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<\/a><\/p>\nSmart opens Coronet Peak finale with slalom victory<\/p>\n
Experienced Canadian World Cup racer Amelia Smart won the opening women\u2019s slalom Sept. 6.<\/p>\n
Smart, who now trains outside the Alpine Canada Alpin program, completed the two runs in 1 minute, 33.78 seconds. She finished 0.31 seconds ahead of Australia\u2019s Madison Hoffman.<\/p>\n
Both athletes brought distinguished NCAA backgrounds to the podium. Smart earned five All-America honors and three NCAA individual titles while skiing for the University of Denver. Hoffman became a four-time First-Team All-American and two-time NCAA champion at the University of Utah.<\/p>\n
Butler finished third, 0.74 seconds behind Smart. The result continued an impressive New Zealand campaign for the young British racer.<\/p>\n
Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Elisabeth Bocock led the Americans in fourth. Britain\u2019s Victoria Palla placed fifth, while Smart\u2019s younger sister, Eleri, completed the top six.<\/p>\n
The strong American field also included Katie Hensien and Nina O\u2019Brien, who did not finish. Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete and Denver First-Team All-American Liv Moritz did not start.<\/p>\n
Race penalty: 17.62 FIS points<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 1st: Amelia Smart \u2014 1:33.78 \u2014 17.62 FIS point result<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa 2nd: Madison Hoffman \u2014 1:34.09 (+0.31) \u2014 20.03 FIS point result<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 3rd: Molly Butler \u2014 1:34.52 (+0.74) \u2014 23.38 FIS point result<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 4th: Elisabeth Bocock, Stifel U.S. Ski Team \u2014 1:34.97 (+1.19) \u2014 26.88 FIS point result<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 5th: Victoria Palla \u2014 1:34.99 (+1.21) \u2014 27.04 FIS point result<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 6th: Eleri Smart \u2014 1:35.42 (+1.64) \u2014 30.39 FIS point result<\/p>\n
Complete Sept. 6 women\u2019s slalom results<\/a><\/p>\n Butler secures women\u2019s slalom title<\/p>\n Butler\u2019s third-place finish gave her 220 points and the first Continental Cup discipline title of her career. Smart finished second with 195, only 25 points behind the British champion.<\/p>\n Switzerland\u2019s Aline Danioth placed third in the standings, while Amelie Klopfenstein finished fourth. Hoffman ranked fifth, and Moritz completed the top six.<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 1st: Molly Butler \u2014 220 points<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 2nd: Amelia Smart \u2014 195<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded 3rd: Aline Danioth \u2014 160<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded 4th: Amelie Klopfenstein \u2014 142<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa 5th: Madison Hoffman \u2014 116<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 6th: Liv Moritz, Stifel U.S. Ski Team \u2014 100<\/p>\n As the highest-ranked eligible Australian or New Zealand athlete in the season\u2019s women\u2019s slalom standings, Hoffman earned the ANC World Cup start position.<\/p>\n Freddy Carrick-Smith converts first-run strength into victory<\/p>\n Britain\u2019s Carrick-Smith brothers controlled the first run of the Sept. 6 men\u2019s slalom. Luca led younger brother Freddy heading into the final run.<\/p>\n Norway\u2019s Hagen then produced the fastest second run and moved into the lead. Meissl followed and moved into second, a result that secured the 2026 New Zealand Cup slalom title.<\/p>\n Freddy Carrick-Smith responded by taking the lead with only Luca remaining. However, the first-run leader skied out, handing the victory to his younger brother.<\/p>\n The win added another Continental Cup success for Freddy, who won a Europa Cup giant slalom in December 2025.<\/p>\n American Jack Bowers finished sixth, 2.01 seconds behind Carrick-Smith and 0.66 seconds away from the podium.