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Monday, January 12
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Herland Wins Men’s Slalom at Loveland in Alpine Season Opener
1/12/2026 5:03 PM | Skiing
Charest tabs fifth in first collegiate start as Utah puts four athletes in top-seven
GEORGETOWN, Colo. – The Utah Ski Team began the alpine portion of the 2026 schedule on Monday, racing in slalom events at Loveland Ski Area at part of the Denver Invitational. The day was highlighted for the Utes by a victory in the men's event for Johs Braathen Herland in addition to three other athletes placing in the top-seven. It was Herland's third collegiate victory and first in slalom.
Utah won the men's event with 96 total points and sits third in the meet standings after day one with 127.5 points. Denver (163) is in the lead with Colorado (155) in second place.
Head alpine coach JJ Johnson said, "The boys were really on it today. Pierick, Harry and Sindre really executed well. Johs pushed a little harder on the second run. He is flying right now; his GS skiing is so good and he wants to be so much better at slalom. It was nice to see him have the feel he was looking for.
"On the women's side, Melanie did a great job under the circumstances and Maddie has worked very hard--it was nice to see her make her first college start. There was good speed in the group and Kaila was seventh on the first run. We're excited to see everyone get back out there tomorrow and the rest of this week."
Women's Race
Melanie Dahlberg led the Utah effort on the women's side, tying for 11th place and was joined in the scoring by Maddie Kaiserman, who secured key points for the Utes in 27th place.
Dahlberg was in 17th place after the opening run but was able to climb up six spots in the final results. Kaiserman's second run was top-10 in the field for the afternoon.
Maisie Blyth, Christina Jacobsen and Kaila Lafreniere each started for Utah as well.
Men's Race
Johs Braathen Herland picked up right where he left off to end the 2025 season—following a giant slalom individual NCAA championship with a slalom victory on Monday at Loveland. His time today of 1:29.59 was best in the field of 25 RMISA finishers and was good for Herland's third collegiate victory.
Utah was bolstered by three other top-seven performances, with Pierick Charest taking fifth (1:31.34) in his Utah debut and Harry Hoffman placing sixth (1:31.38) to wrap up the team scoring. Sindre Myklebust was right behind in seventh place with a time of 1:31.64.
All four Utah starters were in the top-10 at the midday flip which included a second-place opening run for Herland.
Next Up
Today was the first of four straight alpine race days as part of the Denver Invitational and Colorado Invitational. Utah will return to Loveland Ski Area on Tuesday for another slalom competition, this time as part of the CU Invitational.
From there, teams will move to Aspen Highlands in Aspen, Colorado, for giant slalom events on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 14-15.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam. Download the Utah 360 app here.
Utah won the men's event with 96 total points and sits third in the meet standings after day one with 127.5 points. Denver (163) is in the lead with Colorado (155) in second place.
Head alpine coach JJ Johnson said, "The boys were really on it today. Pierick, Harry and Sindre really executed well. Johs pushed a little harder on the second run. He is flying right now; his GS skiing is so good and he wants to be so much better at slalom. It was nice to see him have the feel he was looking for.
"On the women's side, Melanie did a great job under the circumstances and Maddie has worked very hard--it was nice to see her make her first college start. There was good speed in the group and Kaila was seventh on the first run. We're excited to see everyone get back out there tomorrow and the rest of this week."
Women's Race
Melanie Dahlberg led the Utah effort on the women's side, tying for 11th place and was joined in the scoring by Maddie Kaiserman, who secured key points for the Utes in 27th place.
Dahlberg was in 17th place after the opening run but was able to climb up six spots in the final results. Kaiserman's second run was top-10 in the field for the afternoon.
Maisie Blyth, Christina Jacobsen and Kaila Lafreniere each started for Utah as well.
Men's Race
Johs Braathen Herland picked up right where he left off to end the 2025 season—following a giant slalom individual NCAA championship with a slalom victory on Monday at Loveland. His time today of 1:29.59 was best in the field of 25 RMISA finishers and was good for Herland's third collegiate victory.
Utah was bolstered by three other top-seven performances, with Pierick Charest taking fifth (1:31.34) in his Utah debut and Harry Hoffman placing sixth (1:31.38) to wrap up the team scoring. Sindre Myklebust was right behind in seventh place with a time of 1:31.64.
All four Utah starters were in the top-10 at the midday flip which included a second-place opening run for Herland.
Next Up
Today was the first of four straight alpine race days as part of the Denver Invitational and Colorado Invitational. Utah will return to Loveland Ski Area on Tuesday for another slalom competition, this time as part of the CU Invitational.
From there, teams will move to Aspen Highlands in Aspen, Colorado, for giant slalom events on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 14-15.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam. Download the Utah 360 app here.
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