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Bie, Jordheim Win Classic Races at Utah Invitational
2/15/2020 5:06 PM | Skiing
MIDWAY, Utah – Maximilian Bie overcame a broken pole to win his first career race while Guro Jordheim picked up her fifth win of the year for the Utah ski team at Soldier Hollow in the classic races at the Utah Invitational on Saturday, while the Utes increased their lead in the team standings in the overall team scores.
Utah holds a 70-point lead over Alaska Anchorage going into next weekend's alpine races for the meet title. The Utes were the top scoring team in the women's race with 101 points and were second in the men's race with 96 points and have 387 points for the meet. UAA is second with 317 points while Denver is third with 104.5 points.
"We had some good performances yesterday but a few of our athletes were looking for a little more and they just came out charging today," head coach Miles Havlick said. "It was so impressive by Guro. I think you could see it in her eyes this morning that no one was going to beat her today. Max broke a pole on the second lap and that really fired him up and he was unstoppable up the last climb and into the finish, it was really cool. Max is a fighter, he really has a fire in his belly and he's been struggling a little bit this season and it's coming together now. Some confidence and good skiing goes a long way. He really took charge today and showed everyone what he can do. That was great to see. The alpiners were all out here lining the trails and to do it at home is something special."
Bie briefly skied with two left poles and moved up from positioning in the 20's to the victory. He has five career podium finishes, three this season.
"I broke my pole about 2-km into Hermode's Hill before getting two new poles," Bie said. "I was back in the 20's and I just had to work my way up. On the last hill I thought that if I just worked downhill I could have a good finish, and then I crossed Sigurd [Roenning of UAA] on the finishing stretch and could celebrate. I was really frustrated [when I broke the pole] and had to refocus, and it was like I started the race over again. I felt really good on my first lap so I knew that if I skied into it again I could be up there vying for a good finish. I caught up with the pack that was chasing the lead group and felt good there, and then I worked my way up to the lead pack. Right when I caught them they made a move and Sigurd gained several seconds before the last 2-km, so Luke, Sam and I were chasing him down together. Fortunately I still had some power in the last hill. It was such a fun race. All the alpiners and all our friends came up to watch. It was just an awesome day. Our waxers and coaches gave us unbelievably good skis."
Luke Jager finished fifth for his fifth top-five finish of the season while Samuel Hendry finished sixth. Ola Jordheim placed seventh for his eighth top-10 finish of the year. Logan Diekmann placed 14th with Bjørn Riksaasen 15th.
For the women, Jordheim has 17 career victories and has finished on the podium in all but one race this season. Julia Richter was also on the podium for her best finish of the season and eighth career podium.
"It was a pretty intense race because the conditions are so fast that you have to be on from the beginning," Jordheim said. "I knew that DU skier Evaliina Pippo was going to be hard to beat, but we had such great skis. I just felt better and better throughout the race. When I was sprinting to the finish I thought CU was going to be right behind me but I still had a gap and I'm psyched about that. I was a little more nervous today because it's our home course and we've been doing so well, there is a little more pressure. This was probably the most fun win so far this season because we had the best cheering squad out there."
"It was an awesome race today, especially having the whole team out here cheering," Richter sad. "It was so much fun. I am glad I finally had one of my better races. It was a rough start to my college season so it was really cool to finally be up there, especially sharing the podium with Guro. It was exciting to have two Germans on the podium with Anna-Maria [Dietze of Colorado]."
All five Utah women finished in the top 10. Mariah Bredal finished sixth for her seventh top-six finish of the season while Karianne Moe was eighth and Leah Lange placed ninth.
"Another great day at Soldier Hollow," Utah Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt said. "Perfect weather, perfectly groomed courses and very fast skiing. Mass starts are super exciting. Our women skied pretty much in front of the pack the whole race and Guro was able to get away in the end and win it. Julia had her best race of the year which is great, and Mariah skied very well and Karianne and Leah were right behind her. Five women in the top nine is great. Super strong race for them. It was a quick turnaround for the men's race. It was klister [wax] conditions which makes it a little harder to wax for these races. We have to put a perfect kick, a perfect glide to ski well here. Most of our guys skied towards the front of the pack and Max was a little unlucky breaking a pole and ended up skiing with two left poles for awhile before I got him my pole, which worked out really well and he skied from about 20th place to winning the race. The other guys finished very strong behind. Alaska Anchorage was very strong today as well so it was a tough race. It was a good day. We had a great crowd. It was great to see so many people out here cheering and so many people from the University. It's great to be able to have such a good day when everyone is here."
