The gold medals were spread around between seven different skiers in the first nine events of the 2005 Oroweat U.S. Alpine Championships at Mammoth Mountain, Ca.
Outdoor Life Network will televise coverage from the Championships Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
First place finishers each won $3,000.
Jonna Mendes of Heavenly, Ca. won her second straight national downhill title Friday and Steven Nyman, 23, of Orem, Utah became a two-time U.S. downhill champion.
It was the fourth national championship for Mendes, 26, who also won GS in 2001-02. Sun Valley Ski Teamer Lauren Eder, 16, was 47th.
In Saturday's super giant slalom, Daron Rahlves, 31, captured his second straight national SG title and six U.S. crown of his career. Fellow Green Mountain Valley School (Vt.) graduate Bryna McCarty, 22, won her first U.S. title with her SG win.
Carl Rixon Jr., 23, of Sun Valley placed 42nd of 63 men in the SG and Eder was 42nd of 53 women.
Sunday's slalom races, staged in gusting winds and poor visibility, also determined the combined gold medals of this year's championships.
Ted Ligety, 20, of Park City picked up the men's slalom victory and added another $3,000 for the combined gold. Sun Valley's Sean Higgins was 23rd of 48 finishers.
Sarah Schleper, 26, of Vail picked up her fourth U.S. title—and third in slalom. She had earned her first-ever World Cup victory March 12 during the Finals at Lenzerheide, Switz. Hailey's Eder DNFd the slalom.
The women's combined gold for the second straight year went to Julia Mancuso, 21, of Olympic Valley, Ca., who also captured Monday's giant slalom staged after three feet of snow fell. Hailey Duke was 62nd and Eder 64th in the 70-finisher GS field.
The men's giant slalom was staged Tuesday and the results weren't available by press time.
