An impressive turnout for the Juniors field saw a whopping 62 boys and 18 girls take turns showing that they are pushing the line as the next generation of big mountain chargers, as each took a shot at ÔSock It To MeÕ ridge on the first day, with a limited round continuing on to ÔHeadwallÕ, before final selections were made.
ÒItÕs just incredible to see the level these kids are skiing at,Ó said Jim Jack, Head Judge for the IFSA, ÒTo see so much great skiing going on with the younger crowd is amazing, you canÕt help but to anticipate a huge future ahead for our growing sport!Ó
For the Junior WomenÕs group, Ariana Stufano (Whistler, BC), Francesca Pavillard (Crested Butte, CO), and Alexandria Bachmeier (Crystal Mtn. WA) blazed through two clean runs to earn advancement. Junior Men moving on to Day One include Jesse Hoffman (Aspen, CO), North Parker (Sun Valley, ID) and Miles Honens (Squaw Valley, CA) sitting in the top three selected out of the final nine Junior Men.
The over-40 class proved you donÕt have to be extremely young to be extremely tough. The Masters enjoyed a hard-charging day on ÔHeadwallÕ qualifying venue, with Ashley Woody (Crested Butte, CO), Teri Siebert (Vail, CO), and Michelle Keener (Big Sky, MT) taking the top three slots for WomenÕs Masters. The Masters Men advancing are Marc Schellhorn (Crested Butte, CO), Scott Kennett (Telluride, CO), and Tim Naylor (Taos, NM).
Lobbying for a coveted slot in the ÔExtremesÕ main event, the Adult Men and WomenÕs groups unleashed some nail-biting performances, as judges were put to the difficult task of narrowing down the few that would advance on to tomorrowÕs Day One competition.
ÒThat was just a blast!Ó said Crystal-Lee Rose (Whistler,BC) top qualifier in the Adult WomenÕs group. ÒCrested Butte is an unbelievable mountain, I cannot get over how much terrain is here. ItÕs a total playground up there, I love it!Ó
Of the 10 women to advance from the original field of 23, LeeÕs top spot was followed by Jaclyn Paaso (Squaw Valley, CA) and Kate Cardamone (Aspen, CO).
Brayden Brassey (Park City, UT) snagged the first Adult MenÕs qualifying spot, with Tony Sieber (Vail, CO) and Kenjiro Matsuo (Tokyo, Japan) chasing him in second and third places. A total of 32 men out of 88 starters qualify for tomorrowÕs Day One Subaru U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships competition, going up against pre-qualified athletes for what will be the third stop on the US Freeskiing Tour, and the first on the 2008 World Tour.
MSI will broadcast a same-day video webcast starting at 7pm MST on the newly redesigned and recently launched www.usfreeskiing.com which features state of the art video and photo player technology. The daily uploads of video, photos, news and results of each dayÕs competition action will be available after each day concludes.
2008 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series & Freeskiing World Tour Schedule
¥ Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open, Telluride CO, February 7-10
¥ Subaru Squaw Valley Freeskiing Open, Squaw Valley, CA, February 13-16
¥ Subaru U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte, CO, February 19-23 (World Tour #1)
¥ Subaru Jackson Hole Freeskiing Open, Jackson Hole, WY, March 13-16
¥ Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals, Snowbird, UT, March 18-23 (World Tour #2)
¥ Subaru Freeskiing World Championships and Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series Finals, Alyeska, AK, April 9-13 (World Tour #3)
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Results for Day One - Enchanted Forest
WOMEN ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY HOME RESORT BIB Run#1 Total
1 Jaclyn Passo USA Squaw Valley 62 33.13
2 Allie Donovan USA Squaw Valley 116 32.38
3 Hannah Whitney USA Crested Butte 36 32.25
4 Alexis Bennett USA Snowbird 22 32.13
5 Jacqui Edgerly USA Aspen 26 31.50
6 Molly Baker USA Alta/Bird 20 31.13
6 Tanya Christensen USA Crested Butte 25 31.13
8 Elyse Saugstad USA Alyeska 45 31.00
9 Andria Huskinson USA Alta 51 29.00
10 Nikki Bonino USA Squaw Valley 63 28.75
11 Lynn Kennen USA Alpine Meadows 49 28.25
12 Nancy Elrod USA Squaw Valley 118 27.13
13 Jamie Burge USA Squaw Valley 23 24.38
14 Rebecca Selig USA Timber Ridge 14 23.75
15 Whitney Barker USA Snowbird 41 23.13
