LYME CENTER, N.H. - Saint Michael's College Alpine skiing senior Helene Kristoffersen (Rælingen, Norway/Dønski VGS) and sophomore Aidan Robin (Stowe, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy) both posted top-10 slalom performances on Friday during the Dartmouth College Carnival at the Dartmouth Skiway.
 
CARNIVAL FACTS

• Both the Alpine men's and women's teams finished eighth on Friday with 54 points, but only five and four points, respectively, shy of seventh place.
• Between the Alpine and Nordic teams, Saint Michael's stands sixth overall among 15 schools with 251 points, within 38 points of fifth-place Colby.

WOMEN'S LEADERS

• Senior Helene Kristoffersen (Rælingen, Norway/Dønski VGS), 5th in slalom, 1:41.44 two-run combined time
  • Tied second-best slalom performance of career, only trailing career-high fourth-place showing at Williams College Carnival on Feb. 17, 2023
  • 12th career top-five finish
  • Started 17th
• Sophomore Lola Ribe (Logroño, La Rioja, Spain/Green Mountain Valley School), 42nd, 1:47.53
  • Started 61st
• Sophomore Ada Jones (Williston, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), 47th, 1:50.46
  • Started 72nd
  • Improved from 60th following opening run

MEN'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Aidan Robin (Stowe, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy), 10th in slalom, 1:35.26 two-run combined time
  • 4th career top-10 finish
• First-year Oscar Preisler (Ramsey, N.J./Green Mountain Valley School), 36th, 1:38.40
• Junior Gray Flanagan (West Burke, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), 44th, 1:39.71
  • Started 60th
• Sophomore Petter Wendelborg (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), T-51st, 1:40.33
• First-year Gilbert Aubert (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), T-51st, 1:40.33

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S EVENT

• Saturday at Dartmouth Carnival, 9 a.m.