Voisin a top qualifier for U.S. Grand Prix

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 1, 2017 1:54 AM

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Whitefish skier Maggie Voisin was one of the top qualifiers for this weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.

Voisin, who finished fifth at last week’s X Games, was the top qualifier in her heat on Wednesday, throwing down a second run score of 90.33 to top Norway’s Johanne Killi, 82.66, and Missoula’s Darian Stevens, 80.00.

Sweden’s Emma Dahlstrom was the top qualifier in the second heat, scoring a 91.66, edging Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud, who scored a 90.33.

The finals will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with coverage on NBC from 2:30-4 p.m.

The Grand Prix, a World Cup event, is the first qualifying event for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Voisin, 18, was the youngest member of the U.S. ski team at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, but did not compete after breaking her leg in a practice session.