Ford, Pridy claim first NorAm downhill wins
The US women completed a podium sweep and the Canadian men claimed three of the top four places in the first downhills of the NorAm season, held at Aspen Sunday (Feb 12) in a fog delayed event.
Julia Ford, Abby Ghent and Brooke Wales completed a US sweep of the women’s run by keeping fourth finishing Madison Irwin off the podium steps. The Canadians nearly returned the favor in the men’s event with Conrad Pridy claiming the win, Dustin Cook in third and Louis-Pierre Helie fourth. Breaking up the sweep was second place finisher Ryan Cochran-Siegle in second, one hundredth ahead of Cook.
It took some patience to get the men’s victory with fog creating visibility issues and a lengthy delay while officials waited for the fog to lift.
Ford has finished second overall the last three NorAm seasons and is the defending downhill champ. Pridy scored his first World Cup points Jan. 28 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
file photo of Julia Ford by Gepa
Aspen, CO (USA)
Nor-Am Cup
Men’s Downhill
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | FIS Points |
1 | 1 | 103385 | PRIDY Conrad | 1988 | CAN | 1:44.66 | 13.52 |
2 | 8 | 6530319 | COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan | 1992 | USA | 1:45.42 | 23.18 |
3 | 5 | 100558 | COOK Dustin | 1989 | CAN | 1:45.43 | 23.31 |
4 | 7 | 103090 | HELIE Louis-Pierre | 1986 | CAN | 1:46.04 | 31.06 |
5 | 4 | 531452 | BIESEMEYER Thomas | 1989 | USA | 1:46.14 | 32.33 |
6 | 11 | 103612 | PRIDY Morgan | 1990 | CAN | 1:46.33 | 34.74 |
7 | 6 | 534289 | FRANK Chris | 1983 | USA | 1:46.83 | 41.10 |
8 | 17 | 934568 | RUBIE Brennan | 1991 | USA | 1:46.92 | 42.24 |
9 | 30 | 220874 | BALDWIN TJ | 1990 | GBR | 1:47.72 | 52.41 |
10 | 22 | 103512 | FRISCH Jeffrey | 1984 | CAN | 1:47.77 | 53.04 |
11 | 14 | 6530598 | SNOW Scott | 1993 | USA | 1:47.90 | 54.69 |
12 | 18 | 531156 | TARBERRY Ace | 1988 | USA | 1:47.95 | 55.33 |
13 | 23 | 6530104 | BENNETT Bryce | 1992 | USA | 1:48.13 | 57.62 |
14 | 20 | 934551 | MOFFAT Keith | 1991 | USA | 1:48.18 | 58.25 |
15 | 16 | 103646 | ZAITSOFF Sasha | 1990 | CAN | 1:48.19 | 58.38 |
16 | 10 | 103656 | HALBERT Kelby | 1990 | CAN | 1:48.27 | 59.40 |
17 | 2 | 930024 | MAPLE Wiley | 1990 | USA | 1:48.97 | 68.29 |
18 | 13 | 103762 | WERRY Tyler | 1991 | CAN | 1:48.98 | 68.42 |
19 | 37 | 6530454 | FARROW Tanner | 1993 | USA | 1:49.07 | 69.56 |
20 | 24 | 103899 | SOLOMON Andrew | 1992 | CAN | 1:49.09 | 69.82 |
21 | 29 | 530641 | FINK-DEBRAY Miles | 1988 | USA | 1:49.13 | 70.32 |
