Decker, Frisch claim opening NorAm downhill wins in Lake Louise
After new snowfall hampered the first of two scheduled NorAm downhills at Lake Louise, the initial day of racing action kicked off at the Alberta resort on Thursday. Continental Cup athletes traded in their powder skis for the downhill boards and a chance to run the track utilized over the last two weeks by the men’s and women’s World Cup circuits.
NYSEF athlete and current Eastern Regional Team skier Cecily Decker, just 17 years old, made her career-first NorAm podium a victory after she outpaced Slovenian World Cupper Vanja Brodnik by 0.38 seconds and Canadian national team member Valerie Grenier by just over a half second. The U.S. Ski Team’s Breezy Johnson was fourth.
In the men’s race, independent Canadian athlete Jeffrey Frisch claimed the win 0.32 seconds ahead of the U.S. Ski Team’s Tommy Biesemeyer. Finland’s Andreas Romar, who is returning from a knee injury sustained last February at the Saalbach World Cup which led to a premature end to his 2014-15 season, rounded out the podium in third. The top junior on the day was Canadian development teamer Jack Crawford in eighth.
NorAm racing continues Friday at Lake Louise with a rescheduled downhill and super G for both the men and women.
Official Results
1 | 9 | 6535947 | DECKER Cecily | 1998 | USA | 1:22.33 | 25.21 | |||
2 | 20 | 565333 | BRODNIK Vanja | 1989 | SLO | 1:22.70 | +0.37 | 30.83 | ||
3 | 7 | 107613 | GRENIER Valerie | 1996 | CAN | 1:22.87 | +0.54 | 33.41 | ||
4 | 19 | 6535455 | JOHNSON Breezy | 1996 | USA | 1:23.17 | +0.84 | 37.96 | ||
5 | 21 | 565320 | FERK Marusa | 1988 | SLO | 1:23.29 | +0.96 | 39.79 | ||
6 | 15 | 539457 | MARNO Anna | 1992 | USA | 1:23.88 | +1.55 | 48.74 | ||
7 | 17 | 539363 | GHENT Abby | 1992 | USA | 1:24.16 | +1.83 | 52.99 | ||
8 | 4 | 107698 | MARTIN Mikayla | 1997 | CAN | 1:24.80 | +2.47 | 62.71 | ||
9 | 16 | 6535600 | MERRYWEATHER Alice | 1996 | USA | 1:25.30 | +2.97 | 70.30 | ||
10 | 3 | 6535907 | ENGLISH Francesca | 1997 | USA | 1:25.32 | +2.99 | 70.61 | ||
11 | 11 | 107648 | BURGESS Georgia | 1997 | CAN | 1:25.48 | +3.15 | 73.04 | ||
12 | 2 | 6536009 | FOLEY Anna | 1998 | USA | 1:25.81 | +3.48 | 78.05 | ||
13 | 13 | 6535765 | MANGAN Patricia | 1997 | USA | 1:25.83 | +3.50 | 78.35 | ||
14 | 14 | 6535773 | O BRIEN Nina | 1997 | USA | 1:26.34 | +4.01 | 86.09 | ||
15 | 10 | 6535807 | CUTLER Haley | 1997 | USA | 1:26.49 | +4.16 | 88.37 | ||
16 | 1 | 6535930 | WARDLE Galena | 1998 | USA | 1:28.88 | +6.55 | 124.66 | ||
17 | 22 | 107789 | SMITH Gabrielle | 1998 | CAN | 1:29.12 | +6.79 | 128.30 | ||
18 | 6 | 107660 | TAYLOR Sarah | 1997 | CAN | 1:29.54 | +7.21 | 134.68 | ||
19 | 8 | 6535774 | OSTERGREN Madison | 1997 | USA | 1:29.78 | +7.45 | 138.32 | ||
Disqualified 1st run | ||||||||||
12 | 6535791 | WRIGHT Isabella | 1997 | USA | ||||||
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
23 | 107751 | FEKETE Gabriela | 1998 | CAN | ||||||
18 | 6535868 | MURER Abigail | 1997 | USA | ||||||
5 | 107645 | TANSLEY Antoinette | 1997 | CAN |
1 | 10 | 103512 | FRISCH Jeffrey | 1984 | CAN | 1:18.67 | 6.00 | |||
2 | 9 | 531452 | BIESEMEYER Thomas | 1989 | USA | 1:18.99 | +0.32 | 11.08 | ||
