2002 USSA Alpine Masters National Championships

The 2002 Alpine Masters National Championships were held at Winter Park, CO. The Downhill Championships are Mar. 30- Apr. 2, with the SG/GS/SL combined nationals following the second half of the week on Apr. 3-7.

The weather this week has provided spring conditions on the race hills, with warm, sunny, and moderately breezy conditions most days. The Winter Park race crew has been working tremendously hard all week to provide the best possible conditions for all competitors. Their effort has paid off with a great week of racing for all.

National Championship DH

The National Championship DH is part of the Molecule F National Speed Series. See the National Speed Series results for complete series results.

Race Results By Class By National Group By Gender
Winter Park Nationals DH - Apr. 2, 2002      A/B course,  C/D course

National Championship Triple-Combined SG/GS/SL

National championship medals are awarded to the top three finishers in each class in the SG, GS, and SL events. The overall combined class champion is awarded based on lowest total race points within age class in all three events of the triple combined (SG, GS, SL).

Race Results By Class By National Group
Group A (men 20-44 - classes M01-M04)
SG    
GS    
SL    
Combined    
Group B (men 45-59 - classes M05-M07)
SG    
GS    
SL    
Combined    
Group C (all women)
SG    
GS    
SL    
Combined    
Group D (men 60-85+ - classes M09-M013)
SG    
GS    
SL    
Combined    

Divisions Cup

The finale of the national championships is the awarding of the Divisions Cup, which goes to the division with the best points/start ratio for all competitors in the division in the three events of the triple-combined (SG, GS, SL). Each racer start in each division is counted, with points awarded to the top 5 finishers in each age class on the scale of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. (The points are adjusted downward according to the number of starters if there are fewer than 5 competitors in the class.)

2002 Divisions Cup Standings (points per start):
1. Pacific Northwest - 2.568 (15 racers, 44 starts, 113 points)
2. Eastern - 1.433 (39 racers, 106 starts, 152 points)
3. Intermountain - 1.426 (60 racers, 169 starts, 241 points)
4. Far West - 1.113 (39 racers, 115 starts, 128 points)
5. Rocky Mountain - 0.892 (95 racers, 233 starts, 208 points)
6. Northern - 0.806 (11 racers, 31 starts, 25 points)
7. Central - 0.489 (35 racers, 92 starts, 45 points)
-. Alaska - 1.0 (5 racers, 15 starts, 15 points)
-. Foreign - 2.333 (2 racers, 6 starts, 14 points)

For those of you obsessed with the gory details [chuckle!], click here for the complete Divisions Cup point scoring of all competitors by division. Have fun!