U18 speed series crowns champions at Copper

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The nation’s top U18 racers wrapped up a week of championship competition at Copper Mountain, Colo., with three straight days of speed events, the latter two days serving as National Junior Championships crowning downhill and super G title winners for the 2015 season.

In the men’s downhill, Aspen’s Sky Kelsey of the National Training Group (NTG) matched a winning result a day earlier to win the championship with a time of 1 minute, 5.30 seconds on the Speed Center track. Kelsey was more than six-tenths of a second faster than his closest competition, Burke Mountain Academy’s Patrick Kenney who finished second, and Green Mountain Valley School’s Jack Despres, who rounded out the podium in third.

In the ladies’ downhill, Norwegian Josefine Selvaag from Burke Mountain Academy crashed the American party, besting the top domestic finisher, Ski Club Vail/NTG’s Rachael Desrochers, by just over two tenths of a second. Snowbird’s Isabella Wright rounded out the podium.

An eastern sweep characterized the final day of racing on Friday with Burke Mountain Academy’s Christian Gallagher closing out the championships with a win in the men’s super G by 0.44 seconds. He outgunned Logan Slattery of GMVS and Burke’s Kalle Wagner, who finished second and third.

In the ladies’ super G, Wright snagged the top spot — the only racer of either gender to land a podium result in both speed events. SSCV’s Heidi Livran finished two tenths back in second position, just ahead of of the New York Ski Education Foundation’s Cecily Decker, also an NTG skier, in third.

