A Weekend at the Races

Yesterday capped off a great weekend of racing for KMS athletes. After having the opportunity to train at Middlebury Snow Bowl last Wednesday, the athletes were fully prepared for Saturday's slalom race. It showed, with Jonny Schwartz winning the race by four and a half seconds. Patrick, Graham, and Spencer finished finished 25th through 27th, respectively. Cade finished thirty seventh. The girls had a particularly strong showing, with four finishing in the top ten. Cassidy finished 3rd, followed by Taylor in 4th, Marina in 6th, and Ava in 9th. Finally, Killington was able to take the banner home on Saturday for the first time all year, thanks to a win over Okemo that came down to the tiebreaker.

On Sunday, we headed to Suicide 6 for another slalom. The girls showed their strength over the rest of Mid Vermont by sweeping the podium. Piper won overall by over three seconds, followed by Alli in second, Marina in third. Taylor finished 14th, Noa 24th, and Cassidy 30th. For the boys, Ian finished his first slalom race of the season, winning by almost two seconds. Jonny finished 3rd, followed by Cam (also finishing his first slalom of the season) in 6th. Patrick finished 21st and Spencer 39th. For the second day in a row, Killington took the banner in decisive fashion.

On Monday, we headed to Okemo for the first Super-G of the season. The athletes had the opportunity to navigate the course once prior to their race run, completing a training run on the course in the morning in order to prepare them for the race run in the afternoon. The athletes proved able to attack the course even at high speeds which they had not yet encountered this season. Alli won the race by two seconds, beating all but one of the boys. Ava attacked from the back, finishing third. Piper finished 5th, followed by Taylor in 6th, Cassidy 11th, and Noa 20th. The boys also had a strong showing, with Ian finishing 2nd and Jonny 3rd. Cam finished 8th, followed by Patrick in 30th, Spencer 33rd, Cade 38th, and Graham 44th. Once again, Killington brought home the banner for the third day in a row. What a great weekend! Thanks to all the parents and fans for your support this weekend. We are all so proud of the athlete's accomplishments this season!