Tommy Ford of Bend, Ore., passes a gate on his way to a second-place finish in the men's giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley.

Tim Jitloff of Reno, Nev., skis to victory in the men’s giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley.

Tim Jitloff of San Jose, Calif., center, celebrates his victory in the men's giant slalom ski race with second-place finisher Tommy Ford of Bend, Ore., left, and Nick Cohee of Gardnerville, Nev., who finished third, at the U.S. Alpine Ski Championship at the Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley on Friday.

Tim Jitloff of San Jose, Calif., holds up his axe trophy and skis after winning the men's giant slalom skiing race at the U.S. Alpine Ski Championship at the Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley on Friday.

Mark Engel of Truckee, Calif., skis to a fourth-place finish in the men's giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley.

Prescott McLaughlin of Millbrook, N.Y., takes a turn wide on his way to a 15th-place finish in the men's giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday.

Nick Cohee of Gardnerville, Nev., pumps his fist in the air after winning third place in the men's giant slalom skiing race at the U.S. Alpine Ski Championship in Carrabassett Valley on Friday.

Nick Cohee of Lake Tahoe, Cailf., carves a turn during his first run of the men's giant slalom skiing race at the U.S. Alpine Ski Championship in Carrabassett Valley on Friday. Cohee finished third.

Tim Jitloff of Reno, Nev., skis to victory in the men's giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley.

Jared Goldberg of Holladay, Utah, crashes a gate in the men's giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley. Goldberg finished in 7th place.

Hig Roberts charges into a turn in the men's giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday. Roberts took 6th place.

Peter Fucigna of Hopkinton, Mass., speeds around a gate in the men's giant slalom ski race at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Friday.