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Brian Bushey, center, won last Friday's 7.5K classic race at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center.
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RMISA Names Bushey Skier of the Meet for Utah Invitational
1/15/2024 11:00 AM | Skiing
Junior had a victory and a second-place finish over two races at Soldier Hollow
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Nordic skier Brian Bushey has been named RMISA Skier of the Meet for the Utah Invitational, it was announced today. It is Bushey's first career Skier of the Meet honor.
The award is given to the skier who has the best combined placement in each race within an invitational. Skiers cannot win more than once in a season and any ties are broken by combining the skier's times.
In last week's pair of Utah Invitational races at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Bushey began the meet with a winning time of 18:48.1 in the men's 7.5K freestyle race—two seconds ahead of Denver's Andreas Kirkeng. It put Bushey in position for a podium finish the following day in a 10K classic pursuit start.
He went on to post a 10K classic time of 25:45.5 and total pursuit time of 44:33.5, skiing to the podium as the silver medalist for the pursuit. He was short of only teammate Joe Davies for the win in that event.
Both results gave Bushey his first collegiate podium appearances.
Next Up
Alpine now takes center stage as both the Westminster Invitational and Utah Invitational continue this week. The Utah Olympic Park will host the alpine portions of both meets in Park City, Utah, as the first collegiate races to take place in the venue. Each day's action is scheduled for a 9 a.m. start.
Westminster Invitational (Utah leads with 353 points after Nordic races)
Utah Invitational (Utah leads with 382 points after Nordic races)
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The award is given to the skier who has the best combined placement in each race within an invitational. Skiers cannot win more than once in a season and any ties are broken by combining the skier's times.
In last week's pair of Utah Invitational races at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Bushey began the meet with a winning time of 18:48.1 in the men's 7.5K freestyle race—two seconds ahead of Denver's Andreas Kirkeng. It put Bushey in position for a podium finish the following day in a 10K classic pursuit start.
He went on to post a 10K classic time of 25:45.5 and total pursuit time of 44:33.5, skiing to the podium as the silver medalist for the pursuit. He was short of only teammate Joe Davies for the win in that event.
Both results gave Bushey his first collegiate podium appearances.
Next Up
Alpine now takes center stage as both the Westminster Invitational and Utah Invitational continue this week. The Utah Olympic Park will host the alpine portions of both meets in Park City, Utah, as the first collegiate races to take place in the venue. Each day's action is scheduled for a 9 a.m. start.
Westminster Invitational (Utah leads with 353 points after Nordic races)
- Wednesday, January 17 – Giant Slalom
- Friday, January 19 - Slalom
Utah Invitational (Utah leads with 382 points after Nordic races)
- Thursday, January 18 – Giant Slalom
- Saturday, January 20 – Slalom
Follow the Utah Ski Team
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahskiteam).
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