Norwegians top NorAm Opener in Loveland, Chodounsky third
The 2013 NorAm Cup season clicked off Saturday (Nov. 24) in Loveland, Colorado with a men’s slalom.
A pair of Norwegian racers took the top two spots as Jonathan Nordbotten had an impressive second run to take a 0.27-second lead over his countryman and first run leader Leif Kristian Haugen, who finished in second place. The win marked Nordbotten’s fourth career NorAm win.
American David Chodounsky lead all North Americans in third, 0.68 seconds off of Nordbotten’s winning pace. Teammate Robby Kelley joined Chodounsky in the top five in fifth position.
The stacked race boasted a start list of 101 racers from 11 countries as many racers are in Colorado ahead of World Cup races next weekend in Beaver Creek.
The Loveland series continues Sunday with a second men’s slalom followed by a pair of women’s slaloms on Monday and Tuesday as the men move to Aspen for giant slalom races on Monday and Tuesday.
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time | FIS Points |
1 | 7 | 421860 | NORDBOTTEN Jonathan | 1989 | NOR | 43.79 | 45.35 | 1:29.14 | 6.00 |
2 | 1 | 421669 | HAUGEN Leif Kristian | 1987 | NOR | 42.94 | 46.47 | 1:29.41 | 7.88 |
3 | 19 | 534508 | CHODOUNSKY David | 1984 | USA | 43.56 | 46.26 | 1:29.82 | 10.73 |
4 | 5 | 421954 | LYSDAHL Espen | 1990 | NOR | 43.71 | 46.12 | 1:29.83 | 10.80 |
5 | 9 | 930160 | KELLEY Robby | 1990 | USA | 43.73 | 46.21 | 1:29.94 | 11.56 |
6 | 8 | 180567 | RASANEN Joonas | 1989 | FIN | 43.63 | 46.92 | 1:30.55 | 15.81 |
7 | 25 | 990048 | BORSOTTI Giovanni | 1990 | ITA | 43.83 | 46.86 | 1:30.69 | 16.78 |
8 | 31 | 51159 | NOESIG Christoph | 1985 | AUT | 44.47 | 46.28 | 1:30.75 | 17.20 |
9 | 15 | 530837 | KELLEY Tim | 1986 | USA | 43.87 | 46.95 | 1:30.82 | 17.68 |
10 | 27 | 102922 | WHITE Trevor | 1984 | CAN | 44.84 | 46.36 | 1:31.20 | 20.33 |
11 | 16 | 103676 | BROWN Philip | 1991 | CAN | 44.84 | 46.65 | 1:31.49 | 22.35 |
12 | 23 | 300804 | MINAGAWA Kentaro | 1977 | JPN | 45.54 | 46.25 | 1:31.79 | 24.43 |
13 | 11 | 53859 | TRIENDL Armin | 1989 | AUT | 44.76 | 47.31 | 1:32.07 | 26.38 |
14 | 32 | 103313 | DAWSON Travis | 1988 | CAN | 45.49 | 46.68 | 1:32.17 | 27.07 |
15 | 50 | 53985 | MATHIS Marcel | 1991 | AUT | 45.48 | 46.70 | 1:32.18 | 27.14 |
16 | 33 | 530326 | WILSON Ryan | 1987 | USA | 45.83 | 46.40 | 1:32.23 | 27.49 |
17 | 14 | 530651 | STIEGLER Seppi | 1988 | USA | 45.75 | 46.54 | 1:32.29 | 27.91 |
18 | 29 | 6530117 | CONE Robert | 1992 | USA | 45.32 | 46.98 | 1:32.30 | 27.98 |
