NCAA Skiing Championships
Friday: Men's and women's slaloms, Howelsen Hill. First run: women, 6:30 p.m.; men, 7:15 p.m. Second run: women, 9 p.m.; men, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday: Women's 15K and men's 20K classical races, Howelsen Hill. Men, 9 a.m., women 11 a.m. Awards ceremony, 2 p.m.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — They call slalom the "great equalizer" in skiing, and University of Colorado head coach Richard Rokos is hoping that phrase plays out in his team's favor on Friday.
The Buffs head into Friday's slalom races in fourth place as a team, trailing the NCAA Skiing Championships leader Montana State University by 67.