Slalom Podium race two Cerro Castor: Picture U.S. Ski & Snowboard
Sixteen-year-old American wins first two Continental Cups on a day of icy circumstances and low end charges.
Grosdidier Wins First Profession Continental Cup in Race 1
The U.S. ladies proved their depth as soon as once more within the South American Continental Cup, this time in slalom. On Aug. 14, each ladies’s races have been packed into sooner or later after wind pressured a change within the schedule, and the sphere confronted bulletproof ice on a demanding Cerro Castor slope.
Within the first race, 16-year-old Logan Grosdidier of the Stifel U.S. Ski Group’s Europa Cup tech group claimed her first Continental Cup victory, a exceptional achievement given her age and restricted slalom preparation. Argentina’s residence favourite and World Cup veteran Francesca Baruzzi Farriol completed second, simply 0.10 behind, whereas teammate Liv Moritz rounded out the rostrum in third. Kjersti Moritz set the tone early, main after the primary run, whereas Annika Hunt was second at that stage earlier than going out within the second run. Storm Klomhaus, a U.S. impartial and former Stifel U.S. Ski Group member, delivered the quickest second run of the race to complete sixth, and Galena Wardle crossed in eighth. Logan’s older sister, Tatum Grosdidier — additionally a part of Kürner’s group — raced the primary slalom and had claimed victory within the second big slalom two days earlier.
Second Race Brings Grosdidier’s Second Win
Simply hours later, Logan Grosdidier returned to the beginning gate and delivered once more, successful her second race of the day. Liv Moritz climbed to second place, finishing a one-two American end. Italy’s Francesca Fanti took third, 3.17 again, whereas independents Wardle added one other robust lead to fourth and Klomhaus took seventh.
Kürner Praises Group’s Effort in Difficult Situations
“We got here into SL a bit much less ready than we have been for GS — simply three days of coaching below our belts,” stated Miha Kürner, head ladies’s Europa Cup tech coach. “The circumstances have been no joke: bulletproof ice on a demanding hill. And to make issues much more fascinating, dangerous climate yesterday meant each races have been packed into sooner or later.
“We’d already determined the day earlier than to deal with this as a high-quality coaching day — deal with our personal snowboarding, and if the outcomes got here, they’d simply be a bonus. The women stepped up. Everybody confirmed flashes of actual velocity, whether or not in sections or over full runs.
“Kjersti set the tone early, laying down a robust first run in Race 1. Logan was fast to observe with an excellent efficiency. Anika had severe tempo however sadly DNF’d, whereas Tatum and Liv saved constructing velocity run after run till, by the top, we have been proper the place we wanted to be.
“All in all, a really profitable camp. Now it’s time for a energy and conditioning block earlier than we’re again on snow in October.”
Males’s Slalom Podiums and Prime U.S. Outcome
The boys’s slaloms additionally produced robust worldwide competitors. In Race 1, Germany’s Dominik Zerhoch earned the win forward of compatriot Marinus Sennhofer and Spain’s Juan del Campo Hernandez. Race 2 noticed Sweden’s Fabian Ax Swartz take the victory, with Spain’s Joaquim Salarich Baucells in second and Hungary’s Richard Leitgeb in third.
The lone U.S. top-10 end got here from College of Colorado racer Justin Bigatel, who positioned tenth within the second race.
