Podium performances for AVSC
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In the annual Wilder Dwight super-G races held last weekend at Buttermilk/Tiehack, Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club athletes landed on the podium both days.
By a margin of more than two seconds, AVSC’s Cooper Cornelius won the second of two speed races that attracted nearly 150 of the Rocky Mountain and Central region’s top U16 men and women.
Cornelius was third in the race the previous day; his teammate, Dexter Edelman, was sixth and seventh in the two events.
On the women’s side, Anna Patterson finished second in both of Saturday’s race, held on a fast course under sunny skies, and in Sunday’s super-G, where snow, fog and a tighter course set made for an entirely different race.
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Teammate Eve Aspinell was ninth in both races, and five AVSC women finished in the top 20 on Sunday.
Helping hand out the awards was Wilder Dwight’s sister, Sally Dwight Oates, who has helped revitalize this classic race series that’s also a qualifying event for the U16 junior championships.
While the U16s and a smattering of U18 competitors were racing on Tiehack’s Racer’s Edge, AVSC’s FIS team was enjoying own success in slalom and giant slalom races at Winter Park. An AVSC athlete (or two) was on the podium in each of the three races, with the men sweeping the top spots.
Andrew Hancock got the ball rolling with a win in Saturday’s slalom.
The next day, Katy Harris led the women’s team with a third place in giant slalom; Erin Spence was eighth and Hanna Mass 10th.
Not to be outdone on Sunday, the AVSC’s Nick Cohee scored a victory, while Bobby Moyer was sixth and Nick Mitchell finished 10th.
Cohee won the Monday race as well, with Moyer in seventh.
On the final day of the series, Harris and Spence were 2-3 among women.
“I think everyone has been working hard both on and off the snow, and it is nice to see it pay off with the results,” said John “Johno” McBride, AVSC’s head alpine coach.
“We did not start the season off super strong, but we are building and I am looking forward to all of the upcoming races,” he said.
AVSC results
Aspen Smartwool Speed Series
Wilder Dwight Memorial super-G
Jan. 10
Buttermilk/Tiehack
Women
2. Anna Patterson
9. Eve Aspinall
22. Mariel Gorsuch
24. Devan McSwain
29. Elli Gorsuch (first for U18)
31. India Cardamone
36. Kajsa Sutro
39. McKenna Kiker
Men
3. Cooper Cornelius
7. Dexter Edelman
27. Trey Thorpe
Aspen Smartwool Speed Series
Wilder Dwight Memorial super-G
Jan. 11
Buttermilk/Tiehack
Women
U16
2. Anna Patterson
9. Eve Aspinall
11. Isabella Johansson
16. Devan McSwain
19. Madison Osberger-Low
24. Mariel Gorsuch
Men
U16
1. Cooper Cornelius
6. Dexter Edelman
20. Jack Bowers
26. Trey Thorpe
41. Reid Beidleman
Surefoot Colorado Ski Cup
Winter Park
Jan. 10
Slalom
Men
1. Andrew Hancock
19. Kevin Hartmann
30. Brooks Layman
Women
7. Katy Harris
10. Erin Spence
23. Hanna Mass
Jan. 11
GIant Slalom
Women
3. Katy Harris
8. Erin Spence
10. Hanna Mass
Men
1. Nick Cohee
6. Bobby Moyer
10. Nick Mitchell
22. Andrew Hancock
23. Anthony Wada
Jan. 12
GIant Slalom
Men
1. Nick Cohee
7. Bobby Moyer
28. Tristan Lane
30. Brooks Layman
Women
2. Katy Harris
3. Erin Spence
14. Hanna Mass
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