22 | 15 | 934558 | NOGES Carl | 1991 | USA | 1:49.40 | 73.76 |
23 | 9 | 930105 | GRANSTROM Colby | 1990 | USA | 1:49.53 | 75.41 |
24 | 28 | 421797 | THEODORSEN Espen | 1988 | NOR | 1:49.69 | 77.44 |
25 | 21 | 6530115 | CHRISTIANSON Kieffer | 1992 | USA | 1:49.71 | 77.69 |
26 | 26 | 934643 | GOLDBERG Jared | 1991 | USA | 1:49.73 | 77.95 |
27 | 19 | 103942 | BELL Jeffrey | 1993 | CAN | 1:50.12 | 82.90 |
28 | 34 | 6530539 | WRIGHT Bronson | 1993 | USA | 1:50.39 | 86.34 |
29 | 31 | 6530453 | DUPRATT Samuel | 1993 | USA | 1:50.48 | 87.48 |
30 | 35 | 6530160 | RYAN Chase | 1992 | USA | 1:50.81 | 91.67 |
31 | 63 | 6530845 | BOARDMAN Michael | 1994 | USA | 1:51.34 | 98.41 |
32 | 42 | 6530429 | AXELROD Max | 1993 | USA | 1:51.84 | 104.76 |
33 | 58 | 103987 | LAW Michael | 1993 | CAN | 1:51.89 | 105.40 |
34 | 49 | 6530486 | KRAUSE Nicholas | 1993 | USA | 1:51.99 | 106.67 |
35 | 48 | 480678 | ULYANOV Dmitrij | 1983 | RUS | 1:52.04 | 107.30 |
36 | 32 | 934577 | SMITH Brennan | 1991 | USA | 1:52.14 | 108.57 |
37 | 50 | 6531217 | WEISEL Kipling | 1995 | USA | 1:52.27 | 110.23 |
38 | 69 | 6530826 | ROBERTSON Carter | 1994 | USA | 1:52.37 | 111.50 |
39 | 61 | 6530445 | COLLINS Harlan | 1993 | USA | 1:52.52 | 113.40 |
40 | 59 | 6530325 | LYON Macaulay | 1992 | USA | 1:52.71 | 115.82 |
41 | 51 | 104044 | READ Kevyn | 1993 | CAN | 1:52.86 | 117.72 |
41 | 38 | 6530639 | ELLER Bryce | 1993 | USA | 1:52.86 | 117.72 |
43 | 54 | 6530865 | HAFERMAN Eric | 1994 | USA | 1:53.04 | 120.01 |
44 | 40 | 6530496 | MCCORMICK Sean | 1993 | USA | 1:53.24 | 122.55 |
45 | 68 | 6531330 | FAKE Hayden | 1995 | USA | 1:53.82 | 129.92 |
46 | 66 | 6531599 | THROM Benjamin | 1996 | USA | 1:53.91 | 131.07 |
47 | 62 | 6530952 | BERLACK Ronald | 1994 | USA | 1:54.45 | 137.93 |
48 | 53 | 6531194 | SAVARIA K J | 1995 | USA | 1:54.48 | 138.31 |
49 | 65 | 6531192 | SANTANIELLO Nick | 1995 | USA | 1:54.51 | 138.69 |
50 | 67 | 6531605 | BAKER Xon | 1996 | USA | 1:54.59 | 139.71 |
51 | 64 | 6531329 | BENDER Jake | 1995 | USA | 1:54.64 | 140.34 |
52 | 60 | 103965 | GIGIC Filip | 1993 | CAN | 1:54.80 | 142.38 |
53 | 45 | 934593 | WRIGHT Cole | 1991 | USA | 1:54.90 | 143.65 |
54 | 70 | 6531401 | MITCHELL Nicholas | 1995 | USA | 1:55.40 | 150.00 |
55 | 36 | 6530481 | KAMPHUIS Colin | 1993 | USA | 1:55.59 | 152.42 |
56 | 25 | 6530555 | FOWLER Kristoff | 1993 | USA | 1:55.90 | 156.36 |
57 | 55 | 6530889 | SPLITSTOSER Stephan | 1994 | USA | 1:56.33 | 161.82 |
58 | 52 | 934516 | CARR Ritch | 1991 | USA | 1:56.37 | 162.33 |
59 | 46 | 6530309 | RENNIE Averell | 1992 | USA | 1:56.43 | 163.09 |
