Huey sweeps three races while teammates notch podium finishes at Utah Olympic Park and Snowbird

Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) Alpine U14 IMD athletes wrapped up their Intermountain Division (IMD) qualifying series with a busy week of racing at Utah Olympic Park in Park City and Snowbird Resort. The final qualifier events featured Giant Slalom (GS) and Slalom (SL) races for both boys and girls, followed by a Super G (SG) make-up race for the boys that had previously been postponed due to weather.

The Park City qualifier, held Feb. 27– Mar. 1 at the Utah Olympic Park, included two GS races and one SL race. Despite warm temperatures throughout the weekend, athletes were able to take advantage of the unique opportunity to race on West Peak, a venue that could host technical events during the 2034 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

“It was really cool to finally have the U14s race at the Utah Olympic Park, especially at West Peak,” said Angelica Simari Birkner, U14 IMD Second Year Head Coach. “It’s exciting to think that technical events at the 2034 Olympics might be held on that hill.”

SVSEF athletes delivered several standout performances during the series, led by Mia Huey, who swept all three women’s races with victories in both GS events and the SL. The girls team also saw strong podium and top-ten finishes throughout the weekend.

“It was very choppy and challenging on the pitch, but very fun,” said one SVSEF athlete following the races.

Following the Park City races, the boys traveled to Snowbird Resort for make-up Super G races on March 2–3. Weather conditions limited the schedule, allowing only one race to be completed, but athletes were still able to gain valuable speed experience.

“Snowbird worked hard to make it happen for the IMD U14 boys, and it was great to get a training run and a race run in the books,” said Ben Roberts, First-Year U14 Head Coach. “The fog and snow had other ideas for the second and third races, but at least the boys got some fun powder turns in on Tuesday.”

Photo: Mia Huey on the top step of the podium in Park City.

SVSEF Athlete Results

Giant Slalom – Feb. 27
Women
1st – Mia Huey
3rd – Savannah Pringle
10th – Ava Gilmour
20th – Brady Bloomfield
22nd – Brianna Smiley
27th – Halley McGrew
31st – Stevie Crist
35th – Kinley Letson

Men
4th – James Holman
5th – Alex Grant
26th – Theron Andra
29th – Breclan McCarthy
30th – Brixen Ehleringer

Giant Slalom – Feb. 28
Women
1st – Mia Huey
17th – Jennings Fraser
18th – Stevie Crist
20th – Kinley Letson
25th – Halley McGrew
30th – Mable Diez
32nd – Madlein Bakker
35th – Georgia Bea Stansberry

Men
7th – Theron Andra
11th – Alex Grant
26th – Breclan McCarthy

Slalom – March 1

Women
1st – Mia Huey
2nd – Brianna Smiley
14th – Jennings Fraser
19th – Kinley Letson
20th – Stevie Crist
25th – Makkena Steel
27th – Madlein Bakker
33rd – Arielle Reis
34th – Ava Gilmour

Men
5th – Theron Andra
7th – James Holman
13th – Breclan McCarthy
14th – Brixen Ehleringer
25th – Reid Wilke
28th – Halsten Bruun

Super G – March 2 (Snowbird)

Men
11th – James Holman
12th – Theron Andra
18th – Charlie Spengler
21st – Alex Grant
27th – Breclan McCarthy

The second and third Super G races scheduled at Snowbird were canceled due to weather conditions.

Complete results are available here

Complete list of SVSEF athletes who qualified for Regional or Tri-Divisional Championships below.

Women:

Regionals: March 19th-22nd Sugar Bowl, CA

-Mia Huey

-Savanah Pringle

-Bria Smiley

Tri-Divisionals: March 20th-23rd Snowbird, UT

-Halley McGrew

-Jennings Fraser

-Madlein Bakker

-Ava Gilmour

-Stevie Crist

-Kinley Letson

-Makkena Steel

-Maggie Leady

-Hope Lloyd

-Mable Diez

-Lilly Little

-Ariel Reis

-Gigi Hill

-Presley Jensen

-Hartley Tindall

-Georgia Bea Stansberry 

Tri-D’s alternates:

-Olivia Heyser 9th alternate

-Hannah Howard 16th alternate

Men:

Regionals: March 19th-22nd Sugar Bowl, CA

-Alex Grant

-Theron Andra

-James Holman

Tri-Divisionals: March 20th-23rd Snowbird, UT

-Brixen Ehleringer

-Breclan McCarthy

-Charlie Spengler

-Reid Wilke

-Halsten Bruun

-Cody Lloyd

Alternates for Tri-D’s

-Hunter Gove. 5th alternate

-Chase Martens 7th alternate

-Tyler Dolsen 10th alternate