3 | 20 | 180570 | ROMAR Andreas | 1989 | FIN | 1:19.17 | +0.50 | 13.94 | ||
4 | 16 | 380292 | ZRNCIC DIM Natko | 1986 | CRO | 1:19.18 | +0.51 | 14.10 | ||
5 | 3 | 102961 | DIXON Robbie | 1985 | CAN | 1:19.39 | +0.72 | 17.44 | ||
6 | 24 | 481514 | BORODAYKIN Artem | 1994 | RUS | 1:19.60 | +0.93 | 20.78 | ||
7 | 8 | 103762 | WERRY Tyler | 1991 | CAN | 1:19.72 | +1.05 | 22.68 | ||
8 | 31 | 104531 | CRAWFORD James | 1997 | CAN | 1:19.82 | +1.15 | 24.27 | ||
9 | 5 | 6531217 | WEISEL Kipling | 1995 | USA | 1:19.98 | +1.31 | 26.81 | ||
10 | 17 | 104272 | SEGER Brodie | 1995 | CAN | 1:20.01 | +1.34 | 27.29 | ||
11 | 37 | 6531726 | SZWEBEL Florian | 1996 | USA | 1:20.10 | +1.43 | 28.72 | ||
12 | 34 | 6531444 | ARVIDSSON Erik | 1996 | USA | 1:20.11 | +1.44 | 28.88 | ||
12 | 14 | 502004 | KOELL Alexander | 1990 | SWE | 1:20.11 | +1.44 | 28.88 | ||
14 | 21 | 103612 | PRIDY Morgan | 1990 | CAN | 1:20.25 | +1.58 | 31.10 | ||
15 | 48 | 202602 | LAENGST Heiner | 1994 | GER | 1:20.26 | +1.59 | 31.26 | ||
16 | 40 | 430429 | BYDLINSKI Maciej | 1988 | POL | 1:20.28 | +1.61 | 31.58 | ||
17 | 13 | 6531127 | DUFFY Drew | 1995 | USA | 1:20.31 | +1.64 | 32.06 | ||
17 | 4 | 6530453 | DUPRATT Samuel | 1993 | USA | 1:20.31 | +1.64 | 32.06 | ||
19 | 19 | 202566 | BRANDNER Christof | 1994 | GER | 1:20.45 | +1.78 | 34.28 | ||
20 | 30 | 934551 | MOFFAT Keith | 1991 | USA | 1:20.46 | +1.79 | 34.44 | ||
20 | 11 | 221117 | GOWER Jack | 1994 | GBR | 1:20.46 | +1.79 | 34.44 | ||
22 | 36 | 481730 | KUZNETSOV Ivan | 1996 | RUS | 1:20.49 | +1.82 | 34.92 | ||
23 | 57 | 104529 | MULLIGAN Sam | 1997 | CAN | 1:20.52 | +1.85 | 35.39 | ||
24 | 43 | 6530486 | KRAUSE Nicholas | 1993 | USA | 1:20.57 | +1.90 | 36.19 | ||
25 | 28 | 6530319 | COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan | 1992 | USA | 1:20.62 | +1.95 | 36.98 | ||
26 | 23 | 194628 | VERRIER Camille | 1993 | FRA | 1:20.71 | +2.04 | 38.41 | ||
27 | 32 | 180729 | SVENSK Mikael | 1994 | FIN | 1:20.73 | +2.06 | 38.73 | ||
28 | 7 | 6531520 | MORSE Sam | 1996 | USA | 1:20.87 | +2.20 | 40.96 | ||
29 | 45 | 6531928 | KENNEY Patrick | 1997 | USA | 1:21.01 | +2.34 | 43.18 | ||
30 | 29 | 202525 | SCHMID Manuel | 1993 | GER | 1:21.13 | +2.46 | 45.09 | ||
31 | 25 | 103997 | MEGARRY Morgan | 1993 | CAN | 1:21.14 | +2.47 | 45.25 | ||
32 | 41 | 202678 | PORWOL Philipp | 1995 | GER | 1:21.19 | +2.52 | 46.04 | ||
33 | 46 | 104238 | KUUS Karl | 1995 | CAN | 1:21.27 | +2.60 | 47.31 | ||
34 | 39 | 422400 | HVAMMEN Kjetil | 1995 | NOR | 1:21.28 | +2.61 | 47.47 | ||
35 | 26 | 380341 | ULLRICH Max | 1994 | CRO | 1:21.37 | +2.70 | 48.90 | ||
36 | 38 | 481782 | MYAGKOV Fedor | 1996 | RUS | 1:21.39 | +2.72 | 49.22 | ||
37 | 58 | 6532123 | NEGOMIR Kyle | 1998 | USA | 1:21.56 | +2.89 | 51.92 | ||
38 | 27 | 6531936 | WINTERS Luke | 1997 | USA | 1:21.62 | +2.95 | 52.87 | ||
39 | 60 | 20398 | VERDU SANCHEZ Joan | 1995 | AND | 1:21.70 | +3.03 | 54.14 | ||
40 | 83 | 6531474 | DVORACEK Addison | 1996 | USA | 1:21.77 | +3.10 | 55.26 | ||
41 | 42 | 6531987 | KELSEY Sky | 1997 | USA | 1:21.83 | +3.16 | 56.21 | ||
42 | 49 | 40621 | MUHLEN Louis | 1998 | AUS | 1:21.84 | +3.17 | 56.37 | ||
