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Alaska sports roundup (4/19/12)

Roundup of Alaska sports events

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Alaska sports roundup (4/12/12)

Roundup of Alaska sports events
ALPINE SKIING

UAA's Berther 12th in super-G

UAA freshman Vanessa Berther finished 12th overall, and third among junior skiers, in Friday's super-G at the U.S. Alpine Ski Championships in Winter Park, Colo.
ALPINE SKIING

Anchorage skiers sixth, 15th at alpine nationals

UAA junior Andreas Adde finished sixth in the slalom Thursday at the 2012 U.S. Alpine Championships in Winter Park, Colo., and Kieffer Christianson of Anchorage took 15th place.
SKIING

A great season on snow for Alaskans

From Kikkan Randall's historic World Cup title to Amy Glen's photo-finish NCAA championship to Jay Hakkinen's age-defying biathlon results to Tyler Kornfield's delayed glory, Alaskans set the world of snow sports on fire this winter.
SKIING

Jose Miguel Banda of Mexico absorbs techniques of ski jumping

The sport of ski jumping comes with a long list of physical and mental challenges, but Jose Miguel Banda's list was a little longer than most others.
ALPINE SKIING

Brooks leads Alaskans to 2-3-4 finish

Racing in balmy conditions and forced to run as a warm-up because the only snow was the stuff on the course and organizers were treating that set-up gently, Alaska nordic skiers fared well Saturday in the opening race of 2012 Super Tour Finals in Craftsbury, Vt.
ALPINE SKIING

Skiers await final run

Cami Cabana and Shaun Poirot are leaders in the Chugach Open alpine competition at Alyeska Resort, but will have to wait until Sunday to try to close out a victory.
ALPINE SKIING

Lamb leads J-4 alpine skiers

Charlie Lamb led a group of eight Junior 4 skiers from Alyeska Ski Club last weekend, notching three top-10 finishes at the Inter-Mountain Division Championship at Brundage Mountain Resort in McCall, Idaho.
UAA SEAWOLVES

Parker, Harmanen pace UAA ski team in Montana

Alex Parker grabbed fourth place in the women's giant slalom and Niko Harmanen took fifth in the men's giant slalom to lead the UAA ski team Friday at the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association's Western Regional Championships in Bozeman, Mont.
SKIING

Adde, Berther make top 5 in giant slalom ski race

UAA skiers Andreas Adde and Vanessa Berther each earned top-five finishes in a giant slalom Thursday at the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association alpine qualifier in Bozeman, Mont.