Two-time Olympian wins super-G title at U.S. Alpine Championships

Tricia Mangan finished ahead of her fellow U.S. Ski Team members Keely Cashman and Elisabeth Bocock as SSCV alumna Kaitlin Keane took fourth

Sports | Mar 30, 2025

Ryan Sederquist

**Keely Cashman closes out the final gates during the U.S. Alpine Championships super-G on Sunday in Vail. Cashman took second.**
*Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily*

Tricia Mangan secured the super-G national title on the first day of competition at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Sunday in Vail. The two-time Olympian sprinted down a shortened super-G course in 56.31 seconds to claim a 0.42-second win as her fellow U.S. Ski Team members Keely Cashman (56.73) and Elisabeth Bocock (56.92) rounded out the podium.

“It was honestly super fun,” said Mangan “It was a sprint, pretty easy — the snow was good, so you had to push it.”

Mangan captured two top-25 World Cup finishes this year to finish 40th in the discipline standings.

“Lots of lessons learned,” she said regarding her season as a whole. “Ski racing is all about adapting and I didn’t do the best job of that during the season, but I mean, I feel good about my skiing and that’s the most important thing. And I just have to keep going.”

For Cashman, the silver was a nice confidence boost after narrowly missing out on qualifying for the World Cup Finals last week in Sun Valley, Idaho. The 25-year-old finished sixth in Gartmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on Jan. 26 and was within the top 25 in the FIS standings until the final week of the year.

“So that kind of went downhill for me,” she said. “But I came to nationals just to have fun and enjoy skiing again.”

Bocock came into the race as the defending champion, but wasn’t able to utilize her strength on the steeps since the top part of the course was cut.

Solveig Moritz competes in the U.S. Alpine Championships super-G on Sunday in Vail.

“You’re starting off slower on the flat, so you have to be smoother gliding and not on the edges, which is usually a weakness of mine, so I was happy that I could do something with it today,” the 19-year-old said. Bocock won the 2025 NorAm title in the GS and was second in the overall standings. She also made nine World Cup starts, including a 14th in the GS in Are, Sweden earlier this month and a 23rd-place finish in Killington, Vermont on Nov. 30. Satisfied with the season, Bocock said she’s arrived in Vail feeling zero pressure.

“I feel like I’ve done everything I needed to do for the season,” she said. “I’m looking to come and have fun, be with my teammates and just enjoy it a little bit.”

Keane and Moritz sisters lead Ski and Snowboard Club Vail

Kaitlin Keane led the way for host Ski and Snowboard Club Vail on Sunday. The SSCV alumna finished fourth, just 0.25 seconds off the podium.

“I was a little grindy and I took a gate to the face down here, but I thought I came off the pitch pretty well. It was pretty fast on the flats after, so I wish I was a little tighter, but overall it was pretty good,” said Keane, who tore her MCL and ACL and fractured her tibia-fibula in the super-G at the 2023 championships. She also suffered a season-ending rash at the FIS Junior World Championships on Jan. 31, 2024. Having claimed 10 NorAm Cup top-10s this year and returned to world juniors in February, Keane considers the campaign a success.

“I’m proud (and) I’m on an upward trajectory,” the 20-year-old said. “I’m just hoping to have a lot of fun (and) get some good feelings in my turns, because at the end of the day it’s just about skiing and the results will come.”

SSCV’s Solveig Moritz finished seventh overall, winning the family competition over older sisters Liv (10th) and Kjersti (12th).

“It was OK. Not my best, but it was my first super-G in two plus years,” Kjersti Moritz stated. “The snow was really firm and good. Definitely way better than yesterday.”

“Some good moments and some not so good, but it was still fun so I’m excited,” added Liv Moritz, who said the lowered start didn’t impact her strategy too much. “The more technical part was on the top, so I knew there was maybe going to be less of a spread if they move the start down, so (the plan) was just to go even harder.”

The championships continue Monday with men’s and women’s giant slaloms. First runs are at 9 and 10:15 a.m. for the men and women, respectively, with run No. 2 following at 12:10 and 1:15 p.m.