43 | 65 | 6531885 | SHEILS Paul | 1997 | USA | 1:21.94 | +3.27 | 57.96 | ||
44 | 18 | 104468 | READ Jeffrey | 1997 | CAN | 1:22.00 | +3.33 | 58.91 | ||
45 | 6 | 6530454 | FARROW Tanner | 1993 | USA | 1:22.13 | +3.46 | 60.98 | ||
46 | 52 | 6531486 | FUCIGNA Peter | 1996 | USA | 1:22.18 | +3.51 | 61.77 | ||
47 | 61 | 700929 | PRIELOZNY Matej | 1997 | SVK | 1:22.20 | +3.53 | 62.09 | ||
48 | 63 | 6531978 | JANCO Cole | 1997 | USA | 1:22.45 | +3.78 | 66.06 | ||
49 | 35 | 54370 | FENDER Laurin | 1996 | AUT | 1:22.49 | +3.82 | 66.70 | ||
50 | 2 | 6530539 | WRIGHT Bronson | 1993 | USA | 1:22.51 | +3.84 | 67.01 | ||
51 | 47 | 481614 | SHARIY Valentin | 1995 | RUS | 1:22.53 | +3.86 | 67.33 | ||
52 | 76 | 700843 | KUTLIK Matej | 1991 | SVK | 1:22.61 | +3.94 | 68.60 | ||
53 | 71 | 104347 | LEITCH Jack | 1996 | CAN | 1:22.66 | +3.99 | 69.40 | ||
53 | 62 | 180831 | KANKKUNEN Sampo | 1998 | FIN | 1:22.66 | +3.99 | 69.40 | ||
55 | 54 | 104525 | PEIFFER Max | 1997 | CAN | 1:22.74 | +4.07 | 70.67 | ||
56 | 56 | 104436 | QUENNEVILLE Raphael | 1996 | CAN | 1:22.75 | +4.08 | 70.83 | ||
57 | 44 | 6531852 | GALLAGHER Christian | 1997 | USA | 1:23.03 | +4.36 | 75.28 | ||
58 | 70 | 6531854 | GRIFFITH Ian | 1997 | USA | 1:23.16 | +4.49 | 77.34 | ||
59 | 69 | 6532223 | CAIN Cameron | 1998 | USA | 1:23.19 | +4.52 | 77.82 | ||
60 | 73 | 104488 | FOURNIER Simon | 1997 | CAN | 1:23.22 | +4.55 | 78.30 | ||
61 | 74 | 104277 | TAYLOR Collin | 1995 | CAN | 1:23.25 | +4.58 | 78.77 | ||
62 | 68 | 104407 | LALIBERTE Felix | 1996 | CAN | 1:23.67 | +5.00 | 85.45 | ||
63 | 72 | 104412 | BRUNEAU-BOUCHARD William | 1996 | CAN | 1:23.74 | +5.07 | 86.56 | ||
64 | 64 | 110383 | VON APPEN Sven | 1997 | CHI | 1:23.77 | +5.10 | 87.03 | ||
65 | 1 | 6531509 | LEBEL James | 1996 | USA | 1:23.90 | +5.23 | 89.10 | ||
66 | 82 | 151186 | STRAKA Jan | 1997 | CZE | 1:24.47 | +5.80 | 98.16 | ||
67 | 79 | 6532118 | RODARTE Luke | 1998 | USA | 1:24.95 | +6.28 | 105.78 | ||
68 | 85 | 104469 | SHARP Keegan | 1997 | CAN | 1:25.03 | +6.36 | 107.06 | ||
69 | 77 | 104467 | PHILP Huston | 1997 | CAN | 1:25.19 | +6.52 | 109.60 | ||
70 | 67 | 6532164 | CRIST Spencer | 1998 | USA | 1:25.25 | +6.58 | 110.55 | ||
71 | 84 | 104612 | HARLE Kole | 1998 | CAN | 1:25.30 | +6.63 | 111.35 | ||
72 | 75 | 104516 | BEAURIVAGE Justin | 1997 | CAN | 1:25.31 | +6.64 | 111.50 | ||
73 | 81 | 6531457 | BOWMAN Nate | 1996 | USA | 1:25.65 | +6.98 | 116.91 | ||
74 | 78 | 104354 | SOETAERT Michael | 1996 | CAN | 1:25.95 | +7.28 | 121.67 | ||
75 | 80 | 104346 | LEGREE Ben | 1996 | CAN | 1:26.68 | +8.01 | 133.27 | ||
Disqualified 1st run | ||||||||||
22 | 410364 | FEASEY Willis | 1992 | NZL | ||||||
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
86 | 104620 | KIRSHENBLATT Max | 1998 | CAN | ||||||
66 | 104539 | SEGER Riley | 1997 | CAN | ||||||
59 | 6532084 | RADAMUS River | 1998 | USA | ||||||
55 | 221053 | STEUDLE Roy-Alexander | 1993 | GBR | ||||||
53 | 6532089 | LANE Tristan | 1998 | USA | ||||||
51 | 6531843 | COLBY Alex | 1997 | USA | ||||||
50 | 104537 | ALEXANDER Cameron | 1997 | CAN | ||||||
33 | 20324 | OLIVERAS Marc | 1991 | AND | ||||||
15 | 6531560 | WILSON Cody | 1996 | USA | ||||||
12 | 104096 | THOMPSON Broderick | 1994 | CAN |