JV & JVI World Cup #2 – First SL of the Season

  

Sunday, January 22, 2012 began with sub-zero temperatures and with the icy conditions, competitors were pushed to their limits.  The tight course became skied off very early in the race.  Several of the more aggressive racers fell victim to the slick conditions in each of the two runs. First place finisher for the JV girls, Abigail Saks stated, “it was icy” and “my first run was better than my second.”  Congratulations Abigail for dominating the course.  Chase Paton, boys JV fourth place finisher, stated that he had to be really careful on the icy spots and because of the ice got late on several of the gates.  

Congratulations to our first place finishers- JV boys: Thomas Poulin; JV girls:  Abigail Saks; JVI boys: John Graney; JVI girls: Claire Felton.

Great effort competitors and coaches.  Another successful race!

See the complete results at the JV team page.

JV/JVI Racers – Off to a Great Start!

Saturday, January 14, 2012 proved to be cold and windy, but the racers prevailed.   Sophie Zachara, the JV first place finisher for the girls (who was kind enough to be interviewed) stated she “got late” during both runs mid-course.  This seemed to be a common theme amongst the competitors.  Many racers stated that the second run was much icier than the first.  The course rutted up in the second run, but thanks to the coaches’ help, the kids seemed to get high on the bottom of the course and handle the conditions smoothly.  It is amazing to see the skill levels change year over year.

Congratulations to our first place finishers JV boys: Nick Fraterrigo; JV girls: Sophie Zachara; JVI boys: John Graney, and JVI girls: Hillary Larson.  See the complete results at the JV team page.

Congratulations to all who competed.  Well done!

Donohue finishes ninth at competitive Silversmith

Sean Donohue posted a ninth-place finish on a cold, sunny day Sunday at the 2012 Silversmith slalom at Snow Ridge. His two-run time was 1 minute, 28.86 seconds in an event dominated by St. Lawrence University racers.

Other Gore finishers on the men’s side included Austin Benincasa in 28th place; Ned Feist 30th; David Meola 33rd; Zachary MacAffer 35th; Phillip Weeber 37th; Peter Striegel 42nd; and Justin Swits 51st. Donohue’s brother, Kelly, was eighth after the first run with the best time after seven SLU racers, but he did not finish his second run.

Another notable finish was Greg Sarkis in 17th place. Sarkis is a New York state masters alpine champion from Honeoye Falls who was listed in the program with a birth year of 1960.

See complete men’s results.

Meanwhile, on the ladies’ side, Tara Seigle finished 23rd in another race filled with SLU and National Sports Academy racers.  Alexandra MacAffer was 25th, Marnie Chancey 41st, Gabrielle Hedges 42nd, Korine Clark 46th and Danielle Skufca 47th.

See complete women’s results.

Check out Konrad Weeber’s photos from, what he called a sunny and “balmy” day.

Club directory available

The 2011-2012 Gore Ski Club directory is available for download here (PDF) or in the link on the right rail under “Forms and Documents”.

Photos from J1/J2 race at Gore

Konrad Weeber has posted photos from the J1/J2 slalom at Gore on Saturday, Jan. 7. Find your favorite racers!