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O’Brien placed seventh in the Central Massachusetts League and earned a spot in the state championship meet at Berkshire East on Feb. 25, finishing 105th in slalom and 106th in giant slalom. His best race result was a fourth-place finish for a slalom race on Jan. 23. “Throughout practice, he always wanted a new tip or way to think about the course in order to get better and go faster,” coach Andrew Carlucci shared. “Barry kept finding little aspects of his skiing that helped him improve throughout the year.”

Move In Style, sponsored by Custom Home Realty’s Laura Wauters, is a weekly Hopkinton Independent feature. Each week during the school year, we will highlight a different Hopkinton High School athlete, selected after consultation with HHS coaches.