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Transue

Results

Men’s downhill – March 5

 1  5  6531987 KELSEY Sky 1997 USA  1:05.30  47.70
 2  15  6531928 KENNEY Patrick 1997 USA  1:05.94  +0.64  59.95
 3  22  6532159 DESPRES Jack 1998 USA  1:06.19  +0.89  64.74
 4  8  6531936 WINTERS Luke 1997 USA  1:06.30  +1.00  66.84
 5  23  6531852 GALLAGHER Christian 1997 USA  1:06.80  +1.50  76.41
 6  49  6532084 RADAMUS River 1998 USA  1:06.94  +1.64  79.09
 7  35  6531865 LARSEN Gray 1997 USA  1:06.98  +1.68  79.86
 8  10  6532089 LANE Tristan 1998 USA  1:07.10  +1.80  82.16
 9  12  6531871 MARTIN Logan 1997 USA  1:07.13  +1.83  82.73
 10  56  6531847 DOMONOSKE David 1997 USA  1:07.21  +1.91  84.26
 11  36  6531892 WAGNER Kalle 1997 USA  1:07.23  +1.93  84.64
 12  31  6531917 CAMPBELL Pate 1997 USA  1:07.25  +1.95  85.03
 13  2  6531885 SHEILS Paul 1997 USA  1:07.26  +1.96  85.22
 14  7  6531843 COLBY Alex 1997 USA  1:07.27  +1.97  85.41
 15  20  40616 THOMPSON Oliver 1997 AUS  1:07.29  +1.99  85.79
 16  27  6531937 WINTERS Cody 1997 USA  1:07.32  +2.02  86.37
 17  16  6531837 BERTRAM Christopher 1997 USA  1:07.44  +2.14  88.66
 18  60  6532150 WILSON Matthew 1998 USA  1:07.46  +2.16  89.05
 19  47  6532122 WILSON Calvin 1998 USA  1:07.54  +2.24  90.58
 19  4  6532001 COOPER Michael 1997 USA  1:07.54  +2.24  90.58
 21  6  6532129 KILGORE Riley 1998 USA  1:07.55  +2.25  90.77
 21  3  6531913 GLASGOW Matthew 1997 USA  1:07.55  +2.25  90.77
 23  18  6532004 BOUCHARD Zach 1997 USA  1:07.56  +2.26  90.96
 24  34  6531981 SLATTERY Logan 1997 USA  1:07.64  +2.34  92.49
 25  25  6532116 KRUPKA Jimmy 1998 USA  1:07.66  +2.36  92.88
 26  19  6532112 LILLEY Austin Michael 1998 USA  1:07.69  +2.39  93.45
 27  50  6532091 KEANE Jack 1998 USA  1:07.81  +2.51  95.75
 28  11  6531963 STEFFEY George 1997 USA  1:07.84  +2.54  96.32
 29  40  6531949 LUJAN Tanner 1997 USA  1:07.85  +2.55  96.51
 30  21  6532173 SMITH Spencer 1998 USA  1:07.90  +2.60  97.47
 31  58  6532149 MILLER Andrew 1998 USA  1:07.95  +2.65  98.43
 32  9  6532123 NEGOMIR Kyle 1998 USA  1:08.01  +2.71  99.58
 33  63  6532137 BIRKNER Alexander 1998 USA  1:08.02  +2.72  99.77
 34  39  6532009 CASHMAN Jordan 1997 USA  1:08.16  +2.86  102.45
 35  38  6531872 MATHERS Luke 1997 USA  1:08.26  +2.96  104.36
 36  30  6531927 HOPFINGER Jacob 1997 USA  1:08.30  +3.00  105.13
 37  57  6532118 RODARTE Luke 1998 USA  1:08.33  +3.03  105.70
 38  14  6531883 SCHMIDT Ryan 1997 USA  1:08.37  +3.07  106.47
 39  46  40621 MUHLEN Louis 1998 AUS  1:08.43  +3.13  107.62
 40  45  110409 HORWITZ Kai 1998 CHI  1:08.74  +3.44  113.55
 41  1  6531943 HANUS Matthew 1997 USA  1:08.75  +3.45  113.74
 42  24  6532117 FISCHER Michael 1998 USA  1:08.85  +3.55  115.66
 43  13  6531942 MUELLER Tagert 1997 USA  1:08.86  +3.56  115.85
 44  64  6532098 KNORPP Griffin 1998 USA  1:08.97  +3.67  117.95
 45  54  6532099 SNYDER Will 1998 USA  1:09.06  +3.76  119.68
 46  37  6532097 LAVICKA Kaison 1998 USA  1:09.24  +3.94  123.12
 47  51  6532008 VAN ITALLIE Derek 1997 USA  1:09.32  +4.02  124.65
 48  43  6532168 COLLINS Ryan 1998 USA  1:09.56  +4.26  129.25
 48  28  6531960 NEWHARD Chapin 1997 USA  1:09.56  +4.26  129.25
 50  44  80077 MACEDO Michel 1998 BRA  1:09.58  +4.28  129.63
 51  41  6531909 ESTRELLA Michael 1997 USA  1:09.73  +4.43  132.50
 52  53  6532165 ANDERSON Tommy 1998 USA  1:09.89  +4.59  135.56
 53  32  6531853 GORDON Tucker 1997 USA  1:09.99  +4.69  137.48
 54  61  6532142 FELDMAN John 1998 USA  1:10.06  +4.76  138.82
 54  55  6532144 MCCLURE Yuri 1998 USA  1:10.06  +4.76  138.82
 56  33  6532210 VICKERMAN Luke 1998 USA  1:10.21  +4.91  141.69
 57  62  6532171 KENDIG Carter 1998 USA  1:10.31  +5.01  143.60
 58  59  6532011 CLERMONT Ryan 1997 USA  1:10.99  +5.69  156.62
 59  52  6532082 GENCHEFF Eric 1998 USA  1:12.53  +7.23  186.10
Did not finish 1st run
 48  6532244 GANIM Chase 1997 USA
 42  6531858 JOHNSON Eric 1997 USA
 29  6531851 FREEMAN Adam 1997 USA
 26  6531888 ST LAURENT Chase 1997 USA
 17  6531978 JANCO Cole 1997 USA

 

