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By Andrew DampfAP SPORTS WRITER

Lindsey Vonn is feeling betterand has returned to Europe totrain. Meanwhile, it’s less likelyBode Miller will race this season.

Vonn started training for areturn to the World Cup circuitafter a midseason break to recov-er from an intestinal illness.

Rainer Salzgeber, the racingdirector of Vonn’s equipment sup-plier Head, told The AssociatedPress that the four-time overallwinner arrived in Austria onWednesday and began light train-ing on Thursday. He said Vonnplans to race in the downhill andsuper-G on Jan. 12-13 in St. Anton,Austria.

Miller still hasn’t started train-ing, working his way back after leftknee surgery at the end of last sea-son. Salzgeber said Miller was stillexpected back in Europe at theend of the month, but likely won’trace this season.

“I don’t know what he expects,but I don’t expect it,” Salzgebersaid.

Vonn has not competed sincefalling in the opening run of agiant slalom Dec. 16 in Courchev-el, France. After that event, theAmerican announced she wasgoing home to recover from anintestinal illness that landed herin the hospital in November.

Vonn is training in Hinterreit,the Austrian resort where shecrashed badly in training two sea-sons ago and sustained a concus-sion. This week, ski technicianHeinz Haemmerle joined her atthe resort.

“Heinz said she did a lot of freeskiing today, and did some (giantslalom),” Salzgeber said. “Theplan has always been for her tocome back at St. Anton.”

U.S. women’s head coach AlexHoedlmoser wouldn’t confirmVonn’s return in St. Anton.

“We all want her to come back

and she obviously wants to racebut it will depend on how wellthings are going during trainingthe next couple of days,” he said.“The first downhill training is(next) Thursday, so there is nohurry. We still have some timeleft.”

A return at the Austria eventswould mean Vonn will miss a totalof six races, leaving little chance ofdefending her overall title. She hasdropped from fourth to sixth inthe standings, trailing leader TinaMaze of Slovenia by 725 points.

After St. Anton, the womenhave a slalom in Flachau, Austria,followed by more speed races nextweekend in Cortina d’Ampezzo,Italy. It remains unclear if Vonnwill enter every event the rest ofthe season.

“That depends on how it goes,”Salzgeber said.

However, returning in St. Anton— on a course Vonn has won onbefore — gives her plenty of timeto get back into top form for theseason’s highlight, the worldchampionships Feb. 5-17 inSchladming, Austria.

A year before the SochiOlympics, Vonn will be looking toregain the downhill and super-Gworld titles that Austria’s ElisabethGoergl took from her in 2011when Vonn was slowed by theconcussion.

Last November, Vonn stayedtwo nights in a hospital in Vail,Colo., after suffering from severeintestinal pain. She returned tothe circuit and won three con-secutive races in Lake Louise,Alberta.

Vonn also won a super-G onDec. 8 in St. Moritz, Switzerland,but struggled in her last threeraces. She had an uncharacteristicfall in downhill, her best event, inVal d’Isere, France.

With 57 career wins, Vonnneeds just five more to match all-time leader Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria.

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Vonn returns to Europe, begins training

AP PHOTOLindsey Vonn speeds down the course on her way to winning a women’s World Cup super-G in St.Moritz, Switzerland, on Dec. 8.

By Ralph D. RussoAP COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRITER

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —There were some dark days atNotre Dame and Alabama, darkyears really, during which two ofcollege football’s proudest pro-grams flailed and foundered.

Notre Dame won the nationalchampionship in 1988, then spentmuch of the next two decadesrunning through coaches — fourif you count the guy who nevercoached a game — and driftingbetween mediocre and prettygood.

Alabama won the nationalchampionship in 1992, then spentthe next 15 years running throughcoaches — four if you count theguy who never coached a game —and drifting between mediocreand pretty good.

As the 21st century dawned,the Fighting Irish and the Crim-son Tide were old news, stodgyremnants of a glorious past, notmoving fast enough to keep upwith the times, and searching forsomeone to lead them back tothe top.

“It parallels Notre Dame to atee,” said Paul Finebaum, who hascovered Alabama as a newspaperreporter and radio show host formore than 30 years. “The attitudewas ‘We’re Alabama. We don’thave to do what others are doing.We’ll win because of our tradi-tion.’ Finally everyone passedAlabama.”

And Notre Dame. Then along came Nick Saban

and Brian Kelly to knock off therust, fine tune the engines andturn the Crimson Tide and Fight-ing Irish into the sharpestmachines in college footballagain.

