Read dominates final men’s NorAm of the season en route to overall title
Canada’s Erik Read has been nothing short of dominant on the men’s NorAm circuit this season. After a less than stellar 2015 saw Read dropped by the Canadian national team, he chose to take his talents to the University of Denver, splitting his winter time between the Pioneers and various World Cup races. In addition to NCAA slalom and team titles, Read managed to finish the 2016 season with NorAm overall and slalom titles as well as taking a victory in the final race of the season in Vail, Colorado.
Sunday’s slalom saw Read take the win with a total time of 1:52.47 seconds, 0.53 seconds ahead of American independent racer Robby Kelley in second. Read’s compatriot, Phil Brown, managed to land in third place, 0.70 seconds back. Top junior on the day was Canadian development team member Jack Crawford in seventh, 1.53 seconds back.
Read’s victory sealed his slalom title by 103 points over American national team member Tim Kelley, who finished second in the standings for the second year in a row. Read and Kelley are now guaranteed World Cup starting rights in every World Cup slalom next season.
Read also took the coveted NorAm overall title by more than 200 points over a pair of juniors in Crawford and American World Junior downhill champion Erik Arvidsson. The winner of the overall title is guaranteed World Cup starting rights in every event for the following season. Seeing that Read has made the flip-30 in both slalom and GS on the World Cup, this title will surely take some pressure off as he will not have to worry about fighting for starting spots week in and week out on the World Cup.
“Perfect bluebird day to cap off the NorAm season with a win and my best result ever as well as both the slalom and overall titles!” Read posted on his Instagram account following the race. “Thanks to every one that believed in me this last year.”
Many of the athletes that competed in this season’s NorAm circuit will now head to their respective national championship series. SkiRacing.com will be providing daily coverage of the U.S. Alpine Championships in Sun Valley, Idaho, March 22-27.
Official Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time | Diff. | FIS Points |
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1 | 3 | 103729 | READ Erik | 1991 | CAN | 55.15 | 57.32 | 1:52.47 | 6.00 | |
2 | 10 | 930160 | KELLEY Robby | 1990 | USA | 55.56 | 57.44 | 1:53.00 | +0.53 | 9.39 |
3 | 5 | 103676 | BROWN Phil | 1991 | CAN | 55.73 | 57.44 | 1:53.17 | +0.70 | 10.48 |
4 | 4 | 103865 | PHILP Trevor | 1992 | CAN | 55.47 | 58.07 | 1:53.54 | +1.07 | 12.85 |
5 | 1 | 934523 | ENGEL Mark | 1991 | USA | 55.74 | 57.86 | 1:53.60 | +1.13 | 13.23 |
6 | 22 | 6531063 | GINNIS AJ | 1994 | USA | 57.00 | 56.62 | 1:53.62 | +1.15 | 13.36 |
7 | 9 | 104531 | CRAWFORD James | 1997 | CAN | 56.32 | 57.68 | 1:54.00 | +1.53 | 15.79 |
8 | 6 | 421954 | LYSDAHL Espen | 1990 | NOR | 56.66 | 57.38 | 1:54.04 | +1.57 | 16.05 |
9 | 17 | 934566 | ROBERTS Hig | 1991 | USA | 57.21 | 57.02 | 1:54.23 | +1.76 | 17.27 |
