DOWNHILL RACE REPLAY - U.S. Open of Mountain Biking

Downhill mountain bike racers flock to Killington, Vermont, for a chance at $80,000 in prize purse for the 2023 U.S. Open of Mountain Biking.
Open-class race winners took home $15,000 as riders of all abilities tackled the challenging Goat Skull track. World Cup athletes like Greg Minnaar, Nina Hoffmann, Jackson Goldstone, Dakotah Norton and more were on hand for a shot at the win.
While the first runs of the weeks were slower on a wet track, by race day, conditions were perfect and racers pushed themselves harder than ever. Ultimately, Dakotah Norton and Nina Hoffmann backed up their 2022 victories with wins in 2023. What's more impressive is that 2nd place in both Men and Women went to up-and-coming riders who aren't even old enough to race World Cups yet. Asa Vermette and Aletha Ostgaard walked away with $7,500 each and they're barely old enough to drive.
Enjoy the show from a great weekend of racing with this video from The Gravity Cooperative!
Video contents and race runs
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Track Overview with Clay Harper
6:57 - Women's Seeding Results
8:24 - Nina Hoffman's Race Run
10:42 - Anna Newkirk's Race Run
13:17 - Jill Kintner's Race Run
15:14 - Aletha Ostgaard's Race Run
17:51 - Women's Podium
19:43 - Men's Seeding Results
20:49 - George Ryan's Race Run
21:22 - Joe Breeden's Race Run
23:06 - Jack Pederson's Race Run
25:33 - Toby Meek's Race Run
28:07 - Neko Mulally's Race Run
31:22 - Greg Minnaar's Race Run
33:51 - Jackson Goldstone's Race Run
36:17 - Luke Meier-Smith's Race Run
38:39 - Asa Vermette's Race Run
41:15 - Dakotah Norton's Race Run
44:01 - Men's Podium
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[@cmkneeland]

Best non-live race coverage I've seen. UCI could learn something here.

[@obc3095]

Better coverage than any world cup race this season and nice calm commentary.

[@keithespey2718]

The best coverage. Much better than World Cup.

[@stirfrybry1]

This production is awesome. Thank you so much for providing this amazing coverage

[@saddlesdownmtb3134]

So glad you guys covered this race.

[@MrSketchyCharacter]

Im gonna raise my handlebars up after that finish, Stak Norton style.

[@ejej6934]

Thank you so much for the time stamps in the description. I'll watch the whole video, but it will be great to be able to quickly find runs I might want to watch again.

[@NMgravel]

thanks ive been looking for a replay.

[@NE_RAW_MTB]

Wow, this footage was amazing. Better than the current world cup footage. I met Rich Moore trackside, super cool dude. Great job!

[@kubrabenelli9117]

Looks like a great fun event, also nice to see riders actually making some money.

[@Bob_Shy_132]

Excellent coverage guys!

[@gonzaloberdugo6954]

Great job! Keep on delighting us with all the non-covered races, you will soon get the World cup transmission ❤

[@surfsk8mtb]

Amazing job, guys/gals!

[@thingswelike]

Didn't know this was coming! - Great to see the runs!

[@vitalmtb]

yeah, stoked to work with the crew there to host it!

[@shaneridesmtb]

Awesome coverage guys! Thanks to all involved!!

[@garyriggs6998]

Great coverage. Thanks so much Vital!

[@amargnwalkr]

Better camera work than GCN- sorry, MUCH better camera work. And where the hell did Dak find 2 1/2 seconds at the end?

[@ClaySpencerPhD]

really well done!

[@HUKIT.]

Jackson looked like a package of Sour Patch Kids.

[@darnokregrer3575]

Super interesting introduction of the course from the perspective of a builder/course designer! Excellent coverage!! 🫶