Courtesy photo of Abby Olson in the middle, winning the overall U18 National Championships.
In Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and skiing news…
- Abby Olson is the U18 National Champion in Downhill and Giant Slalom.
- Owen Wither finished fourth overall at the U18 National Championships.
- Bode Flanigan with Boston College took 3rd in Men’s Slalom at the NCAA Skiing Championships.
- At the Junior World Championships in Italy, Jeremy Nolting had an 8th place finish in Giant Slalom and other top 20 finishes.
- Logan Grosdidier is also competing in U18 and had the fastest second run time, moving up from 30th to 7th overall in the Giant Slalom.
Here’s more on each athlete from Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; March 5, 2025.
Photo courtesy Robert Baker.
Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Winter Sports Club Alpine Athlete Abby Olson wins U18 Giant Slalom, Downhill and is the U18 Overall National Alpine Champion
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – The U18 National Alpine Championships wrapped up in Aspen, Colorado, on March 3, 2025, and SSWSC athlete Abby Olson is the U18 National Champion in downhill and giant slalom. She also narrowly missed the podium for the super-G race, ending her second run in 4th place. With Olson’s series-long results, she won the U18 Overall National Championship title for women.
Photo courtesy Noah Freed
Owen Wither had a strong race series for the men, finishing on the podium in 2nd place in the downhill. With two additional top ten finishes, 9th in the giant slalom and 9th in the slalom races, Wither ended up 4th for the men’s overall U18 National Championship series.
Olson used excellent touch, composure, and speed to win the women’s downhill on February 27 and claim her first U18 Championship. She won both runs of the two-run downhill race. SSWSC athlete Caley Goforth jumped from the 49th start position to 7th landing in the top ten and showing she will be a contender in future events.
Following a strong training run, Wither held his nerve and performed well in the first run of the downhill, finishing 4th with only 0.16 seconds off the lead. He fought through a bumpy second run for the 2nd fastest time and moved himself onto the podium for a 2nd place finish by a mere 0.02.
Thirteen U18 alpine athletes qualified to compete in the U18 National Alpine Championships in Aspen, Colorado, February 25-March 3, 2025. Logan Grosdidier, Abby Olson, Caley Goforth, Bella Fisher, Hazel Fernley, Rewani Shrestha, and Kat Cosby qualified for the women, and Adrian Beauregard, Caman Beauregard, Nicholas Bradford, Willem Bradford, and Owen Wither qualified for the men (Matthew Kafka is an alternate and will compete in super-G and downhill races only). Logan Grosdidier and Abby Olson automatically qualified with their results from the NorAm Cup. Grosdidier did not compete in the U18 National Championships; she is competing in the 2025 Junior World Championships in Italy. Adrian and Caman Beauregard did not compete, and Hazel Fernley and Kat Cosby did not compete due to injury.
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Photos courtesy Millie Flanigan.
Bode Flanigan
The first day of the NCAA Skiing Championships is underway, and SSWSC alum Bode Flanigan, Boston College, takes home the bronze with a 3rd place in the men’s slalom. Six SSWSC alumni are competing in this year’s championships—Bode Flanigan, Boston College (alpine), Nicholas Unkovskoy, Middlebury (alpine), Hannah Soria, Colby College (alpine), Isabelle Washburn, Dartmouth College (alpine), Chase High, St. Scholastica (nordic), and Grey Barbier, Montana State (nordic). SSWSC currently has 35 athletes skiing at the collegiate NCAA level in alpine and cross country (nordic). Races continue Thursday at Dartmouth with nordic racing at Oak Hill Outdoor Center for a 7.5 km individual classic, back to Dartmouth Skiway for the giant slalom on Friday, and the final day of racing back at Oak Hill on Saturday, a 20 km mass start freestyle.
Photos courtesy Darlene Nolting
Jeremy Nolting
SSWSC’s Jeremy Nolting had a stellar performance at the 2025 Junior World Ski Championships with an 8th-place finish in the giant slalom on March 4, 2025. Jeremy also had two top 20 finishes, one in the super-G race on March 1, placing 18th, and a 14th-place finish in the downhill. The Junior World Championships wraps up with the women’s slalom on March 5 and men’s slalom on March 6 in Tarvisio, Italy.
Photos courtesy Cole Puckett.
Logan Grosdidier
SSWSC’s Logan Grosdidier crushes at the 2025 Junior World Ski Championships top U18 and the fastest second run time, moving up from 30th to 7th overall in the giant slalom on March 3, 2025. Logan was also 7th in the team combined and 19th in the super-G. More racing on March 5 with the women’s slalom in Tarvisio, Italy.
Photos: Cole Puckett