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Buffs Ready For Quest For 22nd Title
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NCAA Ski Championships In Utah March 11-14
PARK CITY & MIDWAY, Utah –The Colorado Buffaloes Ski Team will take a deep and balanced lineup into the 2026 NCAA Ski Championships, set for March 11-14 at Utah Olympic Park and Soldier Hollow, led by a group of skiers that have combined for 17 wins and 58 podium finishes this season.
Headlining the Buffaloes' lineup are RMISA MVP winners Louison Accambray, Filip Wahlqvist, Storm Pedersen and Tilde Baangman, anchoring a deep team across both alpine and Nordic disciplines as the Buffs chase the program's 22nd NCAA skiing national championship.
Colorado qualified a full 12-skier team, one of seven programs nationally to do so, and enters the championships with a mix of experienced veterans and rising newcomers. Six skiers have competed previously at the NCAA Championships while six will be making their debuts on the sport's biggest collegiate stage.
The Buffaloes are seeking to add another chapter to one of the sport's most decorated traditions. Colorado has captured 21 NCAA skiing national championships in its history — 11 men's titles, one women's crown and nine coed championships — and has finished first or second in 14 of the last 19 NCAA Championships. The Buffs are also the only program nationally to place in the top four in each of the last 19 championships.
Colorado's lineup features experience in key spots. Tilde Baangman will compete in her fourth NCAA Championships, while Johannes Flaaten and Filip Wahlqvist are making their third appearances. Louison Accambray, Astri Lunde and Nina Schamberger are each making their second NCAA appearances.
Six other Buffs — Feb Allasina, Justin Bigatel, Paige DeHart, Cathinka Lunder, Jakob Moch and Storm Pedersen — will be making their NCAA Championships debuts.
Colorado's 12 NCAA qualifiers have finished 117 of 134 races this season, producing 99 top-10 finishes and 76 top-five performances, including 58 podium appearances and 17 victories entering the national championships.
Championship Schedule
The NCAA Championships open Wednesday with the giant slalom races at Utah Olympic Park. The women's first run is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. MT followed by the men's first run at 11 a.m., with second runs slated for 1 p.m. (women) and 2 p.m. (men).
Nordic competition begins Thursday at Soldier Hollow with the 7.5K classic races, with the men's race set for 9 a.m. and the women's race at 10:30 a.m.
The slalom races will take place Friday at Utah Olympic Park beginning with the men's first run at 9:30 a.m. and the women's first run at 10:15 a.m., with second runs scheduled for 12:15 p.m. (men) and 1 p.m. (women).
The championships conclude Saturday at Soldier Hollow with the freestyle races, featuring the women's 20K at 9 a.m. followed by the men's 20K at 11 a.m.
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Headlining the Buffaloes' lineup are RMISA MVP winners Louison Accambray, Filip Wahlqvist, Storm Pedersen and Tilde Baangman, anchoring a deep team across both alpine and Nordic disciplines as the Buffs chase the program's 22nd NCAA skiing national championship.
Colorado qualified a full 12-skier team, one of seven programs nationally to do so, and enters the championships with a mix of experienced veterans and rising newcomers. Six skiers have competed previously at the NCAA Championships while six will be making their debuts on the sport's biggest collegiate stage.
The Buffaloes are seeking to add another chapter to one of the sport's most decorated traditions. Colorado has captured 21 NCAA skiing national championships in its history — 11 men's titles, one women's crown and nine coed championships — and has finished first or second in 14 of the last 19 NCAA Championships. The Buffs are also the only program nationally to place in the top four in each of the last 19 championships.
Colorado's lineup features experience in key spots. Tilde Baangman will compete in her fourth NCAA Championships, while Johannes Flaaten and Filip Wahlqvist are making their third appearances. Louison Accambray, Astri Lunde and Nina Schamberger are each making their second NCAA appearances.
Six other Buffs — Feb Allasina, Justin Bigatel, Paige DeHart, Cathinka Lunder, Jakob Moch and Storm Pedersen — will be making their NCAA Championships debuts.
Colorado's 12 NCAA qualifiers have finished 117 of 134 races this season, producing 99 top-10 finishes and 76 top-five performances, including 58 podium appearances and 17 victories entering the national championships.
Championship Schedule
The NCAA Championships open Wednesday with the giant slalom races at Utah Olympic Park. The women's first run is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. MT followed by the men's first run at 11 a.m., with second runs slated for 1 p.m. (women) and 2 p.m. (men).
Nordic competition begins Thursday at Soldier Hollow with the 7.5K classic races, with the men's race set for 9 a.m. and the women's race at 10:30 a.m.
The slalom races will take place Friday at Utah Olympic Park beginning with the men's first run at 9:30 a.m. and the women's first run at 10:15 a.m., with second runs scheduled for 12:15 p.m. (men) and 1 p.m. (women).
The championships conclude Saturday at Soldier Hollow with the freestyle races, featuring the women's 20K at 9 a.m. followed by the men's 20K at 11 a.m.
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