05.97 (37)
|
2:09.30
|
35 | 63 |
KRAUSE, Nicholas
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:04.22 (54)
|
1:05.08 (31)
|
2:09.30
div> |
37 | 17 |
BENNETT, Bryce
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
1:03.04 (48)
|
1:06.31 (38)
|
2:09.35
|
38 | 75 |
DUFFY, Drew
|
USA
|
EST
|
U18
|
1:03.11 (49)
|
1:06.34 (39)
|
2:09.45
|
39 | 82 |
VAN DEN BROECKE, Dries
|
BEL
|
U18
|
1:04.32 (56)
|
1:05.46 (34)
|
2:09.78
|
|
40 | 90 |
ARVIDSSON, Erik
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
1:04.22 (54)
|
1:06.83 (42)
|
2:11.05
|
41 | 76 |
BROOKS, Dylan
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:04.43 (58)
|
1:06.76 (41)
|
2:11.19
|
42 | 81 |
SPROCK, Ty
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
1:05.24 (60)
|
1:06.34 (39)
|
2:11.58
|
18 |
PINTURAULT, Alexis
|
FRA
|
SR
|
59.23 (3)
|
DNF
|
|
||
22 |
MISSILLIER, Steve
|
FRA
|
SR
|
59.54 (6)
|
DNF
|
|
||
8 |
JITLOFF, Tim
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
59.96 (12)
|
DNF
|
|
|
30 |
MERMILLOD BLONDIN, Thomas
|
FRA
|
SR
|
1:00.07 (13)
|
DNF
|
|
||
9 |
GREGORAK, Will
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
1:00.32 (15)
|
DNF
|
|
|
52 |
WILSON, Ryan
|
USA
|
WST
|
SR
|
1:00.84 (24)
|
DNF
|
|
|
39 |
NANI, Roberto
|
ITA
|
SR
|
1:00.88 (26)
|
DNF
|
|
||
24 |
MAYTAKOV, Sergei
|
RUS
|
SR
|
1:01.39 (31)
|
DNF
|
|
||
14 |
COHEE, Nick
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
1:01.42 (32)
|
DNF
|
|
|
54 |
ELLIOT, Jeremy
|
USA
|
WST
|
SR
|
1:01.46 (33)
|
DNF
|
|
|
64 |
ENGEL, Mark
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
1:01.55 (34)
|
DNF
|
|
|
53 |
TROW, Andy
|
CAN
|
CAN
|
SR
|
1:01.65 (36)
|
DNF
|
|
|
25 |
NICKERSON, Warner
|
USA
|
EST
|
SR
|
1:01.73 (37)
|
DNS
|
|
|
72 |
JENEWEIN, Kevin
|
AUT
|
U21
|
1:01.77 (38)
|
DNS
|
|
||
48 |
ROBERTS, Hig
|
USA
|
EST
|
SR
|
1:02.63 (46)
|
DNF
|
|
|
6 5 |
ULYANOV, Dmitrij
|
RUS
|
SR
|
1:04.14 (53)
|
DNF
|
|
||
89 |
THOMPSON, Broderick
|
CAN
|
PROS
|
U21
|
1:04.39 (57)
|
DNF
|
|
|
86 |
HALL, Max
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
1:05.06 (59)
|
DNF
|
|
|
97 |
BLAKE, Daniel
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
1:05.28 (61)
|
DNS
|
|
|
57 |
ANKENY, Michael
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
1:05.33 (62)
|
DNS
|
|
|
91 |
WILSON, Kenny
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:05.35 (63)
|
DNS
|
|
|
88 |
FRANCIS, Brian
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
1:05.43 (64)
|
DNS
|
|
|
92 |
COOPER, Scott
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:05.72 (65)
|
DNS
|
|
|
96 |
CARDAMONE, Devon
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U18
|
1:05.77 (66)
|
DNS
|
|
|
85 |
MACKIE, Logan Rip
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:05.92 (67)
|
DNS
|
|
|
99 |
LEEVER, Alex
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U18
|
1:06.16 (68)
|
DNS
|
|
|
87 |
DAVIS, Devin
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:06.49 (69)
|
DNS
|
|
|
105 |
JACOBS, Jake
|
USA
|
EST
|
U21
|
1:06.80 (70)
|
DNS
|
|
|
102 |
HAFERMAN, Eric
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:07.65 (71)
|
DNS
|
|
|
83 |
WRIGHT, Bronson
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
1:07.74 (72)
|
DNS
|
|
|
100 |
DRUGOV, Yuriy
|
RUS
|
U18
|
1:07.75 (73)
|
DNS
|
|
||
101 |
ROBERTS, Murphy
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
1:08.62 (74)
|
DNS
|
|
|
106 |
BARNEY, Ryan
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
1:08.92 (75)
|
DNS
|
|
|
108 |
BLOMMER, William
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
1:09.14 (76)
|
DNS
|
|
|
107 |
DU PASQUIER, Gregoire
|
SUI
|
U18
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
104 |
KLEIN, Charlie
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
103 |
ELLER, Bryce
|
USA
|
WST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
98 |
TALBOTT, Marc
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
95 |
THEIS, Tyler
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
94 |
HAYES, Colin
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
93 |
PLANT, Riley
|
USA
|
WST
|
U18
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
84 |
MCCORMICK, Sean
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
80 |
WRIGHT, Cole
|
USA
|
WST
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
79 |
STRAND, Matthew
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
78 |
NEESON, Finlay
|
NZL
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
73 |
BEADON, Christopher
|
CAN
|
CAN
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
71 |
FEASEY, Willis
|
NZL
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
70 |
KOLLENBORG, Christopher
|
NOR
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
68 |
DUFFY, Danny
|
USA
|
EST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
66 |
SOVIC, Tomaz
|
SLO
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
62 |
CONE, Robert
|
USA
|
UST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
60 |
DANIELS, Nick
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
58 |
MCLAUGHLIN, Brian
|
USA
|
EST
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
55 |
ADDE, Andreas
|
NOR
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
50 |
GRIFFIN, Benjamin
|
NZL
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
44 |
KELLEY, Tim
|
USA
|
EST
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
43 |
CHODOUNSKY, David
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
42 |
STIEGLER, Seppi
|
USA
|
R/C
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
32 |
LAIDLAW, Luke
|
AUS
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
31 |
SMITH, Cameron
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
26 |
FAIVRE, Mathieu
|
FRA
|
U21
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
15 |
NORDBOTTEN, Jonathan
|
NOR
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
||
3 |
KELLEY, Robby
|
USA
|
UST
|
SR
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
|
109 |
WADA, Anthony
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U18
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
|
|
77 |
MOTTAU, Tanner
|
USA
|
R/C
|
U21
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
|
|
4 |
COOK, Dustin
|
CAN
|
CAST
|
SR
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
|
|
27 |
DE ALIPRANDINI, Luca
|
ITA
|
SR
|
DQg40
|
DNS
|
|