US Freeskiing Championships Results
Snowbird, Utah - Canadian Jonny Law overcame low visibility on a steep North
Baldy and a field of the world's best freeskiers to claim the 2003 Subaru
U.S. Freeskiing Nationals title at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. Law, who
will also be hauling the Sick Bird Award home to Whistler, B.C. for his
crazy lines and air over the two-day competition, edged Frenchman Romain
Maitre with a score of 81.6 to 80 for Maitre.
Ingrid Backstrom of Squaw Valley, Calif., took top honors in the women's
field with a score of 72.6. Lynn Kennen, Alpine Meadows, Calif., finished
second (61.4) and Little Cottonwood Canyon's own Laura Ogden was third
(60.4). Snowbird's Kelly Holland was sixth.
Snowbird's Rick Greener skied to third place for the second straight year.
Other Utah skiers among the top finishers are Sage Cattabriga,
Alta/Snowbird, eighth, and Ben Wheeler, Alta/Snowbird, 10th.
Originally scheduled to end Sunday, the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals
presented by Amstel Light were moved to Sunday and Monday due to fog during
Friday's skiercross. The last half of the men's field was blasted by strong
winds and heavy snowfall on the steep North Baldy run.
For his fourth-place finishes in both the skiercross and big mountain
events, Justin Glick, Silverton, Colo., won the combined honors and a check
for $3,500. Anik Demers, Squaw Valley, Calif., was the top female combined
finisher and received $1,500.
Law received $2,500 for his first-place finish while Backstrom earned
$1,500.