GIRDWOOD, Alaska—Freshman Mikaela Tommy won the women's race, freshman Filip Forejtek took second in the men's race and the University of Colorado ski team moved from third into first after the first day of alpine here Thursday at Aleyska Ski Resort.
Tommy became the first women's alpine skier to win three straight giant slalom races in CU history and her three wins are tied for the most in a single season in CU history. Forejtek's second place finish is the first podium of his career and just the fourth race he's competed in after injuring himself in the first race of the season.