2012 North American Ski Mountaineering Championship

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The 2012 North American Ski Mountaineering Championship was the first edition of a North American Championship of Ski Mountaineering.

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The 2012 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race, supported by the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA), held in Colorado from 27 to 29 January 2012 was billed as the North American Championship of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Participants were competition ski mountaineers from Canada and the United States. [1] Some competitors from other continents (italic in the ranking lists below) also participated in the Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race events, but appear only in the World ranking and not in the North American Championship's ranking (abbreviated NAC in the lists below). [2]

Results

Sprint race

Event held on January 28, 2012

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
Med 1.png Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Melanie Bernier 05' 39" Med 1.png
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg   Janelle Smiley 05' 57" Med 2.png
Med 3.png Flag of the United States.svg   Sari Anderson 06' 28" Med 3.png
–––––– Flag of Spain.svg   Gemma Arró Ribot 06' 41"4
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Lyndsay Meyer 07' 11"5
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Julie Matteau07' 14"6
6 Flag of the United States.svg   Stevie Kremer 07' 49"1)7
7 Flag of the United States.svg   Jari Kirkland 08' 42"8
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Jen Gersbach 08' 53"1)9
9 Flag of the United States.svg   Sarah Stubbe 09' 23"10
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Lindsay Plant 08' 42"11

1) includes 5 penalty seconds

Men

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
–––––– Flag of Italy.svg   Manfred Reichegger 04' 48" Med 1.png
Med 1.png Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Reiner Thoni 05' 09" Med 2.png
–––––– Flag of Italy.svg   Lorenzo Holzknecht 05' 10" Med 3.png
Med 2.png Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Andrew McNab 05' 19"4
–––––– Flag of Slovakia.svg   Jan Koles 05' 24"5
Med 3.png Flag of the United States.svg   Travis Scheefer 05' 27"6
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Andrew "Andy" Dorais 05' 36"7
5 Flag of the United States.svg   Marshall Thomson 05' 39"8
6 Flag of the United States.svg   Jared Inouye 05' 44"9
7 Flag of the United States.svg   Jon Brown 05' 53"10
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Brian Smith 05' 54"11
9 Flag of the United States.svg   Simon Gilna 05' 57"12
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Mike Schilling 05' 58"13

Single race

Event held on January 29, 2012

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
Med 1.png Flag of the United States.svg   Janelle Smiley 02h 39' 42" Med 1.png
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg   Sari Anderson 02h 44' 03" Med 2.png
Med 3.png Flag of the United States.svg   Stevie Kremer 03h 00' 24"1) Med 3.png
–––––– Flag of Spain.svg   Gemma Arró Ribot 03h 12' 24"4
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Melanie Bernier 03h 13' 51"5
5 Flag of the United States.svg   Jari Kirkland 03h 15' 52"6
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Julie Matteau03h 36' 20"7
7 Flag of the United States.svg   Lindsay Plant 03h 46' 43"8
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Lyndsay Meyer 03h 50' 17"9
9 Flag of the United States.svg   Jen Gersbach 03h 52' 23"10
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Andrea Koenig 04h 20 58"11

1) includes 1 penalty minute

Men

NACparticipanttotal timeWorld
–––––– Flag of Italy.svg   Manfred Reichegger 01h 58' 35" Med 1.png
–––––– Flag of Italy.svg   Lorenzo Holzknecht 02h 02' 06" Med 2.png
Med 1.png Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Reiner Thoni 02h 07' 38" Med 3.png
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg   Luke Nelson 02h 13' 32"4
Med 3.png Flag of the United States.svg   Jason Dorais 02h 18' 20"5
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Marshall Thomson 02h 21' 04"6
5 Flag of the United States.svg   Jared Inouye 02h 23' 53"7
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Andrew McNab 02h 26' 55"8
7 Flag of the United States.svg   Travis Scheefer 02h 29' 45"9
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Andrew "Andy" Dorais 02h 28' 54"1)10
9 Flag of the United States.svg   Jon Brown 02h 30' 47"11
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Brian Smith 02h 35' 05"132)

1) includes 1 penalty minute
2) 12th in World ranking was the Slovak runner Jan Koles.

Total Ranking

(total time of the sprint and the single races) [2]

List of the best 10 teams by gender:

Women

NACteamsprintsingletotal timeWorld
Med 1.png Flag of the United States.svg   Janelle Smiley 05' 57"02h 39' 42"02h 45' 39" Med 1.png
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg   Sari Anderson 06' 28"02h 44' 03"02h 50' 31" Med 2.png
Med 3.png Flag of the United States.svg   Stevie Kremer 07' 49"1)03h 00' 24"2)03h 09' 14" Med 3.png
–––––– Flag of Spain.svg   Gemma Arró Ribot 06' 41"03h 12' 24"03h 19' 05"4
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Melanie Bernier 05' 39"03h 13' 51"03h 19' 30"5
5 Flag of the United States.svg   Jari Kirkland 08' 42"03h 15' 52"03h 24' 35"6
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Julie Matteau07' 14"03h 36' 20"03h 43' 34"7
7 Flag of the United States.svg   Lindsay Plant 09' 51"03h 46' 43"03h 56' 34"8
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Lyndsay Meyer 07' 11"03h 50' 17"03h 57' 27"9
9 Flag of the United States.svg   Jen Gersbach 08' 48"1)03h 52' 23"04h 01' 16"10
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Andrea Koenig 10' 28"04h 20 58"04h 31' 27"11

1) includes 5 penalty seconds
2) includes 1 penalty minute

Men

NACteamsprintsingletotal timeWorld
–––––– Flag of Italy.svg   Manfred Reichegger 04' 48"01h 58' 35"02h 03' 22" Med 1.png
–––––– Flag of Italy.svg   Lorenzo Holzknecht 05' 10"02h 02' 06"02h 07' 16" Med 2.png
Med 1.png Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Reiner Thoni 05' 09"02h 07' 38"02h 12' 47" Med 3.png
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg   Luke Nelson 06' 39"02h 13' 32"02h 20' 11"4
Med 3.png Flag of the United States.svg   Jason Dorais 06' 38"02h 18' 20"02h 24' 58"5
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Marshall Thomson 05' 39"02h 21' 04"02h 26' 43"6
5 Flag of the United States.svg   Jared Inouye 05' 44"02h 23' 53"02h 29' 37"7
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Andrew McNab 05' 19"02h 26' 55"02h 32' 14"8
7 Flag of the United States.svg   Travis Scheefer 05' 27"02h 29' 45"02h 35' 12"9
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Andrew "Andy" Dorais 05' 36"02h 28' 54"1)02h 35' 30"10
9 Flag of the United States.svg   Jon Brown 05' 53"02h 30' 47"02h 36' 40"11
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Brian Smith 05' 54"02h 35' 05"02h 40' 59"132)

1) includes 1 penalty minute
2) 12th in World total ranking was the Slovak

runner Jan Koles.

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