19 | 30 | 30149 | SIMARI BIRKNER Cristian Javier | 1980 | ARG | 44.94 | 47.38 | 1:32.32 | 28.12 |
20 | 40 | 934523 | ENGEL Mark | 1991 | USA | 45.32 | 47.03 | 1:32.35 | 28.33 |
21 | 36 | 301886 | TAKEDA Ryu | 1984 | JPN | 45.73 | 47.00 | 1:32.73 | 30.97 |
22 | 39 | 930029 | ACOSTA Christopher | 1990 | USA | 46.04 | 46.72 | 1:32.76 | 31.18 |
23 | 45 | 930188 | MARSHALL Tucker | 1990 | USA | 45.70 | 47.12 | 1:32.82 | 31.60 |
24 | 47 | 103528 | DRURY Kevin | 1988 | CAN | 45.58 | 47.36 | 1:32.94 | 32.43 |
25 | 26 | 103078 | DONALDSON David | 1986 | CAN | 45.66 | 48.52 | 1:34.18 | 41.05 |
26 | 44 | 934566 | ROBERTS Hig | 1991 | USA | 46.19 | 48.26 | 1:34.45 | 42.93 |
27 | 58 | 6530115 | CHRISTIANSON Kieffer | 1992 | USA | 47.52 | 48.72 | 1:36.24 | 55.38 |
28 | 74 | 934593 | WRIGHT Cole | 1991 | USA | 47.82 | 48.67 | 1:36.49 | 57.12 |
29 | 35 | 40489 | LAIDLAW Luke | 1992 | AUS | 46.59 | 50.01 | 1:36.60 | 57.89 |
30 | 34 | 930170 | LAMB Max | 1990 | USA | 50.00 | 47.21 | 1:37.21 | 62.13 |
31 | 54 | 934740 | WUNSCH Taylor | 1991 | USA | 48.81 | 49.17 | 1:37.98 | 67.49 |
32 | 71 | 6531203 | SPROCK Ty | 1995 | USA | 48.73 | 49.29 | 1:38.02 | 67.76 |
33 | 85 | 6531444 | ARVIDSSON Erik | 1996 | USA | 48.51 | 49.60 | 1:38.11 | 68.39 |
34 | 77 | 6530108 | BROOKS Dylan | 1992 | USA | 48.75 | 49.52 | 1:38.27 | 69.50 |
35 | 88 | 6530496 | MCCORMICK Sean | 1993 | USA | 49.59 | 50.52 | 1:40.11 | 82.30 |
36 | 37 | 934524 | FARRELL Bobby | 1991 | USA | 51.93 | 48.58 | 1:40.51 | 85.08 |
37 | 93 | 6530478 | JACOBS Jake | 1993 | USA | 49.76 | 51.21 | 1:40.97 | 88.28 |
38 | 101 | 512130 | DU PASQUIER Gregoire | 1995 | SUI | 49.85 | 56.88 | 1:46.73 | 128.34 |
Disqualified 2nd run | |||||||||
90 | 6531157 | KLEIN Charlie | 1995 | USA | |||||
Did not start 2nd run | |||||||||
3 | 934502 | ANKENY Michael | 1991 | USA | |||||
Did not start 1st run | |||||||||
99 | 104372 | LEROUX Marc | 1996 | CAN | |||||
82 | 410371 | NEESON Finlay | 1993 | NZL | |||||
72 | 6530504 | MOTTAU Tanner | 1993 | USA | |||||
Did not finish 2nd run | |||||||||
96 | 6530893 | BLAKE Daniel | 1994 | USA | |||||
95 | 6531228 | BAROUNOS Alex | 1995 | USA | |||||
94 | 6531186 | PLANT Riley | 1995 | USA | |||||
78 | 54166 | JENEWEIN Kevin | 1993 | AUT | |||||
70 | 40553 | CHEVALIER Luc Henri | 1992 | AUS | |||||
66 | 6531160 | LEEVER Alex | 1995 | USA | |||||
63 | 104096 | THOMPSON Broderick | 1994 | CAN | |||||
61 | 6530168 | SMITH Cameron | 1992 | USA | |||||
57 | 430633 | JASICZEK Michal | 1994 | POL | |||||
