Alphand, Fest claim super-G Junior World Championship wins

By Published On: March 9th, 2017Comments Off on Alphand, Fest claim super-G Junior World Championship wins

Junior World Championship action continued on Thursday in Are, Sweden, with another day of speed racing for both men and women. The men’s super-G race was tight, very tight. The time difference from the winner to 20th place was less than one second with only two-hundredths between the top three. Frenchman Nils Alphand had the margins on his side, taking first place.

b5a458c4-f8d1-482a-aa31-75681c82a75dThe super-G was technical, and 29 of the athletes didn’t make it to the finish. Nils Alphand of France, a first time participant in Junior Worlds and son of famous skier Luc Alphand, had no reason to be anything but happy with the challenging day. He pushed himself ahead Raphael Haaser of Austria by just one-hundredth of a second.

“It was icy and a bit bumpy, too, but I did a pretty good run and it was cool,” Alphand said.

He struggled a bit with the technical parts of the slope after the steep pitch, just like many others.

“There were a lot of turns and you have to really be strong and push for it. I did it and it paid off, it was a bit technical, but a good super-G.”

Sam Morse, the 2017 Downhill Junior World Champion, was the top American, landing in fifth place just 0.08 seconds away from the win. Erik Arvidsson landed in 20th position while River Radamus, Florian Szwebel and Andrew Miller finished in 28th, 31st and 41st, respectively. George Steffey did not finish.

On the women’s side, Austrian women showed their skills, sweeping the podium. Nadine Fest took a decisive win, beating Franziska Gritsch by 1.19 seconds and Dajana Dengscherz by 1.30 seconds. Just off the podium was another Austrian, Nina Ortlieb, 1.41 seconds off the pace in fourth place.

”It’s really good. Nina  is in fourth place, she’s so good, it’s really awesome that we have first to fourth place,” said the winner.

Fest, wearing bib number six, took an early lead, and there was nothing anyone was able to do to catch her.

“It was pretty cool. Overall, I think it was a good and powerful performance,” Fest said. “I’m really happy right now, and I couldn’t believe I was in front by one second, it was unbelievable.”

The 18-year-old athlete was clearly surprised to perform so well in her first FIS Junior World Ski Championships, and she enjoyed the experience.

“I’m racing all the competitions, ’til the end,” she said. “It’s fun here. There are so many other cultures, and it’s fun to meet new people. It’s a great experience and for me and since it’s my first time at Juniors, I’m even happier that I’m in first place.”

For the Americans, Maureen Lebel led the charge in 9th place while Galena Wardle ended the day in 11th place. Nina O’Brien finished the day in 28th place. Patricia Mangan, Alice Merryweather and Keely Cashman did not finish.

