, Nathan Bilow, PSTommy Ford finished first in the men's giant slalom Thursday at the Alpine National Championships in the United States Winter Park, Colo.
By Nathan Bilow, PSTommy Ford finished first in the men's giant slalom Thursday at the Alpine National Championships in the United States Winter Park, Colo.
Ford is blazing second run in the race on soft snow to protect his giant slalom title at the United States on Thursday, edging Tim Jitloff and Ligety. After Ford almost sorry for knocking off Ligety, heavy favorite after the World Cup, where he captured his second consecutive GS title. "He skis well all year, and I've been struggling a little bit, "said Ford, who donned a helmet and orange-rimmed glasses, designed by Ted Ligety, shred, along with a costume worn by race. "The conditions are a bit different from what we used to race on. It's still a good skier. "This afternoon while in soft snow, resulting in a lot of irregularities, Ford was just a little faster. Ford, bend, Oregon, flew through the course combined time of 2 minutes, 22.24 seconds, holding off Jitloff 0.09 seconds for another title at nationals. Ford won the giant slalom, slalom and combined in the case last spring "Tommy rigid skier" Ligety said. "It is no surprise that he won it. "Ligety after the first launch, but momentarily got tangled in the gate during his second visit, part of the fabric, wraps around his boot. He lost power over time, at the bottom of the course, finished third, 30 seconds behind Ford and bumpy course too soft, it is difficult to monitor what's going on with your skis, Ligety said. "To get on the podium with this error is a good start to his second Ligety with a group of children visited and took them on a course, teaching children to raise their arms in the air as they glided across the finish line.Ligety couldn't quite follow suit with some even line, except bragging rights at the United States showed Ligety, vowing to hold nothing back. He made roughly 400-mile drive from Park City, Utah, stayed only one day and took off again, skipping the super-G and slalom events later in the weekend. "We all are by this time, it's hard to take it seriously, "said Ligety."It's hard to get motivated when you get done with finals of World Cup racing again after the conclusion of his body, Ford sports and work his mind as he took a few classes at Dartmouth. It's time he said he desperately needs it was up and down season for Ford, who finished 11th in the World Cup super-G event in Hinterstoder, Austria, only to break his right thumb in the case of later European Cup Victory in citizens.also boost of confidence, even if it's been hard to take satisfaction from beating the soft snow Ligety. "Ford said that it's hard to have a clean run in those conditions. " "He is certainly dominant skier" fast second run Ford, allowing him to sneak past Jitloff, who won the GS in the nationals in 2008 and ' 09. Tommy fought me very well, he's just nipped me there at the end with a great second run, "said Jitloffwhich Rino"on a good guy, a good skier and I'm happy for him."Marco Sullivan returned to the gate starting Thursday, but not a competitor, a harbinger of. doesn't matter, Squaw Valley, Calif., resident was just as eager to again fly down from the mountain, even a little nervous as he tests of course up to contest the bulk of Sullivan missed the World Cup season after suffering a concussionWhen it was destroyed during a training run down in Bormio, Italy, in December last year. It just landed awkwardly after a jump and was flipped around, smacking his head off the snow during weeks Sullivan but feel no desire to put on your skis. It was a shock for Sullivan, because it never happened "all other injuries, I was, I wanted to get back as soon as I can," said Sullivan, who also had the area on his right knee because of a failure. "Concussion was unique in that it barely changed my mood and thinking. While I don't want to do anything. I am glad that I was contemplating this stage "Sullivan was recently allowed to return, all necessary jarring test. Since then, he's sneaking in some powder skiing, as it does on the slope of the lost time. "is what I love to do," said he was surprised by Sullivan's jitters as he crouched in the gate. "I was like," that's right for me to be nervous just forerunning?? "Says Sullivan." but with any competition, I want to do so. It's just wonderful to go out there and ski with my friends again, just have fun ".Copyright 2010 associated press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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