Americans dominate FIS giant slalom

Waimarino Bulletin, Issue 4, 12 August 1988, Page 5

Americans dominate FIS giant slalom

American Felix McGrath won the Giant Slalom event in the BP Europa FIS Ski Series at Turoa on Tuesday. McGrath skied consistently and took first place in both runs finishing first overall with a combined time of two minutes 9.36 seconds. Second place winner was Canadian Jim Read who pushed McGrath was in the first run and finished with a total time of two minutes 10.58 seconds. McGrath's American team mate Troy Watts took third place with a combined time of two minutes 10.74 seconds. New Zealand A team m e m bers M a 1 1 i a s Hubrich and Chris Mosaed were placed 12th and 14th respectively. New Zealand's Simon Wi Rutene was the first Kiwi home in the first run but did not finish the second run and was not placed. Chief of Race for the BP Europa FIS Ski Series Mr John Ball said conditions for the race could not have been better. "It was a 'racers race'

with excellent snow and weather conditions combining to give each competitor the best

possible chance for success". Giant Slalom Men, Official results:

Felix McGrath (USA) 1:02.52, 1:06.84, 2:09.36; Jim Read Turn page 14

Americans dominate FIS GS

From page 5 jm Read (Can) 1:02.57, 1:08.01, 2:10.58; Troy Watts (USA) 1:03.47, 1:07.27, 2:10.74; Tiger Shaw (USA) 1 :02.91 , 1:08.07, 2:10.98; Robert Orms-by (USA) 1:03.15, 1 :08.18, 2:1 1 :33; Kyle Wieche (USA) 1:03.58, 1:08.37, 2:11.95; Finn Chr Jagge (NOR) 1:03.71, 1:08.49, 1:12.20; Kyle Rasmussen (USA) 1:04.30, 1:08.17, 2:12.47; Ole Christian Furuseth (NOR) 1:04.61, 1:08.07, 2:12.68; Barry Galvin (USA) 1:04.15, 1:08.55, 2:12.70; Brad King (CAN) 1:06.42, 1:08.72, 2:15.15; Mattias(NZ) 1:05.40, 1:10.34, 2:15.74; Odd Fossland (NOR) 1:07.25, 1:10.47, 2:17.72; Chris Mosaed (NZ) 1 :06.90, 1:11.25, 2:18.15; Nicholas Boyer (NZ) 1:07.43, 1:11.27, 2:18.70; Gaku Hirasawa (JPN) 1:07.67, 1:13.54, 2:21.21; Brendon Boon (NZ) 1:09.07, 1:12.28, 2:21.35; Sean Grennan (AUS) 1:08.30, 1:13.32, 2:21.62; Lachlan Clark (AUS) 1:09.46, 1:12.89, 2:22.35; Joe Moffett (NZ) 1 :1 1 .09, 1 :16.38, 2:27.47; Guy Davies (NZ) 1:11.99, 1:16.19, 2:28.18; Guy Stephens (AUS) 1:12.79, 1:18.27, 2:31.06; Dean Drayton (NZ) 1:13.66, 1^1^3^33;19^ear^ster

(NZ) 1:14.79, 1:18.94, 2:33.73; Richard Johnson (NZ) 1:13.63,1:20.35, 2:33.98; Jeff Drayton (NZ) 1:14.84, 1:19.20, 2:34.04; Jacyn Bramley (NZ) 1:14.19, 1:21.50, 2:35.69; Patrick

Cooper (NZ) 11:14.85, 1:21.21, 2:36.06; Guy Saxton (NZ) 1:16.75, 1:21.53, 2:38.78; Chris Knight (NZ) 1:16.93, 1:22.79, 2:39.72; Bruce Lilburn (NZ) 1:18.93, 1:23.64, 2:42.37;

Richard Privat (FRA) didn't start and Greg Grossmann (CAN), Jeremy Nobis (USA), Brendon Casey (NZ), did not finish their first run. The following did not finish their second run: Tommy

More (USA), Stewart Brown (AUS), Benjamin Tidswell (NZ), Shaun O'Malley (NZ), were disqualified. Simon Wi Rutene (NZ), Alain Villiard (CAN), Joe Levins (USA), Julian Brown (NZ), Daniel Warbrick (AUS), Simon Heap (AUS), William Hunt (NZ), Kerry Jefferies (NZ), Neil McQuoid (GBR), Paul Keating (NZ), Stefan Coberger (NZ).

