Article on today's great slalom results-
Direct link -
http://www.cubuffs.com/news/2018/1/...ctories-puts-cu-in-control-of-msu-invite.aspx
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BIG SKY, Mont. — On the backing of slalom race victories from
Tonje Trulsrud and
Ola Johansenon Monday, Colorado swung the momentum to the side of the Buffaloes and went from a fourth place first-day standing to in the lead at the halfway point of the Montana State Invitation.
CU trailed race leader New Mexico by 44 points after the first day of the MSU Invite, but with Monday's 177-point day the Buffs find themselves with a 12-point lead over second place Denver.
Along with the race victories from Trulsrud and Johansen,
Nora Christensen placed second in the women's slalom while freshman
Joey Young, who was the No. 45 seed in the men's race, used a gigantic second run to finish fourth on the men's side. All-in-all, a huge day it was at the Big Sky Resort for the Buffaloes.
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WHAT IT MEANS: With a single-day movement from fourth to first place, Colorado is now in control of the Montana State Invitational with four events to go. The Nordic teams, which opened the season up in Anchorage, Alaska at the U.S. Cross Country Championships last week, will now head to West Yellowstone this weekend and look to give CU the MSU meet title for a second consecutive season.
NEXT UP: Colorado's alpine team travels down south to Snowbasin Resort where it will begin the Utah Invitational on Thursday, Jan. 11 with the running of the women's giant slalom. The men's giant slalom takes place on Jan. 12 and the slalom races for both sides is on Jan. 13. The first Nordic races of the MSU Invite are on Saturday, Jan. 13, with the 5/10K freestyle.
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Full results and current standings from the Montana State Invite -
https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/cubuffs.com/documents/2018/1/8/SKI_2018_MSU_INVITE_2.pdf
A few short video interviews are also available through links on the article page.