Decker, Frisch claim opening NorAm downhill wins in Lake Louise

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After new snowfall hampered the first of two scheduled NorAm downhills at Lake Louise, the initial day of racing action kicked off at the Alberta resort on Thursday. Continental Cup athletes traded in their powder skis for the downhill boards and a chance to run the track utilized over the last two weeks by the men’s and women’s World Cup circuits.

NYSEF athlete and current Eastern Regional Team skier Cecily Decker, just 17 years old, made her career-first NorAm podium a victory after she outpaced Slovenian World Cupper Vanja Brodnik by 0.38 seconds and Canadian national team member Valerie Grenier by just over a half second. The U.S. Ski Team’s Breezy Johnson was fourth.

In the men’s race, independent Canadian athlete Jeffrey Frisch claimed the win 0.32 seconds ahead of the U.S. Ski Team’s Tommy Biesemeyer. Finland’s Andreas Romar, who is returning from a knee injury sustained last February at the Saalbach World Cup which led to a premature end to his 2014-15 season, rounded out the podium in third. The top junior on the day was Canadian development teamer Jack Crawford in eighth.

NorAm racing continues Friday at Lake Louise with a rescheduled downhill and super G for both the men and women.


 Official Results

 1  9  6535947 DECKER Cecily 1998 USA  1:22.33  25.21
 2  20  565333 BRODNIK Vanja 1989 SLO  1:22.70  +0.37  30.83
 3  7  107613 GRENIER Valerie 1996 CAN  1:22.87  +0.54  33.41
 4  19  6535455 JOHNSON Breezy 1996 USA  1:23.17  +0.84  37.96
 5  21  565320 FERK Marusa 1988 SLO  1:23.29  +0.96  39.79
 6  15  539457 MARNO Anna 1992 USA  1:23.88  +1.55  48.74
 7  17  539363 GHENT Abby 1992 USA  1:24.16  +1.83  52.99
 8  4  107698 MARTIN Mikayla 1997 CAN  1:24.80  +2.47  62.71
 9  16  6535600 MERRYWEATHER Alice 1996 USA  1:25.30  +2.97  70.30
 10  3  6535907 ENGLISH Francesca 1997 USA  1:25.32  +2.99  70.61
 11  11  107648 BURGESS Georgia 1997 CAN  1:25.48  +3.15  73.04
 12  2  6536009 FOLEY Anna 1998 USA  1:25.81  +3.48  78.05
 13  13  6535765 MANGAN Patricia 1997 USA  1:25.83  +3.50  78.35
 14  14  6535773 O BRIEN Nina 1997 USA  1:26.34  +4.01  86.09
 15  10  6535807 CUTLER Haley 1997 USA  1:26.49  +4.16  88.37
 16  1  6535930 WARDLE Galena 1998 USA  1:28.88  +6.55  124.66
 17  22  107789 SMITH Gabrielle 1998 CAN  1:29.12  +6.79  128.30
 18  6  107660 TAYLOR Sarah 1997 CAN  1:29.54  +7.21  134.68
 19  8  6535774 OSTERGREN Madison 1997 USA  1:29.78  +7.45  138.32
Disqualified 1st run
 12  6535791 WRIGHT Isabella 1997 USA
Did not finish 1st run
 23  107751 FEKETE Gabriela 1998 CAN
 18  6535868 MURER Abigail 1997 USA
 5  107645 TANSLEY Antoinette 1997 CAN

 