Women’s downhill – March 5

 1  1  426262 SELVAAG Josefine 1998 NOR  1:07.98  80.04
 2  10  6535882 DESROCHERS Rachael 1997 USA  1:08.19  +0.21  83.90
 3  11  6535791 WRIGHT Isabella 1997 USA  1:08.58  +0.60  91.07
 4  7  6535907 ENGLISH Francesca 1997 USA  1:08.70  +0.72  93.28
 5  6  6535807 CUTLER Haley 1997 USA  1:08.76  +0.78  94.38
 6  19  6535776 PRICE Alli 1997 USA  1:08.95  +0.97  97.88
 7  17  6535761 LIVRAN Heidi 1997 USA  1:09.01  +1.03  98.98
 8  36  6535947 DECKER Cecily 1998 USA  1:09.29  +1.31  104.13
 9  35  6536009 FOLEY Anna 1998 USA  1:09.31  +1.33  104.50
 10  5  6536117 WEST Hannah 1998 USA  1:09.53  +1.55  108.54
 11  18  6535868 MURER Abigail 1997 USA  1:09.94  +1.96  116.08
 12  42  6535941 PARKE Juliette 1998 USA  1:10.07  +2.09  118.47
 13  16  6535747 HARRIS Katy 1997 USA  1:10.17  +2.19  120.31
 14  23  6535810 STEFFEY Amanda 1997 USA  1:10.27  +2.29  122.15
 15  12  6535978 BAILEY Lucia 1998 USA  1:10.36  +2.38  123.80
 16  9  6535799 BURANDT Elyse 1997 USA  1:10.44  +2.46  125.27
 17  41  6535981 GERRARD Olivia 1998 USA  1:10.51  +2.53  126.56
 18  2  6536101 HANSEN Annika 1998 USA  1:10.56  +2.58  127.48
 19  26  6535771 NAWROCKI Rachel 1997 USA  1:10.62  +2.64  128.58
 20  31  6535902 BICKERT Maia 1997 USA  1:10.82  +2.84  132.26
 21  40  6535942 LEBEL Maureen 1998 USA  1:10.93  +2.95  134.28
 22  28  6536018 MORRIS Sophia 1998 USA  1:11.11  +3.13  137.59
 23  14  6535884 MEEKS Perri 1997 USA  1:11.18  +3.20  138.88
 24  37  6535992 THOMAS Claire 1998 USA  1:11.24  +3.26  139.98
 25  30  6535808 SCHOEPKE Sandra 1997 USA  1:11.29  +3.31  140.90
 26  39  6535969 BAER Liz 1998 USA  1:11.32  +3.34  141.46
 27  27  6535803 HANSON Kate 1997 USA  1:11.42  +3.44  143.29
 28  33  6536020 HUST Rosie 1998 USA  1:11.61  +3.63  146.79
 29  34  6535993 CHAVEZ Lauren 1998 USA  1:11.87  +3.89  151.57
 30  13  6535828 TRUAX Elle 1997 USA  1:12.02  +4.04  154.33
 31  22  6535994 BRACY Carina 1998 USA  1:12.13  +4.15  156.35
 32  38  6535989 BRUCE Anna 1998 USA  1:12.33  +4.35  160.03
 33  32  6536076 DAMBERG Juliana 1998 USA  1:12.90  +4.92  170.51
 34  24  6536023 BERNIER Maya 1998 USA  1:12.98  +5.00  171.98
 35  25  6535937 HATTLER Brenna 1998 USA  1:12.99  +5.01  172.16
 36  20  6536109 MATTSSON Ava 1998 USA  1:13.84  +5.86  187.79
 37  29  6536030 SIMARD Madeline 1998 USA  1:14.26  +6.28  195.52
Did not finish 1st run
 21  6535790 WILLIAMS Natalie 1997 USA
 15  6535774 OSTERGREN Madison 1997 USA
 8  6535835 LAMERE Devan 1997 USA
 4  6536014 HOUSER Ashley 1998 USA
 3  6535934 KLOMHAUS Storm 1998 USA

 

