"Saturday was a rough day for the team as we had 3 girls fall. Blaine had a great first run and unfortunately had an equipment malfunction second run resulting in a DNF. Sophie and Elisa however were good team skiers and did what they had to do finishing 2 solid runs. After a good first run Anna had a little fall second run with a quick recovery. Sunday was a solid day for the team but Anna unfortunately had a bad crash which injured her knee, but she held her head high and was good support for our second run. Sophie, Elisa, and Blaine all had 2 very solid runs with Elisa really stepping it up her second run."All told it was a trying weekend for the women, but they persevered through the thick to come out strong. Plagued with falls on Saturday, the women were able to pull things together enough to pull together a 5th place finish. Disappointing clearly, but that's sometimes the name of the game in slalom.
Staying out our old stomping ground the Day's Inn in Campton, the team was able to recollect itself for a strong showing on Sunday in the GS. The conditions were hard snow with sunny skies - the ski racer's dream. Unfortunately after some strong runs by Sophie and Krista, Anna went down hard on the top part of the course. She hurt her knee in the process. At lunch Anna's sister Grace told the rest of the team what they were there for: "In It to WIN IT!" While they didn't win the race, they posted a strong finish and are taking that message into next week's trip to Nationals at Sunday River.
The Bengtsons, Consiglios, and Taubs were also in attendance to cheer on the team. Thanks for the food and your continued support!
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