 1  10  103512 FRISCH Jeffrey 1984 CAN  1:18.67  6.00
 2  9  531452 BIESEMEYER Thomas 1989 USA  1:18.99  +0.32  11.08
 3  20  180570 ROMAR Andreas 1989 FIN  1:19.17  +0.50  13.94
 4  16  380292 ZRNCIC DIM Natko 1986 CRO  1:19.18  +0.51  14.10
 5  3  102961 DIXON Robbie 1985 CAN  1:19.39  +0.72  17.44
 6  24  481514 BORODAYKIN Artem 1994 RUS  1:19.60  +0.93  20.78
 7  8  103762 WERRY Tyler 1991 CAN  1:19.72  +1.05  22.68
 8  31  104531 CRAWFORD James 1997 CAN  1:19.82  +1.15  24.27
 9  5  6531217 WEISEL Kipling 1995 USA  1:19.98  +1.31  26.81
 10  17  104272 SEGER Brodie 1995 CAN  1:20.01  +1.34  27.29
 11  37  6531726 SZWEBEL Florian 1996 USA  1:20.10  +1.43  28.72
 12  34  6531444 ARVIDSSON Erik 1996 USA  1:20.11  +1.44  28.88
 12  14  502004 KOELL Alexander 1990 SWE  1:20.11  +1.44  28.88
 14  21  103612 PRIDY Morgan 1990 CAN  1:20.25  +1.58  31.10
 15  48  202602 LAENGST Heiner 1994 GER  1:20.26  +1.59  31.26
 16  40  430429 BYDLINSKI Maciej 1988 POL  1:20.28  +1.61  31.58
 17  13  6531127 DUFFY Drew 1995 USA  1:20.31  +1.64  32.06
 17  4  6530453 DUPRATT Samuel 1993 USA  1:20.31  +1.64  32.06
 19  19  202566 BRANDNER Christof 1994 GER  1:20.45  +1.78  34.28
 20  30  934551 MOFFAT Keith 1991 USA  1:20.46  +1.79  34.44
 20  11  221117 GOWER Jack 1994 GBR  1:20.46  +1.79  34.44
 22  36  481730 KUZNETSOV Ivan 1996 RUS  1:20.49  +1.82  34.92
 23  57  104529 MULLIGAN Sam 1997 CAN  1:20.52  +1.85  35.39
 24  43  6530486 KRAUSE Nicholas 1993 USA  1:20.57  +1.90  36.19
 25  28  6530319 COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan 1992 USA  1:20.62  +1.95  36.98
 26  23  194628 VERRIER Camille 1993 FRA  1:20.71  +2.04  38.41
 27  32  180729 SVENSK Mikael 1994 FIN  1:20.73  +2.06  38.73
 28  7  6531520 MORSE Sam 1996 USA  1:20.87  +2.20  40.96
 29  45  6531928 KENNEY Patrick 1997 USA  1:21.01  +2.34  43.18
 30  29  202525 SCHMID Manuel 1993 GER  1:21.13  +2.46  45.09
 31  25  103997 MEGARRY Morgan 1993 CAN  1:21.14  +2.47  45.25
 32  41  202678 PORWOL Philipp 1995 GER  1:21.19  +2.52  46.04
 33  46  104238 KUUS Karl 1995 CAN  1:21.27  +2.60  47.31
 34  39  422400 HVAMMEN Kjetil 1995 NOR  1:21.28  +2.61  47.47
 35  26  380341 ULLRICH Max 1994 CRO  1:21.37  +2.70  48.90
 36  38  481782 MYAGKOV Fedor 1996 RUS  1:21.39  +2.72  49.22
 37  58  6532123 NEGOMIR Kyle 1998 USA  1:21.56  +2.89  51.92
 38  27  6531936 WINTERS Luke 1997 USA  1:21.62  +2.95  52.87
 39  60  20398 VERDU SANCHEZ Joan 1995 AND  1:21.70  +3.03  54.14
 40  83  6531474 DVORACEK Addison 1996 USA  1:21.77  +3.10  55.26
 41  42  6531987 KELSEY Sky 1997 USA  1:21.83  +3.16  56.21
