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Saturday, February 29
Bozeman, MT
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University of Utah
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Jordheim Wins First Career Race in Men's Nordic, Skiing Second at RMISA Championships
2/29/2020 6:59 PM | Skiing
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Ola Jordheim won his first career race in men's Nordic to lead the Utah ski team on the final day of the RMISA Championships, as the Utes finished second in a tight race in the team standings.
Utah finished second by 10 points to Denver, 688 to 678. Colorado finished third with 643.5 points.
Jordheim won his first career race, his second-straight podium finish. He has four career podium finishes. Bjørn Riksaasen earned his first career podium with a third-place finish. Maximilian Bie finished in the top five for the second-straight day and fifth time this season. Noel Keeffe placed 11th. Utah led the race scoring with 105 points.
"I honestly didn't think this day would ever come," Jordheim said. "Skiing along with my teammates in front of the race is incredible. Everything went my way today: my body felt the best of the year, skis were amazing and a little luck in the end made this to by far the best day of the year."
Leah Lange led the Utes with a fourth-place finish, her seventh top-five finish of the season, which ranks second in the league. Mariah Bredal and Guro Jordheim remain the only skiers in the league to finish in the top 10 in every race with Bredal placing sixth and Jordheim 10th. Karianne Moe placed seventh for her ninth top-10 finish of the year.
"Today was so fun because it was our senior day!" Lange said. "I had so much fun saying hi and bye to everyone after. So cool Guro and I finished the skate day on the podium yesterday after four years together. Today was harder for the entire women's team. Conditions were difficult but I'm really happy with my fight and trying to grip. Crazy day being done with RMISA! So happy it was as a Ute with such a great team."
"Incredible race by the Nordic men today," Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt said. "Ola looked super strong earning his first win and so much fun for Bjorn getting on the podium. The women fought hard but we did not have the best skis today. I am very proud of the team. Now we need to recharge and get ready for NCAA's."
In alpine, Gustav Vøllo finished fourth for the men for his second top-five finish of the season. He has finished sixth or better in the last three races. Joachim Lien placed fifth for his ninth top-five finish of the season, which leads the league. Lien had the fastest second run while Vøllo's run was the second fastest of the day. Tomas Birkner finished 11th with Addison Dvoracek 18th and Huston Philp 20th. Fredrik Marustad did not finish his second run.
"Starting with bib 19 in first run today was rough, but I felt solid and confident in my skiing," Vøllo said. "I moved up a couple of spots from my bib but still was pretty far off the leader. However, both Joe and I really took the advantage of the good starting position second run to climb on the list. In the end, the whole team really charged in the second run and it was fun way to celebrate the seniors!
For the women, Katie Parker led the way with a sixth-place finish, her seventh top 10 of the year. Katie Vesterstein placed eighth for her sixth top 10 of the year. Sona Moravcikova had a solid ninth-place run after struggling with recent injuries, she has seven top 10's this year. Eirin Engeset finished 12th.
"Today was tough. The conditions weren't the best but I'm really proud of how we were able to fight through as a team and do well," Vesterstein said. "First run I skied solid and going into second run I wanted to be more aggressive. Second run I skied way more aggressively, especially in the rutty conditions, which has been something I've been working on all season. It was cool to be able to come together as a team and cheer on one another, especially our seniors as it was their last college race. Really proud of everyone!"
Utah returns to Bozeman on March 11 for the NCAA Championship. NCAA selections will be announced on Tuesday, March 3.
Utah finished second by 10 points to Denver, 688 to 678. Colorado finished third with 643.5 points.
Jordheim won his first career race, his second-straight podium finish. He has four career podium finishes. Bjørn Riksaasen earned his first career podium with a third-place finish. Maximilian Bie finished in the top five for the second-straight day and fifth time this season. Noel Keeffe placed 11th. Utah led the race scoring with 105 points.
"I honestly didn't think this day would ever come," Jordheim said. "Skiing along with my teammates in front of the race is incredible. Everything went my way today: my body felt the best of the year, skis were amazing and a little luck in the end made this to by far the best day of the year."
Leah Lange led the Utes with a fourth-place finish, her seventh top-five finish of the season, which ranks second in the league. Mariah Bredal and Guro Jordheim remain the only skiers in the league to finish in the top 10 in every race with Bredal placing sixth and Jordheim 10th. Karianne Moe placed seventh for her ninth top-10 finish of the year.
"Today was so fun because it was our senior day!" Lange said. "I had so much fun saying hi and bye to everyone after. So cool Guro and I finished the skate day on the podium yesterday after four years together. Today was harder for the entire women's team. Conditions were difficult but I'm really happy with my fight and trying to grip. Crazy day being done with RMISA! So happy it was as a Ute with such a great team."
"Incredible race by the Nordic men today," Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt said. "Ola looked super strong earning his first win and so much fun for Bjorn getting on the podium. The women fought hard but we did not have the best skis today. I am very proud of the team. Now we need to recharge and get ready for NCAA's."
In alpine, Gustav Vøllo finished fourth for the men for his second top-five finish of the season. He has finished sixth or better in the last three races. Joachim Lien placed fifth for his ninth top-five finish of the season, which leads the league. Lien had the fastest second run while Vøllo's run was the second fastest of the day. Tomas Birkner finished 11th with Addison Dvoracek 18th and Huston Philp 20th. Fredrik Marustad did not finish his second run.
"Starting with bib 19 in first run today was rough, but I felt solid and confident in my skiing," Vøllo said. "I moved up a couple of spots from my bib but still was pretty far off the leader. However, both Joe and I really took the advantage of the good starting position second run to climb on the list. In the end, the whole team really charged in the second run and it was fun way to celebrate the seniors!
For the women, Katie Parker led the way with a sixth-place finish, her seventh top 10 of the year. Katie Vesterstein placed eighth for her sixth top 10 of the year. Sona Moravcikova had a solid ninth-place run after struggling with recent injuries, she has seven top 10's this year. Eirin Engeset finished 12th.
"Today was tough. The conditions weren't the best but I'm really proud of how we were able to fight through as a team and do well," Vesterstein said. "First run I skied solid and going into second run I wanted to be more aggressive. Second run I skied way more aggressively, especially in the rutty conditions, which has been something I've been working on all season. It was cool to be able to come together as a team and cheer on one another, especially our seniors as it was their last college race. Really proud of everyone!"
Utah returns to Bozeman on March 11 for the NCAA Championship. NCAA selections will be announced on Tuesday, March 3.
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