10 | 18 | 934568 | RUBIE Brennan | 1991 | USA | 56.35 | 57.92 | 1:54.27 | +1.80 | 17.52 |
11 | 21 | 202451 | STRASSER Linus | 1992 | GER | 55.96 | 58.51 | 1:54.47 | +2.00 | 18.80 |
12 | 32 | 6530500 | MCLAUGHLIN Brian | 1993 | USA | 57.49 | 56.99 | 1:54.48 | +2.01 | 18.87 |
13 | 2 | 530651 | STIEGLER Seppi | 1988 | USA | 56.58 | 58.29 | 1:54.87 | +2.40 | 21.36 |
14 | 30 | 6530104 | BENNETT Bryce | 1992 | USA | 56.88 | 58.00 | 1:54.88 | +2.41 | 21.43 |
15 | 12 | 380318 | BRIGOVIC Sebastian | 1992 | CRO | 57.90 | 57.56 | 1:55.46 | +2.99 | 25.14 |
16 | 8 | 930194 | MCNEALUS Andrew | 1990 | USA | 57.41 | 58.06 | 1:55.47 | +3.00 | 25.21 |
17 | 52 | 6530454 | FARROW Tanner | 1993 | USA | 58.34 | 57.19 | 1:55.53 | +3.06 | 25.59 |
18 | 26 | 6531472 | DRILLER Garret | 1996 | USA | 58.60 | 57.03 | 1:55.63 | +3.16 | 26.23 |
18 | 24 | 990051 | BOSCA Giulio | 1990 | ITA | 57.86 | 57.77 | 1:55.63 | +3.16 | 26.23 |
20 | 11 | 6530167 | SHIFFRIN Taylor | 1992 | USA | 56.85 | 58.87 | 1:55.72 | +3.25 | 26.81 |
21 | 23 | 103857 | ST-GERMAIN William | 1992 | CAN | 57.66 | 58.29 | 1:55.95 | +3.48 | 28.28 |
22 | 36 | 501508 | NYBERG Jonas | 1990 | SWE | 57.87 | 58.14 | 1:56.01 | +3.54 | 28.66 |
23 | 28 | 6531160 | LEEVER Alex | 1995 | USA | 58.70 | 58.06 | 1:56.76 | +4.29 | 33.46 |
24 | 55 | 6531192 | SANTANIELLO Nick | 1995 | USA | 59.10 | 57.67 | 1:56.77 | +4.30 | 33.53 |
25 | 13 | 930188 | MARSHALL Tucker | 1990 | USA | 57.84 | 58.99 | 1:56.83 | +4.36 | 33.91 |
26 | 35 | 104097 | UNTERBERGER Dominic | 1994 | CAN | 59.11 | 59.18 | 1:58.29 | +5.82 | 43.26 |
27 | 40 | 501814 | OESTER Carl-johan | 1992 | SWE | 59.13 | 59.37 | 1:58.50 | +6.03 | 44.60 |
28 | 44 | 422001 | BRATH Joergen | 1991 | NOR | 59.18 | 59.33 | 1:58.51 | +6.04 | 44.67 |
29 | 49 | 104436 | QUENNEVILLE Raphael | 1996 | CAN | 59.04 | 1:00.04 | 1:59.08 | +6.61 | 48.32 |
30 | 54 | 104311 | GRASIC Martin | 1995 | CAN | 59.52 | 1:00.08 | 1:59.60 | +7.13 | 51.64 |
31 | 42 | 104026 | SWETTE Ford | 1993 | CAN | 59.75 | 59.88 | 1:59.63 | +7.16 | 51.84 |
32 | 66 | 6531474 | DVORACEK Addison | 1996 | USA | 59.47 | 1:00.17 | 1:59.64 | +7.17 | 51.90 |
33 | 29 | 104412 | BRUNEAU-BOUCHARD William | 1996 | CAN | 58.59 | 1:01.10 | 1:59.69 | +7.22 | 52.22 |
34 | 41 | 6530538 | WOOLSON Thomas | 1993 | USA | 1:00.19 | 59.88 | 2:00.07 | +7.60 | 54.65 |
35 | 58 | 104488 | FOURNIER Simon | 1997 | CAN | 59.38 | 1:00.75 | 2:00.13 | +7.66 | 55.04 |
36 | 68 | 6532163 | SEYMOUR Jett | 1998 | USA | 1:00.20 | 1:00.02 | 2:00.22 | +7.75 | 55.61 |
37 | 43 | 40523 | DEMSCHAR Dominic | 1993 | AUS | 1:00.31 | 1:00.34 | 2:00.65 | +8.18 | 58.37 |
38 | 65 | 6532091 | KEANE Jack | 1998 | USA | 1:00.04 | 1:00.68 | 2:00.72 | +8.25 | 58.81 |
39 | 39 | 104467 | PHILP Huston | 1997 | CAN | 1:00.23 | 1:01.72 | 2:01.95 | +9.48 | 66.69 |
40 | 73 | 104525 | PEIFFER Max | 1997 | CAN | 1:00.19 | 1:02.27 | 2:02.46 | +9.99 | 69.95 |
41 | 72 | 6532357 | LANGE Colby | 1999 | USA | 1:01.02 | 1:02.10 | 2:03.12 | +10.65 | 74.18 |
42 | 75 | 6531681 | DE JONG Devin | 1996 | USA | 1:02.49 | 1:00.92 | 2:03.41 | +10.94 | 76.03 |
