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Tyson J4 Junior Olympics
Winter Park Resort - March 17-21, 2009

This event featured the highest level of racing in the United States for the J4 age class (racers born in 1996 and 1997, ages 11-13) including the fastest racers from eighteen states covering the Central and Southern Rockies and the Midwest as selected through their qualification events. Congratulations to all the athletes who competed!

Brownell-Patty and Kjos Win Overall Titles

Danielle Brownell-Patty and Zak Kjos both started the week off with wins in the Super G, and they carried that momentum with them through the five races to win the title of J4 Junior Olympic champions. Each had wins in two events and silver in another. Marlee Gartner took second in the overall standings with podium finishes in four of the five races. Chandler Sedberry was third with solid finishes in all five races including a GS win. For the boys, Dean Travers was just behind Kjos with a gold in GS and two silvers to take second in the overall rankings. Travis Lundin took third with four top five results during the event.

Bibbo overall winners were Mikaela Balkind and Tagert Mueller, both of Telluride. The bibbo winners were based on how many cumulative places up the rankings the skiers finished over the five races.

Drew Lazar and Anna Martin received special recognition as the Junior Olympic sportsmanship award winners for some excellent displays of sportsmanship under difficult circumstances.

GIRLS OVERALL STANDINGS
BOYS OVERALL STANDINGS
GIRLS OVERALL BIBBO RESULTS (corrected)
BOYS OVERALL BIBBO RESULTS (corrected)

Buck Hill Girls Continue Slalom Podium Sweep; Kjos and Bartley Take Boys Wins

The slalom races were on display world-wide via internet live feed, and the racers definitely showed everyone their talents. For the fourth year in a row, Buck Hill girls skied to the top of the podium in the Junior Olympic slalom. This year it was Erin Olejnik setting the pace in the morning race, taking a commanding victory with a time of 43.79 seconds. Teammate Sally Anderson skied into the silver medal position with a 45.30. Just behind her it got tight, with Steamboat's Chandler Sedberry third in 45.41, Eldora's Bailey Kuechenmeister (pictured) fourth in 45.50, and Kelly Balfanz of Team Winter Park in fifth with a time of 45.51. In the afternoon race the girls turned it up a notch, and this time it was Buck Hill racer Montana Marzario earning gold in 44.44 seconds. Aspen skier Danielle Brownell-Patty made it exciting at the finish, but settled for silver in 44.77. Buck Hill's Marlee Gartner earned her fourth podium finish of the week, taking thrid in 46.64. Erin Olejnik finished fourth in 47.08 and Chandler Sedberry was solid again in fifth with a 47.44.

In the boys morning race, Zak Kjos, of Apex Racing, skied a nearly flawless run to take gold in 43.89 seconds. Buck Hill's Vy Nguyen earned silver in 44.93 and Aspen's Travis Lundin finished third in 45.05. Mt. LaCrosse racer Nathan Bartley took fourth in 45.34, and Jacob Lundell, of Buck Hill, skied to fifth in 46.33. Nathan Bartley stepped it up in the afternoon race to earn his first Junior Olympic gold with a time of 43.74. Dean Travers, of the Aspen Valley Ski Club, made a strong charge to finish second in 43.97. Loveland's Anthony Wada laid down a great run to take third in 44.57. Hometown racer Florian Szwebel, from Team Winter Park, just missed the podium in fourth at 45.14, and Team Duluth skier Matthew Borash was fifth in 45.69.

GIRLS AM SLALOM RESULTS
GIRLS PM SLALOM RESULTS
BOYS AM SLALOM RESULTS
BOYS PM SLALOM RESULTS

If you would like to order the video feed coverage on DVD, email Adrenaline Garage Productions at admin@adrenalinegarage.com.