No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2Alabama meet Monday night in

Miami in a BCS championshipbetween two titans not all that farremoved from tough times.

“The pendulum swings,” saidformer Alabama coach GeneStallings, the last Tide coachbefore Saban to bring home anational title. “You don’t staygood forever. You don’t stay badforever.”

Of course, Alabama and NotreDame fans aren’t real comfortablewith the first part of that state-ment. The Crimson Tide andFighting Irish were perennialnational championship con-tenders for decades.

For Alabama, replacing Bearproved difficult. Paul Bryant wonsix national championships in 25years as the coach in Tuscaloosa,and when he stepped down theCrimson Tide felt compelled tobring back one of his boys toreplace him. Ray Perkins washired away from the New YorkGiants, and spent four years atAlabama before going back tothe NFL.

Alabama tried going outside thefamily and hired Bill Curry. Helasted three years, before leavingfor Kentucky.

“You follow somebody likeCoach Bryant, it’s an extremelydifficult situation,” Stallings said.

Stallings played for Bryant atTexas A&M, coached under himat Alabama and even sounded abit like the Bear with his baritone

Saban, Kelly lead ‘Bama and ND out of darkness

Dark days, page A36

AP PHOTONotre Dame head coach Brian Kelly speaks to reporters after arriving in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., onWednesday. Notre Dame takes on Alabama in the BCS national championship game Monday in Miami.





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By Eric WillemsenASSOCIATED PRESS

ZAGREB, Croatia — MikaelaShiffrin is living up to her billing asskiing’s next big star.

The 17-year-old captured aslalom by a massive 1.19-secondmargin Friday night, becomingthe first American woman to wintwo World Cup races before turn-ing 18. Her first career victorycame last month in Sweden.

“Everything went really welltoday,” said Shiffrin, who had thefastest time in both runs. “It feltgreat.”

She leads the World Cup slalomstandings and even overtookLindsey Vonn as the top Americanin the overall standings.

Vonn resumed training Thurs-day after a monthlong break fromthe circuit but skipped this race.

Shiffrin has 426 points overall to414 for Vonn. Both are way behindleader Tina Maze of Slovenia, whohas 1,139 points despite going outin the second run Friday.

“It’s definitely one of my goalsto win the slalom title,” Shiffrinsaid. “And then the GS (giantslalom) title, and sometime theoverall. Right now, I am taking itday by day and race by race.”

The overall crown might takesome because Shiffrin competesonly in the technical disciplines.But for now she is in the midst of abreakthrough season afterbecoming the youngest womansince 1977 to win two slalom racesin one season. She also has sixmore top-10 finishes.

“I had a tricky time last year, acouple of races where I straddled(a gate),” Shiffrin said. “This yearI fixed that and have found my

groove.”Shiffrin leads the slalom stand-

ings with 336 points, followed byVeronika Velez Zuzulova of Slova-kia with 312 and Maze with 310.

Shiffrin led by nearly a half sec-ond after the first run and extend-ed her advantage in the second,finishing in a combined 2 min-utes, 1.73 seconds.

“I was just letting my skis takingme to the bottom, and that is whatI am looking for,” she said.

She became the youngest win-ner in nine editions of the Zagrebevent, which is billed as the SnowQueen Trophy. The winner isawarded a crown of glass and arobe. The crown, however, brokeinto pieces in a box.

“I think I have a new Halloweencostume for next year,” Shiffrinsaid. “First I need to glue (thecrown) back together.”

Shiffrin was helped by mistakesfrom her closest challengers afterthe opening leg — Maze and Swe-den’s Maria Pietilae-Holmner,who both failed to finish theirfinal run.

Frida Hansdotter of Swedenwas second and Erin Mielzynskiof Canada was 1.76 behind inthird. The rest of the field finishedmore than two seconds behindShiffrin.

Hansdotter called Shiffrin an“amazing skier.”

“And she doesn’t think toomuch,” Hansdotter said. “She justgoes for it.”

Velez Zuzulova won the last tworaces — in Semmering, Austria;Munich — but finished 24th Fridayafter a mistake in her second runbrought her to a standstill. Mazestraddled a gate in the second run.

Slalom world champion Mar-

lies Schild of Austria, who won onthis course the last two seasons,has been ruled out for threemonths after knee surgery inDecember.

Shiffrin said she was back to fullstrength after fighting a persistentcold in December.

“I was a little bit sick, I think Ihave my energy back now,” shesaid after the first run.

Shiffrin’s American teammateResi Stiegler finished ninth for herbest result since recovering fromknee surgery following her crashat last year’s World Cup finals.

