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Slalom at Loveland Ski Area
Four Top Four Finishes Pushes Buffs To Lead At Own Invitational
January 13, 2026 | Skiing
The Buffaloes were paced by another podium finish from Louison Accambray on the women's side and a strong 2–3–4 showing in the men's race, led by Stanley Buzek, Filip Wahlqvist and Feb Allasina. Utah sits third in the standings with 147 points, while Alaska Anchorage (109) and Montana State (99.5) round out the top five.
Accambray finished third in the women's slalom to earn her second straight podium of the alpine season. Alexa Brownlie followed with a ninth-place finish, while Paige DeHart, Cathinka Lunder and Hannah Soria added depth for the Buffs.
On the men's side, Colorado placed four skiers inside the top 10, as Buzek finished second, Wahlqvist third and Allasina fourth. Justin Bigatel rounded out the scoring with a 10th-place finish, helping CU build its early team advantage.
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the women's race, Accambray earned the top bib and first starting position through the double-blind draw and took full advantage. She posted the third-fastest first run and followed it up with a clean, controlled second run to hold her position and secure her second straight podium finish.
Lunder drew the top position in the second seed with bib No. 8 and delivered the sixth-fastest first run, but a small mistake on her second run dropped her to 17th. Brownlie also started in the second seed, drawing bib No. 10, and recorded the eighth-fastest first run before holding her position in the second run to finish ninth overall.
DeHart made one of the biggest moves of the race after not finishing the previous day, starting 33rd and responding with the 12th-fastest first run. She narrowly missed a top-10 finish, placing 11th in a tight race that saw her finish just one-hundredth of a second ahead of 12th place, two-hundredths ahead of 13th, and only one-tenth of a second out of the top 10. Soria started 19th, posted the 22nd-fastest first run and maintained that position through the second run.
On the men's side, Colorado controlled the start order with three of the first four starters after Allasina and Bigatel reached the podium the previous day, while Wahlqvist remained in the top seed despite a crash late in Monday's race. Wahlqvist delivered the fastest first run, Buzek posted the second-fastest and Allasina recorded the fourth-fastest opening run.
Utah's Johs Herland spoiled a potential Colorado podium sweep with his second straight slalom victory, but the Buffs followed close behind as Buzek finished second, Wahlqvist third and Allasina fourth. The trio combined to score 102 points, powering Colorado into the overall team lead.
Bigatel started 16th and steadily climbed the standings, recording the 13th-fastest first run before moving up three more positions in the second run to secure a top-10 finish. Christoffer Oestroem advanced to the second run and was second out of the start gate, but skied out early in his final run.
UP NEXT: The RMISA teams next head to Aspen Highlands Resort for giant slalom races the next two days, Wednesday's a part of the Denver Invitational and Thursday closing out the alpine portion of the CU Invitational.
TEAM NOTES
- Colorado scored 180 points on Day 1, holding a seven-point lead over Denver (173), with Utah in third at 147.
- The CU men totaled 102 points, marking the first triple-digit team score by any Colorado squad this season.
- The Buffs' women scored 78 points and sit second on the day, trailing Denver's 104-point performance.
- Louison Accambray finished third to earn her second straight podium after posting a collegiate career-best second-place finish Monday. It marked her third career slalom podium and seventh podium overall. Last season, she was the RMISA giant slalom champion, winning three GS races and recording five top-five finishes in seven starts.
- Cathinka Lunder placed 17th to earn her second straight top-20 finish and the fifth of her career.
- Alexa Brownlie recorded her second straight top-10 finish to open the season after placing seventh Monday.
- Paige DeHart made one of the biggest moves of the race, climbing 22 positions from a starting spot of 33 to finish 11th, narrowly missing a top-10 result.
- Filip Wahlqvist rebounded from a crash Monday to finish third, securing the 12th slalom podium of his career in 13 finishes across 16 starts. He owns nine career wins and 12 podiums, and has finished in the top five in all 13 races he has completed.
- Justin Bigatel finished 10th for his seventh career top-10 result in 14 starts and his fourth top-10 finish in eight collegiate slalom races.
- Feb Allasina placed fourth, narrowly missing his second straight podium, and now owns two top-five slalom finishes to begin his collegiate career.
- Stanley Buzek finished second for the second consecutive day, opening his college career with back-to-back runner-up finishes.
WOMEN'S SLALOM: 1. Sara Rask, Denver, 1:29.70; 2. Mia Hunt, Denver, 1:30.21; 3. Louison Accambray, Colorado, 1:30.64; 4. Ella Bromee, Alaska Anchorage, 1:30.83; 5. Erica Lynch, Nevada, 1:31.61; 6. Josephine Trueblood, Denver, 1:31.63; 7. Stella Buchheister, Denver, 1:31.64; 8. Tea Kiesel, Montana State, 1:31.76; 9. Alexa Brownlie, Colorado, 1:31.82; 10. Christina Jacobsen, Utah, 1:32.01. Other CU Finishers: 11. Paige DeHart, 1:32.11; 17. Cathinka Lunder, 1:32.39; 22. Hannah Soria, 1:33.61.
MEN'S SLALOM: 1. Johs Herland, Utah, 1:25.12; 2. Stanley Buzek, Colorado, 1:25.15; 3. Filip Wahlqvist, Colorado, 1:25.38; 4. Feb Allasina, Colorado, 1:25.90; 5. Lucas Ellis, Colorado Mountain, 1:26.07; 6. Adrian Hunshammer, Denver, 1:26.30; 7. Pierick Charest, Utah, 1:26.43; 8. Caman Beauregard, Denver, 1:26.53; 9. Harry Hoffman, Utah, 1:26.56; 10. Justin Bigatel, Colorado, 1:26.63. Did Not Finish: Christoffer Oestroem.
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