For the week of January 8 - 14, 2003

Topolino Shootout
a success

Eder, Mooseau place second

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Sun Valley Ski Team racers Lauren Eder, 14, and Dixon Mooseau, 14, came close to qualifying for a prestigious trip to Europe last weekend.

Eder and Mooseau finished second overall in the final men’s and women’s overall results of the Western Region Topolino Shootout staged Saturday and Sunday at Snow King in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

They became first alternates from this region for the Trofeo Topolino races scheduled for Feb. 8-16 in Pinzolo, Italy.

And by placing in the top six in the Shootout they earned a trip to a National Development J3 race/camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. Jan. 20-27.

In the 17-racer women’s group over two days of giant slalom and slalom heats, Eder finished second to 14-year-old Amy Harris of Incline Village, Nev., who is the reigning Western J3 giant slalom queen.

Eder actually had better times than Harris in the giant slalom events, but Harris pulled away in slalom races. Sun Valley coach Hank Minor said, "Lauren skied hot. She won two of the GS runs."

Tahoe’s Martin Harris, no relation to Amy, won the boys’ final tally among 19 racers by a slim margin over Western J3 GS bronze medalist Mooseau—although Mooseau finished all six tech heats.

"Dixon had the fastest run of the day in slalom. He’s at the head of his age group nationally," said Minor. "Winning three of the four races in Jackson Hole before New Year’s was huge for his momentum."

First-year J3 Shanny Cohen, 13, of Sun Valley placed seventh overall among the women and is first alternate to the Lake Placid camp. Minor said, "These results are a product of our entire program and coaching staff."

 

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