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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Alpine skiing: Maranacook in control in Class B championships
RUMFORD — Nick Newman and Curtis Gauvin have Mountain Valley in third place after the first day of the Class B boys’ Alpine skiing state championships. Newman had the best showing of Tuesday’s giant slalom competition at Black Mountain of Maine. Newman skied his first run of the day in 46.76 seconds and his second […]
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On Skiing: The road to the top of Alpine ski racing
By now, many Maine skiers know that the U.S. Alpine Championships will come to Sugarloaf on March 24-29 and the best ski racers on the U.S. Ski Team will be in the competition. We also know there will be some Canadian skiers in the races and some up-and-coming young Maine skiers will also get to […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Vonn’s comeback tour concludes at Sugarloaf
Thursday’s appearance at Sugarloaf is part victory lap, part motivational speaking tour for Lindsey Vonn. Not that she requires the adulation, and not that she needs to say a word. Vonn, 30, is coming off a season in which she cast out the demons of two surgical reconstructions of her right knee, adding two World […]
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U.S. Alpine Championship: Sugarloaf a welcomed sign for Weibrecht
And it has everything to do with location. Of the 11 previous U.S. Championships Weibrecht, 29, has been part of, Sugarloaf has produced his best showings. For the third time in his career, the national event heads back to the Carrabassett Valley mountain. “I’m very excited to head back to Sugarloaf,” Weibrecht said. “I haven’t […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Best skiers in the country take aim at Sugarloaf
For the fifth time in its history, the small town of Carrabassett Valley will be the place to be for skiing aficionados across the country wanting to see the top skiers in the U.S. compete. Seven years removed from its last turn in the spotlight, the U.S. Alpine Championships will take over Sugarloaf Mountain and […]
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U.S. Skiing: Shiffrin enjoying success at early age
Shiffrin, who turned 20 earlier this month, has become the queen of the slalom. She is the reigning Olympic, World Cup and World Championship title holder in the event. The Vail, Colo., native burst onto the scene in 2012 and hasn’t slowed down. Shiffrin is fresh off her third consecutive slalom Crystal Globe, awarded to […]
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Alpine skiing: Guerette edges Klein to win Titcomb girls’ slalom; Miller leads boys
The local racers were one-two in both races at the 2014 Class C state meet, with each claiming an individual title. Activities held true to form Wednesday in the MVC/KVAC Otterslide Challenge at Titcomb Mountain, where reigning slalom champion Guerette won another showdown with Klein in that discipline by a margin of less than a […]
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Auburn’s Lost Valley looks for ideas to save alpine skiing
AUBURN — Despite this past winter that seemed like it only just ended, a co-owner of Lost Valley, the only Alpine ski hill in the Twin Cities, said that without help the resort would be unable to open for another season of skiing and snowboarding. “We’re looking for ideas,” said Lincoln Hayes, a co-owner of the […]