. . . and first day's slalom

The first day of the Slalom event at the BP-Europa FIS Ski Series at Turoa yesterday was set alight by the class of Felix McGrath, despite a confi-dence-shaking mist which hung on the course. The American's second run was one and a half seconds quicker than any other, catapulting him from fourth to first place and setting up a

likely win on day two today. Chief of Race John Ball said the marginal visibility had little real effect on the quality of the racing and McGrath showed his class in the day's second run. McGrath has already taken out the BP-Europa FIS Giant Slalom title and this year is rated third best in the world. Canada's Jim Read was again runner-up to McGrath in yesterday's racing, following his

second placing i n Tuesday's Giant Slalom. Robert Ormsby from the United States was third, with Norway's Finn Jagge and Ole Furuseth were poised in fourth and fifth places. The top placed Kiwi was Joe Moffett in 13th place, with Kerry Jefferies in 14th. New Zealand's top three, Simon Wi Rutene, Mattias Hubrich and Chris Mosaed all failed to complete the first run.

Results from Thursday's racing

Felix McGrath (USA) 54.62, 51.75, 1:46.37; Jim Read (CAN) 54.13, 53.19, 1:47.32, Robert Ormsby (USA) 53.91, 53.49, 1:47.40; Finn Chr Jagge (NOR) 54.72, 53.56, 1:48.28; Ole Christian Furuseth (NOR) 55.25, 53.89, 1:49.14; Greg Grossmann (CAN) 54.3 6, 54.88, 1:49.14; Kyle Rasmussen (USA) 57.44, 55.10, 1:52.54; Jeremy Nobis (USA) 58.07, 55.80, 1:53.87; Tommy Moe (USA) 1:01.16, 5 5.5 7, 1:56.73; Sean Grennan

(AUS) 1:00.80, 58.30, 1:59.10; Odd Fossland (NOR) 1:02.08, 57.08, 1:59.16; Gaku Hirasawa (JPN) 1:00.99, 59.07, 2:00.06; Joe Moffett (NZ) 1:02.07, 1:01.07, 2:03.14; Kerry Jefferies (NZ) 1:02.43, 1:03.12, 2:05.55; Chris Winter (CAN) 1:05.79, 1:03.90, 2:09.69; Benjamin Tidswell (NZ) 1:04.97, 1:05.02, 2:09.99; Dean Lister (NZ) 1:07.35, 1:04.96, 2:12.31; Paul Keating (NZ) 1:09.18, 1:03.78, 2:12.96; Oliver Landeau (FRA) 1:12.03,

1:06.84, 2:18.87; Stefan Coberger (NZ) 1:09.17, 1:12.93, 2:22.10; Bruce Lilburn (NZ) 1:12.26, 1:10.01, 2:22.27. Did not start first run Toby Buxton (NZ). Did not finish first run Joe Levins (USA), alain Villiard (CAN), Kyle Wieche (USA), Troy Watts (USA), Simon Wi Rutene (NZ), Tiger Shaw (USA), Mattias Hubrich (NZ), Chris Mosaed (NZ), Stewart Brown (AUS), Brendon Boon (NZ), Turn page 14

Slalom results From page 5 Nicholas Boyer (NZ), Willies Hunt(NZ), Simon Hunt (AUS), Neil McQuoid (GBR), Guy Davies (NZ), Guy Saxton (NZ), Richard Johnson (NZ), Patrick Cooper (NZ), Dean Drayton (NZ). Disqualified first run Guy Stephens (AUS), Shaun O'Malley (NZ). Did not finish second run Brad King (CAN), Barry Galvin (USA), Julian Brown (NZ), Daniel Warbrick (AUS), Lechian Clark (AUS), Brendon Casey (NZ), Richard Privat (FRA), Chris Knight (NZ), Jeff Drayton (NZ). Disqualified second run Jacyn Bramley (NZ).