After more than 30 centimeters of new snow fell on Apex Mountain in 24 hours, the skies cleared Tuesday and the races were on again – thanks also to the herculean efforts of many, many volunteers! With Monday’s powder skiing behind them, the racers took to the super-G track for the first time in this year’s Miele Cup competition.
The women were out of the gate first and the result was a clean sweep for the BC Ski Team girls. Jocelyn Ramsden (Whistler Mountain Ski Club/BCST) won the race in one minute, 25.88 seconds, followed by teammates Sarah Elliot (Big White Racers)finishing second in 1:26.11 and Celine Rytz (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) taking third spot in 1:27.68.
"I’ve never really raced on this track before," said silver medalist Sarah Elliot. "I was looking forward to it because super-G is my favourite event and I have lots of friends and family here to watch. The snow is a little soft, but the course workers did an amazing job. During inspection I could tell it was going to be a fun course, and it was!"
It was a close race in the J1 category, with Whistler Mountain Ski Club racer Sofi Leroux leading the pack. Leroux’s fourth place finish in the race was good enough to land her atop the J1 podium beside Rebecca Bermel (Kimberley North Star Racers) in second and Emma King (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) in third.
On the men’s side, BC Ski Team’s Morgan Pridy (WMSC) got the win in 1:23.08, edging out fellow teammate Mathieu Leduc (Mt. Washington Ski Club) who was second in 1:23.33 and Alberta Ski Team racer Sean Alexander in third in 1:23.73.
Broderick Thompson (WMSC/BCST) finished 11th overall and was third on the men’s J1 podium.
Women’s Super-G Top 15 (Unofficial Results from Live Timing)
1 5 RAMSDEN, Jocelyn CAN BCST J-2 1:25.88 (1)
2 4 ELLIOT, Sarah CAN BCST J-2 1:26.11 (2)
3 6 RYTZ, Celine CAN BCST J-2 1:27.68 (3)
4 7 LEROUX, Sofi CAN WMSC J-1 1:28.34 (4) J1 GOLD
5 18 BERMEL, Rebecca CAN KIMBE J-1 1:28.38 (5) J1 SILVER
6 32 KING, Emma CAN WMSC J-1 1:29.31 (6) J1 BRONZE
7 1 MASSONG, Jessie CAN FERNI J-1 1:29.48 (7)
8 38 FIELD, Charley CAN WMSC J-1 1:30.00 (8)
9 36 COWBURN, Danielle CAN SUNP J-1 1:30.25 (9)
10 14 YOUNG, Mackensey CAN BCST J-2 1:30.36 (10)
11 37 SWETTE, Rae CAN WMSC J-1 1:30.50 (11)
12 28 RAUHALA, Silken CAN BWR J-1 1:30.60 (12)
13 2 DARLINGTON, Kailee CAN BCST J-1 1:30.93 (13)
14 9 VERGE, Kaitlyn CAN CARC J-1 1:31.54 (14)
15 16 PETIT, Alix CAN REVEL J-1 1:31.62 (15)
Men’s Super-G Top 15 (Unofficial Results from Live Timing)
1 3 PRIDY, Morgan CAN BCST sr 1:23.08 (1)
2 11 LEDUC, Mathieu CAN BCST sr 1:23.38 (2)
3 9 ALEXANDER, Sean CAN AST sr 1:23.73 (3)
4 6 ZAITSOFF, Sasha CAN BCST sr 1:24.06 (4)
5 8 PRIDY, Conrad CAN BCST sr 1:24.11 (5)
6 12 GIGIC, Filip CAN AST J-2 1:24.44 (6)
7 1 LAW, Michael CAN AST J-2 1:24.69 (7)
8 4 READ, Kevyn CAN AST J-2 1:25.32 (8)
9 7 NACIUK, Anthony CAN CARC J-1 1:25.38 (9) J1 GOLD
10 2 DAWSON, Taylor CAN CARC J-1 1:25.44 (10) J1 SILVER
11 17 THOMPSON, Broderick CAN BCST J-1 1:25.57 (11) J1 BRONZE
12 14 LAW, David CAN BANFF J-2 1:25.80 (12)
13 51 SEGER, Brodie CAN WMSC J-1 1:25.95 (13)
14 5 MCKILLOP, Curtis CAN AST J-2 1:26.08 (14)
15 64 SCHWAIGER, Hansi GER J-1 1:26.51 (15)
OFFICIAL FIS RESULTS (when available)