The Pioneer ski team continues to succeed on the backs of Olympic athletes Trevor Philp and Sebastian Brigovic. Philp, a Calgary native, will represent Canada in the 2014 Sochi games, while Brigovic will be representing Croatia. Denver has all but run the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) this year.

Philp and Brigovic are not the only skiers DU has sent to the Olympics. Former Pioneer Leif Kristian will also make the trip to Sochi to compete for Norway. While the whole team is strong as always, Philp and Brigovic have certainly proved a big part of their success.

Denver came in second in the 2014 Pat Miller Invitational, losing to Utah. Since then, however, the RMISA has been all about the Pioneers. At the 2014 Giant Slalom NCAA Qualifier, the Pioneers took the top spot in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Kristine Gjelsten Haugen took first in the event for Denver with a time of 1:59.64. Meanwhile Philp (1:55.49) and Brigovic (1:56.02) showed why they have been selected to compete for their respective countries, finishing first and second in the same event.

Denver backed up their individual performance with a team win at the 2014 Montana State Invitational. Sylvia Nordskar and Silje Dahl Benum led the women’s 5k team to victory while Mortiz Madlener won the event for the men.

This last weekend, the Pioneers won the University of Colorado Invitational, continuing their dominance. Denver will head to Red River, New Mexico this weekend to try and further their success this season.