Edward Little’s Connor Jackson crests a knoll on the bottom part of the course on his way to a first-place finish in the boys’ giant slalom at the Class A Alpine championships at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. (Brewster Burns photo) GREENWOOD — Edward Little’s Connor Jackson still had a look of disbelief on his face […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin finishes a disappointing fourth in Olympic slalom
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Mikaela Shiffrin makes it all looks so easy sometimes. For the world’s most dominant female ski racer, the trip from the starting gate to the medals podium is a well-trodden path. Friday morning offered a stern reminder for Shiffrin and the world just how difficult this medal pursuit could be, how […]
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Alpine skiing: Edward Little's KVAC title clear as a Bell
Spruce Mountain’s Allison Acritelli crests a knoll at the top of the Titcomb Mountain course on her way to an MVC slalom championship win last Saturday. Acritelli and the Phoenix won the combined MVC Alpine title Tuesday. (Sun Journal File Photo) RUMFORD — For two days, Edward Little and Mt. Blue were jockeying for the […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: A lot on the line for Ankeny at Sugarloaf
Michael Ankeny skis during the men’s combined at the 2016 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Sun Valley, Idaho. Michael Ankeny broke onto the national skiing scene as a 19-year-old, thanks to a U.S. Alpine junior championship in the slalom at Sugarloaf in 2008. Nine years later, Ankeny returns to the Western Maine mountain at […]
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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. […]