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Monday, March 10th, 2008 |
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Whistler skiers dominated the podium at the 2008 BC K2 Provincial Finals at Silver Star, taking home 20 of a possible 24 medals.
The finals, running March 6 to 9, are a prelude to the K2 National Finals taking place at Silver March 24 to 28.
Whistler swept the Men's Super G on opening day, taking the top three positions and placing six in the top 10.
Ford Swette got the ball rolling for Whistler, winning in a time of 51.77 seconds, more than a full second ahead of teammate William Konantz.
Konantz took home silver with a time of 52.84, 12-tenths of-a-second ahead of teammate Spencer Morris's bronze medal finish of 52.95.
Silver Star's Finlay Neeson was the top local skier, finishing with an impressive run of 54.36, good enough for sixth place.
Sheldon Kassa placed 14th with a time of 55.76 while Connar Huddart placed 15th with a time of 56.10.
On the women's side, Whistler kept ownership of the podium as Mackenzie Patterson grabbed gold with a time of 55.32. Teammates Jocelyn Ramsden skied to silver in a time of 55.40 while Elyse Timoshenko won bronze with a 56.38 finish.
Big White's Twyla Spittle placed fourth with a time of 56.65 followed by teammate Alexandria Pankratz in seventh place with a time of 57:36. Vernon Ski Club's Alix Petit cracked the top 10, finishing with a time of 58:03, good enough for ninth.
It was more of the same on day two of the Super G event as Swette, Konantz and Morris swept the medals with times of 49:22, 49:76 and 50:98 respectively.
Vernon Ski Club's Neeson had another strong run, finishing in a time of 51.77, good enough for eighth. Kassa finished 12th with a time of 52:05
Not to be outdone by the men, the women's team repeated their performance from a day earlier as Patterson won gold with a time of 51.49. Ramsden snagged silver with a 52:15 finish and Timoshenko won bronze with a finish of 52:92. Petit was the top Vernon skier, finishing in 13th place with a time of 54:74.
Day three of the event finally saw Whistler lose its foothold on the podium when Devin Spence of Big White captured bronze in the GS with a two-run combined time of one minute, 39:75 seconds. Whistler's Broderick Thompson won gold with a time of 1:38:33 while teammate Daniel Kwong won silver with a finish of 1:39:12. Silver Star's Connar Huddart narrowly missed the top 10, finishing in a time of 1:41:11, good enough for 11th. Kassa finished 12 with a combined time of 1:41:76.
No such luck on the women's side in the GS event as Whistler continued its domination of the medals. Paterson won her third straight gold with a combined time of 1:36:46. Timoshenko and Ramsden switched spots on the podium, taking silver and bronze in times of 1:37:70 and 1:38:33 respectively.
Alix Petit of the Vernon Ski Club rounded out the top 10 with a time of 1:42:86.
The final day of the four-day event featured the Slalom race and Whistler skiers picking up where they left off the day before as Morris won gold his third medal and first gold, with a two-run combined time of 1:26:88. Whistler's Thompson followed up his gold medal performance from a day earlier, taking home a silver with a finish of 1:30:33. Fernie's Roger Carry won bronze, finishing in a time of 1:33:18. Vernon Ski Club's Bryan Cookson was the top local finisher, placing 14th with a time of 1:38:84.
Whistler's grip on gold finally slipped in the women's Slalom event as Kimberly's North Star Racers' Rebecca Bermel won gold with a time of 1:24:62. Whistler's Jocelyn Ramsden won her fourth medal, taking silver in a time of 1:26:15. Big White's Twyla Spittle won her second bronze at the provincials, finishing in a time of 1:28:60.
Click here for complete Men's March 6 Super G results
Click here for complete Women's March 6 Super G results
Click here for complete Men's March 7 Super G results
Click here for complete Women's March 7 Super G results
Click here for complete Men's March 8 GS results
Click here for complete Women's March 8 GS results
Click here for complete Men's March 9 Slalom results
Click here for complete Women's March 9 Slalom results
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