BREAKING: Nicole Schmidhofer Sweeps the Lake Louise Downhill

By Published On: December 1st, 2018Comments Off on BREAKING: Nicole Schmidhofer Sweeps the Lake Louise Downhill

Austrian Nicole Schmidhofer came out on top yet again Saturday, 0.44 seconds ahead of her teammate, Cornelia Huetter, who improved on her 10th place finish with a second place podium in the second downhill of the weekend.

Michelle Gisin of Switzerland also found herself on the podium again, this time with a third-place finish just three hundredths behind Huetter.

Mikaela Shiffrin came close to the podium today, but ended up 0.24 seconds off in fourth place. Her teammate, Alice Merryweather once again charged from the back of the pack to land in 21st overall, her career best in downhill. Laurenne Ross finished in 31st.

Stay tuned for full race coverage. 


Top 10

  1. Nicole Schmidhofer (AUT): 1.47.68
  2. Cornelia Huetter (AUT): +0.44
  3. Michelle Gisin (SUI): +0.47
  4. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA): +0.63
  5. Nicol Delago (ITA): +0.73
  6. Ramona Siebenhofer (AUT): +0.84
  7. Nadia Fanchini (ITA): +0.95
  8. Corinne Suter (SUI): +1.28
  9. Stephanie Venier (AUT): +1.39
  10. Ester Ledecka (CZE): +1.43

For full race results, click here.

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About the Author: Mackenzie Moran

Born and raised in Metro-Detroit, Michigan, Mackenzie grew up ski racing all over the Mitten.​ She moved out west in search of mountains and attended the University of Oregon, where she achieved degrees in Journalism and Environmental Science. She raced USCSA and was captain of the UO Alpine Ski Team.