Calgary's Tyler Werry (BC Team/FAST) wins the Nor-Am super-G title at Nakiska; fellow Canadian Dustin Cook was second overall; American Ryan Cochran-Siegle was third
A 10th-place finish in Friday’s super-G at the Nor-Am Cup finals in Nakiska, Alta., earned Tyler Werry the discipline title and a World Cup spot for next year.
The 22-year-old BC Ski Team racer from Calgary has been training with the national development team this season under the tutelage of coach Kip Harrington.
“He’s a great skier. He has a lot of raw talent and ability and he’s got a great touch on his skis,” Harrington said of Werry. “He’s extremely coachable and he’s come along really well – he’s matured. Now he has a guaranteed World Cup spot.”
“It was awesome,” said the 22-year-old, who grew up in Calgary, racing with the Fernie Alpine Ski Team. “I worked really hard this season and to be able to get that as a reward, I mean it’s what I dream of, basically.”
Werry won the first Nor-Am Cup super-G race of the season at Copper Mountain and his third-place in Quebec in February set him up so well that he only needed to finish 10th on Friday to clinch the championship.
“I’m super excited,” he said. “I got my first World Cup start this year at Beaver Creek and, I mean, it was a great show to be on. I was just overwhelmed with being there and I want to be there on a more continuous basis for next year.”