52 | 930023 | COFFEY Sam | 1990 | USA | |||||
42 | 180631 | PENTTINEN Juho-Pekka | 1991 | FIN | |||||
22 | 102239 | COUSINEAU Julien | 1981 | CAN | |||||
21 | 930107 | GREGORAK Will | 1990 | USA | |||||
13 | 532138 | KASPER Nolan | 1989 | USA | |||||
6 | 530165 | BRANDENBURG Will | 1987 | USA | |||||
Did not finish 1st run | |||||||||
100 | 6530639 | ELLER Bryce | 1993 | USA | |||||
98 | 6530924 | BARNEY Ryan | 1994 | USA | |||||
97 | 6530935 | BLOMMER William | 1994 | USA | |||||
92 | 6531280 | CROASDALE Connor | 1995 | USA | |||||
91 | 6531135 | FRANCIS Brian | 1995 | USA | |||||
89 | 6530795 | DAVIS Devin | 1994 | USA | |||||
87 | 6531205 | TALBOTT Marc | 1995 | USA | |||||
86 | 6530447 | COOPER Scott | 1993 | USA | |||||
84 | 6530800 | THEIS Tyler | 1994 | USA | |||||
83 | 6530539 | WRIGHT Bronson | 1993 | USA | |||||
81 | 6530454 | FARROW Tanner | 1993 | USA | |||||
80 | 6531145 | HALL Max | 1995 | USA | |||||
79 | 533406 | TRUESDELL William | 1989 | USA | |||||
76 | 103527 | BEADON Christopher | 1989 | CAN | |||||
75 | 410364 | FEASEY Willis | 1992 | NZL | |||||
73 | 6530661 | MCDONALD Conor | 1993 | USA | |||||
69 | 6530797 | WILSON Kenny | 1994 | USA | |||||
68 | 6530950 | HAYES Colin | 1994 | USA | |||||
67 | 530827 | ELLIOT Jeremy | 1988 | USA | |||||
65 | 60236 | VAN DEN BROECKE Dries | 1995 | BEL | |||||
64 | 103997 | MEGARRY Morgan | 1993 | CAN | |||||
62 | 6530486 | KRAUSE Nicholas | 1993 | USA | |||||
60 | 532165 | LEAFE Trevor | 1989 | USA | |||||
59 | 421761 | KOLLENBORG Christopher | 1988 | NOR | |||||
56 | 561192 | HRIBAR Timotej | 1990 | SLO | |||||
55 | 6530167 | SHIFFRIN Taylor | 1992 | USA | |||||
53 | 421840 | HAUG Andreas Willumsen | 1989 | NOR | |||||
51 | 103752 | TROW Andy | 1991 | CAN | |||||
49 | 6530534 | VIETZE Sandy | 1993 | USA | |||||
48 | 934518 | DANIELS Nick | 1991 | USA | |||||
46 | 6530250 | MORSE Ben | 1992 | USA | |||||
43 | 934568 | RUBIE Brennan | 1991 | USA | |||||
41 | 930133 | HIGGINS Sean | 1990 | USA | |||||
38 | 302368 | YOSHIGOE Ippei | 1986 | JPN | |||||
28 | 421722 | ADDE Andreas | 1988 | NOR | |||||
24 | 103646 | ZAITSOFF Sasha | 1990 | CAN | |||||
20 | 294890 | NANI Roberto | 1988 | ITA | |||||
18 | 292491 | MOELGG Manfred | 1982 | ITA | |||||
17 | 6530104 | BENNETT Bryce | 1992 | USA | |||||
12 | 102727 | STUTZ Paul | 1983 | CAN | |||||
10 | 6530599 | STRAND Matthew | 1993 | USA | |||||
4 | 103865 | PHILP Trevor | 1992 | CAN | |||||
2 | 102435 | JANYK Michael | 1982 | CAN |