| Highlights from Masters National Championships at Big Sky, Montana By Barb Brumbaugh
Super G and GS March 14, 2007 Central Division celebrates Lindemer wins at Big Sky Be careful what you wish for… Cooler weather did indeed move in as temperatures dipped into the teens at night and all that soft mushy “hero” snow turned into bulletproof conditions. One western racer was overheard saying “it never occurred to me that I would need to sharpen my super G skis.” The men’s A/B Super G took place on Wednesday, March 14 under perfect speed conditions. Many racers commented on how well the course was set; that it had everything from technical to high speeds. Central division’s Steve Lindemer (M3) was fastest overall winning the run with what most called a “perfect” run. Erik Klemme (M5-RM), racing with a sore knee and a broken hand, was just off Lindemer, with Richard Bradsby (RM) in class 3 rounding out the overall podium. Tim Hill (M4-PN) held off a charging Franz Fuchsberger by only 0.01 of a second. In giant slalom action, two very well set courses hosted fifty four women on the Hangman’s trail. Lisa Densmore (W5-EA) won the first run, but Dana Leach (W2-IM) charged back to take her class and second overall. In true Lindemer fashion, Heidi (W3-CN) stole the second run and the race, winning the celebratory pink tutu. Densmore commented, “I’m just happy to hang in there with the younger women.” Fourth overall was central’s Sherrie Glas (W4) and rounding out the overall podium was Rocky Mountain’s Victoria Valar (W5). In Divisions Cup action, Rocky Mountain took the lead and the case of "adult beverage" just ahead of the Eastern division, moving Far West back to third. Eastern results: Jane Cooke (W11), Anne Nordhoy (W9), Lisa Densmore (W5), and Jim Thoman (M1) earned gold medals. Nadine Price (W6) and Kerry Brennan (W2) earned silver while Steve Masur (M4) and Margaret Vaughn (W5) earned bronze. Barb Brumbaugh (W4) and Rick Walters (M7) earned top five results for division cup points. Action continues on Thursday for the women’s final event, a slalom on Tippy’s Run on what should be great slalom conditions -- firm and consistent. The men’s class A also race slalom on Tippy’s. The class D men race giant slalom and the class B men have the day off. Results at: http://ussamasters.org/2007/nationals
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