4 slalom races, 4 winners at Alyeska ski series

Alyeska Ski Club U16 Hunter Eid was the top junior finisher in the first of two Coca-Cola Holiday Classic slaloms Tuesday at Alyeska, finishing fourth behind two UAA racers and one former UAA ski teamer. ASC U19 Jack Stahla was the fastest junior in the second race, finishing third overall. Eid finished fourth overall. (Photo by Bob Eastaugh)

Racing on a challenging course on Alyeska's Race Trail, UAA's Martins Onskulis overtook teammate Conor McDonald in the second run for a narrow victory Tuesday in the first of two men's slalom races in the Coca-Cola Holiday Classic ski series.

The four races — two men's, two women's — produced four different overall winners.

In the second men's slalom race, Cedrik Gagnon — an Alyeska Ski Club coach who was third in the first race — edged Onskulis for the overall victory. Jack Stahla, an Under-19 skier coached by Gagnon, earned a place on the podium with a third-place overall finish.

In women's competition, the first race featured a podium sweep for the Alyeska Ski Club's Under-16 skiers. Randi Von Wichman's two solid runs earned her the overall win over second-place Sanne Cassee and third-place Piper Sage.

The UAA women's team swept the top three spots in the second race. Alix Wells inched out Charley Field by less than half a second for the win, and Miranda Sheely placed third.

U12 and U14 athletes will compete in slalom races Wednesday at Alyeska Resort, where good conditions are expected to continue for both racers and recreational skiers.

UAA’s Alix Wells was leading overall after the first run in the first Coca-Cola Holiday Classic slalom Tuesday on Alyeska’s Race Trail, but did not finish her second run. She won the second race, catching and edging out UAA teammate and first-run leader Charley Field by 18 hundreths of a second. The top junior in the first race was Alyeska Ski Club U16 Randi von Wichman. ASC U16 Sanne Cassee was the top junior in the second race. (Photo by Bob Eastaugh)

Tuesday's results

Top 5 per Age Class

Slalom race No. 1

Women

U16 — 1) Randi Von Wichman, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:29.66; 2) Sanne Cassee, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:31.79; 3) Piper Sage, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:36.56; 4) Francesca Bergstedt, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:41.33; 5) Talia Halverson, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:50.41.

U19 — 1) Brenna Petrie, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:37.58; 2) Maya Stevens, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:37.81; 3) Roan Willson, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:42.16; 4) Clare Howard, Alyeska Ski Club, 2:09.31; 5) Skylar Sura, Alyeska Ski Club , 3:29.47.

Seniors — 1) Miranda Sheely, UAA, 1:40.91.

Overall — 1) Randi Von Wichman, 2) Sanne Cassee, 3) Piper Sage, 4) Brenna Petrie, 5) Maya Stevens

Men

U16 —1) Hunter Eid, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:21.90; 2) Eli Seaver, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:24.68; 3) Sage Hildreth, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:30.26; 4) Tanner Sticka, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:37.03; 5) Joshua Mandich, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:52.25

U19 — 1) Austen Eriksson, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:22.58; 2) Jack Stahla , Alyeska Ski Club, 1:25.32; 3) Cabell Hildreth, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:28.23; 4) Adam Garrigus, Northern Division, 1:30.45; 5) Chase Lentfer, Alyeska Ski Club , 1:38.77.

Seniors — 1) Martins Onskulis, UAA, 1:13.52; 2) Conor McDonald, UAA, 1:14.05; 3) Cedrik Gagnon, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:15.64.

Overall — 1) Martins Onskulis, 2) Conor McDonald, 3) Cedrik Gagnon, 4) Hunter Eid, 5) Austen Eriksson.
Slalom Race 2

Women

U16 — 1) Sanne Cassee, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:17.33; 2) Piper Sage, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:26.13; 3) Francesca Bergstedt, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:27.75;4) Kennedy Kane, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:31.38; 5) Randi Von Wichman, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:32.07.

U19 — 1) Maya Stevens, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:23.03; 2) April Ingrim, Alyeska Ski Club,1:25.31; 3) Brenna Petrie, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:25.42; 4) Roan Willson, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:27.24; 4) Madi Maroney, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:27.25.

Seniors —1) Alix Wells, UAA, 1:11.13; 2) Charley Field, UAA, 1:11.31; 3) Miranda Sheely, UAA, 1:14.31.

Overall — 1) Alix Wells, 2) Charley Field, 3) Miranda Sheely, 4) Sanne Cassee, 5) Maya Stevens.

Men

U16 — 1) Hunter Eid, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:12.42; 2) Conner Lane, Alyeska Ski Club,1:14.19; 3) Sage Hildreth, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:21.81; 4) Tanner Sticka, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:24.45; 5) Joshua Mandich, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:35.68.

U19 — 1) Jack Stahla , Alyeska Ski Club, 1:10.08; 2) Kevin Leach, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:12.87; 3) Austen Eriksson, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:14.07; 4) Cabell Hildreth, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:15.27; 5) Adam Garrigus, Northern Division, 1:17.60.

Seniors — 1) Cedrik Gagnon, Alyeska Ski Club, 1:05.75; 2) Martins Onskulis, UAA, 1:06.02; 3) Conor McDonald, UAA, 1:25.61.

Overall — 1) Cedrik Gagnon, 2) Martins Onskulis, 3) Jack Stahla, 4) Hunter Eid, 5) Kevin Leach.