Communications-NorAm cup finals-to Vail Daily 3-6-16Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s Tess Johnson stands atop the podium after winning the Freestyle Moguls NorAm Cup Tour on Sunday, March 6 in Killington, Vermont.

It has been an amazing Freestyle NorAm Cup season for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athletes, culminating in the Freestyle NorAm Cup finals held in Killington, Vermont on March 5 and 6.

The NorAm Cup Tour hosts the top United States, Canadian and Australian freestyle development skiers competing just shy of the World Cup level along with a small number of additional foreign competitors allotted spots on the tour.  The stakes are high on the Tour, with the male and female winners earning spots on the US Freestyle Team and the top juniors named to the US Junior World Team to compete in Are, Sweden in April.  SSCV’s Tess Johnson did just that!

Val Saint Come recap heading into Freestyle NorAm Cup Finals

In the final regular season NorAm Cup event held in Val Saint Come, Canada on February 27 and 28, SSCV’s Emerson Smith and Kaitlyn Harrell earned wins in dual moguls.  Tess Johnson placed fifth for the women and Casey Andringa placed sixth for the men that same day in dual moguls.  A day earlier in the mogul competition at Val Saint Come, Tess Johnson placed third and Kaitlyn Harrell placed fourth for the women with Hunter Bailey and Casey Andringa in fifth and sixth, respectively, for the men.

With solid performances throughout the NorAm Cup Tour, SSCV’s Emerson Smith and Tess Johnson came into the NorAm Cup finals held on March 5th and 6th in Killington, Vermont leading the NorAm Cup standings with SSCV’s Casey Andringa in 3rd.

Tess Johnson wins Freestyle Moguls NorAm Cup Tour

In Saturday’s finals in Killington, SSCV’s Tess Johnson and Emerson Smith took third in moguls.  On Sunday Tess Johnson took fourth and Emerson Smith took fifth in dual moguls.

 Tess Johnson won the Freestyle Moguls NorAm Cup Tour for the women, which resulted in her earning a spot on the US Freestyle Team and at Junior Worlds in Are, Sweden in April.  Kaitlyn Harrell came in sixth for the women in the Freestyle Moguls NorAm Cup Tour.  Emerson Smith came in second, Casey Andringa fourth and Hunter Bailey seventh for the men in the Freestyle Moguls NorAm Cup Tour.

SSCV Freestyle Head Mogul Coach Riley Campbell shared, “I am thrilled with the performance of our athletes throughout the NorAm Tour.  On any given day, we could find one of our athletes on the podium or in the top five, a reflection of the depth of the team.  The hard work put in by each and every athlete at the water ramps, in the trampoline room and during pre-season and regular season on-snow training has paid off.”

Top three results and all Ski & Snowboard Club Vail results are available by clicking here.  For a complete list of results go to www.fis-ski.com.