ALPINE SKI, NOR-AM CUP, SLALOM. Canada's Patrick Biggs edged American Jimmy Cochran by 0.14 seconds to win a NorAm Super Series slalom on Thursday at Winter Park, Colorado.

Biggs clocked a two-run effort of 1 minute, 40.19 seconds, with Cochran crossing the line in 1:40.33. Japan’s Naoki Yuasa and Kilian Albrecht of Bulgaria tied for third place at 1:40.35.

In an extremely tight race, a total of 0.35 seconds separated the top seven finishers.

Cochran led a strong showing by U.S. racers as eight finished in the top 16. Tim Kelley was sixth, Cody Marshall seventh, Tim Jitloff 10th, Will Brandenburg 11th, David Chodounsky 12th and Andrew Phillips 13th.

The women run a NorAm slalom Friday at Winter Park.

By Sam Flickinger    
Thursday, 29 November 2007 
skiracing.com

RESULTS

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Run 1 Run 2 Total Time FIS Points
 1  5  102456 BIGGS Patrick  1982  CAN   49.06  51.13  1:40.19  6.16
 2  13  534040 COCHRAN Jimmy  1981  USA   49.40  50.93  1:40.33  7.01
 3  11  301709 YUASA Naoki  1983  JPN   49.54  50.81  1:40.35  7.13
 3  1  92591 ALBRECHT Kilian  1973  BUL   49.43  50.92  1:40.35  7.13
 5  15  102635 BARRETT Scott  1983  CAN   49.45  50.96  1:40.41  7.50
 6  4  530837 KELLEY Tim  1986  USA   49.61  50.87  1:40.48  7.93
 7  7  533739 MARSHALL Cody  1982  USA   49.27  51.27  1:40.54  8.29
 8  18  421483 JANSRUD Kjetil  1985  NOR   50.26  50.76  1:41.02  11.21
 9  19  192506 MISSILLIER Steve  1984  FRA   49.99  51.21  1:41.20  12.31
 10  3  534959 JITLOFF Tim  1985  USA   49.75  51.71  1:41.46  13.89

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Winter Park: Fanara claims NorAm slalom win

FRENCHMAN THOMAS FANARA claimed a NorAm slalom win at Winter Park, Colo., Wednesday (Nov. 28) with a dramatic come from behind second run stealing the win away from Paul McDonald and Cody Marshall of the U.S. team.

Fanara has World Cup credentials, but all of his results have come in giant slalom and he has never scored a Cup point in slalom. It is his first slalom win in either NorAm or Europa Cup competition.

McDonald finished second, nearly a full second off the pace and Cody Marshall was a shade behind that. The next Americans after Marshall were Tim Jitloff in seventh and Jimmy Cochran in eighth. Norway's Truls Ove Karlsen placed fourth, Canadian Patrick Biggs was fifth and Austrian turned Bulgarian Kilian Albrecht was sixth.

The race was the first slalom of the NorAm season. The men's schedule at Winter Park continues with another slalom Thursday. The women race slaloms at the site Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

Wednesday, 28 November 2007
skiracing.com

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Run 1 Run 2 Total Time FIS Points
 1  16  191750 FANARA Thomas  1981  FRA   45.95  45.67  1:31.62  6.00
 2  17  534748 MCDONALD Paul  1984  USA   45.89  46.66  1:32.55  12.19
 3  4  533739 MARSHALL Cody  1982  USA   45.60  47.01  1:32.61  12.59
 4  15  420148 KARLSEN Truls Ove  1975  NOR   45.78  47.00  1:32.78  13.72
 5  5  102456 BIGGS Patrick  1982  CAN   46.55  46.58  1:33.13  16.05
 6  1  92591 ALBRECHT Kilian  1973  BUL   45.61  47.53  1:33.14  16.12
 7  7  534959 JITLOFF Tim  1985  USA   46.31  46.87  1:33.18  16.39
 8  9  534040 COCHRAN Jimmy  1981  USA   46.10  47.31  1:33.41  17.92
 9  20  301709 YUASA Naoki  1983  JPN   46.51  47.01  1:33.52  18.65
 10  21  102239 COUSINEAU Julien  1981  CAN   47.28  46.79  1:34.07  22.31