By Shannon Lukens.  Team Photo by Ann West: from left to right, Schuyler Biglow, Koda Kiser, Caley Goforth, Logan Grosdidier, Rewani Shrestha, Bella Fisher, and missing Matthew Kafka.

 

Seven skiers from Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club are competing in Vail through the weekend. The seven have qualified for the U16 Rocky Central Championships. They are: Logan Grosdidier, Caley Goforth, Bella Fisher, Rewani Shrestha, Matthew Kafka, Schuyler Biglow, and Koda Kiser.

 

Press release from Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; March 13, 2024.

 

Seven Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Alpine Athletes Qualify for U16 Rocky Central Championships

Athletes and Coaches leave Wednesday for a series of races in Vail, Colorado

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – Seven SSWSC U16 alpine athletes qualified to compete in the U16 Rocky Central Championships this week, March 14-18, 2024, and are leaving today to race in Vail, Colorado. Logan Grosdidier, Caley Goforth, Bella Fisher, Rewani Shrestha qualified for the women and, Matthew Kafka, Schuyler Biglow, and Koda Kiser qualified for the men. The athletes will race in a series of races, including downhill, Super G, alpine combined, giant slalom, and slalom. U16 Head Coach Ben Brown and coach Ann West will travel with the team for the event.

In the most recent qualifying series in Winter Park on February 11-14, athletes put down stellar finishes in the slalom and giant slalom races. Logan Grosdidier won both slalom races and finished 2nd in the first giant slalom race. Caley Goforth took home two top-10 finishes in the slaloms, and Bella Fisher scored her best giant slalom race result with a 4th place finish and two top 10 in the slaloms. Rewani Shrestha went home with a 12th and 16th place in slalom. Naia Broggi had one of her best results, placing 26th in the first slalom race. On the men’s side, Matthew Kafka skied into 12th and 7th place in each of the giant slalom races. Schuyler Biglow skied with grit and fire and earned his best result of the season with a 6th place finish in the second slalom race, as well as an 11th in the first slalom race and two 16th places in giant slalom. Koda Kiser earned two top 15 finishes in slalom and two top 20 in GS. Leo Orton skied into 15th in the first slalom race.  Wilson Walker finished 20th in the first slalom race. Caleb Walker had three top-30 finishes in the GS and slalom.  Pthalo Plomteux ended the race series with two top 20s in slalom.

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