PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Mikaela Shiffrin already had waited four years for this moment. A couple of more days didn’t seem to bother her one bit. After windy conditions delayed her ambitious – and perhaps historic – Olympic schedule, Shiffrin finally stepped into a pair of skis Thursday and gave the screaming crowd at Yongpyong […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships Notebook: Richard overcomes another obstacle
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Max Richard didn’t see anybody in his way going down Sugarloaf’s Narrow Gauge trail Tuesday. Though like most of the competitors in the men’s giant slalom, he couldn’t see much anyway, thanks to pea-soup-level fog. But Richard, who attended Mt. Blue High School before moving onto Carrabassett Valley Academy, then Colby College, […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Roberts wins title for his brother
Hig Roberts screams down the first run of the US Alpine Championships Giant Slalom on Tuesday morning at Sugarloaf. Roberts won the Giant SlalomThe top three competitors of the US Alpine Championships celebrate on the podium after their win at the end of the Giant Slamon Course at Sugarloaf. From the left, in second place, […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Just finishing was a prize for local skiers
Sam Conzelman, skiing for Carrabassett Valley Academy skis down her second run of the Ladies Giant Slalom at the US Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf on Monday. CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sam Conzelman could be forgiven if she was a little nervous going down Sugarloaf’s Narrow Gauge trail on Monday, even though she’d skied the hill an […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: McJames makes it stick in women's giant slalom
Megan McJames hammers down the Giant Slalom course on Monday at the US Alpine Championships on Monday at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley. McJames won the Ladies Giant Slalom. CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Megan McJames said she likes to be the underdog. She entered this year’s U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf as one — a competitor who […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Jitloff hoping to start hot streak at Sugarloaf
Tim Jitloff of the U.S. Ski Team crashes a gate during the first run of the giant slalom race on Narrow Gauge at Sugarloaf in 2015. Jitloff won the giant slalom title during the U.S. Alpine Championships. The man to beat in giant slalom at this year’s U.S. Alpine Championships has been a man beaten […]
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Alpine skiing: Edward Little's Beliveau, Oxford Hills’ Burns shine at Class A championships
Edward Little’s Victoria Beliveau sets up for the next gate midway through her first run, on her way the a third-place finish in the slalom event at the Class A Alpine skiing state championships at Mt. Abram on Wednesday. GREENWOOD — Perhaps it was the texture of the snow or the unusually warm day, but […]
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High school alpine skiing: Bell finishes strong
Maxx Bell knew he had the potential for some podium finishes. His first run times would often have him within reach, but the Edward Little alpine skier would then watch it slip away in the second run. Fixing that became his goal. “I worked a lot in the offseason with conditioning and stuff,” said Bell, […]
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Girls’ Alpine skiing: Lever lowers the boom
Brooke Lever knew she had lots to live up to. After two second-place finishes in the states last year and two older siblings that succeed in alpine skiing, the Edward Little senior had high expectations. “At the beginning, I was hoping to win a lot of races,” Lever said. “As a racer, it’s so unpredictable. […]
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U.S. Alpine Championhips: Tried and true, Jitloff rules GS again
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Score one for crow’s feet and weary bones. World Cup veteran Tim Jitloff sped to his third consecutive giant slalom victory at the U.S. Alpine Championships, rallying from a modest deficit of three-hundredths of a second to leapfrog Tommy Ford on the second run Friday afternoon. It is the sixth overall national title […]