So after a reasonable Giant Slalom race from bib 57, I was looking forward to today’s Slalom race.  With flipped bibs I would be starting 8th out of 65, but with a mid day start for the U12, the snow would be soft and a little slushy.  Optimistically I wanted a top 10 overall finish and maybe a top 5 in year of birth.

Last minute advice from Tori !

Run 1 was flawless, great stability and body positioning, and super fast.  Run 1 time of 37.67seconds put me in third behind Bib 24 (37.25 and yesterday’s winner) and Bib 59 (37.62).

Run 2, so I was now in 3rd position, and nothing to loose so time to pull out that amazing run to see if I could retain 3rd or maybe even move up the podium.

Run 2 was one of my smoothest and I managed to knock 0.20 seconds off my first run time, where most others struggled to make inroads in to their first run times.

So Run 2 time moved me above Bib 59 into 2nd place, just had to stand and watch 56 other racers complete their Run 2.  Bib 24 smashed his Run 1 time to 35.81, but hey he is in the older year !

The wait for everyone to finishing, including a re-run for Bib 8, was a nightmare, but nobody could beat my 2nd place time 37.45 seconds. A 2nd Place Podium !!!!

        Let the on slope celebrations start !!!

Podiums from SkiMK Race Team Racers today (Kayne 1st Slalom U10, Rob 2nd GS)