Some Awards from today's race.
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Best Uphill: Whiskey Gulch. I loved it. Mostly because it's right after a steep downhill so it's the only hill on the course that I climbed in a tuck.

Best Jacket Valet: Kirsten Valaas. I could take my down jacket off right before the start and put it back on right after finishing. Ah, that's what little sisters are for.

Best Finish: Matt Liebsch (CXC). In his quarterfinal he had a full on body slide across the line in a attempt to lunge into second place.

Best Volunteer: Cliff. Because our lovely teammates drove away without us, Ronsse and I hitched a ride from Cliff to our hotel. Now that is above and beyond the call of duty for volunteering at a ski race.

Best Fall: Becca Rorabaugh. For stabbing her foot in the semifinal and falling on her face.

Best Teammate: Katie Ronsse. For letting me into the track during the A-Final when I was boxed out on the first uphill skiing among the V-boards.

Best Parents. Mine. (Thanks for coming out to watch!)

Best Pre-Heat Scheme: The BSF girls. Because they had sleeping bags in the not-so-warm waxing cabin where we were waiting.

Best Toques: Shayla On Skis. Headwear by Shayla Swanson. But where was Shayla today?

Best Word of the Day: Supercilious. Courtesy of M-W.com. Actually it's their only word of the day for today. But it's still the best.

Best Clothing Boutique: Erik Flora. Because it was cold and he donated a lot of clothes to his under-prepared athletes today.

Best Part of Today: Getting to race AND getting to race tomorrow!