WILMINGTON, N.Y. – Vermont ski enters day two of the St. Lawrence Carnival in fifth place after day one saw just the men's and women's alpine teams compete in the GS race from Wilmington, NY on Whiteface Mountain. UVM's women alpine squad earned the third highest number of points in their respective race as three Vermont women skiers placed top 12 on the day.
 
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Day 1 Results
 
In the women's alpine GS race, Linn Hansson Liedholm finished in seventh place, a Catamount best on the day and her best GS race placement on the season thus far, racing for a two-run time of 2:16.90. Justine Clément finished right behind Liedholm in eighth place, having raced a two-run time 2:16.92. On Clement's second run, between the first and second sector, Clement had the fastest time, shredding almost eight seconds off her run in between sectors securing her a top 10 finish for the GS race, her first top 10 finish of the season for the GS. Hanna Larsson Nathhorst finished 11th for Vermont, adding key points for the Catamounts racing to a two-run time of 2:17.20. Nathhorst's 11th place finish was her best finish in the GS so far this season.
 
For the men's alpine squad, Mackenzie Wood placed the highest for UVM, finishing 12th with a two-run time of 2:11.86, his best finish on the GS races this season and second top 20 finish.
 
The St. Lawrence Carnival continues tomorrow, seeing men's and women's alpine complete their portion of the carnival with the slalom race on Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, NY. During the last carnival (Bates), UVM women's alpine finished with the most points in the slalom. First slalom run is slated for 9:30 a.m. Men's and women's Nordic will begin their first day of the carnival tomorrow, competing in a 20k Freestyle mass start from Lake Placid, NY from Mt Van Hoevenberg. The women will race first starting at 10 a.m. followed by the men at 12 p.m.