ASPEN, Colo.—The Westminster alpine ski teams finished third in alpine events at the Denver Invitational. The men finished second in points overall (157), with five top 10 finishes, and the women finished fourth (131), with two top 10 finishes.
 
Giant Slalom
The Griffins finished third in points (72) with Freshman Mikkel Solbakken and Alexandre Coltier leading the team in their debut weekend. Solbakken finished fifth (2:08.56) and Coltier was just a few spots back in eighth (2:09.93). Solbakken finished his first run in 58.08 for the second fastest time. Senior Mikkel Wahl finished 11^th  and freshman Joachim Mjelde finished 14^th.
 
Freshman Julia Toiviainen made her debut finishing seventh (2:05.79) and leading the Griffins to fourth with 62 points. Freshman Henriette Resen finished 12^th with freshman Lana Zbasnik right on her heels in 13^th. Junior Juliette Gauthier finished 17^th and senior Anika Angriman finished 24^th.
 
Slalom
Both teams improved in the slalom. The men finished first with 85 points, tied with University of Utah, and the women finished third with 69 points.
 
The Griffins matched the University of Denver with three top 10 finishers. Wahl finished third (1:34.82) for his first career podium finish. Solbakken finished fifth (1:35.02), freshman Joachim Mjelde finished ninth (1:35.44) and senior Raffael Breu finished 13^th.
 
It's a short turn around for the Griffins next race. Westminster will be back on the hill for the University of Colorado Invitational Jan. 15-17.