Disabled WC: Victor wins overall, two more globes

Following the cancellation of the last World Cup of the year scheduled for Abtenau, Austria, the U.S. Disabled Alpine Ski Team opened World Cup Finals Monday in Italy. In three days of racing, Stephani Victor wrapped up the overall World Cup title and Crystal Globes in both slalom and giant slalom.

ARTE THERME, Italy — Following the cancellation of the last World Cup of the year scheduled for Abtenau, Austria, the U.S. Disabled Alpine Ski Team opened World Cup Finals Monday in Italy. In three days of racing, Stephani Victor wrapped up the overall World Cup title and Crystal Globes in both slalom and giant slalom.
    Competition opened with slalom as Victor piloted to the World Cup podium for the seventh time (four wins) this season, this time in second with Laurie Stephens (sit-ski) just off the top three in fourth. Victor, who has won all previous World Cup slalom's handily took home the Crystal Globe in the discipline.
    Brad Washburn (standing) was the top men's slalom racer finishing sixth with Ralph Green (standing) in 15th. Nick Catanzarite (sit-ski) led the men's sit-skiers with ninth.
    Victor then went on to capture the World Cup title in giant slalom on Tuesday, finishing fourth behind Stephens, but compiling enough points for the crown throughout a season that included a victory and two seconds in the discipline.
    Standing women Elitsa Storey (standing) and Hannah Pennington (standing) finished 11th and 12th respectively while Washburn again led U.S. men with 11th. Gerald Hayden (sit-ski) and Chris Devlin-Young (sit-ski) went 7-8 for a pair of top 10 finishes to lead the sitting men.
    Stephens then took over Wednesday, winning both the super G in Arte Therme and the SG Crystal Globe as Victor again nailed a podium with second to finish in a tie for third overall in the discipline. Storey again lead the standing women with seventh.
    On the men's side, Devlin-Young picked up the pace for third, while Carl Burnett (sit-ski) rounded out the top five and Washburn tied for 11th for the top standing male finish.
    Victor's 850 points towered over nearest overall finisher Claudia Loesch of Austria by 145 points as the United States finished second to Austria in the Nations Cup standings.

DISABLED ALPINE WORLD CUP
World Cup Finals
Arte Therme, Italy – March 11, 2007
Slalom
Women – sit-ski
1. Kuniko Obinata, Japan, 1:51.83
2. Stephani Victor, Park City, UT, 1:52.84
3. Claudia Loesch, Austria, 1:56.47
4. Laurie Stephens, Wenham, WA, 2:02.55
5. Kimberly Jones, Canada, 2:08.36

Women – standing
1. Lauren Woolstencroft, Canada, 1:39.66
2. Adrea Rothfuss, Germany, 1:45.86
3. Melania Corradini, Italy, 1:49.06
4. Danja Haslacher, Austria, 1:52.70
5. Theresa Kempfle, Germany, 1:53.00
DNF – 1st run
Elitsa Storey, Ketchum, ID
DNF – 2nd run
Hannah Pennington, Denver, CO

Men – sit-ski
1. Juergen Egle, Austria, 1:28.35
2. Taiki Morii, Japan, 1:35.74
3. Martin Braxenthaler, Germany, 1:38.22
4. Denis Barbet, France, 1:39.25
5. Andreas Kapfinger, Austria, 1:39.68
9. Nick Catanzarite, Winter Park, CO, 1:59.75
DNF – 1st run
Carl Burnett, Winter Park, CO
DNF – 2nd run
Gerald Hayden, Merced, CA; Chris Devlin-Young, Campton, NH

Men – standing
1. Thomas Pfyl, Switzerland, 1:33.29
2. Robert Meusburger, Austria, 1:36.14
3. Martin Falch, Austria, 1:38.69
4. Mathew Hallat, Canada, 1:38.97
5. Cedric Amafroi-Boisat, France, 1:39.00
6. Brad Washburn, Littleton, CO, 1:39.62
15. Ralph Green, Brooklyn, NY, 1:46.93
DNF – 2nd run
George Sansonetis, Fraser, CO
 
March 13, 2007
Giant Slalom
Women – sit-ski
1. Tatsuko Aoki, Japan, 2:27.51
2. Kuniko Obinata, Japan, 2:27.64
3. Laurie Stephans, Wenham, WA, 2:28.53
4. Stephani Victor, Park City, UT, 2:28.58
5. Claudia Loesch, Austria, 2:29.60

Women – standing
1. Lauren Woolstencroft, Canada, 2:20.53
2. Adrea Rothfuss, Germany, 2:22.19
3. Melania Corradini, Italy, 2:27.97
4. Theresa Kempfle, Germany, 2:28.61
5. Iveta Chlebakova, Slovakia, 2:28.74
11. Elitsa Storey, Ketchum, ID, 2:38.48
12. Hannah Pennington, Denver, CO, 2:43.90

Men – sit-ski
1. Martin Braxenthaler, Germany, 2:13.45
2. Taiki Morii, Japan, 2:15.11
3. Juergen Egle, Austria, 2:18.34
4. Harald Eder, Austria, 2:20.24
5. Thomas Bechter, Austria, 2:20.32
7. Gerald Hayden, Merced, CA, 2:21.24
8. Chris Devlin-Young, Campton, NH, 2:21.58
12. Carl Burnett, Winter Park, CO, 2:23.24
18. Nick Catanzarite, Winter Park, CO, 2:27.18
 
Men – standing
1. Thomas Pfyl, Switzerland, 2:10.52
2. Robert Meusburger, Austria, 2:15.56
3. Gerald Schoenfelder, Germany, 2:15.81
4. Hiraku Misawa, Japan, 2:16.07
5. Romain Riboud, France, 2:16.77
11. Brad Washburn, Littleton, CO, 2:22.22
22. Ralph Green, Brooklyn, NY, 2:35.22
24. George Sansonetis, Fraser, CO, 2:39.83
 
March 14, 2007
Super G
Women – sit-ski
1. Laurie Stephens, Wenham, WA, 1:09.37
2. Stephani Victor, Park City, UT, 1:09.44
3. Kimberly Jones, Canada, 1:09.49
4. Kuniko Obinata, Japan, 1:09.65
5. Claudia Loesch, Austria, 1:11.47

Women – standing
1. Adrea Rothfuss, Germany, 1:07.42
2. Lauren Woolstencroft, Canada, 1:07.84
3. Danja Haslacher, Austria, 1:08.87
4. Melania Corradini, Italy, 1:08.90
5. Iveta Chlebakova, Slovakia, 1:09.90
7. Elitsa Storey, Ketchum, ID, 1:14.15

Men – sit-ski
1. Klaus Salzmann, Austria, 1:03.53
2. Juergen Egle, Austria, 1:03.64
3. Chris Devlin-Young, Campton, NH, 1:03.91
4. Harald Eder, Austria, 1:03.92
5. Carl Burnett, Winter Park, CO, 1:04.44
11. Gerald Hayden, Merced, CA, 1:06.05
19. Nick Catanzarite, Winter Park, CO, 1:11.02

Men – standing
1. Thomas Pfyl, Switzerland, 1:00.61
2. Gerald Schoenfelder, Germany, 1:02.46
3. Walter Lackner, Austria, 1:02.82
4. Romain Riboud, France, 1:04.08
5. Robert Meusburger, Austria, 1:04.35
11. Brad Washburn, Littleton, CO, 1:07.68
16. George Sansonetis, Merced, CA, 1:09.05

For complete results:
https://www.asdracing.org/html/calendar-results-wc.htm