ALPINE:

Préfontaine wins again, Terwiel 3rd at Sunday River

Jan. 4, 2011 — Alpine Canada  

SUNDAY RIVER, Maine — Marie-Pier Préfontaine was again the fastest skier down the two giant slalom runs at Sunday River, Maine, Tuesday at the Coupe Nor-Am Cup race. She finished with a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 36.57 seconds.

Nadja Vogel from Switzerland stood on the second step of the podium with a combined time of 2:38.87. A second Canadian was on the podium, as Elli Terwiel finished third with a time of 2:40.48.

The men were once again competing across the border at Val Saint-Côme, Que., for the second Nor-Am Cup slalom event, which Norway's Jonathan Nordbotten won with a two-run combined time of 1:34.14. 

Two Americans completed the podium as Will Gregorak finished second with a time of 1:34.86 and Colby Granstrom finished third with a time of 1:35.00.

The top Canadian was Ryan Semple, who finished fourth with a time of 1:35.03, only 0.03 shy of the podium.

"In the last two days, my first runs were pretty decent but I'm having difficulties with my second runs. Today's race was tight but I didn't have enough in me to win it. Anything but a win is disappointing," said Semple.

"I came here to get some FIS points and some training in before the slalom World Cup race in Adelboden next weekend. I was in a position to win and that was the goal but it didn't happen," added Semple, who is leaving for Europe Thursday.

The Nor-Am in Quebec will switch to Mont-Garceau for two GS men's races. The women are staying at Sunday River but will be switching their GS skis for slalom ones.  S-Magazine