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Klaussen is the first Harvard skier to qualify for both the NCAA slalom and giant slalom events since demi-god Ben Steele did it in 1973. Last year, Klaussen, the only Harvard contender and seeded a dead last, barely qualified for the giant slalom. Although he was the 57th man to leave the gate, Klaussen took a surprising 26th place at the University of Vermont-hosted meet...
...first race of the season, this Klaussen jumped to a 16th in the University of New Hampshire carnival, his second best race to date. Here was a Klaussen who could fall in the middle of a run and still cop sixth place, as he did at the giant slalom at Dartmouth last month. And then, three weeks ago, he took a 5th and a 12th in the slalom and giant slalom at Williams...
Though he leaves Eastern ice and rocks far behind, Klaussen will have to face the same problem of soft snow and deep ruts out in Utah. Having been away from Western skiing for four years, Klaussen hopes he will be able to readapt his form in time for the slalom tomorrow and the giant slalom on Friday...
...sixth after the first run in the Dartmouth slalom, but bombed in the second run. In the giant slalom, he was trying to hold on to a third, fell again in the second run, but pulled a Stenmark and got up, finishing sixth overall...
...well again at Williams, copping a 5th in the slalom and a 12th in the giant slalom. Alberecht emphasized the feat: "He's skiing against three seniors from Dartmouth who'll probably turn pro next month, with much less training than anyone else...