Elliott Goes Back to Back in Landgraaf
On day two of competition, Noah Elliott proved why he’s called the king of banked slalom, winning back-to-back banked slalom World Cups in Landgraaf. This is his eighth banked slalom World Cup win in a row. Kate Delson and Zach Miller added more podiums to their repertoire on Friday, both finishing third.
In qualifications, Delson finished third in the women’s LL1/LL2 classification, followed by Brenna Huckaby in fifth, just missing out on finals. Dennae Russell finished ninth, along with Rebecca Johnston in 15th. In men’s LL-2, Elliott took the top spot and Mike Schultz finished sixth. Miller led the way in men’s LL-2 qualifying fourth, Keith Gabel came in seventh and Joe Pleban in eighth.
In the finals, Delson advanced to the small final after battling with the Netherlands' Lisa Bunschoten. Miller took on reigning World Champion Emanuel Perathoner from Italy and advanced to the small final. Elliott continued his dominance, winning his heat to move into the big final. Elliott, Miller and Delson all won their final races to finish first, third and third overall respectively.
Next up, the team is heading back to the United States for a training block before their next World Cup in Kühtai, Austria in January.