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16 Anne Henry USA Squaw Valley 27 20.63
17 Tara Paras USA Snowbird 31 19.50
17 Sonja Lercher CAN Blackcomb 66 19.50
19 Ashley Porter USA Squaw Valley 115 19.25
20 Robin McElroy USA Squaw Valley 29 18.75
21 Meredith Riley USA Snowbird 32 16.50
21 Hazel Birnbaum USA Kirkwood 61 16.50
23 Clare Burns USA Val d'Isere 42 14.75
24 McKenna Peterson USA Sun Valley 5 14.38
25 Nadia Samer CAN Whistler 19 13.00
MEN
ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY HOME RESORT BIB
1 Kevin O'Meara USA Squaw Valley 58 38.13
2 Bryce Newcomb USA Sun Valley 8 37.25
3 Craig Garbiel USA Kirkwood 107 37.13
4 Jesse Bryan USA Mt. Bachelor 3 36.38
5 Mark Welgos USA Aspen 75 36.25
6 Scott Hanichen USA Alpine Meadows 53 36.13
7 Cliff Bennett USA Snowbird 93 35.63
7 Julien Lopez FRA La Plagne 124 35.63
9 Aaron Estrada USA 70 35.00
10 Elijah Lee USA Mt. Baker 13 34.75
11 Drew Stoecklein USA Alta 6 34.63
12 Ben Wheeler USA Alta 28 34.13
12 Chris Tatsuno USA Aspen 1 34.13
12 Griffin Post USA Sun Valley 7 34.13
12 Didrik Falck-Pedersen NOR Hemsedal 12 34.13
16 John Lange USA Squaw Valley 33 33.88
17 Lars Chickering-Ayers USA Mad River Glen 98 33.63
17 Jamie Blair USA Squaw Valley 95 33.63
19 Scott McBrayer USA Alta 64 33.50
20 Jason France USA Snowbird 106 33.13
21 Will Cardamone USA Aspen 97 33.00
22 Ryan Slack USA Squaw Valley 78 32.88
23 Mat Jackson USA Squaw Valley 110 32.75
23 Eddie Schelert USA Kirkwood 47 32.75
25 OJ Abben USA Kirkwood 91 32.63
25 Mike Vaughan USA Alpine Meadows 35 32.63
27 Mike Wilson USA Squaw Valley 73 32.25
28 Erv Wolf USA Squaw Valley 119 31.88
29 Miles Clark USA Squaw Valley 99 31.50
29 Forrest Coots USA Mt. Shasta 52 31.50
31 Bobby Lee USA Alpine Meadows 112 31.25
31 Ryan Banker USA A Basin 92 31.25
31 Kyle O'Neal USA Squaw Valley 30 31.25
34 Rylan Cordova USA Squaw Valley 100 30.88
35 Daryn Edmunds USA Alta 104 29.75
36 Adam Moszynski USA Aspen 50 29.63
37 Tyler Boutelle USA Squaw Valley 96 29.13
38 JJ Hanley USA 43 28.88
39 Brad Peterson USA 69 28.63
40 Chris Tedesko USA Squaw Valley 38 28.25
40 Shaun Spacht USA A Basin 77 28.25
42 Todd Ligare USA Park City 113 28.13
43 Andy Sabatier USA Sun Valley 10 28.00
44 Roman Nelson USA Kirkwood 2 27.88
44 Justin Richard USA Breckenridge 82 27.88
46 John Nicoletta USA Aspen 54 27.50
47 George Hjelte USA Squaw Valley 59 27.38
48 Kris Thomas USA Squaw Valley 37 27.25
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49 Jason Abraham USA Squaw Valley 71 26.50
50 Neil Williman USA Mt. Robert 15 26.38
51 Kirk Dittrich USA Squaw Valley 103 26.25
52 John Mason USA Breckenridge 88 25.63
53 Andrew Eisenstark USA Squaw Valley 105 25.50
54 Lachlin Kinsella USA Squaw Valley 111 25.25
55 Larry Segal USA Squaw Valley 117 24.88
56 Andrew Whitford USA Jackson Hole 74 24.75
57 Tim Normand USA Snowbird 85 24.63
58 Sam Shallow USA Squaw Valley 65 23.88
59 Josh Gladding USA Sterling Forest 68 23.00
60 John Nahorney USA Squaw Valley 86 22.88
61 Cameron Ciccone USA Jackson Hole 57 22.25
62 Zaq Rosenbloom USA Donner Ski Ranch 81 22.00
62 Brett Phelps USA Mt. Olympus 21 22.00
62 Dave Stratton USA Kirkwood 76 22.00
62 Griffin Loop USA Squaw Valley 40 22.00
62 Daniel Zeffaro USA Dodge Ridge 44 22.00
67 Brady Smedsrud USA Alta 17 21.50
68 Kent Hyden USA Alta 108 21.25
68 Woody Stemley USA Squaw Valley 55 21.25
70 Joey Smallwood USA Snowbird 18 20.50
71 Arne Backstrom USA Squaw Valley 11 20.00
72 Philip Thomas USA Stevens Pass 9 19.38
73 Zach Poindexter USA Squaw Valley 114 19.00
73 Jared Dalen USA Kirkwood 46 19.00
75 Andy Racich USA Squaw Valley 84 18.25
76 Josh Daiek USA Kirkwood 102 18.00
77 Earl Christensen USA Squaw Valley 48 17.75
78 Jon Mullens AUS Kirkwood 90 17.50
78 Drew Billington USA Alta 94 17.50
80 Elliot Marsh USA Crystal Mtn 89 17.25
81 Eli Ivie USA Bridger Bowl 109 16.25
82 Johnny Manekin USA The Canyons 34 15.50
83 Kenjiro Matsuo JPN Tokyo 87 14.25
83 James Totemeier USA Kirkwood 16 14.25
85 Mike Leake USA Alpine Meadows 4 13.75
86 David Wintzer USA Park City 72 13.50
87 Ian Ross USA Seven Springs 80 13.25
88 Ian Jacobsen USA Kirkwood 24 12.25
89 Fritz Renner USA Squaw Valley 60 12.00
90 Tim DiPietro USA Squaw Valley 39 11.25
91 Ron Shevock USA Kirkwood 79 11.00
91 Luke Hinz USA Park City 101 11.00
93 Thomas Nutting USA Park City 56 10.75
94 Jason Dobbs USA Asquawnymous 67 10.50
