Anna Parisien second in NorAm race

SAINT-DONAT, Quebec. – Cristl Hager, looking to race her way back onto the U.S. Ski Team, took charge on the second run Sunday to win a North American Championship Series slalom and lead U.S. skiers to a 1-2-3 sweep at Mont Garceau.

Hager, an Olympic Valley, Calif., racer whose father, Ernst, is head downhill coach for the U.S. women’s team, was timed for two runs in 1 minute, 33.94 seconds. Her time of 47.52 was fastest on the second run.

Runnerup was Anna Parisien of Sugarloaf, Maine, with a time of 1:34.05. Megan Brown of Brandon, Vt., was third in 1:34.46.

First-run leader Edith Rozsa faltered in the second but still held onto fourth place, .03 back of Brown.

NorAms are development-level races leading to the World Cup. The series heads back to the United States with the next women’s race a giant slalom Tuesday at Wildcat Mountain in New Hampshire. NorAm

SAINT-DONAT, Que. (AP) – Results Sunday from a NorAm slalom at Mont Garceau Ski Area:

1. Cristl Hager, Olympic Valley, Calif., 1 minute, 33.94 seconds.

2. Anna Parisien, Sugarloaf, Maine, 1:34.05.

3. Megan Brown, Brandon, Vt., 1:34.46.

4. Edith Rozsa, Canada, 1:34.49.

5. Lisl Hager, Olympic Valley, Calif., 1:34.62.

6. Joanna Magee, Canada, 1:35.48.

7. Nicole Hale, Canada, 1:36.86.

8. Momoe Miura, Japan, 1:37.25.

9. Renee Lauber, Canada, 1:38.11.

10. Rina Seki, Japan, 1:38.16. NAC Series tandings (After Five Races)

1. Kjersti Bjorn-Roli, Anchorage, Alaska, 75 points.

2. Lisl Hager, Olympic Valley, Calif., 64.

3. Jane Blair, New Zealand, 46.

4. Anna Parisien, Sugarloaf, Maine, 45.

5. Cristl Hager, Olympic Valley, Calif., 35.

5. Shana Sweitzer, Government Camp, Ore., 34.

6. Kirsten Clark, Raymond, Maine, 32.

7. Katie Maher-Melson, Steamboat Springs, Colo., 28.

8. Amber Guaraglia, Lakespur, Calif., 27.

9. Ashley Davenport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., 21.

10. Megan Bisset, Canada, 20.