Dec 20, 2016

Weekend Program Moguls athletes shine in competition

This weekend, our freestyle team was split between home training and an early season competition in Okemo.

In Killington, coaches reported extremes from the “best training day ever” on Saturday to a treacherous and short day on Sunday. Athletes were able to capitalize on the soft conditions with powder skiing on newly opened terrain including Bear Mountain, Skylark and Needles Eye. In between face shots and laughter, they were able to get some work done on the jumps, park features and bump lines.

In Okemo, the Killington team put on an impressive show as we encountered our first mogul course of the year. The athletes approached the competition with confidence and strength. They displayed an impressive level of skiing and jumping, as well as the consistency from run to run, even as the course changed drastically each day.

I want to commend the whole team on their conduct throughout the weekend. Our athletes set a good example, displaying sportsmanship, work ethic and an obvious love for skiing. We received numerous compliments from parents, coaches and athletes from other mountains. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations to our top five age group and top ten overall finishers!

Saturday Okemo Moguls

F9 1st Victoria Johnson

2nd Grace Marinella

3rd Emily Storch

4th Maya Grogean

F11 2nd Megan Ciaglo, 3rd Overall

F13 3rd Kassidy Lynch, 7th Overall

4th Tenley Lefebvre, 8th Overall

F15 1st Montana Osinski, 2nd Overall

M11 2nd Trae DaMore

3rd Gabe Johnson