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Jordheim Wins Freestyle at Colorado Invitational, Skiing Leads Team Standings
1/12/2019 1:48 PM | Skiing
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – Guro Jordheim won the women's 5-km freestyle as a strong Nordic day lifted the Utah ski team to the team lead at the Colorado Invitational. Logan Diekmann led the men with his first career podium finish.
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Jordheim, last year's RMISA women's Nordic Athlete of the Year, picked up where she left off last year with her eighth career win. Karianne Moe tied her best career finish with a seventh-place run. Mariah Bredal placed ninth for her ninth career top-10 finish. Leah Lange finished 15th while Julia Richter was 19th in her Utah debut.
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Diekmann finished a career-best third in the men's 10-km race. In their Utah debuts, Ola Jordheim finished fifth while Maximilian Bie placed 12th. Jacob Engström finished 26th while Noel Keeffe placed 31st in his first race.
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The Utes lead Denver by 10 points, 410 to 400. Colorado is third with 330.5 points with Alaska Anchorage fourth (305) and Montana State fifth (285).
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The Colorado Invitational continues on Sunday, Jan. 13, with the women's and men's 10-km classic races.
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Jordheim, last year's RMISA women's Nordic Athlete of the Year, picked up where she left off last year with her eighth career win. Karianne Moe tied her best career finish with a seventh-place run. Mariah Bredal placed ninth for her ninth career top-10 finish. Leah Lange finished 15th while Julia Richter was 19th in her Utah debut.
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Diekmann finished a career-best third in the men's 10-km race. In their Utah debuts, Ola Jordheim finished fifth while Maximilian Bie placed 12th. Jacob Engström finished 26th while Noel Keeffe placed 31st in his first race.
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The Utes lead Denver by 10 points, 410 to 400. Colorado is third with 330.5 points with Alaska Anchorage fourth (305) and Montana State fifth (285).
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The Colorado Invitational continues on Sunday, Jan. 13, with the women's and men's 10-km classic races.
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