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Hanna Abrahamsson, Magnus Boee, and Will Koch all hit the podium as the Colorado Buffaloes Ski Team had another outstanding day of skiing in Alaska with the continuation
This Buff’s for you: Richard Rokos always put his athletes first When Richard Rokos officially steps down as CU’s head ski coach he does so as a legend. There are the stats: eight team national championships in his 31 NCAA appearances; 44 individual champions and 14 RMISA championships; and scores of coach-of-the year honors he has steadfastly declined, preferring to reserve acclaim for the athletes. The stats go on, and are impressive, but are only minor markers compared to 200-or-so contacts in his phone. Those numbers, belonging to the athletes he coached and keeps in touch with regula...
Tefre, Smart take NCAA slalom crowns March 13, 2021 Day 3 of the 2021 NCAA Championships was slalom day, or, what CU coach Richard Rokos calls, “the great equalizer.” The script can rewrite itself in an eye blink, with a hooked tip, a straddle, a rogue rut. Anything can happen to anyone, even in perfect conditions, and the reverse 30 second running order can foster huge moves up the rankings from athletes deep inside the flip. Add in: the pressure each athlete feels to finish and thereby earn team points; an event with a high attrition rate even on a good day; and a challenging sun-cup...
Westminster leads RMISA champs; Utah prevails in overall Slalom champion Bjorn Brudevoll. Photo courtesy of University of Utah After the RMISA regular season came to a close, teams remained in Utah for a week of training prior to the RMISA championships at Park City Mountain Resort. Westminster took the win for the alpine team in the regional championship race, while solid skiing and career-first podiums were shared across teams. Giant slalom Following the postponement of the final RMISA men’s GS race due to unsafe conditions, the men competed first on the morning of Feb. 18. The early m...
DU back on top with refreshed roster, but Utah pulls ahead in overall standings The NCAA circuit resumed in Utah for back-to-back RMISA Invitationals hosted by Westminster and University of Utah on Monday and Tuesday. Following a pair of slaloms at Snowbird, the University of Utah extended its lead in the overall going into the final RMISA races of the season, while a refreshed roster at the University of Denver (DU) provided the school its first team win of the season. Snowbird greeted seven collegiate teams over two days for double slalom races in tough snow conditions. The women kicked o...