<\/p>\n Race penalty: 16.61 FIS points<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 1st: Freddy Carrick-Smith \u2014 1:31.46 \u2014 16.61 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 2nd: Christoph Meissl \u2014 1:31.94 (+0.48) \u2014 20.44 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 3rd: Storm Andre Hagen \u2014 1:32.81 (+1.35) \u2014 27.39 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddea 4th: Tormis Laine \u2014 1:33.13 (+1.67) \u2014 29.94 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 5th: Andreas Soensterud Amdahl \u2014 1:33.36 (+1.90) \u2014 31.78 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 6th: Jack Bowers \u2014 1:33.47 (+2.01) \u2014 32.65 FIS point result<\/p>\n Complete Sept. 6 men\u2019s slalom results<\/a><\/p>\n Meissl completes title-winning slalom campaign<\/p>\n Meissl completed the shortened series with three top-two slalom finishes, including a victory at Mount Hutt. His 260 points gave him the discipline title by 83 points over Carrick-Smith.<\/p>\n France\u2019s Jonas Skabar finished third, followed by Estonia\u2019s Laine. Former Montana State skier Henry Heaydon placed fifth.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 1st: Christoph Meissl \u2014 260 points<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 2nd: Freddy Carrick-Smith \u2014 177<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 3rd: Jonas Skabar \u2014 160<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddea 4th: Tormis Laine \u2014 126<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa 5th: Henry Heaydon \u2014 119<\/p>\n As the highest-ranked eligible Australian or New Zealand athlete in the season\u2019s men\u2019s slalom standings, Heaydon earned the ANC World Cup start position.<\/p>\n Forget dominates women\u2019s giant slalom<\/p>\n Canada collected its second women\u2019s victory of the Coronet Peak finale when Arianne Forget dominated the Sept. 7 giant slalom.<\/p>\n Forget won in 2:01.51 and finished 2.65 seconds ahead of Palla. The victory also gave Forget the women\u2019s giant slalom discipline title.<\/p>\n Palla continued her strong New Zealand campaign with another podium. The British racer finished among the top three in three consecutive giant slaloms during the Southern Hemisphere swing.<\/p>\n Klopfenstein placed third, while Butler finished fourth, only 0.16 seconds away from the podium. France\u2019s Violette Leydet and New Zealand\u2019s Alaska Speedy completed the top six.<\/p>\n Race penalty: 19.57 FIS points<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 1st: Arianne Forget \u2014 2:01.51 \u2014 19.57 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 2nd: Victoria Palla \u2014 2:04.16 (+2.65) \u2014 41.60 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded 3rd: Amelie Klopfenstein \u2014 2:04.72 (+3.21) \u2014 46.25 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 4th: Molly Butler \u2014 2:04.88 (+3.37) \u2014 47.58 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 5th: Violette Leydet \u2014 2:06.57 (+5.06) \u2014 61.63 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff 6th: Alaska Speedy \u2014 2:06.72 (+5.21) \u2014 62.88 FIS point result<\/p>\n Complete Sept. 7 women\u2019s giant slalom results<\/a><\/p>\n Forget takes women\u2019s giant slalom title<\/p>\n Forget\u2019s Coronet Peak victory lifted her to 150 points and the women\u2019s giant slalom title. Palla finished only 10 points behind, while Butler completed the discipline standings podium.<\/p>\n Bocock placed fourth with 100 points. Klopfenstein finished fifth, four points behind the American.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 1st: Arianne Forget \u2014 150 points<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 2nd: Victoria Palla \u2014 140<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 3rd: Molly Butler \u2014 130<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 4th: Elisabeth Bocock, Stifel U.S. Ski Team \u2014 100<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded 5th: Amelie Klopfenstein \u2014 96<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff 6th: Alaska Speedy \u2014 66<\/p>\n Sixth-place Speedy finished as the highest-ranked eligible Australian or New Zealand athlete and earned the ANC women\u2019s giant slalom World Cup start position.<\/p>\n Butler completes consistent campaign with overall title<\/p>\n Butler combined her slalom title with third place in the giant slalom standings to win the women\u2019s overall crown. Her 350 points gave her a 112-point advantage over Klopfenstein.