60 | 57 | 6530807 | CARLSON Kirk | 1994 | USA | 1:56.67 | 166.14 |
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56 | 6530483 | KIRCHER Andrew | 1993 | USA | |||
47 | 6530847 | DEAN Austin | 1994 | USA | |||
44 | 6530642 | HARTMANN Kevin | 1993 | USA | |||
43 | 40523 | DEMSCHAR Dominic | 1993 | AUS | |||
41 | 6530530 | SWEEK Miles | 1993 | USA | |||
39 | 6530534 | VIETZE Sandy | 1993 | USA | |||
33 | 6530500 | MCLAUGHLIN Brian | 1993 | USA | |||
27 | 103997 | MEGARRY Morgan | 1993 | CAN | |||
12 | 930107 | GREGORAK Will | 1990 | USA | |||
3 | 103752 | TROW Andy | 1991 | CAN |
Aspen, CO (USA)
Nor-Am Cup
Ladies’ Downhill
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | FIS Points |
1 | 18 | 538855 | FORD Julia | 1990 | USA | 1:50.67 | 32.92 |
2 | 21 | 539363 | GHENT Abby | 1992 | USA | 1:50.76 | 34.00 |
3 | 20 | 538975 | WALES Brooke | 1990 | USA | 1:51.10 | 38.09 |
4 | 24 | 107044 | IRWIN Madison | 1991 | CAN | 1:51.40 | 41.69 |
5 | 16 | 535585 | STAPLES Kiley | 1989 | USA | 1:51.49 | 42.77 |
6 | 15 | 539457 | MARNO Anna | 1992 | USA | 1:51.67 | 44.94 |
7 | 23 | 538284 | MCJAMES Megan | 1987 | USA | 1:52.07 | 49.74 |
7 | 19 | 107027 | DAVIES Tess | 1991 | CAN | 1:52.07 | 49.74 |
9 | 22 | 107192 | FREEMAN Sarah | 1992 | CAN | 1:52.40 | 53.71 |
10 | 10 | 539404 | SAMUELS Lauren | 1992 | USA | 1:52.43 | 54.07 |
11 | 3 | 6535256 | MUELLER-RISTINE Julia | 1995 | USA | 1:52.61 | 56.23 |
12 | 9 | 539356 | CASTON Rose | 1992 | USA | 1:53.01 | 61.04 |
13 | 25 | 539685 | RYAN Katherine | 1993 | USA | 1:53.22 | 63.57 |
14 | 13 | 539536 | WILES Jacqueline | 1992 | USA | 1:53.32 | 64.77 |
15 | 14 | 107384 | CLARKE Devon | 1994 | CAN | 1:54.29 | 76.42 |
16 | 11 | 539787 | DUFF Noah | 1993 | USA | 1:54.68 | 81.11 |
17 | 17 | 107306 | MICHALIK Victoria | 1993 | CAN | 1:54.96 | 84.48 |
18 | 27 | 107310 | RAMSDEN Jocelyn | 1993 | CAN | 1:55.43 | 90.12 |
19 | 4 | 539986 | ENDERS Destrey | 1994 | USA | 1:55.62 | 92.41 |
20 | 5 | 539643 | ERIKSEN Lily | 1993 | USA | 1:56.25 | 99.98 |
21 | 1 | 539962 | HANSELER Haley | 1994 | USA | 1:56.29 | 100.46 |
22 | 12 | 107163 | RYTZ Celine | 1992 | CAN | 1:56.36 | 101.30 |
23 | 7 | 539616 | BABCOCK Michaela | 1993 | USA | 1:56.55 | 103.58 |
24 | 2 | 6535049 | TAYLOR Nicole | 1994 | USA | 1:56.83 | 106.95 |
25 | 26 | 6535075 | MCGLASHON Morgan | 1994 | USA | 2:01.74 | 165.96 |
26 | 6 | 6535538 | SPENCE Erin | 1996 | USA | 2:02.58 | 176.05 |
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8 | 6535084 | GAYLORD Laura | 1994 | USA |