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Kvinlog at Red Lodge Mtn '24
Brandon Stinson

Kvinlog Earns Fourth Consecutive Title in Rocky’s Win in the Women’s Skier Cross; Men Finish Runner-Up in the Giant Slalom

3/11/2026 8:40:00 PM

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.- Synne Kvinlog completed a career sweep of the Skier Cross event, earning her fourth consecutive national title, leading Rocky to their fifth straight team title on Wednesday. 

Rocky Men's Giant Slalom finished runner-up, while women's RailJam finalized results from Tuesday, with the Battlin' Bears finishing fifth. The Battlin' Bears have totaled 13 All-Americans, two individual national titles, and two team titles through the first two days of competition. 

Women's RailJam Results (Tuesday)

The Rocky women finished fifth overall in Tuesday's RailJam event. Freshman Courtney Bumpers earned her first career All-American honor with an eighth-place finish. Sara Akerstrom finished 19th overall, with Malia Grantor following in 23rd overall. 

The Battlin' Bears totaled 50 place points for a fifth-place finish. Westminster University earned a team victory with 16 points. 

Men's Giant Slalom Results

Battling weather conditions in Lake Placid, the Rocky men finished runner-ups in the Men's Giant Slalom with a total time of 6:17.60. Wind and rain played a major factor in the field, seeing 55 competitors disqualified or not finishing their first or second run on the day. 

Three Battlin' Bears raced to All-American finishes, led by a sixth-place finish by Jules Clerice with a time of 2:05.31. Nick Tibro followed in eighth-place, totaling a time of 2:05.43, including the fastest time of the day and the only sub-60-second run on his second trip, finishing in 59.69 seconds. Fredrik Straume finished 11th overall with a total time of 2:06.86. All three earned Second Team All-American honors. 

Rounding out Rocky's finishers were Aksel Stromberg in 28th place (2:12.79) and William Mjelde in 35th place (2:18.11). 

Clarkson University earned the team title with a total time of 6:16.21. 

Women's Skier Cross Results

The Rocky women dominated the field in the women's skier cross, earning their fifth straight team title. Synne Kvinlog capped off a career of dominance in the skier cross, earning her fourth consecutive national title in the event.

Three teammates joined her in the top-ten and earned All-American honors. Jenny Sjotun followed in third place, earning First Team All-American distinctions, while Sara Akerstrom finished sixth overall and Courtney Bumpers placed ninth overall, both earning Second Team All-American awards. 

Malia Grantor rounded out the Battlin' Bear competitors in 19th overall. 

The Rocky Women earned an impressive ten points, beating runner-up Hobart and William Smith Colleges by twenty points. 

Up Next

The Battlin' Bears continue competition on Thursday with the Women's Slalom and Men's and Women's SlopeStyle. 

Men's RailJam competed on Wednesday afternoon, but results have not yet been finalized by the USCSA and will be shared on gobattlinbears.com on Thursday. 

 
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