<\/p>\n Palla finished third overall, only seven points behind the Swiss racer. Smart placed fourth, while Bocock finished fifth.<\/p>\n Forget\u2019s giant slalom victory moved her to seventh overall with 150 points.<\/p>\n Butler now carries a Continental Cup overall title into the 2026-27 season as she pursues her first World Cup start.<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 1st: Molly Butler \u2014 350 points<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded 2nd: Amelie Klopfenstein \u2014 238<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 3rd: Victoria Palla \u2014 231<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 4th: Amelia Smart \u2014 195<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 5th: Elisabeth Bocock, Stifel U.S. Ski Team \u2014 174<\/p>\n Drukarov wins first of two Sept. 8 giant slaloms<\/p>\n After losing the Sept. 7 men\u2019s giant slalom to the weather, organizers completed two races the following day.<\/p>\n Lithuania\u2019s Drukarov won the first by 0.11 seconds. He overcame Italian first-run leader Francesco Riccardo Zucchini to finish in 1:49.62.<\/p>\n Drukarov now trains in a small independent program with Estonia\u2019s Laine. His coach, Hugh Brooks, set the second run.<\/p>\n Denmark\u2019s Christian Borgnaes, now racing with Spyder Redline Alpine, finished third. Slovakian brothers Andreas and Adam Zampa tied for fourth.<\/p>\n Patrick Kenney led the Americans in sixth, only 0.96 seconds behind the winner. Kenney is a programmed Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete. He is included in the team\u2019s program but is not a named team member and remains self-funded.<\/p>\n Named Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Cooper Puckett placed eighth.<\/p>\n Race penalty: 15.03 FIS points<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 1st: Andrej Drukarov \u2014 1:49.62 \u2014 15.03 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 2nd: Francesco Riccardo Zucchini \u2014 1:49.73 (+0.11) \u2014 16.04 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 3rd: Christian Borgnaes \u2014 1:50.03 (+0.41) \u2014 18.81 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 T-4th: Andreas Zampa \u2014 1:50.53 (+0.91) \u2014 23.41 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 T-4th: Adam Zampa \u2014 1:50.53 (+0.91) \u2014 23.41 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 6th: Patrick Kenney, programmed Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete \u2014 1:50.58 (+0.96) \u2014 23.88 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 7th: Jonas Skabar \u2014 1:51.23 (+1.61) \u2014 29.86 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 8th: Cooper Puckett, Stifel U.S. Ski Team \u2014 1:51.27 (+1.65) \u2014 30.23 FIS point result<\/p>\n Complete Sept. 8 men\u2019s giant slalom results<\/a><\/p>\n Hagen closes series with commanding victory<\/p>\n Hagen controlled the second men\u2019s giant slalom of the day. The 19-year-old Norwegian won in 1:45.46 and beat Drukarov by 0.81 seconds.<\/p>\n Drukarov\u2019s runner-up finish secured the New Zealand Cup giant slalom title. It also moved him to third in the overall standings.<\/p>\n Townsend Mikell gave the United States its only podium of the Coronet Peak finale. The American climbed six positions in the second run to finish third, 1.11 seconds behind Hagen.<\/p>\n Borgnaes and Adam Zampa completed the top five. Both finished among the first five in each Sept. 8 giant slalom.<\/p>\n Race penalty: 15.00 FIS points<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 1st: Storm Andre Hagen \u2014 1:45.46 \u2014 15.00 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 2nd: Andrej Drukarov \u2014 1:46.27 (+0.81) \u2014 22.76 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 3rd: Townsend Mikell \u2014 1:46.57 (+1.11) \u2014 25.63 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 4th: Christian Borgnaes \u2014 1:47.46 (+2.00) \u2014 34.15 FIS point result<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 5th: Adam Zampa \u2014 1:47.48 (+2.02) \u2014 34.35 FIS point result<\/p>\n
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