The course was in excellentcondition despite warmer weath-er the last couple of days.

A men’s slalom on the samecourse is scheduled for Sunday.The women’s circuit travels to St.Anton, Austria, for speed racesnext week.

Mikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle-Vail, speeds toward the finish line en route to winning a women’s World Cup slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, on Friday. AP PHOTO

Shiffrin surges to second World Cup win

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ASPEN — With 11 U.S. Ski Teamracers, as well as athletes from theuniversities of Colorado and NewMexico in the field, Ski & Snow-board Club Vail fared well in Thurs-day and Friday’s Surefoot giant-slalom races at Aspen.

On Thursday, SSCV’s Katie Tal-bot placed 10th overall, winningthe U-18 division. On Friday, Talbotimproved her ranking and placedsixth overall, making it a two-daywin against the rather large U-18field.

Talbot raced well against numer-ous veteran college athletes andplaced just behind current U.S. Ski

Team member Katie Ryan. Montana Marzario from SSCV

raced well on Friday and ended upjust behind Talbot in eighth placeoverall, giving her a solid third-place podium finish among the U-18 racers.

“Katie and Montana were able toexecute today and compete againsta tough field,” said SSCV women’s

alpine coach Bruce Hamlin. The male side of the race had just

as many high-level athletes com-peting in giant slalom. ChristopherAcosta from the University of NewMexico, who has won multiple GSevents this season, beat current U.S.Ski Team member Jared Goldbergby half a second on Thursday forthe win. Goldberg also finished in

second on Friday with Acosta inthird and U.S. Ski Team memberMark Engel taking the win.

Tanner Mottau, from SSCV, didwell, finishing ninth in the race onThursday, with four U.S. Ski Teammembers placing ahead of him.Mottau ended in 15th on Friday,with seven U.S. Team membersahead of him.

SSCV racers compete against U.S. Ski Team


VAIL — Registration is under-way for the Vail Recreation Dis-trict’s winter indoor adult co-edvolleyball league, which will takeplace Wednesdays this winter,

beginning Jan. 16. Games will be played at 6:30,

7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. at the RedSandstone Elementary Schoolgymnasium in Vail.

There will be an A League formore competitive teams and a BLeague for recreational players.

Each team will consist of four play-ers with one female on the court atall times.

Costs are $200 for Vail residentteams and $250 for teams livingoutside of Vail. Games follow Unit-ed States Volleyball Indoor Co-edRules and rally scoring.

Additionally, indoor open gymfor basketball continues from 6 to9 p.m. Mondays, indoor open gymsoccer from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. onTuesdays and indoor volleyballopen gym from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridaysat Red Sandstone ElementarySchool.

The cost is $3 per person andplayers must be 18 years or olderto participate.

For details or to register a team,call the VRD Sports Department at970-479-2280.

For more info about the VRD,visit www.vailrec.com.

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Miakela Shiffrinmaking WCupbreakthroughBy Eric WillemsenASSOCIATED PRESS

ZAGREB, Croatia — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrinis having a breakthrough World Cup season on the slopes.

She’s the first American to win two World Cup racesbefore turning 18. The 17-year-old Shiffrin captured hersecond career World Cup victory at Friday’s night slalom,sending her to the top of the slalom standings.

“I am just trying to find the edge of what I can ski,”Shiffrin told The Associated Press. “I am having a verygood year. I am very excited about it and I am always hun-gry for more. ... I am really happy and I know anything canhappen.”

Voted World Cup rookie of the year last season by herpeers, Shiffrin has lived up to expectations. In 12 races sofar, she won twice and recorded six more top-10 finishes.

She’s also ahead of Lindsey Vonn as the top American inthe overall standings — although Vonn just returned totraining after a monthlong break to recover from an intes-tinal illness.

Along with the victories have come the limelight — andthe prize money — but Shiffrin is determined to not let itget to her head. The victory in Zagreb increased Shiffrin’searnings to fifth on the season’s money ranking list with$117,500.

“I am still going to do the same thing,” said Shiffrin, whowas born in the ski area of Vail, Colo. “I have to rememberthat I am only 17 and I feel like a baby sometimes and Idon’t hide that.”

She travels the circuit accompanied by her mother Eileen— “my biggest help, she keeps me grounded and focused.”

“I have always wanted to sleep really deeply and not real-ly worry,” Shiffrin said. “I know that some things are goingto work and turn out fine. It’s not the end of the world.”

The same approach has helped her to keep a positivemind on the slopes.

