HANCOCK, Vt. - Saint Michael's College Alpine skiing senior Helene Kristoffersen (Rælingen, Norway/Dønski VGS) recorded her fourth consecutive top-two giant slalom finish during a runner-up showing on Saturday during the Middlebury College Carnival at the Middlebury Snow Bowl.
 
CARNIVAL FACTS

• The Alpine women finished seventh in the GS with 71 points, within eight points of fifth-place Colby College.
• Between the Alpine and Nordic teams, Saint Michael's finished seventh among 15 schools with 425 points, only 3.5 points away from sixth-place Williams College.
• Dartmouth College won the carnival with 898 points.

WOMEN'S LEADERS

• Senior Helene Kristoffersen (Rælingen, Norway/Dønski VGS), 2nd in giant slalom, 2:03.23 two-run combined time
  • 4th straight top-two finish in GS
  • 5th top-five finish of season
• Senior Jenna Braun (Stockholm, N.J./Green Mountain Valley School), 32nd, 2:07.41
  • Started 61st
• Senior Sofie Gjetsund (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), 39th, 2:09.20

MEN'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Petter Wendelborg (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), 29th in giant slalom, 2:01.92 two-run combined time
  • Started 49th
• First-year Christian Lødemel (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), 30th, 2:01.96
• First-year Barrett Hibshman (Burke, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy), 35th, 2:02.70
  • Started 59th
• Junior Gray Flanagan (West Burke, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), 40th, 2:02.91
• Sophomore Aidan Robin (Stowe, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy), 45th, 2:03.27

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S EVENT

• Friday at University of New Hampshire Carnival, 9 a.m.
• That event triples as the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Championship and NCAA East Regional Championship.