Completed Event: Skiing versus 20K Freestyle (M) on March 8, 2025 , , 1st
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Skiing
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vs 20K Freestyle (M)
Saturday, February 8
Minturn, Colo. / Maloit Park
University of Utah
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7.5K Classic (I)
Photo by: Jackson Bilawa/Utah Athletics
Split Day Nets Four Ski Team Podiums
2/8/2025 4:42 PM | Skiing
Timmermann and Herland third in GS qualifier at home; Lavén wins fifth straight start
PARK CITY, Utah and MINTURN, Colo. – The Utah Ski Team had a split race day on Saturday, as the alpine team raced on home snow in a giant slalom qualifier while a smaller group from the Nordic team competed in a 7.5K classic as part of the Denver Invitational.
Today's GS was hosted by the Utes at the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center at the Utah Olympic Park. As a qualifier race, team scores were not kept but individual results for the athletes count for NCAA qualification purposes.
Alpine Recap
Timmermann and Herland Ski to GS Podium
Claire Timmermann posted top-five runs in both the morning and afternoon to ultimately finish third for the day with a total time of 2:07.49.
Kaja Norbye and Evelina Fredricsson went 7-8, separated by just five-hundredths of a second in the final results. And Melanie Dahlberg put down a 10th place result, ensuring Utah had four finishers all in the top-10.
Three Utah men placed in the top-10. Johs Braathen Herland took bronze (2:03.81) helped by a top-three opening run, while Sindre Myklebust (2:03.98) finished fourth despite winning the first run. Simen Strand was 10th (2:04.94).
"The women's team was amazing today," said head alpine coach JJ Johnson. "The hill was not easy. Claire had a podium and Evelina skied so much better. Melanie was 11th and had her best GS finish of her career. Kaja is always charging in there. The guys are such a fast group; any one of them can win on a given day. It was a little tough on the second run with the conditions. But it was still a podium for Johs and almost for Sindre."
Two more Utes placed in the men's top-25 in Wilhelm Normannseth (21st) and Oliver Parazette (25th).
Johnson added, "People came out today and it was fun. Working with the Utah Olympic Park and the folks here, everything is starting to come together. Just being here on our home mountain close to campus is amazing."
Nordic Recap
Lavén Wins Again, First Career Podium for Jayne
The Nordic Utes are shorthanded this weekend with several team members in Europe for the U23 and Junior World Championships. Nevertheless, Erica Lavén won her fifth straight race while Zachary Jayne skied to his first podium as a Ute with a second-place result.
"It was a great day today with our small team in Minturn!" said director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt. "Considering (the small group), everyone came together and performed exceptionally. Having all of our skiers finish in the top-seven was outstanding. Zach and Carl Rune both chose to double pole the entire race, as did Johannes Flaaten who won the race for Colorado. Erica also double poled, as did the entire women's podium. Celine Mayer and Selma Nevin skied with kick wax and looked great out there."
Mayer was sixth in the final results (26:16.0) with Nevin right behind her in seventh (26:41.9). In addition to Jayne's podium on the men's side, Carl Rune placed fourth.
Utah is second in the meet standings with 476 points. Colorado is in the lead with 564 points, an 88-point difference. Denver is in third (454.5). Both the men's and women's race fields were small today with just 24 athletes racing in the men's competition and 25 in the women's event.
Next Up | Full Schedule | UOP Fan Guide
For alpine, Utah is back at the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center for another giant slalom on Sunday, though this time it'll be scored as part of the Utah Invitational. First run is scheduled for 9 a.m. with both parking and admission free for spectators.
Sunday will also mark the close of the Denver Invitational, with just a 10K freestyle pursuit left to go. That race begins at 10 a.m. for the women at Maloit Park and the men's pursuit will begin at 11 a.m.
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Today's GS was hosted by the Utes at the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center at the Utah Olympic Park. As a qualifier race, team scores were not kept but individual results for the athletes count for NCAA qualification purposes.
Alpine Recap
Timmermann and Herland Ski to GS Podium
Claire Timmermann posted top-five runs in both the morning and afternoon to ultimately finish third for the day with a total time of 2:07.49.
Kaja Norbye and Evelina Fredricsson went 7-8, separated by just five-hundredths of a second in the final results. And Melanie Dahlberg put down a 10th place result, ensuring Utah had four finishers all in the top-10.
Three Utah men placed in the top-10. Johs Braathen Herland took bronze (2:03.81) helped by a top-three opening run, while Sindre Myklebust (2:03.98) finished fourth despite winning the first run. Simen Strand was 10th (2:04.94).
"The women's team was amazing today," said head alpine coach JJ Johnson. "The hill was not easy. Claire had a podium and Evelina skied so much better. Melanie was 11th and had her best GS finish of her career. Kaja is always charging in there. The guys are such a fast group; any one of them can win on a given day. It was a little tough on the second run with the conditions. But it was still a podium for Johs and almost for Sindre."
Two more Utes placed in the men's top-25 in Wilhelm Normannseth (21st) and Oliver Parazette (25th).
Johnson added, "People came out today and it was fun. Working with the Utah Olympic Park and the folks here, everything is starting to come together. Just being here on our home mountain close to campus is amazing."
Nordic Recap
Lavén Wins Again, First Career Podium for Jayne
The Nordic Utes are shorthanded this weekend with several team members in Europe for the U23 and Junior World Championships. Nevertheless, Erica Lavén won her fifth straight race while Zachary Jayne skied to his first podium as a Ute with a second-place result.
"It was a great day today with our small team in Minturn!" said director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt. "Considering (the small group), everyone came together and performed exceptionally. Having all of our skiers finish in the top-seven was outstanding. Zach and Carl Rune both chose to double pole the entire race, as did Johannes Flaaten who won the race for Colorado. Erica also double poled, as did the entire women's podium. Celine Mayer and Selma Nevin skied with kick wax and looked great out there."
Mayer was sixth in the final results (26:16.0) with Nevin right behind her in seventh (26:41.9). In addition to Jayne's podium on the men's side, Carl Rune placed fourth.
Utah is second in the meet standings with 476 points. Colorado is in the lead with 564 points, an 88-point difference. Denver is in third (454.5). Both the men's and women's race fields were small today with just 24 athletes racing in the men's competition and 25 in the women's event.
Next Up | Full Schedule | UOP Fan Guide
For alpine, Utah is back at the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center for another giant slalom on Sunday, though this time it'll be scored as part of the Utah Invitational. First run is scheduled for 9 a.m. with both parking and admission free for spectators.
Sunday will also mark the close of the Denver Invitational, with just a 10K freestyle pursuit left to go. That race begins at 10 a.m. for the women at Maloit Park and the men's pursuit will begin at 11 a.m.
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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