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Intro to Race Coaches at the CHSAA State Championship

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Did you know three Team Summit Intro to Race Coaches are heading to the 2024 CHSAA State Championships at Loveland Ski Resort this week? Cora Jackson is racing for the Summit High School, Adriana Kahanek for the Evergreen High School & Lily Mangham for the Nederland High School. The girls are long-term friends from Team Summit Age & Ability Class era, and it’s great to see them continue their passion for the sport at another level and share their skiing knowledge with the next generation of Team Summit future stars ⭐️  Wish Adriana, Cora, and Lilly good luck during the State...

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Two Team Summit Alumni Shine With Top-Notch Performances At The 2024 Alpine Jr Worlds

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Stanly Buzek – 5th place JR Worlds Slalom Stanley Buzek from Colorado's Team Summit made an impressive Junior Worlds debut, starting 38th and finishing 5th overall. He climbed from 26th in the first run to win the second run by 0.65 seconds, maintaining the lead for over 20 racers before securing a US-best result in the competition. Camden Palmquist – Third Place Mixed Team Parallel The U.S. secured a third-place finish in the mixed-team parallel event. The team, including Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Liv Moritz, Elisabeth Bocock, Cooper Puckett, and Camden...

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Stella Buchheister, a rising star in alpine ski racing

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  In his sixth season as alpine director at Team Summit Colorado (TSC), Aldo Radamus, a Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame inductee and former professional skier with over 40 years of coaching and athlete development experience, recognizes top-notch talent when he sees it. According to Radamus, 17-year-old Stella Buchheister, a local alpine ski racer, stands out as a premiere athlete. When The Sopris Sun asked Radamus what makes a young athlete successful, he responded, “I would say it’s determination, perseverance — or resilience — and work ethic. Stella demonstrates...

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Age Class from Crested Butte GS Races

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  It was a dominant start to the season for the Team Summit age class/alpine race athletes who captured the top spot on the podium for all four races in each age division (U14, U12 and U10) at the USSA Giant Slalom races this past weekend at Crested Butte. For several of the races, Team Summit swept the podium and nearly swept the top 10.   Leading the pack were Team Summit's U10 racer, Kristen Sung and U12 athlete, Rhys Schmidt, who both placed first in all four GS races.   Sung was joined on the U10 girls podium for all four races by teammate, Charlotte Miller,...

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Alpine U16 SG Race at Breckenridge (1/9/24) Hosted by Team Summit

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Alpine U16 racers completed two SG races in Breckenridge today (1/9/24), hosted by Team Summit.  It was a great event with cold temps but good snow conditions.  Our athletes pushed their limits and raced well!  Below are podium shots from today's SG races.  SG 1-U16 Women’s Podium Mackenzie Cross – 1st SG 1-U16 Men’s Podium  Blaise Turnbull – 1st  Luka Buchheister -3rd SG 2-U16 Women’s Podium Mackenzie Cross- 1st (tied for 1st place) SG 2-U16 Men’s Podium  Blaise Turnbull – 1st  Luka Buchheister ...

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