Men’s super G – March 6

 1  15  6531852 GALLAGHER Christian 1997 USA  1:13.25  58.23
 2  5  6531981 SLATTERY Logan 1997 USA  1:13.69  +0.44  64.72
 3  6  6531892 WAGNER Kalle 1997 USA  1:13.83  +0.58  66.78
 4  4  6532009 CASHMAN Jordan 1997 USA  1:13.85  +0.60  67.08
 5  2  40616 THOMPSON Oliver 1997 AUS  1:14.13  +0.88  71.20
 6  33  6532123 NEGOMIR Kyle 1998 USA  1:14.30  +1.05  73.71
 6  14  6531885 SHEILS Paul 1997 USA  1:14.30  +1.05  73.71
 8  11  110409 HORWITZ Kai 1998 CHI  1:14.55  +1.30  77.40
 9  8  6531871 MARTIN Logan 1997 USA  1:14.68  +1.43  79.31
 10  18  6532150 WILSON Matthew 1998 USA  1:14.99  +1.74  83.88
 11  17  6531847 DOMONOSKE David 1997 USA  1:15.04  +1.79  84.62
 12  12  6531936 WINTERS Luke 1997 USA  1:15.08  +1.83  85.21
 13  35  6532112 LILLEY Austin Michael 1998 USA  1:15.11  +1.86  85.65
 14  25  6531963 STEFFEY George 1997 USA  1:15.37  +2.12  89.49
 15  55  6532137 BIRKNER Alexander 1998 USA  1:15.41  +2.16  90.08
 16  29  6532159 DESPRES Jack 1998 USA  1:15.56  +2.31  92.29
 17  37  6532089 LANE Tristan 1998 USA  1:15.70  +2.45  94.35
 18  20  6531927 HOPFINGER Jacob 1997 USA  1:15.74  +2.49  94.94
 19  54  40621 MUHLEN Louis 1998 AUS  1:15.78  +2.53  95.53
 20  19  6531865 LARSEN Gray 1997 USA  1:15.84  +2.59  96.42
 21  38  6532001 COOPER Michael 1997 USA  1:15.96  +2.71  98.19
 22  23  6531883 SCHMIDT Ryan 1997 USA  1:16.01  +2.76  98.92
 23  32  6531837 BERTRAM Christopher 1997 USA  1:16.02  +2.77  99.07
 24  44  6531888 ST LAURENT Chase 1997 USA  1:16.06  +2.81  99.66
 25  48  6532168 COLLINS Ryan 1998 USA  1:16.09  +2.84  100.10
 26  47  6532116 KRUPKA Jimmy 1998 USA  1:16.23  +2.98  102.17
 27  24  6531949 LUJAN Tanner 1997 USA  1:16.24  +2.99  102.31
 28  58  6532099 SNYDER Will 1998 USA  1:16.33  +3.08  103.64
 29  27  6531851 FREEMAN Adam 1997 USA  1:16.36  +3.11  104.08
 30  13  6532173 SMITH Spencer 1998 USA  1:16.44  +3.19  105.26
 31  57  6532149 MILLER Andrew 1998 USA  1:16.52  +3.27  106.44
 32  56  6532122 WILSON Calvin 1998 USA  1:16.64  +3.39  108.21
 33  53  80077 MACEDO Michel 1998 BRA  1:16.77  +3.52  110.13
 33  31  6531913 GLASGOW Matthew 1997 USA  1:16.77  +3.52  110.13
 35  45  6532129 KILGORE Riley 1998 USA  1:16.80  +3.55  110.57
 35  16  6531937 WINTERS Cody 1997 USA  1:16.80  +3.55  110.57
 37  21  6532004 BOUCHARD Zach 1997 USA  1:16.91  +3.66  112.19
 38  49  6532210 VICKERMAN Luke 1998 USA  1:16.92  +3.67  112.34
 39  59  6532144 MCCLURE Yuri 1998 USA  1:17.19  +3.94  116.32
 40  46  6531853 GORDON Tucker 1997 USA  1:17.24  +3.99  117.06
 41  28  6531909 ESTRELLA Michael 1997 USA  1:17.30  +4.05  117.94
 42  60  6532118 RODARTE Luke 1998 USA  1:17.47  +4.22  120.45
 43  51  6532142 FELDMAN John 1998 USA  1:17.48  +4.23  120.60
 44  62  6532163 SEYMOUR Jett 1998 USA  1:17.51  +4.26  121.04
 45  39  6532117 FISCHER Michael 1998 USA  1:17.52  +4.27  121.19
 46  43  6532011 CLERMONT Ryan 1997 USA  1:17.53  +4.28  121.33
 47  50  6532097 LAVICKA Kaison 1998 USA  1:17.83  +4.58  125.76
 48  36  6532171 KENDIG Carter 1998 USA  1:17.97  +4.72  127.82
 49  41  6531943 HANUS Matthew 1997 USA  1:18.01  +4.76  128.41
 50  64  6532193 MCCONNELL Will 1998 USA  1:18.97  +5.72  142.57
 51  52  6532082 GENCHEFF Eric 1998 USA  1:20.33  +7.08  162.62
Did not start 1st run
 66  6531858 JOHNSON Eric 1997 USA
 65  6532165 ANDERSON Tommy 1998 USA
 42  6532008 VAN ITALLIE Derek 1997 USA
 40  6531960 NEWHARD Chapin 1997 USA
 22  6532091 KEANE Jack 1998 USA
 7  6531928 KENNEY Patrick 1997 USA
 3  6532084 RADAMUS River 1998 USA
 1  6531987 KELSEY Sky 1997 USA
Did not finish 1st run
 63  6532244 GANIM Chase 1997 USA
 61  6532098 KNORPP Griffin 1998 USA
 34  6531843 COLBY Alex 1997 USA
 30  6531942 MUELLER Tagert 1997 USA
 26  6531978 JANCO Cole 1997 USA
 10  6531872 MATHERS Luke 1997 USA
 9  6531917 CAMPBELL Pate 1997 USA

 

