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Hoffman runner-up in women's race, Vøllo third on penultimate day at CU Invitational
NEDERLAND, Colo. – Utah's Madison Hoffman matched her top giant slalom finish as a Ute with a silver medal, while Gustav Vøllo and Wilhelm Normannseth finished 3-4 in the men's race as the Utah Ski Team began the alpine portion of the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Colorado Invitational on Thursday at Eldora Mountain Resort. The CU Invitational concludes on Friday with one more giant slalom race.
Utah enters the final day of the meet with 472 points, sitting second in the team standings behind the host Buffaloes (522).
Hoffman's (1:45.85) previous runner-up result in a GS race came at the 2021 Denver Invitational. Claire Timmermann (1:46.73) had her first top-six result for a collegiate race and Katie Parker (1:47.61) wrapped up the Utah scoring in 12th place. Michelle Kervén took 14th and Kaja Norbye 20th, giving Utah five top-20 finishes for the women's race.
"It was super nice to be racing GS again today after the shortened series in Montana," said Hoffman. "The snow was super fun and held up amazing. It felt nice to land on the podium today and I'm super excited for another chance tomorrow."
Women's winner Sara Rask of Denver and Hoffman finished 1-2 in both runs, with Hoffman clocking 52.35 seconds in the opener and 53.50 seconds on her final run.
In the men's race, Vøllo (1:39.50) was fourth in both runs, but some shuffling around him on the back end of the race pushed him up to third place in the final results. Normannseth (1:39.68) just missed the podium and Bjorn Brudevoll (1:40.49) took 12th. Oliver Parazette contributed a 17th place result and Tomas Birkner was just off the top-20.
Along with the final day of GS competition at Eldora tomorrow, the Denver Invitational also begins on Friday. Nordic action is slated for Friday (5K freestyle) and Saturday (10K Classic), while back-to-back slalom days will occur on Saturday and Sunday. The Nordic half will take place at Maloit Park in Minturn, Colorado, and the slaloms will be held in Dillon, Colorado, at Loveland Ski Area.
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Utah enters the final day of the meet with 472 points, sitting second in the team standings behind the host Buffaloes (522).
Hoffman's (1:45.85) previous runner-up result in a GS race came at the 2021 Denver Invitational. Claire Timmermann (1:46.73) had her first top-six result for a collegiate race and Katie Parker (1:47.61) wrapped up the Utah scoring in 12th place. Michelle Kervén took 14th and Kaja Norbye 20th, giving Utah five top-20 finishes for the women's race.
"It was super nice to be racing GS again today after the shortened series in Montana," said Hoffman. "The snow was super fun and held up amazing. It felt nice to land on the podium today and I'm super excited for another chance tomorrow."
Women's winner Sara Rask of Denver and Hoffman finished 1-2 in both runs, with Hoffman clocking 52.35 seconds in the opener and 53.50 seconds on her final run.
In the men's race, Vøllo (1:39.50) was fourth in both runs, but some shuffling around him on the back end of the race pushed him up to third place in the final results. Normannseth (1:39.68) just missed the podium and Bjorn Brudevoll (1:40.49) took 12th. Oliver Parazette contributed a 17th place result and Tomas Birkner was just off the top-20.
Along with the final day of GS competition at Eldora tomorrow, the Denver Invitational also begins on Friday. Nordic action is slated for Friday (5K freestyle) and Saturday (10K Classic), while back-to-back slalom days will occur on Saturday and Sunday. The Nordic half will take place at Maloit Park in Minturn, Colorado, and the slaloms will be held in Dillon, Colorado, at Loveland Ski Area.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam.
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