Release from Are 2017


Official Men’s Results

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Total Time Diff. FIS Points
 1  22  6190179 ALPHAND Nils 1996 FRA  1:17.91  16.61
 2  4  54445 HAASER Raphael 1997 AUT  1:17.92  +0.01  16.75
 3  29  512274 BISSIG Semyel 1998 SUI  1:17.93  +0.02  16.89
 4  12  104529 MULLIGAN Sam 1997 CAN  1:17.95  +0.04  17.16
 5  16  6531520 MORSE Sam 1996 USA  1:17.99  +0.08  17.72
 6  10  54340 LAHNSTEINER Maximilian 1996 AUT  1:18.01  +0.10  18.00
 7  21  54346 HACKER Pirmin 1996 AUT  1:18.11  +0.20  19.38
 8  15  512182 MEILLARD Loic 1996 SUI  1:18.18  +0.27  20.35
 9  19  6292181 PRAST Alexander 1996 ITA  1:18.29  +0.38  21.88
 10  39  422558 SANDERBERG Olav Engelhardt 1997 NOR  1:18.39  +0.48  23.26
 11  9  104468 READ Jeffrey 1997 CAN  1:18.42  +0.51  23.68
 12  20  6190197 FALGOUX Remy 1996 FRA  1:18.51  +0.60  24.93
 13  11  104539 SEGER Riley 1997 CAN  1:18.53  +0.62  25.20
 14  42  512281 ROESTI Lars 1998 SUI  1:18.55  +0.64  25.48
 15  30  54481 TRANINGER Manuel 1998 AUT  1:18.56  +0.65  25.62
 16  36  422676 FOSSLAND Markus Nordgaard 1999 NOR  1:18.58  +0.67  25.90
 17  38  6190213 ARNAUD Baptiste 1996 FRA  1:18.64  +0.73  26.73
 18  25  481730 KUZNETSOV Ivan 1996 RUS  1:18.65  +0.74  26.87
 19  56  502207 PLATTER Filip 1997 SWE  1:18.70  +0.79  27.56
 20  8  6531444 ARVIDSSON Erik 1996 USA  1:18.81  +0.90  29.09
 21  41  54358 GRAF Mathias 1996 AUT  1:18.93  +1.02  30.75
 22  17  54371 BABINSKY Stefan 1996 AUT  1:18.95  +1.04  31.03
 23  24  6190488 KLUFTS Evan 1997 FRA  1:19.00  +1.09  31.72
 24  28  202712 HEGELE Georg 1996 GER  1:19.23  +1.32  34.91
 25  34  180791 MUSTALAHTI Jaakko 1996 FIN  1:19.24  +1.33  35.05
 26  14  202764 MEISEN Bastian 1996 GER  1:19.25  +1.34  35.19
 27  33  6292783 MOLTENI Nicolo 1998 ITA  1:19.26  +1.35  35.32
 28  23  6532084 RADAMUS River 1998 USA  1:19.38  +1.47  36.99
 28  18  512162 GAEMPERLE Marco 1996 SUI  1:19.38  +1.47  36.99
 30  48  110383 VON APPEN Sven 1997 CHI  1:19.44  +1.53  37.82
 31  60  92720 POPOV Albert 1997 BUL  1:19.56  +1.65  39.48
 31  6  6531726 SZWEBEL Florian 1996 USA  1:19.56  +1.65  39.48
 33  45  422546 LINDSTOEL Joachim Jagge 1997 NOR  1:19.58  +1.67  39.76
 34  63  422461 SOLHEIM Aage 1996 NOR  1:19.62  +1.71  40.31
 35  31  561360 KRALJ Zan 1997 SLO  1:19.73  +1.82  41.84
 36  46  561329 SENCAR Dusan 1996 SLO  1:19.81  +1.90  42.95
 37  44  6190459 ALPHAND Sam 1997 FRA  1:19.91  +2.00  44.33
 38  3  481785 EFIMOV Simon 1996 RUS  1:19.92  +2.01  44.47
 39  59  180780 TAKKI Teddy 1996 FIN  1:20.02  +2.11  45.86
 40  58  20413 VARGAS BOURGUET Matias 1996 AND  1:20.07  +2.16  46.55
 41  69  6532149 MILLER Andrew 1998 USA  1:20.21  +2.30  48.49
