Ski Closes Opening Day at Vermont Carnival in Third Place

Thursday, February 5

Alpine GS - Stowe Mtn. Resort, Stowe, Vt.

University of New Hampshire

Vermont Carnival

Photo by: Steve Cloutier

2/5/2026 9:01:00 PM | Skiing

The women's alpine team paced the day with a first-place finish.

STOWE, Vt. — Graduate student Benedetta Caloro (Rome, Italy) (1:05.72, 1:03.84; 2:09.56), and seniors Tilde Kandell (Leksand, Sweden) (1:06.47, 1:03.10; 2:09.57) and Hedda Martelleur (Uppsala, Sweden) (1:06.66, 1:03.09; 2:09.75) finished fourth, fifth, and sixth overall, respectively, in the women's giant slalom, while Roman Elvidge (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) finished eighth in the men's giant slalom (1:03.34, 1:01.27; 2:04.61), headlining the University of New Hampshire's ski team's opening day at the Vermont Carnival.

Following the opening day of alpine competition, the women's team won the day, pacing competition with 117 points, while the men's team finished in fifth place with 74 points, trailing behind Middlebury (129 points), Dartmouth (95 points), Vermont (82 points), and Plymouth State (76 points). Overall, the Wildcats closed out the opening day of the Vermont Carnival in third place with 191 points, behind Middlebury (222 points) and Dartmouth (196).

Click HERE to view the full team scores.

Listed below are the results from the first day of alpine competition:

Men

Roman Elvidge – 8^th place (1:03.34, 1:01.27; 2:04.61)
Jayden Buckrell (Collingwood, Ontario) – 10^th place (1:03.41, 1:01.34; 2:04.75)
Isac Hedström (Are, Sweden) – 41^st place (1:05.44, 1:03.67; 2:09.11)
Rowen Ainslie (Wilton, N.H.) – DNF
Zachary Temertzoglou (Toronto, Ontario) – DNF
Hunter Roach (Vail, Colo.) – DNF

Click HERE to view the full men's race results.

Women

Benedetta Caloro – 4^th place (1:05.72, 1:03.84; 2:09.56)
Tilde Kandell – 5^th place (1:06.47, 1:03.10; 2:09.57)
Hedda Martelleur – 6^th place (1:06.66, 1:03.09; 2:09.75)
Celine Sommerová (Milton, N.H.) – 17^th place (1:07:57, 1:04.02; 2:11.59)
Tianna Bruce (Avon, Colo.) – 18^th place (1:07.57, 1:04.13; 2:11.70)
Abby Dembeck (Vail, Colo.) – DNF*
Abishai Corey (Lincoln, N.H.) – DNF

*did not count toward final score

Click HERE to view the full women's race results.

NEXT UP • VERMONT CARNIVAL, FRIDAY, FEB. 6 | DAY 2 (A/N)
The UNH ski team continues their season on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Vermont Carnival when the Nordic team competes in the classic sprint race at Craftsbury Outdoor in Craftsbury, Vt., while the alpine team competes in the slalom at Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vt.

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