Just a week after earning her first World Cup victory inAre, Sweden, and going top of the slalom standings, all eyeswere on Shiffrin at a night event in Semmering, Austria, thelast race of 2012.

She was fourth after the opening leg but failed to finishafter straddling a gate early in her final run.

“A lot of times there is pressure. In Semmering I didn’tdeal with it very well,” she said. “I think it was good to go outin Semmering, it brought me back down to earth. ... Thereis always a next race coming up very soon. I know I willhave some mistakes and some bad races but in generalevery experience counts.”

World champion Marlies Schild has dominated women’sslalom for many years. But the Austrian is out for the sea-son after knee surgery.

After six races — including the Munich city event on NewYear’s Day that counted as a slalom — Shiffrin has 336points, followed by overall World Cup leader Tina Maze ofSlovenia with 310 and Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakiawith 305.

AP PHOTOMikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle-Vail, sprays Champagne as shecelebrates on the podium after winning the women'sWorld Cup slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, on Friday. Shiffrinhas two World Cup wins.





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Pates brothers go big in slopestyleMeet Jake and ColeBy John LaConteSPECIAL TO THE DAILY

VAIL — Fourteen-year-old JakePates, of Eagle, held his ownagainst some of the toughest ama-teur competition you’ll find in aslopestyle event Saturday in Vail.

The United States of AmericaSnowboard Association’s firstRocky Mountain Snowboard andFreeski Series Slopestyle event ofthe season commenced at Gold-en Peak on Saturday, bringing incompetition from all over theregion to compete in the largestand longest-running snowboardor freeskier series in the nation.

Open divisionWhile Pates was among the

youngest competitors in theopen division — where thestiffest competition was to befound — he was able to put a sol-id run together and find his wayonto the podium with a third-place performance.

The competition consisted ofthree large tabletop-style jumpsand a rainbow rail — both snow-boarders and freeskiers compet-ed on the same course. Patesstarted the run with a switchunderflip on the first jump andfollowed that with a frontside 720on the second jump, a backside720 on the third and a frontside360 onto the rail at the bottom.

“I was happy with the run,” hesaid after the competition. “Andseeing the guys in front of megoing huge just makes me wantto feed off them and try harder.”

Pates, a longtime Ski & Snow-board Club Vail athlete, attrib-uted his success to his competi-tive rivalry with his brother, 16-year-old Cole Pates.

“We’re always competing withtricks,” said Jake Pates. “He’salways doing well in competi-tions, so I’ll always try to up himor just get to where he is.”

Cole Pates, an SSCV freeskier,put together a good run himself,good enough for fourth place inthe open category, but seemedmore happy about his brother’ssuccess.

“I’m real stoked for him,” Colesaid after the competition. “Openclass is a big deal when you’re 14,it’s crazy.”

Cole Pates’ run consisted of aninward 450 safety on the firstjump, a switch 900 mute grab onthe second jump, a right cork 720safety on the third jump and anoutward 450 on the rail.

He was bested by fellow SSCVathletes Broby Leeds, who tooksecond, and John Leonard, whotook third, in the skiing competi-tion, respectively.

‘Best tricks’“The best tricks were probably

Mark Nowakiwsky’s cork 1080and Mitchell Lee’s switch 1080,”Leonard said after the event.

Nowakiwsky, of Breckenridge,took home top honors on the dayin skiing slopestyle.

“It was a fun competition,”Nowakiwsky said after the event.“Beautiful day, good vibe, every-one was killing it. The wholeopen class did really well. It wasfun to be out here.”

Course preparationIf you took a cruise up Chair 6

in recent days, then you may besurprised to hear that there wasan event at all on Saturday —much less one with 30-foot table-tops and an entire terrain park forthese athletes to enjoy.

“Yesterday morning here, noth-ing was groomed and cats werestill working in here,” Vail ParkCrew member Andy Chamarrosaid from the course on Satur-day. “I was concerned yesterdaymorning when they were like,‘yeah, practice is at noon.’ I got uphere and nothing had any snowin front of it ... For how fast we didit, it worked out pretty good... This park probably wouldn’thave been open for another twoweeks if this competition hadn’tcame through.”