 42  85  180820 MANKINEN Miikka 1997 FIN  1:20.27  +2.36  49.32
 43  68  6292544 MOSCHINI Lorenzo 1997 ITA  1:20.35  +2.44  50.43
 44  37  104488 FOURNIER Simon 1997 CAN  1:20.37  +2.46  50.71
 45  64  110409 HORWITZ Kai 1998 CHI  1:20.38  +2.47  50.85
 46  57  180817 SJOBERG Marlon 1997 FIN  1:20.47  +2.56  52.10
 47  61  151215 FOREJTEK Filip 1997 CZE  1:20.49  +2.58  52.37
 48  65  481845 SVITKOV Gennadiy 1997 RUS  1:20.57  +2.66  53.48
 49  50  104467 PHILP Huston 1997 CAN  1:20.67  +2.76  54.87
 50  82  492197 GARAY Aingeru 1998 ESP  1:20.79  +2.88  56.53
 50  55  700941 KATRENIC Henrich 1998 SVK  1:20.79  +2.88  56.53
 52  71  151154 SKOREPA Jan 1996 CZE  1:21.01  +3.10  59.58
 53  70  502340 HAGBERG Johan 1999 SWE  1:21.05  +3.14  60.14
 54  53  151238 ZABYSTRAN Jan 1998 CZE  1:21.36  +3.45  64.43
 55  80  180840 MAKELA Eetu 1998 FIN  1:21.43  +3.52  65.40
 56  78  481897 ALEKHIN Nikita 1998 RUS  1:21.72  +3.81  69.42
 57  84  60261 MAES Sam 1998 BEL  1:21.87  +3.96  71.50
 58  87  700950 REVUCKY Samuel 1999 SVK  1:22.35  +4.44  78.16
 59  79  390041 LUIK Juhan 1997 EST  1:22.44  +4.53  79.41
 60  83  60273 LAHAYE Eric 1999 BEL  1:22.62  +4.71  81.90
 61  88  430802 PYJAS Pawel 1999 POL  1:22.80  +4.89  84.40
 62  96  780013 ZAVECKAS Rokas 1996 LTU  1:24.04  +6.13  101.58
 63  90  80076 GRAHN Guilherme 1997 BRA  1:24.34  +6.43  105.74
 64  91  360046 OSCH Matthieu 1999 LUX  1:24.85  +6.94  112.81
 64  86  40607 COULL Harrison 1997 AUS  1:24.85  +6.94  112.81
 66  95  690737 TSIBELENKO Levko 1996 UKR  1:26.84  +8.93  140.40
 67  92  170162 PEDERSEN Jonas Barslund 1998 DEN  1:28.66  +10.75  165.63
Did not start 1st run
 81  60256 VERBEKE Tom 1997 BEL
Did not finish 1st run
 97  610003 MILLER Asa 2000 PHI
 94  690753 KARPUSHYN Mykhailo 1998 UKR
 93  410408 LOEFFEN-GALLAGHER Ben 1997 NZL
 89  700967 KOSIK Tomas 2000 SVK
 77  512273 SPARR Maurus 1998 SUI
 76  512234 FISCHBACHER Marco 1997 SUI
 75  561368 DVORNIK Jaka 1997 SLO
 74  151203 BENC Patrik 1997 CZE
 73  430783 HABDAS Piotr 1998 POL
 72  151237 KLINSKY Tomas 1998 CZE
 67  492192 ORTEGA Albert 1998 ESP
 66  6293171 VINATZER Alex 1999 ITA
 62  422507 HAUGAN Timon 1996 NOR
 54  502210 MONSEN Zack 1997 SWE
 52  170159 VORRE Marcus 1998 DEN
 51  492063 ETXEZARRETA Adur 1996 ESP
 49  202808 MEISEN Adrian 1997 GER
 47  202736 DICK Lukas 1996 GER
 43  40621 MUHLEN-SCHULTE Louis 1998 AUS
 40  202758 ZELLER Yannik 1996 GER
 35  561364 SPILAR Zan 1997 SLO
 32  6292503 SIMONI Federico 1997 ITA
 27  502230 SUNDIN Olle 1997 SWE
 26  202762 JOCHER Simon 1996 GER
 13  6190176 BAILET Matthieu 1996 FRA
 7  104531 CRAWFORD James 1997 CAN
 5  6531963 STEFFEY George 1997 USA
 2  561344 FLORJANCIC Ven 1996 SLO
 1  6292556 ZUCCARINI Giulio 1997 ITA

