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Wednesday, February 22
Girdwood, Alaska
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University of Utah
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Giant Slalom
Photo by Thor Kallerud
Timmermann Skis to First Collegiate Podium on Day One at RMISA Championships
2/22/2023 8:26 PM | Skiing
Normannseth top-five in men’s giant slalom
GIRDWOOD, Alaska – Claire Timmermann vaulted four spots up the individual standings with a third-place second run, ending the day with a bronze medal and her first collegiate podium as the Utah Ski Team opened the 2023 RMISA Championships with giant slalom races on Wednesday at Alyeska Resort.
Utah (123 points) is fourth in the team standings after day one, with Westminster at the top with 181 points. The Utes were a little shorthanded on the women's side in Wednesday's race due to illness.
Teams will continue the RMISA Championships with slalom on Friday, as well as Nordic races with 5/10K freestyle action on Friday and the 20K classic on Saturday.
"Difficult course, very steep at the start. But Claire was amazing and skied like we knew she could," said head alpine coach JJ Johnson. There were a ton of challenges on the second run and she really stepped up and skied with power and grit. It was pretty cool."
Timmermann had a final time of 1:41.27 to reach the podium. She sat seventh after the opening run, then came back with a second-run time of 52.04 seconds to ultimately tab third in the final results. The top three finishers in Denver's Sara Rask, Westminster's Lana Zbasnik and Timmermann were 1-2-3 in the second run, respectively.
"Happy with today!" said Timmermann. "I wasn't expecting a podium after coming seventh on the first run, but I guess it was only half time. The second run was a grind for everyone and I knew it wasn't going to feel perfect, so I just came out and skied smart, aggressive and battled where I needed to. The last college GS for our seniors is always sad, but to end it with my first college podium was a great feeling. Today's result was the confidence I needed to head into the next two days of slalom."
Katie Vesterstein (1:47.83) also secured key points for Utah with a 23rd-place finish. Katie Parker was unable to finish on the second run, but she posted the top time on the first run—another positive step in returning from injury recently.
"She is really starting to trust what she's doing," Johnson added. "Being fifth yesterday and leading after the first run today was nice. Watching her ski looks like the Katie of old and we're pretty happy with that. Her confidence is really coming back."
Utah put three men in the top-nine of that race, led by Wilhelm Normannseth cracking the top-five with a time of 1:35.26. Gustav Vøllo took seventh (1:35.45), aided by a third-place second run, and Bjorn Brudevoll closed out the Utes' scoring in ninth (1:35.53). Two more Utes placed in the top-17 in Raphael Lessard (13th) and Oliver Parazette (17th).
While the RMISA Championships will pause on Thursday, alpine teams will still be in action at Alyeska Resort with slalom. Thursday's races will serve as the final event of the Alaska Anchorage Invitational, in which Utah currently holds a 92-point lead over Denver.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam.
Utah (123 points) is fourth in the team standings after day one, with Westminster at the top with 181 points. The Utes were a little shorthanded on the women's side in Wednesday's race due to illness.
Teams will continue the RMISA Championships with slalom on Friday, as well as Nordic races with 5/10K freestyle action on Friday and the 20K classic on Saturday.
"Difficult course, very steep at the start. But Claire was amazing and skied like we knew she could," said head alpine coach JJ Johnson. There were a ton of challenges on the second run and she really stepped up and skied with power and grit. It was pretty cool."
Timmermann had a final time of 1:41.27 to reach the podium. She sat seventh after the opening run, then came back with a second-run time of 52.04 seconds to ultimately tab third in the final results. The top three finishers in Denver's Sara Rask, Westminster's Lana Zbasnik and Timmermann were 1-2-3 in the second run, respectively.
"Happy with today!" said Timmermann. "I wasn't expecting a podium after coming seventh on the first run, but I guess it was only half time. The second run was a grind for everyone and I knew it wasn't going to feel perfect, so I just came out and skied smart, aggressive and battled where I needed to. The last college GS for our seniors is always sad, but to end it with my first college podium was a great feeling. Today's result was the confidence I needed to head into the next two days of slalom."
Katie Vesterstein (1:47.83) also secured key points for Utah with a 23rd-place finish. Katie Parker was unable to finish on the second run, but she posted the top time on the first run—another positive step in returning from injury recently.
"She is really starting to trust what she's doing," Johnson added. "Being fifth yesterday and leading after the first run today was nice. Watching her ski looks like the Katie of old and we're pretty happy with that. Her confidence is really coming back."
Utah put three men in the top-nine of that race, led by Wilhelm Normannseth cracking the top-five with a time of 1:35.26. Gustav Vøllo took seventh (1:35.45), aided by a third-place second run, and Bjorn Brudevoll closed out the Utes' scoring in ninth (1:35.53). Two more Utes placed in the top-17 in Raphael Lessard (13th) and Oliver Parazette (17th).
While the RMISA Championships will pause on Thursday, alpine teams will still be in action at Alyeska Resort with slalom. Thursday's races will serve as the final event of the Alaska Anchorage Invitational, in which Utah currently holds a 92-point lead over Denver.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam.
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