 42  49  40621 MUHLEN Louis 1998 AUS  1:21.84  +3.17  56.37
 43  65  6531885 SHEILS Paul 1997 USA  1:21.94  +3.27  57.96
 44  18  104468 READ Jeffrey 1997 CAN  1:22.00  +3.33  58.91
 45  6  6530454 FARROW Tanner 1993 USA  1:22.13  +3.46  60.98
 46  52  6531486 FUCIGNA Peter 1996 USA  1:22.18  +3.51  61.77
 47  61  700929 PRIELOZNY Matej 1997 SVK  1:22.20  +3.53  62.09
 48  63  6531978 JANCO Cole 1997 USA  1:22.45  +3.78  66.06
 49  35  54370 FENDER Laurin 1996 AUT  1:22.49  +3.82  66.70
 50  2  6530539 WRIGHT Bronson 1993 USA  1:22.51  +3.84  67.01
 51  47  481614 SHARIY Valentin 1995 RUS  1:22.53  +3.86  67.33
 52  76  700843 KUTLIK Matej 1991 SVK  1:22.61  +3.94  68.60
 53  71  104347 LEITCH Jack 1996 CAN  1:22.66  +3.99  69.40
 53  62  180831 KANKKUNEN Sampo 1998 FIN  1:22.66  +3.99  69.40
 55  54  104525 PEIFFER Max 1997 CAN  1:22.74  +4.07  70.67
 56  56  104436 QUENNEVILLE Raphael 1996 CAN  1:22.75  +4.08  70.83
 57  44  6531852 GALLAGHER Christian 1997 USA  1:23.03  +4.36  75.28
 58  70  6531854 GRIFFITH Ian 1997 USA  1:23.16  +4.49  77.34
 59  69  6532223 CAIN Cameron 1998 USA  1:23.19  +4.52  77.82
 60  73  104488 FOURNIER Simon 1997 CAN  1:23.22  +4.55  78.30
 61  74  104277 TAYLOR Collin 1995 CAN  1:23.25  +4.58  78.77
 62  68  104407 LALIBERTE Felix 1996 CAN  1:23.67  +5.00  85.45
 63  72  104412 BRUNEAU-BOUCHARD William 1996 CAN  1:23.74  +5.07  86.56
 64  64  110383 VON APPEN Sven 1997 CHI  1:23.77  +5.10  87.03
 65  1  6531509 LEBEL James 1996 USA  1:23.90  +5.23  89.10
 66  82  151186 STRAKA Jan 1997 CZE  1:24.47  +5.80  98.16
 67  79  6532118 RODARTE Luke 1998 USA  1:24.95  +6.28  105.78
 68  85  104469 SHARP Keegan 1997 CAN  1:25.03  +6.36  107.06
 69  77  104467 PHILP Huston 1997 CAN  1:25.19  +6.52  109.60
 70  67  6532164 CRIST Spencer 1998 USA  1:25.25  +6.58  110.55
 71  84  104612 HARLE Kole 1998 CAN  1:25.30  +6.63  111.35
 72  75  104516 BEAURIVAGE Justin 1997 CAN  1:25.31  +6.64  111.50
 73  81  6531457 BOWMAN Nate 1996 USA  1:25.65  +6.98  116.91
 74  78  104354 SOETAERT Michael 1996 CAN  1:25.95  +7.28  121.67
 75  80  104346 LEGREE Ben 1996 CAN  1:26.68  +8.01  133.27
Disqualified 1st run
 22  410364 FEASEY Willis 1992 NZL
Did not finish 1st run
 86  104620 KIRSHENBLATT Max 1998 CAN
 66  104539 SEGER Riley 1997 CAN
 59  6532084 RADAMUS River 1998 USA
 55  221053 STEUDLE Roy-Alexander 1993 GBR
 53  6532089 LANE Tristan 1998 USA
 51  6531843 COLBY Alex 1997 USA
 50  104537 ALEXANDER Cameron 1997 CAN
 33  20324 OLIVERAS Marc 1991 AND
 15  6531560 WILSON Cody 1996 USA
 12  104096 THOMPSON Broderick 1994 CAN

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