Official Women’s Results

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Total Time Diff. FIS Points
 1  6  56417 FEST Nadine 1998 AUT  1:15.10  6.00
 2  8  56392 GRITSCH Franziska 1997 AUT  1:16.29  +1.19  23.11
 3  9  56336 DENGSCHERZ Dajana 1996 AUT  1:16.40  +1.30  24.70
 4  7  56328 ORTLIEB Nina 1996 AUT  1:16.51  +1.41  26.28
 5  17  299624 PIROVANO Laura 1997 ITA  1:16.85  +1.75  31.17
 6  39  565471 HROVAT Meta 1998 SLO  1:17.11  +2.01  34.91
 7  14  426187 LYSDAHL Kristin 1996 NOR  1:17.18  +2.08  35.91
 8  11  516462 GROSSMANN Katja 1997 SUI  1:17.24  +2.14  36.77
 9  19  6535942 LEBEL Maureen 1998 USA  1:17.48  +2.38  40.23
 10  20  299466 DELAGO Nicol 1996 ITA  1:17.76  +2.66  44.25
 11  3  506701 HOERNBLAD Lisa 1996 SWE  1:17.78  +2.68  44.54
 11  2  6535930 WARDLE Galena 1998 USA  1:17.78  +2.68  44.54
 13  10  206652 PFISTER Meike 1996 GER  1:17.87  +2.77  45.83
 14  36  516562 RAST Camille 1999 SUI  1:17.91  +2.81  46.41
 15  4  426248 EDSETH Marte Berg 1998 NOR  1:18.16  +3.06  50.01
 16  25  299383 MELESI Roberta 1996 ITA  1:18.27  +3.17  51.59
 17  28  299630 DELAGO Nadia 1997 ITA  1:18.45  +3.35  54.18
 18  29  516530 GOOD Nicole 1998 SUI  1:18.46  +3.36  54.32
 19  23  206668 WEIDLE Kira 1996 GER  1:18.60  +3.50  56.33
 20  51  506718 IVARSSON Lin 1996 SWE  1:18.62  +3.52  56.62
 21  50  198029 SMADJA CLEMENT Karen 1999 FRA  1:18.64  +3.54  56.91
 22  43  506890 AXELSSON Fanny 1998 SWE  1:18.68  +3.58  57.48
 23  46  516437 BISSIG Carole 1996 SUI  1:18.74  +3.64  58.35
 24  26  197861 PASLIER Esther 1997 FRA  1:18.80  +3.70  59.21
 25  22  385096 POPOVIC Leona 1997 CRO  1:18.85  +3.75  59.93
 26  27  516517 JENAL Stephanie 1998 SUI  1:18.87  +3.77  60.22
 27  30  206759 HIRTL-STANGGASSINGER Katrin 1998 GER  1:19.39  +4.29  67.69
 28  15  6535773 O BRIEN Nina 1997 USA  1:19.53  +4.43  69.71
 29  45  506933 DANNEWITZ Ida 1999 SWE  1:19.63  +4.53  71.15
 30  21  299892 PIZZATO Sofia 1998 ITA  1:19.70  +4.60  72.15
 31  5  107697 FLECKENSTEIN Stefanie 1997 CAN  1:19.76  +4.66  73.01
 32  42  426193 STJERNESUND Thea Louise 1996 NOR  1:19.82  +4.72  73.88
 33  34  197924 CHIRAT Madeleine 1998 FRA  1:19.96  +4.86  75.89
 34  35  206805 WILLIBALD Martina 1999 GER  1:19.97  +4.87  76.03
 35  40  25194 PALLAS Carmina 1996 AND  1:20.42  +5.32  82.51
 36  54  65117 VANREUSEL Kim 1998 BEL  1:20.51  +5.41  83.80
 37  33  485941 PLESHKOVA Iulija 1997 RUS  1:20.53  +5.43  84.09
 38  18  426236 BEKKESTAD Kristiane 1998 NOR  1:20.79  +5.69  87.83
 39  41  185411 LUUKKO Nea 1996 FIN  1:21.00  +5.90  90.85
 40  53  435371 WASEK Katarzyna 1996 POL  1:21.06  +5.96  91.71
 40  32  198037 ERRARD Anouck 1999 FRA  1:21.06  +5.96  91.71
 42  57  565463 SLOKAR Andreja 1997 SLO  1:21.15  +6.05  93.00
 43  70  485926 KRYUKOVA Kristina 1997 RUS  1:21.34  +6.24  95.74
 44  31  107747 SMART Amelia 1998 CAN  1:21.39  +6.29  96.46
 45  65  35222 BARUZZI FARRIOL Francesca 1998 ARG  1:21.73  +6.63  101.34
 46  61  565484 OTONICAR Ziva 1999 SLO  1:22.08  +6.98  106.38
 47  58  496284 ESTEVE Anna 1997 ESP  1:22.13  +7.03  107.10
 48  52  435404 KRAJEWSKA Daria 1998 POL  1:22.42  +7.32  111.27
 49  60  65108 NELLES Mathilde 1997 BEL  1:23.50  +8.40  126.80
 50  68  415227 GILLARD Amelia 2000 NZL  1:24.21  +9.11  137.01
 51  67  185437 HANNOLA Hilla 1998 FIN  1:25.25  +10.15  151.97
 52  72  435418 LUCZAK Maria 2000 POL  1:25.30  +10.20  152.68
 53  64  405172 BAKKE Bianca 2000 NED  1:26.37  +11.27  168.07
 54  71  695130 SHEPILENKO Anastasiya 2000 UKR  1:27.53  +12.43  184.75
 55  73  395022 JOGEVA Anna Lotta 1999 EST  1:28.83  +13.73  203.45
Disqualified 1st run
 48  45398 PARKER Kathryn 1998 AUS
Did not start 1st run
 47  107878 VILANOVA Marina 1999 CAN
Did not finish 1st run
 69  35243 VALLE Abril Iriel 1999 ARG
 66  715171 MUZAFERIJA Elvedina 1999 BIH
 63  25210 MORENO BECERRA Cande 2000 AND
 62  415219 BUSHELL Georgia 1999 NZL
 59  565453 AJLEC Desiree 1996 SLO
 56  705462 MORAVCIKOVA Sona 1999 SVK
 55  486033 ABDULKAIUMOVA Rinata 1999 RUS
 49  486028 GORNOSTAEVA Anastasia 1999 RUS
 44  415205 HUDSON Piera 1996 NZL
 38  485973 SILANTEVA Anastasiia 1998 RUS
 37  516428 BARMETTLER Leana 1996 SUI
 24  107695 WEARMOUTH Antonia 1997 CAN
 16  426257 LIE Kajsa Vickhoff 1998 NOR
 13  6535765 MANGAN Patricia 1997 USA
 12  6535600 MERRYWEATHER Alice 1996 USA
 1  6536213 CASHMAN Keely 1999 USA

 

Share This Article

About the Author: SR Staff Report