SSCV mogul skiers dominate Summit Open at Copper Mountain

Ski and Snowboard Club Vail went four-for-four at the Summit Open at Copper Mountain Feb. 10-11.

Ryan Stockton won both the boys open and dual moguls competitions at the Rocky Mountain Freestyle event, while Katie Dreitlein and Ava Keenan claimed the respective girls competitions.

Stockton trailed Steamboat Spring’s Liam Siefken going into his second run in Saturday’s individual event.

“Ryan stomped his top air and got into his line clean and fast,” SSCV mogul program director John Dowling said. After crossing the line in 22.00 seconds on his second effort, Stockton’s 80.48 score secured the victory.

Caden McCormick (fourth), Riley Hughes (fifth), Matthew Grattan (eighth) and Jackson Cupp (ninth) joined Stockton in the top-10 of the 62-athlete field on day 1. On the girls side, Reese Lemnah joined Dreitlein on the podium and Keenan placed ninth. Dowling noted Dreitlein’s scorching speed. She blasted the Treble Clef course in 24.9 seconds — over 1.5 seconds faster than the second-best time — but still sat in fourth before her second run.

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“In the second run, (she) outpaced the field again, but this time with cleaner turns and a better backflip with iron cross on the bottom air,” Dowling stated. “For Katie, it was her time to (step) on the top of the podium in a Rocky Mountain Freestyle open mogul.”

Keenan battled a pair of Australians in Sunday’s dual moguls. She ousted Talia Manns in the semifinals before a convincing win against Eliza Peake in the finals.

“The Aussies have been topping the podium at a couple of the last RMF events, and Ava had some gritty duals against strong skiers en route to victory,” Dowling said.

Stockton beat Zac Sheinbaum in the semifinal before defeating Siefken in a 13-12 judges’ decision in the final.

Individual moguls results (top 10) –

Girls

1. Katie Dreitlein, Vail – 79.07
2. Talia Manns, Australia – 77.99
3. Reese Lemnah, Vail – 77.79
4. Lenna Persson, Aspen – 77.01
5. Annika Broecker, Summit – 74.72
6. Eliza Peake, Australia – 74.23
7. Eloise Yingling, Telluride – 72.00
8. Kyla Salthouse, Summit – 71.97
9. Ava Keenan, Vail – 69.79
10. Ali Homans, Winter Park – 69.59

Boys

1. Ryan Stockton, Vail – 80.48
2. Liam Siefken, Steamboat Springs – 80.30
3. Callum Cook, Australia
4. Caden McCormick, Vail – 79.78
5. Riley Hughes, Vail – 79.18
6. Jack Smith, Winter Park – 78.32
7. Tom Luscombe, Australia – 77.92
8. Matthew Grattan, Vail – 76.90
9. Jackson Cupp, Vail – 76.81
10. Jon Orgeldinger, Winter Park – 76.24

Dual moguls results (top eight)

Girls

1. Ava Keenan, Vail
2. Eliza Peake, Australia
3. Talia Manns, Australia
4. Reese Lemnah, Vail
5. Jaelyn Spraker, Aspen
6. Katie Dreitlein, Vail
7. Arabella Agee, Summit
8. Alessa Oliver, Aspen

Boys

1. Ryan Stockton, Vail
2. Liam Siefken, Steamboat Springs
3. Zac Sheinbaum, Winter Park
4. Matthew Grattan, Vail
5. Jackson Cupp, Vail
6. Jackson Covell, Killington
7. Shane Mariano, Steamboat Springs
8. Callum Cook, Australia

Moguls notes

• Several SSCV athletes traveled to Park City at the beginning of the month to watch the World Cup at Deer Valley and compete in the NorAm opener the following week. Five SSCV alumni competed at the World Cup, including 15-year-old Porter Huff, who was making his debut. Huff finished 22nd in the dual moguls after posting a DNF in the open.
• In the NorAM event, Dreitlein placed 24th in the dual moguls while Garrett Marley, Huff and Nash Lucas all finished in the top-20 for the men’s individual. Lucas finished 25th in his World Cup debut in Waterville on Jan. 26.
• Six Americans — including two SSCV alumnae – sit in the top-10 of the World Cup overall moguls standings. Tess Johnson and Elizabeth Lemley are eighth and 10th, respectively, with two World Cup stops remaining. Almaty, Kazakhstan and Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy will host events on March 8-10 and March 16.