Women’s super G – March 6

 1  11  6535791 WRIGHT Isabella 1997 USA  1:14.57  57.22
 2  14  6535761 LIVRAN Heidi 1997 USA  1:14.76  +0.19  59.97
 3  10  6535947 DECKER Cecily 1998 USA  1:14.78  +0.21  60.26
 4  15  6535882 DESROCHERS Rachael 1997 USA  1:15.23  +0.66  66.78
 5  3  6535941 PARKE Juliette 1998 USA  1:15.57  +1.00  71.70
 6  13  6535942 LEBEL Maureen 1998 USA  1:15.77  +1.20  74.60
 7  36  6535774 OSTERGREN Madison 1997 USA  1:15.87  +1.30  76.05
 8  16  6535776 PRICE Alli 1997 USA  1:15.96  +1.39  77.35
 9  5  6535981 GERRARD Olivia 1998 USA  1:16.13  +1.56  79.81
 10  7  6535807 CUTLER Haley 1997 USA  1:16.24  +1.67  81.41
 11  22  6536009 FOLEY Anna 1998 USA  1:16.31  +1.74  82.42
 12  6  6535978 BAILEY Lucia 1998 USA  1:16.51  +1.94  85.32
 13  41  6536101 HANSEN Annika 1998 USA  1:16.56  +1.99  86.04
 14  20  6535907 ENGLISH Francesca 1997 USA  1:16.73  +2.16  88.50
 15  8  6535747 HARRIS Katy 1997 USA  1:16.78  +2.21  89.23
 16  18  6536117 WEST Hannah 1998 USA  1:16.99  +2.42  92.27
 17  9  6535868 MURER Abigail 1997 USA  1:17.15  +2.58  94.59
 18  40  6535992 THOMAS Claire 1998 USA  1:17.58  +3.01  100.81
 19  2  45279 HASLAU Jessica 1992 AUS  1:17.83  +3.26  104.43
 20  26  6535799 BURANDT Elyse 1997 USA  1:17.94  +3.37  106.03
 21  24  6535989 BRUCE Anna 1998 USA  1:18.06  +3.49  107.77
 22  27  6535808 SCHOEPKE Sandra 1997 USA  1:18.21  +3.64  109.94
 23  28  6535884 MEEKS Perri 1997 USA  1:18.23  +3.66  110.23
 24  42  6535994 BRACY Carina 1998 USA  1:18.26  +3.69  110.66
 25  31  6535993 CHAVEZ Lauren 1998 USA  1:18.38  +3.81  112.40
 26  19  6535969 BAER Liz 1998 USA  1:18.47  +3.90  113.70
 27  17  6535810 STEFFEY Amanda 1997 USA  1:18.54  +3.97  114.72
 28  39  6536023 BERNIER Maya 1998 USA  1:18.60  +4.03  115.59
 29  30  6535835 LAMERE Devan 1997 USA  1:18.80  +4.23  118.48
 30  29  6535771 NAWROCKI Rachel 1997 USA  1:19.69  +5.12  131.37
 31  44  6536020 HUST Rosie 1998 USA  1:20.16  +5.59  138.18
 32  35  6535937 HATTLER Brenna 1998 USA  1:20.70  +6.13  146.00
 33  33  6536014 HOUSER Ashley 1998 USA  1:21.33  +6.76  155.13
 33  32  6535803 HANSON Kate 1997 USA  1:21.33  +6.76  155.13
 35  34  6535828 TRUAX Elle 1997 USA  1:22.19  +7.62  167.58
 36  37  6536030 SIMARD Madeline 1998 USA  1:22.27  +7.70  168.74
 37  43  6536076 DAMBERG Juliana 1998 USA  1:22.60  +8.03  173.52
Did not start 1st run
 4  6535806 MCGREW Megan 1997 USA
 1  6535934 KLOMHAUS Storm 1998 USA
Did not finish 1st run
 38  6536018 MORRIS Sophia 1998 USA
 25  6535790 WILLIAMS Natalie 1997 USA
 23  6536109 MATTSSON Ava 1998 USA
 21  6535902 BICKERT Maia 1997 USA
 12  426262 SELVAAG Josefine 1998 NOR

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About the Author: Geoff Mintz

Geoff Mintz is a former alpine ski racer who cut his teeth at Ragged Mountain and Waterville Valley, N.H. After graduating from Holderness and UVM, he relocated to Colorado, where he worked on the hill prior to pursuing a career in journalism. Mintz served as associate editor for Ski Racing Media from 2011 to 2015. He later reconnected with his local roots to manage all marketing and communications for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail before resuming work at SRM as editor-in-chief.