Local youth skiers race well at Big Sky
The Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation, or FVSEF, saw several young competitors race well enough to reach the podium this past weekend at Big Sky Resort.
Four times FVSEF athletes took first. On Friday Theo Elliott won the U12 boys giant slalom, while his teammate Jude Petro finished third. On Saturday Elliott won the U12 slalom, and Henryk Hadidi took the U10 boys slalom. Then Lorraine Elliott won the U8 girls slalom on Sunday.
On Friday Hadidi was second for the U10 boys and Wes Patzer was third for U8 boys.
Evelyn Barnett also stepped onto the podium in third for the U14 girls.
In the final slalom race on Sunday Petro was second and Elliott was third for U12 boys. Hadidi was second for the U10 boys.
Full team results are below:
Giant Slalom
GIRLS
U14: Evelyn Barnett, fourth.
U12: Ellie Pitzer, 11th; Emma Patzer, 17th.
U10: Sierra Duchesne, eighth.
BOYS
U12: Theo Elliott first; Jude Petro, third.
U10: Henryk Hadidi, second.
U8: Wes Patzer, third.
Slalom 1
GIRLS
U14: Evelyn Barnett, third.
BOYS
U12: Theo Elliott, first.
U10: Henryk Hadidi, first.
Slalom 2
GIRLS
U14: Evelyn Barnette, fifth.
U10: Sierra Duchesne, seventh.
U8: Lorraine Elliott, first.
BOYS
U12: Jude Petro, second; Theo Elliott, third; Henry Duchesen, 17th.
U10: Henryk Hadidii, second.
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