Monday, January 4, 2010

First College Race!

This Saturday and Sunday marked the beginning of the St. Olaf Alpine Ski season. We raced at Afton Alps in Afton, MN. Despite the dangerously cold weather, your Oles took home the Gold!

It was great to be back on the hill. Everyone realized the rust they need work out, and got excited for the season to get underway. Dryland has definitely paid off.

EXCITING NEWS: results from our races will now be posted on live-timing.com during every race. So if you are the lazy type and can't make it out to the hill to cheer on your alma mater...check out that site. You can "watch" the race from your couch.
Check out the full results from this weekend at http://www.live-timing.com/races.php?pc=4&m=January&y=10 (It's the USCSA race at Afton.)

Highlights:
**Men and Women won the overall titles!
**Women's Slalom (Saturday): The girls team swept the podium, taking home first, second, third, and fourth.
**MVS: Jeff Stamp (junior co-captain)...after returning from a semester in Budapest, he took fifth for the team in slalom and GS...CONSISTENT!
**BBQ sandwiches and chili that the parents brought us for "halftime" on Saturday and Sunday. THANKS!



Thanks to those parents and friends who came out and cheered us on!!
Weekend weather: -20 degrees in the morning, -7 by the time we left the hill.

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