From Park City, USA
(December 6, 2021) – Robert Balk won his second race of the season in Park City, edging out Switzerland’s Jonas Frei for the top honors.
Balk set the quick time of the first heat by just .04 over Frei. On the second run, Spain’s Israel Blanco made the leap from fifth place to the lead with only Frei and Balk to go. Frei slid well enough to take the lead, but only by .03 over Blanco. Balk’s run was just a hair better, and while it was only the third quickest of the second run it was enough to take the gold in Park City.
Frei took silver, .03 ahead of Blanco with bronze.
Great Britain’s Corie Mapp finished in fourth, .04 ahead of the United States’ Guillermo Castillo in fifth.
Canada’s Lonnie Bissonnette rounded out the top six.
Results:
Pos | Name | Nation | Bib | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Finish |
1 | Robert Balk | USA | 8 | 6.36 | 6.41 | 55.25 | 55.78 | 1:51.03 |
2 | Jonas Frei | SUI | 5 | 6.32 | 6.38 | 55.29 | 55.79 | 1:51.08 |
3 | Israel Blanco | ESP | 2 | 6.34 | 6.38 | 55.50 | 55.61 | 1:51.11 |
4 | Corie Mapp | GBR | 3 | 6.32 | 6.41 | 55.41 | 55.90 | 1:51.31 |
5 | Guillermo Castillo | USA | 4 | 6.33 | 6.38 | 55.58 | 55.77 | 1:51.35 |
6 | Lonnie Bissonnette | CAN | 6 | 6.33 | 6.39 | 55.38 | 56.05 | 1:51.43 |
7 | Christopher Stewart | SUI | 1 | 6.34 | 6.37 | 55.65 | 56.05 | 1:51.70 |
8 | Steven Jacobo | USA | 9 | 6.33 | 6.35 | 56.11 | 56.09 | 1:52.20 |
9 | Ziva Lavrinc | SLO | 7 | 6.33 | 6.38 | 56.15 | 56.47 | 1:52.62 |