Sarah Jarvis on the way to winning the slalom title at the
New Zealand skiing championships at Coronet Peak on
Saturday. Photo by Jolyon Ralston.
Hamilton's Sarah Jarvis capped off her time in Queenstown
by claiming the New Zealand slalom title in "perfect"
conditions at Coronet Peak on Saturday.
During last month's Winter Games, Jarvis (23) was the first
New Zealand woman in both the slalom and giant slalom in a
world-class field of competitors.
Jarvis was already on a high after winning the New Zealand
giant slalom crown on Friday.
Charline Vion, of France, won the slalom in 1min 42.92sec,
with Aleksandra Klus, of Poland, second in 1min 44.29sec, and
Czech Tereza Kmochova third in 1min 44.71sec.
Jarvis finished fifth overall in 1min 48.64sec, improving on
her time in the same event at the Winter Games, when she
finished in 1min 54.13sec.
Speaking to the Otago Daily Times from Methven yesterday,
Jarvis said she was "pretty stoked" with the results.
"In the giant slalom I had a better time than I did at the
Winter Games and [had] a similar points result.
"The slalom I had one terrible run and one good one - I had a
bit of both - it was quite challenging."
The results had improved Jarvis' world ranking again - which
was 500 prior to the Winter Games - but she was not sure what
that ranking was now.
A fresh snowfall, combined with clear, calm conditions meant
it was the "perfect" environment to race in, she said.
Auckland's Monique Oosterbaan was the second-fastest New
Zealander, clocking 1min 54.41sec and finishing 12th overall.
Harriet Miller-Brown, of Queenstown, was the third-fastest
New Zealander, 13th overall in 1min 56.01sec.
Wellington-raised Angus Howden, the first New Zealander home
in 13th place, was crowned national men's slalom champion..
The race was won by Canadian Julien Cousineau in 1min
27.88sec, followed by Leif Kristian Haugen (Norway) in 1min
28.34sec.
Patrick Biggs (Canada) secured bronze in 1:29.22.
Howden was pleased with his 1min 34.81sec over what he
described as a challenging course.
Queenstown's Andrew Wiley was the second-fastest New
Zealander, clocking 1:36.15 to finish 16th overall while
national development team member Finlay Neeson (Taranaki) was
the third-fastest New Zealander, finishing 19th in 1min
38.43sec.
Today, the action moves to Methven for the national super G
championships, followed by four days of Australia New Zealand
Cup races.
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