Zamansky edges Schlopy in NDS Invite GS
PARK CITY, Utah — Jake Zamansky powered to the win Thursday in a giant slalom at the NDS Invitational, edging fellow U.S. national team member Erik Schlopy and Wednesday’s GS winner, Kevin Francis.
PARK CITY, Utah — Jake Zamansky powered to the win Thursday in a giant slalom at the NDS Invitational, edging fellow U.S. national team member Erik Schlopy and Wednesday’s GS winner, Kevin Francis.
Zamansky clocked a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 53.81 seconds. Schlopy crossed in the second place at 1:54.05, while Francis clocked 1:54.37 for third place.
"It was a fun race," said Zamansky, who also lives in Park City for training opportunities. "It's nice to be out here at home, in my own bed, with my family and friends here. The race crew did a great job prepping the hill, and it was a great competition."
A pair of University of Utah standouts, Scott Veenis and Tague Thorson, rounded out the top five. Then came five straight skiers bound for Junior Worlds: Andrew Phillips in sixth, Travis Ganong in seventh place, Max Hammer in eighth, Bump Heldman in ninth and Nolan Kasper in 10th.
The NDS Invitational is race series blending U.S. Ski Team members, National Development System and regional club athletes, and Junior World Championships-bound racers.
Zamansky praised the idea of the NDS Invitational, noting, "It's great for [the juniors] to size themselves up against folks like Erik Schlopy. He's top 30 in the world. You get to gauge yourself against the best guys in the nation. You get to start closer to them than you normally would."
The schedule concludes Friday with a pair of slalom races in Park City.
| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time | FIS Points |
| 1 | 4 | 533397 | ZAMANSKY Jake | 1981 | USA | 56.94 | 56.87 | 1:53.81 | 14.27 |
| 2 | 14 | 530703 | SCHLOPY Erik | 1972 | USA | 57.77 | 56.28 | 1:54.05 | 16.13 |
| 3 | 2 | 533842 | FRANCIS Kevin | 1982 | USA | 56.70 | 57.67 | 1:54.37 | 18.60 |
| 4 | 8 | 534534 | VEENIS Scott | 1984 | USA | 57.29 | 58.04 | 1:55.33 | 26.02 |
| 5 | 13 | 531181 | THORSON Tague | 1985 | USA | 58.57 | 56.78 | 1:55.35 | 26.18 |
| 6 | 12 | 532554 | PHILLIPS Andrew | 1989 | USA | 58.49 | 57.35 | 1:55.84 | 29.97 |
| 7 | 9 | 530874 | GANONG Travis | 1988 | USA | 58.49 | 57.48 | 1:55.97 | 30.97 |
| 8 | 7 | 530644 | HAMMER Maximilian | 1988 | USA | 58.07 | 57.97 | 1:56.04 | 31.51 |
| 9 | 23 | 530925 | HELDMAN Bump | 1988 | USA | 59.22 | 56.97 | 1:56.19 | 32.67 |
| 10 | 33 | 532138 | KASPER Nolan | 1989 | USA | 58.64 | 57.56 | 1:56.20 | 32.75 |
| 11 | 105 | 530758 | COHEE Nick | 1988 | USA | 58.18 | 58.12 | 1:56.30 | 33.52 |
| 12 | 18 | 421765 | LAGER Hermann | 1988 | NOR | 58.28 | 58.11 | 1:56.39 | 34.22 |
| 13 | 20 | 530979 | JUDYCKI Linton | 1988 | USA | 58.69 | 58.08 | 1:56.77 | 37.16 |
| 14 | 17 | 530641 | FINK-DEBRAY Miles | 1988 | USA | 58.72 | 58.07 | 1:56.79 | 37.31 |
| 15 | 16 | 534965 | KUNG Kyle | 1985 | USA | 59.12 | 57.85 | 1:56.97 | 38.70 |
