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Sunday, 01 Apr 07
Rising slalom star Resi Stiegler celebrates on her first place win. Photo by Jonathan Selkowitz
GIRDWOOD, Alaska – Resi Stiegler (Jackson, WY) shook off the frustration of giving away the slalom title a year ago and laid down the fastest second run Sunday as she barged her way to her first national title, winning the slalom at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships.
Versus, formerly OLN, will televise coverage from the championships Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
"Oh my God, how many times have I been second or third? Finally ... it was worth the wait," Stiegler, a 2006 Olympian and the daughter of Austrian Olympic champion (1964 slalom) and multi-medalist Pepi Stiegler, gasped in the finish at Alyeska Resort. "All the girls were at the bottom chanting, 'Please finish...please finish.' That was so cool. This is so crazy. I'm so happy with finally getting it," she said.
In 2006 at Sugarloaf/USA, Maine, Stiegler led the first run but almost skied off course on her second run and wound up sixth.
Gold and silver for Stiegler
Stiegler was second Sunday in the 55-gate first run, just seven-hundredths behind Sterling Grant (Amery, WI). She laid down a "charging" second run – Coach Chris Knight's description – through a 54-gate course for a gold-medal, two-run time of 1:35.81.
Grant, the 2006 NorAm slalom champion, who injured her left knee in November during downhill training in Colorado and missed seven weeks (before returning by winning a NorAm SL in Quebec), had the second-fastest final run and took silver in 1:35.96. Third place went to Hailey Duke (Boise, ID) in 1:36.40.
Downhill champion Kaylin Richardson (Edina, MN) held on for 10th in the slalom but that was enough to give her the combined title, mixing the DH and slalom results. She was nearly a second ahead of Stiegler with Caitlin Ciccone (Bethlehem, NH) as bronze medalist.
"The snow was nice and smooth, and it was a good course for me," Stiegler said. "I really like the flats – that's where I could create the most speed ...
"I always want to go for it. I know when I finish I can be in there, so I'm always gonna give her all I've got. And this is such a good podium – Sterling and Hailey, so cool ... they're coming. They can rip."
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Rising slalom star Resi Stiegler celebrates on her first place win. Photo by Jonathan Selkowitz
GIRDWOOD, Alaska – Resi Stiegler (Jackson, WY) shook off the frustration of giving away the slalom title a year ago and laid down the fastest second run Sunday as she barged her way to her first national title, winning the slalom at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships.
Versus, formerly OLN, will televise coverage from the championships Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
"Oh my God, how many times have I been second or third? Finally ... it was worth the wait," Stiegler, a 2006 Olympian and the daughter of Austrian Olympic champion (1964 slalom) and multi-medalist Pepi Stiegler, gasped in the finish at Alyeska Resort. "All the girls were at the bottom chanting, 'Please finish...please finish.' That was so cool. This is so crazy. I'm so happy with finally getting it," she said.
In 2006 at Sugarloaf/USA, Maine, Stiegler led the first run but almost skied off course on her second run and wound up sixth.
Gold and silver for Stiegler
Stiegler was second Sunday in the 55-gate first run, just seven-hundredths behind Sterling Grant (Amery, WI). She laid down a "charging" second run – Coach Chris Knight's description – through a 54-gate course for a gold-medal, two-run time of 1:35.81.
Grant, the 2006 NorAm slalom champion, who injured her left knee in November during downhill training in Colorado and missed seven weeks (before returning by winning a NorAm SL in Quebec), had the second-fastest final run and took silver in 1:35.96. Third place went to Hailey Duke (Boise, ID) in 1:36.40.
Downhill champion Kaylin Richardson (Edina, MN) held on for 10th in the slalom but that was enough to give her the combined title, mixing the DH and slalom results. She was nearly a second ahead of Stiegler with Caitlin Ciccone (Bethlehem, NH) as bronze medalist.
"The snow was nice and smooth, and it was a good course for me," Stiegler said. "I really like the flats – that's where I could create the most speed ...
"I always want to go for it. I know when I finish I can be in there, so I'm always gonna give her all I've got. And this is such a good podium – Sterling and Hailey, so cool ... they're coming. They can rip."
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