The women wrapped up their first event of the 2010 Nor Am Cup Finals as Marie-Michele Gagnon won the Giant Slalom Overall and Julia Ford won the Giant Slalom Juniors under sunny blue skies in Waterville Valley, NH. Following Gagnon in the overall awards were Olympian Sarah Schleper and Megan McJames- winning second and third respectively.
Abby Fucigna, 2009 Waterville Valley Academy graduate, placed 3rd in the Juniors division. Fucigna started as a Mitey Mite in the BBTS Ski Club and then transitioned into Waterville Valley Academy, the BBTS full time academic and snowsports training program. “ My GS has come a long way since last year,” said Fucigna, “I felt good, aggressive and clean after the first run...during the second run I hit a cross rut which slowed me down a bit, but that’s ski racing!” Even with that bobble, Fucigna’s total time for runs one and two was fast enough to give her 19th overall. “ There’s a lot more pressure to be able to put two solid, clean runs together. Because if you don’t, just like today, you get bumped back due to the stacked field of competition.”
The women return to the hill on Thursday with the men for Slalom, the final event of the 2010 Nor Am Cup Finals. For final results from the women’s GS and all the results from this week’s competition, please go HERE .
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