Thursday, February 17
Copper Mountain, Colo.
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Lien wins men’s race, Norbye tabs third in women’s event as Utes resume college circuit
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Utah's Joachim Lien won the men's giant slalom by three-hundredths of a second and Kaja Norbye earned a third-place finish in the women's competition as the Utes returned to the RMISA schedule on Thursday at Copper Mountain.
As Thursday's competition served as an extra qualifying event and not part of any meet, no team scores were kept.
Lien's victory was his seventh as a Ute (third in giant slalom), with each of his six prior triumphs coming during the 2020 season. Wilhelm Normannseth and Gustav Vøllo finished in a tie for seventh place, and also in the top-20 were Jeremy Mathers (15th), Oliver Parazette (17th) and Bjorn Brudevoll (19th).
Three Utes' second runs were among the top-five including Lien (1st; 49.45), Normannseth (2nd; 49.65) and Vøllo (5th; 49.89).
Norbye hit the podium for the second time in her career, and first since January 23 in giant slalom at the RMISA Invitational. Her opening run (53.71 seconds) was the second-best time in the field.
Making their returns from Olympic competition, Katie Parker tabbed 12th place and Katie Vesterstein was 17th on the day. Sona Moravcikova was 18th and Michelle Kervén rounded out the Utes in 23rd.
Utah remains at Copper Mountain on Friday, Feb. 18 for an additional giant slalom competition, this time to begin the Denver Invitational. The Utes will then transition to Keystone Resort for slalom racing on Monday, Feb. 21.
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahskiteam).
As Thursday's competition served as an extra qualifying event and not part of any meet, no team scores were kept.
Lien's victory was his seventh as a Ute (third in giant slalom), with each of his six prior triumphs coming during the 2020 season. Wilhelm Normannseth and Gustav Vøllo finished in a tie for seventh place, and also in the top-20 were Jeremy Mathers (15th), Oliver Parazette (17th) and Bjorn Brudevoll (19th).
Three Utes' second runs were among the top-five including Lien (1st; 49.45), Normannseth (2nd; 49.65) and Vøllo (5th; 49.89).
Norbye hit the podium for the second time in her career, and first since January 23 in giant slalom at the RMISA Invitational. Her opening run (53.71 seconds) was the second-best time in the field.
Making their returns from Olympic competition, Katie Parker tabbed 12th place and Katie Vesterstein was 17th on the day. Sona Moravcikova was 18th and Michelle Kervén rounded out the Utes in 23rd.
Utah remains at Copper Mountain on Friday, Feb. 18 for an additional giant slalom competition, this time to begin the Denver Invitational. The Utes will then transition to Keystone Resort for slalom racing on Monday, Feb. 21.
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahskiteam).
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