2012 North American Ski Mountaineering Championship Explained

The 2012 North American Ski Mountaineering Championship was the first edition of a North American Championship of Ski Mountaineering.

The 2012 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race, supported by the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA), held in Colorado from 27 to 29 January 2012 was billed as the North American Championship of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Participants were competition ski mountaineers from Canada and the United States.[1] Some competitors from other continents (

italic in the ranking lists below) also participated in the Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race events, but appear only in the World ranking and not in the North American Championship's ranking (abbreviated NAC in the lists below).[2]

Results

Sprint race

Event held on January 28, 2012

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
 Melanie Bernier05' 39"
 Janelle Smiley05' 57"
 Sari Anderson06' 28"
–––––– Gemma Arró Ribot06' 41"4
4 Lyndsay Meyer07' 11"5
5 Julie Matteau07' 14"6
6 Stevie Kremer07' 49"1)7
7 Jari Kirkland08' 42"8
8 Jen Gersbach08' 53"1)9
9 Sarah Stubbe09' 23"10
10 Lindsay Plant08' 42"11
1) includes 5 penalty seconds

Men

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
–––––– Manfred Reichegger04' 48"
 Reiner Thoni05' 09"
–––––– Lorenzo Holzknecht05' 10"
 Andrew McNab05' 19"4
–––––– Jan Koles05' 24"5
 Travis Scheefer05' 27"6
4 Andrew "Andy" Dorais05' 36"7
5 Marshall Thomson05' 39"8
6 Jared Inouye05' 44"9
7 Jon Brown05' 53"10
8 Brian Smith05' 54"11
9 Simon Gilna05' 57"12
10 Mike Schilling05' 58"13

Single race

Event held on January 29, 2012

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
 Janelle Smiley02h 39' 42"
 Sari Anderson02h 44' 03"
 Stevie Kremer03h 00' 24"1)
–––––– Gemma Arró Ribot03h 12' 24"4
4 Melanie Bernier03h 13' 51"5
5 Jari Kirkland03h 15' 52"6
6 Julie Matteau03h 36' 20"7
7 Lindsay Plant03h 46' 43"8
8 Lyndsay Meyer03h 50' 17"9
9 Jen Gersbach03h 52' 23"10
10 Andrea Koenig04h 20 58"11
1) includes 1 penalty minute

Men

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
–––––– Manfred Reichegger01h 58' 35"
–––––– Lorenzo Holzknecht02h 02' 06"
 Reiner Thoni02h 07' 38"
 Luke Nelson02h 13' 32"4
 Jason Dorais02h 18' 20"5
4 Marshall Thomson02h 21' 04"6
5 Jared Inouye02h 23' 53"7
6 Andrew McNab02h 26' 55"8
7 Travis Scheefer02h 29' 45"9
8 Andrew "Andy" Dorais02h 28' 54"1)10
9 Jon Brown02h 30' 47"11
10 Brian Smith02h 35' 05"132)
1) includes 1 penalty minute
2) 12th in World ranking was the Slovak runner Jan Koles.

Total Ranking

(total time of the sprint and the single races)

List of the best 10 teams by gender:

Women

NACteamsprintsingletotal timeWorld
 Janelle Smiley05' 57"02h 39' 42"02h 45' 39"
 Sari Anderson06' 28"02h 44' 03"02h 50' 31"
 Stevie Kremer07' 49"1)03h 00' 24"2)03h 09' 14"
–––––– Gemma Arró Ribot06' 41"03h 12' 24"03h 19' 05"4
4 Melanie Bernier05' 39"03h 13' 51"03h 19' 30"5
5 Jari Kirkland08' 42"03h 15' 52"03h 24' 35"6
6 Julie Matteau07' 14"03h 36' 20"03h 43' 34"7
7 Lindsay Plant09' 51"03h 46' 43"03h 56' 34"8
8 Lyndsay Meyer07' 11"03h 50' 17"03h 57' 27"9
9 Jen Gersbach08' 48"1)03h 52' 23"04h 01' 16"10
10 Andrea Koenig10' 28"04h 20 58"04h 31' 27"11
1) includes 5 penalty seconds
2) includes 1 penalty minute

Men

NACteamsprintsingletotal timeWorld
–––––– Manfred Reichegger04' 48"01h 58' 35"02h 03' 22"
–––––– Lorenzo Holzknecht05' 10"02h 02' 06"02h 07' 16"
 Reiner Thoni05' 09"02h 07' 38"02h 12' 47"
 Luke Nelson06' 39"02h 13' 32"02h 20' 11"4
 Jason Dorais06' 38"02h 18' 20"02h 24' 58"5
4 Marshall Thomson05' 39"02h 21' 04"02h 26' 43"6
5 Jared Inouye05' 44"02h 23' 53"02h 29' 37"7
6 Andrew McNab05' 19"02h 26' 55"02h 32' 14"8
7 Travis Scheefer05' 27"02h 29' 45"02h 35' 12"9
8 Andrew "Andy" Dorais05' 36"02h 28' 54"1)02h 35' 30"10
9 Jon Brown05' 53"02h 30' 47"02h 36' 40"11
10 Brian Smith05' 54"02h 35' 05"02h 40' 59"132)
1) includes 1 penalty minute
2) 12th in World total ranking was the Slovak runner Jan Koles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ussma.org/race/cosmic/2012-01-28/2012-ismf-north-american-championships 2012 ISMF North American Championships
  2. http://www.skimountaineering.org/RESULTS/2012/2012_01_27_ISMF_NorthAmerican_Championship.pdf North American Ski Mountaineering Championships - Results