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The season-long quest for J3 skiers (13-14 years old) to qualify for the Far West Junior Olympics started Jan. 14-16 with the three-day Jim Bollingmo Memorial JO Qualifier at Snow Summit Mountain Resort in Southern California.
The weather was mild and sunny, but the courses were tough, and the competition tougher.
The Diamond Peak Ski Team (DPST) men came out charging during Friday's race, with Gavin Chen, who has a broken hand, landing on the podium with a third-place finish just .5 seconds behind the winner. Hot on Chen's heels was fourth-place finisher Zane Bensing.
The DPST ladies had an outstanding day on Saturday, with Hannah Johnson taking fourth place, while Ian Reeves placed 14th for the men.
Sunday brought home more awards with Johnson charging to the podium with a second-place finish .56 seconds behind the winner. For the men, Benjamin Farrar skied into seventh place and Ian Reeves was 12th.
“The race series was filled with challenges and obstacles, but the DPST J3 athletes represented themselves well with both wisdom gained, and great results,” said Head J3 Coach Eric Garayoa. “We could not be more proud.”
There are two more races series this season for a total of nine races to qualify. Each athlete's five best finishes among the nine races are used for scoring and invitations to the JOs. Usually, the top 27 men and top 25 ladies attend the JOs.
Next up are giant slalom races at Northstar from Feb. 4 through 6. For more information about DPST programs, athletes and coaches, go to www.dpsef.org.
— This article was submitted to swright@tahoebonanza.com.
The weather was mild and sunny, but the courses were tough, and the competition tougher.
The Diamond Peak Ski Team (DPST) men came out charging during Friday's race, with Gavin Chen, who has a broken hand, landing on the podium with a third-place finish just .5 seconds behind the winner. Hot on Chen's heels was fourth-place finisher Zane Bensing.
The DPST ladies had an outstanding day on Saturday, with Hannah Johnson taking fourth place, while Ian Reeves placed 14th for the men.
Sunday brought home more awards with Johnson charging to the podium with a second-place finish .56 seconds behind the winner. For the men, Benjamin Farrar skied into seventh place and Ian Reeves was 12th.
“The race series was filled with challenges and obstacles, but the DPST J3 athletes represented themselves well with both wisdom gained, and great results,” said Head J3 Coach Eric Garayoa. “We could not be more proud.”
There are two more races series this season for a total of nine races to qualify. Each athlete's five best finishes among the nine races are used for scoring and invitations to the JOs. Usually, the top 27 men and top 25 ladies attend the JOs.
Next up are giant slalom races at Northstar from Feb. 4 through 6. For more information about DPST programs, athletes and coaches, go to www.dpsef.org.
— This article was submitted to swright@tahoebonanza.com.
JIM BOLLINGMO MEMORIAL FAR WEST JO QUALIFIER
Snow Summit Mountain Resort, Jan. 14-16
Results — Top three plus Diamond Peak Ski Team Ladies' slalom (Jan. 14) Place, Name, Ski team, First run, Second run, Combined time 1 O'Brien, Audrey N SVST 42.45 50.82 1:33.27 2 Cashell, Julia SVST 42.89 51.16 1:34.05 3 Lebby, Stephanie SVST 42.71 52.05 1:34.76 37 Hartman, Anna DPST 58.98 1:06.09 2:05.07 41 Keller, Lauren DPST 1:09.62 57.96 2:07.58 Men's slalom (Jan. 14) 1 Weemaes, Pieter SBST 47.31 50.98 1:38.29 2 Hannon, Fraser SBST 47.72 51.67 1:39.39 3 Chen, Gavin DPST 47.39 52.40 1:39.79 4 Bensing, Zane DPST 47.03 53.05 1:40.08 24 Novak, Connor DPST 54.29 58.33 1:52.62 29 Pitts, Charles Hunter DPST 55.48 1:00.26 1:55.74 37 Glavish, Slade DPST 54.02 1:05.15 1:59.17 52 Dolimpio, David DPST 56.61 1:13.64 2:10.25 58 Reeves, Ian DPST 59.92 1:24.33 2:24.25 Ladies' slalom (Jan. 15) 1 Cashell, Julia SVST 46.24 50.45 1:36.69 2 O'Brien, Audrey N SVST 47.08 50.12 1:37.20 3 Abbott, Diana SVST 47.31 51.57 1:38.88 4 Johnson, Hannah DPST 48.49 50.84 1:39.33 9 Keller, Lauren DPST 52.28 54.73 1:47.01 47 Hartman, Anna DPST 1:00.62 1:06.03 2:06.65 Men's slalom (Jan. 15) 1 Arvidsson, Erik SVST 43.20 41.56 1:24.76 2 Driller, Garret SVST 43.49 41.89 1:25.38 3 Wilson, Cody SVST 43.61 42.40 1:26.01 14 Reeves, Ian DPST 50.25 45.62 1:35.87 17 Farrar, Benjamin DPST 46.79 51.12 1:37.91 31 Glavish, Slade DPST 53.34 51.38 1:44.72 34 Novak, Connor DPST 53.82 51.37 1:45.19 35 Pitts, Charles Hunter DPST 53.77 51.64 1:45.41 39 Dolimpio, David DPST 54.15 52.69 1:46.84 60 Bensing, Zane DPST 1:04.67 56.21 2:00.88 Ladies' slalom (Jan. 16) 1 O'Brien, Audrey N SVST 47.88 56.88 1:44.76 2 Johnson, Hannah DPST 48.93 56.39 1:45.32 3 Abbott, Diana SVST 48.17 57.48 1:45.65 43 Hartman, Anna DPST 1:01.78 1:12.22 2:14.00 Men's slalom (Jan. 16) 1 Arvidsson, Erik SVST 43.24 46.97 1:30.21 2 Driller, Garret SVST 45.72 47.27 1:32.99 3 Proper, Mikael J SBST 45.75 51.38 1:37.13 7 Farrar, Benjamin DPST 47.46 51.32 1:38.78 12 Reeves, Ian DPST 50.39 52.72 1:43.11 17 Novak, Connor DPST 52.14 54.11 1:46.25 23 Glavish, Slade DPST 53.74 56.23 1:49.97 28 Dolimpio, David DPST 55.97 58.79 1:54.76 |
