From ACA News:
ADELBODEN, SUI (January 9, 2011) – Canada’s Michael Janyk (Whistler, BC) battled his way to a season’s best fifth-place finish in today’s World Cup slalom event at Adelboden.
The 28-year-old men’s ski team veteran put together two solid runs in challenging conditions for a combined time of one minute, 52.50 seconds. Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic won with a combined time of 1:50.90 to move atop the overall World Cup standings.
Watch VIDEO of Janyk’s 5th place run on CBC Sports.ca
http://www.cansport.com/sport/index.php?sid=244&ref=s-107
One of the highlights of the day for the Canadian team was a World Cup debut for Sasha Zaitsoff (ACA Prospect Group). The 20-year-old Red Mountain Racers skier kept his cool and finished in 1:01.56, 47th out of 49 finishers. He didn’t qualify for the second run.
"I felt pretty confident. I wasn’t too nervous," said Zaitsoff. "It was really neat to race against all the people you watch on TV all the time.
"The conditions were pretty challenging but I think I skied pretty well. I just tried to take it all in – it was a big thrill."
Congratulations Sasha and Mike!