Two BC women raced to top-15 finishes in Tuesday’s Nor Am Cup Downhill at Big Mountain, Montana.
Victoria Whitney, a J1 athlete from Whistler and the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, started the day wearing bib number 46, but left no doubt that she belongs with the best when she slaughtered the downhill track in one minute, 7.12 seconds for a 7th place finish. The race was won by Canadian Larisa Yurkiw in 1:06.32. Whitney was the third fastest Canadian and the only J1 in the top-19.
BC Ski Team’s Georgia Simmerling of West Vancouver and the Grouse Tyee Ski Club locked up her 5th top-20 Nor Am finish of the season taking 14 spot in 1:07.86.
The men’s downhill competition was postponed because of fog – watch for it on Wednesday.
LIVE TIMINGTop-15 Women (Unofficial)
1 – 15 YURKIW Larisa 1988 CAN 1:06.32
2 – 13 LAWRENCE Sherry 1984 CAN 1:06.34
3 – 12 LITTMAN Julia 1984 USA 1:06.60
4 – 14 MARSHALL Chelsea 1986 USA 1:06.84
5 – 9 VICTORY Hannah 1987 USA 1:07.09
6 – 16 MCJAMES Megan 1987 USA 1:07.11
7 – 46 WHITNEY Victoria 1990 CAN 1:07.12
8 – 17 MCBROOM Kelly 1989 CAN 1:07.19
9 – 11 SMITH Leanne 1987 USA 1:07.24
10 – 8 GHENT Erika 1988 USA 1:07.26
11 – 18 POLESCHUK Danielle 1986 CAN 1:07.53
12 – 1 BLISS Andrea 1989 CAN 1:07.69
13 – 22 STAPLES Kiley 1989 USA 1:07.78
14 – 32 SIMMERLING Georgia 1989 CAN 1:07.86
15 – 7 GAGNON Marie-Michele 1989 CAN 1:07.90
Other BC Women (Unofficial)
21 – 24 SERWA Kelsey 1989 CAN 1:08.29
22 – 43 TERWIEL Elli 1989 CAN 1:08.32
45 – 49 MACDONALD Sandra 1989 CAN 1:09.71
47 – 48 RAMSDEN Calindy 1990 CAN 1:09.97
MURRAY Julia (CAN), DNF