It is the spring of 2013 and another USASA National Championships
has come and gone. Over the course of the winter thousands of athletes, in
dozens of age groups, have competed in regionally sanctioned events, to try
their hand at qualifying for and competing in the National Championships at Copper
Mountain. More than 1600 athletes made the voyage to Copper this year to compete. The competitions took place over a two-week span of time. During
the first week the snowboarders took to the slopes, and in the second week, the
skier's had their turn. In total, 31 athletes from the Adirondack series
competed in the disciplines of ski cross, slopestyle, rail jam, or half pipe,
and most of the athletes competed in a combination of these events.
ADK represented at the opening ceremonies
Here is a bigger look at opening ceremonies. Can you find ADK?
The weather over the majority of the two weeks of
competitions was absolutely spectacular. However, there were a few occasions
where Mother Nature showed us her wrath and challenged the athlete's levels of
maturity, determination, and perseverance. In true Adirondacker fashion, the
athletes who represented this wonderful series proved, on these challenging
days, that when the going gets tough, the
tough get going!
A snap shot of some happy ADKers
The list that follows is the full report of the athletes who
represented the Adirondack series, and the results that they obtained at the
2013 USASA National Championships:
Snowboard Week
Breaker Boys 12 – 13
Anthony Russo from
Plattsburgh, New York
– 19th in Border Cross
– 22nd in Slopestyle
– 23rd in Rail Jam
– 19th in Border Cross
– 22nd in Slopestyle
– 23rd in Rail Jam
Youth Men 14 – 15
Josh Boise from
Plattsburgh, New York
– 15th in Rail Jam
– 25th in Border Cross
– 58th in Slopestyle
– 15th in Rail Jam
– 25th in Border Cross
– 58th in Slopestyle
Junior Men 16
– 17
Daniel Badgley from
Owls Head, New York
– 7th in Rail Jam
– 12th in Slopestyle
– 7th in Rail Jam
– 12th in Slopestyle
Men's Jams 18
– 22
Dale Mortensen from
Lake Placid, New York
– 3rd in Slopestyle
– 3rd in Border Cross
– 3rd in Slopestyle
– 3rd in Border Cross
It was snowing hard on Dale's slopestyle day, but he still did a double frontflip, and he still got 3rd!
Dale claimed some more 3rd place hardware on his Boarder Cross day
Ski Week
Open Men
Peter Palumbo from
Gansevoort, New York
– 6th in Rail Jam
– 7th in Border Cross
– 14th in Half Pipe
– 30th in Slopestyle
– 6th in Rail Jam
– 7th in Border Cross
– 14th in Half Pipe
– 30th in Slopestyle
Corey Brousseau from
Saranac Lake, New York
– 4th in Ski Cross
– 4th in Ski Cross
Skier girls 9 and
under
Audrey Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, New York
– 1st in Ski Cross
– 1st in Ski Cross
Madeline Prichard from Old Forge, New York
– 3rd in Ski Cross
– 3rd in Ski Cross
– 4th in Rail Jam
– 9th in Slopestyle
Girl Power!
ADK all day! Here are two of the fastest/happiest girls that the ADK has on its roster!
Skier boys 9
and under
Kaylen Reiley from
Saranac Lake, New York
– 4th in Rail Jam
– 8th in Slopestyle
– 11th in Ski Cross
– 11th in Ski Cross
Max Oechsner from
Delmar, New York
– 18th in Slopestyle
– 18th in Slopestyle
Skier boys 10 – 12
Alex
Ruhl from Ridgewood, New Jersey
– 21st in Ski Cross
– 21st in Ski Cross
Daniel
Eaton from Saratoga Springs, New York
– 34th in Ski Cross
– 34th in Ski Cross
Linus
Sante from Queensbury, New York
– 40th in Ski Cross
– 45th in Slopestyle
– 40th in Ski Cross
– 45th in Slopestyle
Jack
Deweese from Saratoga Springs, New York
– 34th in Slopestyle
– 34th in Slopestyle
Bryant
Ward from Queensbury, New York
– 40th in the Slopestyle
– 40th in the Slopestyle
Avery
Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, New York
– 6th in Rail Jam
– 48th in Slopestyle
James
Jr. Ward from Queensbury, New York
– 72nd in Slopestyle
– 72nd in Slopestyle
Skier men 13 – 15
Andrew Piper from
Minerva, New York
– 14th in Ski Cross
– 14th in Ski Cross
J. Sloan Ruhl from Ridgewood, New Jersey
– 16th in Ski Cross
– 16th in Ski Cross
Ryan
Ruhl from Montclair, New Jersey
– 41st in Ski Cross
– 41st in Ski Cross
Jacob Prichard from
Old Forge, New York
– 14th in Rail Jam
– 25th in Slopestyle
– 47th in Ski Cross
– 47th in Ski Cross
Skier women 13
– 15
Brett Deweese from
Saratoga Springs, New York
– 6th in Slopestyle
– 6th in Slopestyle
Emily Eaton from
Wilmington, New York
– 3rd in Ski Cross
– 3rd in Ski Cross
Skier men 16 –
18
Jason Castle from
Ilion, New York
– 1st in Rail Jam
– 8th in Slopestyle
– 1st in Rail Jam
– 8th in Slopestyle
Jason was exceptionally stoked to receive his first major career win in Rail Jam at National Championships
Jake Wenn from
Jay, New York
– 13th in Slopestyle
– 13th in Slopestyle
Alex Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, New York
– 11th in Rail Jam
– 14th in Slopestyle
– 11th in Rail Jam
– 14th in Slopestyle
Max Finn from
Northwood School
– 20th in Slopestyle
– 20th in Slopestyle
Oliver Holmes from
Saranac Lake, New York
– 4th in Rail Jam
– 33rd in Slopestyle
– 4th in Rail Jam
– 33rd in Slopestyle
Sam Johnston from
Rockport, Ontario
– 5th in Ski Cross
– 5th in Ski Cross
Skylar Glick from
Lake Placid, New York
– 17th in Ski Cross
– 17th in Ski Cross
Skier men 19
and over
Jonathan Ruhl from
Ridgewood, New Jersey
– 3rd in Ski Cross
– 3rd in Ski Cross
In total, the athletes representing the Adirondack series claimed 2 gold medals, 5 bronze medals and 13 other top 10 positions! This was the best showing from the Adirondack series to date. However, I am pleased to announce the most important part which is: every athlete from the Adirondack series returned home happy, healthy, ready for summer, and yet eager to compete again next year.
On this happy note I will leave you with a quote from an NYSEF athlete taken on April 14, 2013: "can it be next season yet?"
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