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Events and Results

Events and Results

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Rocky Ski Defends Their Home Course on Day One of Competition at Red Lodge Mountain

1/25/2025 11:46:00 PM

RED LODGE, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears tallied four individual victories on Saturday in a strong showing on their home course at Red Lodge Mountain. 

The Battlin' Bears competed in two Slalom races on Saturday and will return to the hill for a final race on Sunday morning. 

Men's Results

The Rocky men grabbed the top four finishes in the first race of the morning, led by Caleb Unger's pair of dominant runs, finishing with a total time of 1:30.71. Fredrik Straume followed in second (1:33.13), Elio Turnes placed third (1:33.35), and Jules Clerice took fourth (1:34.00). 

Zachary Bion (9th overall; 1:35.12) and Samuel Rudy (10th overall; 1:36.18) rounded out the top ten overall, with Austin Johnson (11th overall; 1:40.68) and Maj Vorsic (12th overall; 1:41.13) following closely behind. 

Jules Clerice was the one to earn an individual victory in the second race of the day, finishing with a total time of 1:31.18. Elio Turnes finished third with a total time of 1:31.18 and Fredrik Straume placed fifth with a total time of 1:32.76. Other Battlin' Bear competitors included - 

7th overall - Zachary Bion (1:33.20)
8th overall - Maj Vorsic (1:35.60)
9th overall - Samuel Rudy (1:36.32)

Women's Results

All-American Synne Kvinlog tallied her first individual victory of the season, leading four Battlin' Bears in the top five overall. Kvinlog finished with a total time of 1:39.57. Three Battlin' Bears followed behind, with Franziska Bonn in third (1:41.04), Elisabeth Grimkelsrud in fourth (1:41.20), and Klara Almquist in fifth (1:43.55). Sara Akerstrom and Malia Grantor also finished in the top ten overall, with Akerstrom in seventh with a time of 1:45.18 and Grantor in ninth with a total time of 1:48.34. 

The Rocky women continued to dominate in the second race of the afternoon, placing six in the top seven overall, led by Franziska Bonn's first collegiate victory, finishing with a total time of 1:42.34. Elisabeth Grimkelsrud followed shortly behind in second place with a time of 1:42.51. The remaining Battlin' Bear competitors included - 

4th overall - Klara Almquist (1:43.86)
5th overall - Jenny Sjøtun (1:44.45)
6th overall - Synne Kvinlog (1:44.69)
7th overall - Sara Akerstrom (1:45.50)
11th overall - Malia Grantor (1:52.04)

Up Next

The Battlin' Bears return to Red Lodge Mountain on Sunday morning for one final Slalom race of the weekend. 
 
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