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Tuesday, February 4
Bozeman, Mont. / Bridger Bowl
University of Utah
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Slalom
Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics
Utah Wins Montana State Invitational
2/4/2025 9:14 PM | Skiing
Lafreniere and Herland post leading results in slalom on final day
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Utah Ski Team closed out a victory in the Montana State Invitational on Tuesday as the Utes raced slalom on the final day of competition at Bridger Bowl.
Kaila Lafreniere and Johs Braathen Herland once again led the Utes after posting the team's top finishes in Monday's giant slalom events.
In the team standings, Utah finished the meet with 713 total points—an advantage of 96 points over Colorado and 109 points up on Denver to round out the top three. The Utes' 333 alpine points were also a meet-best.
Women's Race
Utah had two women in the top seven, with Lafreniere placing a team-best fifth in a time of 1:46.91 between her two runs. Kaja Norbye was seventh (1:47.23) and Evelina Fredricsson wrapped up the women's scoring in 15th (1:49.41).
Racing 13th out of the starting gate, Lafreniere opened the morning with a run time of 52.20 seconds to sit sixth at the break.
Melanie Dahlberg, Tatum Grosdidier and Claire Timmermann also started for Utah but were unable to finish in the challenging conditions.
Men's Race
Helped by a top-four opening run, Herland finished the day in sixth place to lead the men's side for the second straight race. He was fourth at the break after opening with a run time of 50.53 seconds, before clocking a final total time of 1:44.20.
Wilhelm Normannseth (1:44.65) and Simen Strand (1:45.28) were 15th and 17th respectively to secure points for the Utes.
Oliver Parazette rounded out the Utah finishers with a top-25 result.
Next Up | Full Schedule | UOP Fan Guide
The Utes have a quick turnaround before hosting the alpine portion of the Utah Invitational this weekend on the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center at the Utah Olympic Park. A giant slalom extra qualifier race will take place on Friday, prior to a second GS on Saturday and slalom on Sunday. All races are free admission for fans with each day's action beginning at 9 a.m.
The Utah Nordic team will be back in action on Saturday, February 8 to begin the Denver Invitational. In that meet, the Utes are currently second in the team standings; the alpine races took place on January 7-8.
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Kaila Lafreniere and Johs Braathen Herland once again led the Utes after posting the team's top finishes in Monday's giant slalom events.
In the team standings, Utah finished the meet with 713 total points—an advantage of 96 points over Colorado and 109 points up on Denver to round out the top three. The Utes' 333 alpine points were also a meet-best.
Women's Race
Utah had two women in the top seven, with Lafreniere placing a team-best fifth in a time of 1:46.91 between her two runs. Kaja Norbye was seventh (1:47.23) and Evelina Fredricsson wrapped up the women's scoring in 15th (1:49.41).
Racing 13th out of the starting gate, Lafreniere opened the morning with a run time of 52.20 seconds to sit sixth at the break.
Melanie Dahlberg, Tatum Grosdidier and Claire Timmermann also started for Utah but were unable to finish in the challenging conditions.
Men's Race
Helped by a top-four opening run, Herland finished the day in sixth place to lead the men's side for the second straight race. He was fourth at the break after opening with a run time of 50.53 seconds, before clocking a final total time of 1:44.20.
Wilhelm Normannseth (1:44.65) and Simen Strand (1:45.28) were 15th and 17th respectively to secure points for the Utes.
Oliver Parazette rounded out the Utah finishers with a top-25 result.
Next Up | Full Schedule | UOP Fan Guide
The Utes have a quick turnaround before hosting the alpine portion of the Utah Invitational this weekend on the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center at the Utah Olympic Park. A giant slalom extra qualifier race will take place on Friday, prior to a second GS on Saturday and slalom on Sunday. All races are free admission for fans with each day's action beginning at 9 a.m.
The Utah Nordic team will be back in action on Saturday, February 8 to begin the Denver Invitational. In that meet, the Utes are currently second in the team standings; the alpine races took place on January 7-8.
Follow the Utah Ski Team
Follow the Utes on social media @utahskiteam.
Official Mobile App of Utah Athletics – Utah 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today for access to news and information, schedules, rosters, stats and behind-the-scenes videos directly from your mobile device. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready!
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