Giant Slalom Courses Challenge Racers

On one of the toughest giant slalom hills in the country, dropping 900 feet in elevation from the start to finish, the racers were challenged to their limit. Aspen Valley Ski Club's Danielle Brownell-Patty was up to the task, skiing to her second dominating win in the morning race with a time of 1 minute, 0.91 seconds. Steamboat racer Chandler Sedberry was second in 1:03.46 and Buck Hill's Marlee Gartner took third in 1:03.86. Megan McGrew, of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, was fourth in 1:04.91, and Quantum Sports Club's Katy Harris was close behind in fifth with a 1:05.04. In the afternoon race, Danielle Brownell-Patty went off course, opening it up for Chandler Sedberry to capture gold atop the closest podium we've seen in GS in many years. Her time of 1:02.94 was just ahead of teammate and silver medalist Serina Kidd (1:02.99) and third place finisher Marlee Gartner in 1:03.04. Team Duluth's Madison Danelski skied strongly into fourth in 1:03.98 and Ski & Snowboard Club Vail's Morgan McGonagle was fifth in 1:04.29.

Benjamin Throm made it an Aspen sweep for the morning races, winning the boys race in a time of 1 minute, 1.54 seconds. The boys course in particular was hard, bumpy, and steep, with big turns near the finish that challenged the racers. Aspen teammate Travis Lundin joined Throm in the medals with a second fastest time of 1:02.06. Ski & Snowboard Club Vail's Clayton Kirwood was third in 1:03.46 and Loveland's Anthony Wada was right on his tail in fourth at 1:03.48. Aspen racer Xon Baker rounded out the top five with a time of 1:04.83. The afternoon course was a bit faster, and that was to the liking of Dean Travers of Aspen who earned gold ahead of a very close field of racers. His time of 57.05 seconds was just enough to keep Apex Racing's Zak Kjos from his second gold medal, with Zak taking second in 57.16. Anthony Wada moved up a spot into third in 57.28 and Aspen skier Colby Lane took fourth in 57.42. Travis Lundin got another top five with his time of 57.67.

Girls AM GS race results
Girls PM GS race results
Boys AM GS race results
Boys PM GS race results
CLICK HERE FOR A GS VIDEO CLIP

Brownell-Patty Sizzles and Kjos Shines

Danielle Brownell-Patty has been the one to watch all season, and she lived up to her high expectations in the first day of racing at the Tyson J4 Junior Olympics, dominating the entire field with her gold medal performance. The Aspen Valley Ski Club racer's time was 57.45 seconds, the only girl to break the one minute mark. Marlee Gartner, of Buck Hill, took silver with a time of 1:02.02. Erika McCormick, of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, was just inches behind for the bronze in 1:02.04. Katy Harris, of the Quantum Sports Club, was a close fourth in 1:02.25, an impressive performance for her first ever Junior Olympic race. Serina Kidd, of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, took fifth in 1:02.94. Erin Olejnik, of Buck Hill, deserves special recognition as she made the biggest move up through the rankings improving 24 places to finish sixth in 1:03.59. Click here for the full girls race results.

While the sun heated up the track, Zack Kjos heated up the field for the boys' win. The Apex Racing skier broke up an Aspen logjam at the top of the results with a time of 57.75 seconds. Aspen Valley Ski Club racers took the next five spots, led by Dean Travers with the silver medal in 58.23 seconds. Colby Lane earned bronze in 58.88, Andrew Hancock was fourth in 59.47, Travis Lundin took fifth in 59.87, and Benjamin Throm finished in sixth in 1:00.22. Click here for the full boys race results.

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Live Feed Video From Slalom

Families may purchase the live video feed production of the full slalom race day on DVD, email Adrenaline Garage Productions at admin@adrenalinegarage.com for ordering information. As a bonus, the full events highlight film will also be on the DVD.

Race Day Photography

Winter Park's SharpShooters were on course all week shooting great photos from all the race events. Look for photos here (choose action photos and the date).

Thank You To Our 2009 Junior Olympic Sponsors!

TITLE SPONSOR:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

SRD/SKI RACING DEVELOPMENT	HESTRA
SPYDER ACTIVE SPORTS	BULA

Bronze Sponsors:

Bolle	Crocs	Dry Guy
Fast Strap	Kiss My Face	Mad Bomber
Marker	Nature Valley	Nike
North Face	POC	Peppers
Sagebrush BBQ & Grill	Sims	Swix
Toko	Transpack	Under Armour