| 16 | 32 | 534539 | SWEETSER Samuel | 1984 | USA | 59.19 | 57.95 | 1:57.14 | 40.02 |
| 17 | 41 | 934502 | ANKENY Michael | 1991 | USA | 59.33 | 57.91 | 1:57.24 | 40.79 |
| 18 | 15 | 530645 | HARRIS Martin | 1988 | USA | 59.28 | 58.06 | 1:57.34 | 41.56 |
| 19 | 21 | 532165 | LEAFE Trevor | 1989 | USA | 59.34 | 58.09 | 1:57.43 | 42.26 |
| 20 | 22 | 530780 | DAVIS Eric | 1988 | USA | 59.68 | 57.94 | 1:57.62 | 43.73 |
| 21 | 44 | 934518 | DANIELS Nick | 1991 | USA | 59.10 | 58.57 | 1:57.67 | 44.12 |
| 22 | 31 | 530731 | CASTON Marcus | 1988 | USA | 59.70 | 58.01 | 1:57.71 | 44.43 |
| 23 | 135 | 511079 | ZUMBRUNN Thomas | 1983 | SUI | 59.64 | 58.13 | 1:57.77 | 44.89 |
| 24 | 1 | 534552 | MCDONALD Will | 1984 | USA | 58.68 | 59.27 | 1:57.95 | 46.28 |
| 25 | 34 | 532270 | MCLAUGHRY Luke | 1989 | USA | 59.75 | 58.49 | 1:58.24 | 48.52 |
| 26 | 26 | 534902 | HIGGINS Sean | 1985 | USA | 59.93 | 58.48 | 1:58.41 | 49.84 |
| 27 | 19 | 110187 | MANDRU Jorge | 1986 | CHI | 1:00.08 | 58.61 | 1:58.69 | 52.00 |
| 28 | 25 | 531134 | SCHWARTZ Zachary | 1988 | USA | 1:00.10 | 59.12 | 1:59.22 | 56.10 |
| 29 | 24 | 534165 | JOHNSON Erik | 1983 | USA | 1:00.19 | 59.07 | 1:59.26 | 56.41 |
| 30 | 38 | 531249 | HARDY Colton | 1988 | USA | 1:00.19 | 59.53 | 1:59.72 | 59.97 |
| 31 | 43 | 930285 | VEST-BURTON Taylor | 1990 | USA | 1:00.13 | 59.74 | 1:59.87 | 61.13 |
| 32 | 39 | 934551 | MOFFAT Keith | 1991 | USA | 1:00.26 | 59.62 | 1:59.88 | 61.20 |
| 33 | 37 | 220658 | MORTON Kenneth | 1986 | GBR | 1:00.19 | 59.94 | 2:00.13 | 63.14 |
| 34 | 40 | 110207 | ANGUITA Rafael | 1988 | CHI | 1:00.49 | 1:00.38 | 2:00.87 | 68.86 |
| 35 | 50 | 532704 | REYNOLDS Charlie | 1989 | USA | 1:00.62 | 1:00.30 | 2:00.92 | 69.25 |
| 36 | 27 | 531042 | MCCONNELL Cory | 1988 | USA | 1:00.37 | 1:00.59 | 2:00.96 | 69.56 |
| 37 | 47 | 934521 | DIAMOND Evan | 1991 | USA | 1:01.15 | 1:00.67 | 2:01.82 | 76.20 |
| 38 | 156 | 531395 | LUNDIN Connery | 1989 | USA | 1:01.24 | 1:00.66 | 2:01.90 | 76.82 |
| 39 | 28 | 533779 | LOCHHEAD Ian | 1984 | USA | 1:01.26 | 1:01.05 | 2:02.31 | 79.99 |
| 40 | 36 | 930029 | ACOSTA Christopher | 1990 | USA | 1:01.71 | 1:00.62 | 2:02.33 | 80.15 |
| 41 | 53 | 6530115 | CHRISTIANSON Kieffer | 1992 | USA | 1:01.84 | 1:00.54 | 2:02.38 | 80.53 |
| 42 | 149 | 930133 | HIGGINS Sean | 1990 | USA | 1:01.26 | 1:01.34 | 2:02.60 | 82.24 |
| 43 | 46 | 934524 | FARRELL Bobby | 1991 | USA | 1:02.06 | 1:01.47 | 2:03.53 | 89.43 |
| 44 | 51 | 934549 | MCCONNELL Ryan | 1991 | USA | 1:00.89 | 1:03.79 | 2:04.68 | 98.32 |
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Did not start 1st run: NYMAN Steven (USA), DUNBERGER Lars (SWE)
Did not finish 1st run: RADFORD Michael (USA), SPENST Taggart (USA), WILSON Ryan (USA)
Did not finish 2nd run: MORSE Ben (USA), LAMB Max (USA), ANGUITA Cristian (CHI), BIESEMEYER Thomas (USA), FORD Tommy (USA), JOHNSON Austin (USA), JOHNSON Karl (USA)
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