43 | 45 | 104468 | READ Jeffrey | 1997 | CAN | 59.35 | 1:04.12 | 2:03.47 | +11.00 | 76.42 |
44 | 57 | 6531203 | SPROCK Ty | 1995 | USA | 1:02.13 | 1:01.87 | 2:04.00 | +11.53 | 79.81 |
45 | 87 | 6532097 | LAVICKA Kaison | 1998 | USA | 1:02.38 | 1:02.75 | 2:05.13 | +12.66 | 87.05 |
46 | 80 | 6531871 | MARTIN Logan | 1997 | USA | 1:00.70 | 1:04.80 | 2:05.50 | +13.03 | 89.41 |
47 | 89 | 6532193 | MCCONNELL Will | 1998 | USA | 1:02.20 | 1:03.88 | 2:06.08 | +13.61 | 93.13 |
48 | 86 | 6532406 | MACALUSO Matthew | 1999 | USA | 1:01.90 | 1:04.58 | 2:06.48 | +14.01 | 95.69 |
49 | 88 | 6532327 | KOOIMAN Ben | 1999 | USA | 1:03.15 | 1:03.84 | 2:06.99 | +14.52 | 98.95 |
50 | 85 | 6532347 | DILLING Jacob | 1999 | USA | 1:02.17 | 1:05.53 | 2:07.70 | +15.23 | 103.50 |
51 | 46 | 6531963 | STEFFEY George | 1997 | USA | 59.11 | 1:09.50 | 2:08.61 | +16.14 | 109.32 |
Disqualified 2nd run | ||||||||||
27 | 422318 | ROEISLAND Max | 1994 | NOR | ||||||
Did not start 2nd run | ||||||||||
19 | 531799 | FORD Tommy | 1989 | USA | ||||||
Did not start 1st run | ||||||||||
92 | 930024 | MAPLE Wiley | 1990 | USA | ||||||
Did not qualify 2nd run | ||||||||||
91 | 6532316 | KEANE Brendan | 1999 | USA | ||||||
90 | 6532424 | OTTLEY Patrick | 1999 | USA | ||||||
83 | 6530613 | KEITH Jacob | 1993 | USA | ||||||
81 | 6532433 | TORIBIO Devon | 1999 | USA | ||||||
78 | 6531928 | KENNEY Patrick | 1997 | USA | ||||||
76 | 6532354 | GILE Bridger | 1999 | USA | ||||||
69 | 6531614 | KJOS Zak | 1996 | USA | ||||||
67 | 6531726 | SZWEBEL Florian | 1996 | USA | ||||||
48 | 422305 | BAKKE Morten Ungersness | 1994 | NOR | ||||||
25 | 934524 | FARRELL Bobby | 1991 | USA | ||||||
16 | 6530115 | CHRISTIANSON Kieffer | 1992 | USA | ||||||
Did not finish 2nd run | ||||||||||
79 | 6531987 | KELSEY Sky | 1997 | USA | ||||||
71 | 104215 | CARRY Patrick | 1995 | CAN | ||||||
70 | 6532123 | NEGOMIR Kyle | 1998 | USA | ||||||
60 | 104539 | SEGER Riley | 1997 | CAN | ||||||
50 | 6531115 | BROWN Griffin | 1995 | USA | ||||||
31 | 104153 | MCCONVILLE Patrick | 1994 | CAN | ||||||
14 | 934502 | ANKENY Michael | 1991 | USA | ||||||
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
82 | 6531708 | MCNAMARA P Finn | 1996 | USA | ||||||
77 | 6531942 | MUELLER Tagert | 1997 | USA | ||||||
74 | 104537 | ALEXANDER Cameron | 1997 | CAN | ||||||
64 | 6531520 | MORSE Sam | 1996 | USA | ||||||
63 | 104354 | SOETAERT Michael | 1996 | CAN | ||||||
62 | 6532084 | RADAMUS River | 1998 | USA | ||||||
61 | 104238 | KUUS Karl | 1995 | CAN | ||||||
59 | 6531610 | HANCOCK Andrew | 1996 | USA | ||||||
56 | 6531127 | DUFFY Drew | 1995 | USA | ||||||
53 | 104133 | GREIG Rob | 1994 | CAN | ||||||
51 | 103942 | BELL Jeffrey | 1993 | CAN | ||||||
47 | 6531145 | HALL Max | 1995 | USA | ||||||
38 | 422397 | BAARDSETH Jeppe | 1995 | NOR | ||||||
37 | 6530534 | VIETZE Sandy | 1993 | USA | ||||||
34 | 104044 | READ Kevyn | 1993 | CAN | ||||||
33 | 54171 | NEUHAUSER David | 1993 | AUT | ||||||
20 | 6531444 | ARVIDSSON Erik | 1996 | USA | ||||||
15 | 103779 | GARAND Dominique | 1991 | CAN | ||||||
7 | 530837 | KELLEY Tim | 1986 | USA |