Nakiska, AB (March 29, 2011) – GMC Cup contender Philip Brown (Toronto, ON) placed fourth overall in the giant slalom today, claiming the Junior GMC Canadian Championship giant slalom title and racing ahead in the rankings for the Coupe GMC Cup.
Though Brown’s success has rocketed him forward in the overall Coupe GMC Cup standings, the battle for the lead continues with Montreal-based Jeffrey Frisch (26) and Whistler local Conrad Pridy (23). Frisch’s time of 2.20.67 proved fast enough to earn him a third place finish overall in the GMC Canadian giant slalom event, and top points to propel him forward to first place in the Coupe GMC Cup standings for a second time this week.
“The second run was more challenging, more technical, better for me. It was a little rougher, had a little disadvantage. First run was a lot quicker- but I’m happy with the end result. Of course I would have liked to win,” said a smiling Frisch.
When informed of his move into the lead for the Coupe GMC Cup, Frisch was obviously excited. “It’s always nice to win an overall title, put together from a lot of races- it shows that you are a good skier. It’s nice to be on there with other talented athletes. I hope it’s going to be me!” remained sufficient to remain close behind Frisch in the overall Coupe GMC Cup standings, though it did not land him on the podium.
Frisch, who will not be competing in Thursday’s slalom, is currently leading the standings by a slim margin, leaving the Coupe
Not to be ignored are the consistent efforts of Whistler resident and BC Ski Team athlete Conrad Pridy, whose time of 2.23.46 was sufficient to keep him close behind Frisch in the overall Coupe GMC Cup standings.
Frisch, who will not be competing in Thursday’s slalom, is currently leading the standings by a slim margin, leaving the Coupe GMC Cup up for grabs from either Conrad Pridy or the currently ranked third place Simon-Claude Toutant (Val St.Come, QC).
The winner of the overall Coupe GMC Cup receives five thousand dollars in prize money and joins an impressive group of alumni including CAST team members Marie-Michelle Gagnon (Lac Etchemin, QC) and Ben Thomsen (Invermere, AB).
The GMC Canadian Championships will run till March 31st at Nakiska Ski Resort in Kananaskis.
GMC CUP CONTENDERS AS OF MARCH 29
MEN
1. Jeffrey Frisch
2. Conrad Pridy
3. Simon-Claude Toutant
4. Phillip Brown
5. Tyler Werry
WOMEN
1. Julia Roth
2. Victoria Stevens
3. Madison McLeish
4. Madison Irwin
5. Sarah Freeman
Men’s Giant Slalom (COMPLETE RESULTS)
1 1 HUDEC Jan CAN BANFF SR 01:06.4 01:13.6 02:19.9
2 2 SPENCE Brad CAN NATC SR 01:07.1 01:12.9 02:20.0 0.03
3 3 FRISCH Jeffrey CAN TREMB SR 01:07.6 01:13.1 02:20.7 0.73
4 5 BROWN Philip CAN ASA J2 01:08.2 01:13.0 02:21.2 1.26
5 4 FRANK Chris USA SR 01:07.5 01:14.1 02:21.6 1.61
6 16 JANYK Michael CAN WHIST SR 01:08.8 01:13.0 02:21.8 1.85
7 7 COOK Dustin CAN MARIE SR 01:08.0 01:13.9 02:21.9 1.97
8 8 PHILP Trevor CAN BANFF J2 01:08.1 01:13.9 02:22.0 2.07
9 6 DONALDSON David CAN GEORG SR 01:08.4 01:13.7 02:22.1 2.11
10 17 TROW Andy CAN SUNSH J2 01:08.8 01:13.3 02:22.1 2.15
11 15 BIGGS Patrick CAN FORTU SR 01:08.8 01:13.4 02:22.2 2.25
12 11 READ Erik CAN BANFF J2 01:08.7 01:13.8 02:22.5 2.59
13 20 ZAITSOFF Sasha CAN REDMT SR 01:09.0 01:13.7 02:22.7 2.77
14 29 WERRY Tyler CAN FERNI J2 01:09.9 01:13.2 02:23.1 3.13
15 23 SWETTE Ford CAN WHIST J2 01:09.1 01:14.0 02:23.1 3.14
Other BC Results:
16 18 PRIDY Morgan CAN WHIST SR 01:09.5 01:13.6 02:23.1 3.15
17 21 PRIDY Conrad CAN WHIST SR 01:09.4 01:14.1 02:23.5 3.52
24 59 THOMPSON Broderick CAN WHIST J1 01:10.2 01:15.0 02:25.2 5.25
26 98 THOMSEN Benjamin CAN WINDR SR 01:10.3 01:15.0 02:25.3 5.32
45 71 GRASIC Martin CAN WINDR J1 01:11.6 01:16.5 02:28.2 8.23
47 68 MORRIS Spencer CAN WHIST J2 01:11.7 01:16.9 02:28.6 8.7
60 77 CARRY Roger CAN FERNI J2 01:14.0 01:17.7 02:31.7 11.77
61 86 FRY Steven CAN REDMT J2 01:13.5 01:18.4 02:31.8 11.87
65 85 RAMSDEN Blake CAN WHIST J1 01:14.2 01:19.0 02:33.2 13.28
68 87 LLEWELLYN Austin CAN GROUS J1 01:14.5 01:19.6 02:34.1 14.17
DNF 80 SEGER Brodie CAN WHIST J1 01:12.7 DNF DNF
DNF 57 COOKSON Bryan CAN VERNO J1 01:13.3 DNF DNF