The alpine portion of the Utah Invitational will be held at Park City Mountain from Feb. 22-23 with an RMISA qualifier race on Feb. 24.
Utah holds a 70-point lead over Alaska Anchorage going into next weekend's alpine races for the meet title. The Utes were the top scoring team in the women's race with 101 points and were second in the men's race with 96 points and have 387 points for the meet. UAA is second with 317 points while Denver is third with 104.5 points.
"We had some good performances yesterday but a few of our athletes were looking for a little more and they just came out charging today," head coach Miles Havlick said. "It was so impressive by Guro. I think you could see it in her eyes this morning that no one was going to beat her today. Max broke a pole on the second lap and that really fired him up and he was unstoppable up the last climb and into the finish, it was really cool. Max is a fighter, he really has a fire in his belly and he's been struggling a little bit this season and it's coming together now. Some confidence and good skiing goes a long way. He really took charge today and showed everyone what he can do. That was great to see. The alpiners were all out here lining the trails and to do it at home is something special."
Bie briefly skied with two left poles and moved up from positioning in the 20's to the victory. He has five career podium finishes, three this season.
"I broke my pole about 2-km into Hermode's Hill before getting two new poles," Bie said. "I was back in the 20's and I just had to work my way up. On the last hill I thought that if I just worked downhill I could have a good finish, and then I crossed Sigurd [Roenning of UAA] on the finishing stretch and could celebrate. I was really frustrated [when I broke the pole] and had to refocus, and it was like I started the race over again. I felt really good on my first lap so I knew that if I skied into it again I could be up there vying for a good finish. I caught up with the pack that was chasing the lead group and felt good there, and then I worked my way up to the lead pack. Right when I caught them they made a move and Sigurd gained several seconds before the last 2-km, so Luke, Sam and I were chasing him down together. Fortunately I still had some power in the last hill. It was such a fun race. All the alpiners and all our friends came up to watch. It was just an awesome day. Our waxers and coaches gave us unbelievably good skis."
Luke Jager finished fifth for his fifth top-five finish of the season while Samuel Hendry finished sixth. Ola Jordheim placed seventh for his eighth top-10 finish of the year. Logan Diekmann placed 14th with Bjørn Riksaasen 15th.
For the women, Jordheim has 17 career victories and has finished on the podium in all but one race this season. Julia Richter was also on the podium for her best finish of the season and eighth career podium.
"It was a pretty intense race because the conditions are so fast that you have to be on from the beginning," Jordheim said. "I knew that DU skier Evaliina Pippo was going to be hard to beat, but we had such great skis. I just felt better and better throughout the race. When I was sprinting to the finish I thought CU was going to be right behind me but I still had a gap and I'm psyched about that. I was a little more nervous today because it's our home course and we've been doing so well, there is a little more pressure. This was probably the most fun win so far this season because we had the best cheering squad out there."
"It was an awesome race today, especially having the whole team out here cheering," Richter sad. "It was so much fun. I am glad I finally had one of my better races. It was a rough start to my college season so it was really cool to finally be up there, especially sharing the podium with Guro. It was exciting to have two Germans on the podium with Anna-Maria [Dietze of Colorado]."
All five Utah women finished in the top 10. Mariah Bredal finished sixth for her seventh top-six finish of the season while Karianne Moe was eighth and Leah Lange placed ninth.
"Another great day at Soldier Hollow," Utah Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt said. "Perfect weather, perfectly groomed courses and very fast skiing. Mass starts are super exciting. Our women skied pretty much in front of the pack the whole race and Guro was able to get away in the end and win it. Julia had her best race of the year which is great, and Mariah skied very well and Karianne and Leah were right behind her. Five women in the top nine is great. Super strong race for them. It was a quick turnaround for the men's race. It was klister [wax] conditions which makes it a little harder to wax for these races. We have to put a perfect kick, a perfect glide to ski well here. Most of our guys skied towards the front of the pack and Max was a little unlucky breaking a pole and ended up skiing with two left poles for awhile before I got him my pole, which worked out really well and he skied from about 20th place to winning the race. The other guys finished very strong behind. Alaska Anchorage was very strong today as well so it was a tough race. It was a good day. We had a great crowd. It was great to see so many people out here cheering and so many people from the University. It's great to be able to have such a good day when everyone is here."
The alpine portion of the Utah Invitational will be held at Park City Mountain from Feb. 22-23 with an RMISA qualifier race on Feb. 24.
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