We had a great series this past weekend with three races at three different venues. A GS at Sunday River, SL at Shawnee Peak and two SG's at Attitash. Photo above was taken from chairlift at Shawnee, what a sight. We had the USSA crew with us and a few J3's making their first USSA appearances.
In the GS, Kippy led the KMS charge with 7th and a career low point result, 61. Jeffro and Marshall also posted great USSA results just above 100, finishing 18th and 20th. Newcomers Jake Grundy and Tommy Chebel skied aggressively and without fear in their first big boy race, with Grundy skiing two clean runs and moved from last on the start list (57) to 36th. Tommy skied just out of the flip first run and was skiing even better in the second before blowing up and sending his ski to left-center field on the 3rd to last gate. Tough luck but he'll be back.
SL went well for Kippy as he scored another career best, a 64 finishing 5th. Former men's team coach Joe Dunn channeled his undying love of the sport into a rare victory, which will certainly have him foaming at the mouth for even more next year.
SG was another great success for Kippy. We ran two races in one day and he finished 7th and 9th in both. He has been skiing with a good amount of confidence lately and his results this series earned him a spot in the final Devo FIS GS at Stratton. Nice work. Grundy and Chebel made it down in both races and will not have to worry about starting 990 in SG next year. Mission accomplished.
On another note, KMS J3 Mika Smith not only did well in her first taste of USSA SG, but decimated the entire field taking 1st place both races, very impressive!
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