Girls state qualifer1 BMH Kendall VanHee 2:10.922 SSP Ali * Pougiales 2:11.663 ASP Hana Mass 2:15.30 4 ASP Lilly McSwain 2:16.725 SSP Suzanne Lyon 2:17.476 SSP McKenzie Milard 2:18.187 ASP Dolores Sharaf 2:20.618 MID Francesca Cuttica 2:22.619 MID Rebecca Bolen 2:23.06 10 ASP Nikki Cardamone 2:23.4411 BMH Nicole Affleck 2:25.1812 BMH Allie O’Brien 2:25.2613 BMH Abby Davidson 2:26.2614 ASP Nicole Blizzard 2:26.3315 ASP Haley Hopkison 2:27.35Other local finishers16 EVH Angela Giovagnoli 2:28.8518 EVH Jessica Nulle 2:34.2119 BMH Lindsay Sierant 2:35.9420 BMH Lizzie Todd 2:36.4823 BMH Haley Clarke 2:40.2824 EVH Natalie Landin 2:40.8125 BMH A. Niederhaus 2:41.1526 EVH Ella Guzik 2:41.7827 BMH Ansley Burnett 2:46.7129 BMH Nicole Lasater 2:50.9930 BMH Nell Snow 2:51.3935 BMH S. Hintermeist 2:57.96

36 EVH M. * Muehlethaler 3:00.3238 BMH Francesca Marquez 3:07.1839 EVH Sara Coulter 3:08.88Boys state qualifier 1 ASP Luke Prosence 2:09.502 SSP White * Peter 2:09.773 SSP Foulk * Andreas 2:13.484 BMH Kevan Aubel 2:14.325 CCH Michael * Skladano 2:14.966 SSP Kramer * Danny 2:15.087 ASP Eli Kaplan 2:15.208 ASP Zach Kendrick 2:15.219 VMS Harrison Alonzo 2:16.19 10 MID Cody Charland 2:17.7311 BMH V. Guilmineau 2:20.8212 ASP Graham Houtsma 2:20.8913 ASP Erik Gagen 2:21.7814 VMS Caleb Chicoine 2:21.9115 SSP Richard Walters 2:22.6716 ASP Alfonso Fisher 2:23.16Other local finishers20 EVH Matt Genelin 2:27.7726 BMH Stefan Sortland 2:37.2427 EVH Steven Siefers 2:39.3328 EVH Riley Boomhower 2:41.3730 EVH Jared Salaz 2:44.6134 EVH Austin Darrough 2:54.4935 VMS Oliver Pesso 2:59.7536 EVH Matt Jordan 3:06.0038 EVH Ryan Hanson 3:13.0240 BMH Tim Sackbauer 3:27.48*Skimeister

Complete Beaver Creek giant-slalom results

MICHAEL SULEIMAN | SPECIAL TO THE DAILYJake Pates, 14, of Eagle, performs a 720 en route to taking third in the open division at the USASAslopestyle competition at Golden Peak on Saturday.

SPECIAL TO THE DAILYBattle Mountain’s Kendall VanHee is up to her old tricks. The defending statechampion in giant slalom won the season-opening race Friday at Beaver Creek.





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BEAVER CREEK — One-hundred andsixty-eight racers came out to Beaver Creekon Saturday to compete in the Bolle ageclass competition.

The two-day giant-slalom race markedthe first U-14 and younger competition ofthe season. Skis were waxed and edgeswere sharpened for the rutted and icy con-ditions at the event. Ski & Snowboard ClubVail (SSCV) racers dominated the competi-tion, which was no surprise, consideringthere were 120 SSCV athletes at the event.

The competition format was not a com-bined event, which ultimately provided theracers with an “all out” mindset. The GSskiers had two runs during the day, witheach individual run counting for a separatecompetition.

“We had some kids make some reallygreat turns today despite the conditions,”said SSCV U-14 boys coach Brett Borgard.

Jacob Dilling performed consistently forthe U-14 boys, finishing second in bothraces. Brendan Keane had an astoundingfirst-place win, by a full 2 seconds, duringthe first race.

“We have such a big team, so it is hardfor us to compete with another big teamlike Aspen or Steamboat, because there arejust too many kids. The only time we willcompete against those bigger teams areduring the championships at the end of theyear,” said Borgard.

Hannah Fallon performed well on thegirls’ side of the event, finishing second inthe first race of the day and first in the sec-ond race of the day.

SSCV shines at Beaver Creek

U-10 Boys Race 11. Hauser, Brooks2. Kirwood, Nick 3. Frandsen,

Sumner

U-10 Boys Race 21. Kirwood, Nick2. Frandsen,

Sumner3. Brinkerhoff,

Dirkson

U-10 Girls Race 11. Pykkonen, Riza2. Heaydon,

Phoebe 3. McSpadden,

Bayli

U-10 Girls Race 21. Pykkonen, Riza2. Heaydon,

Phoebe3. Keane, Kaitlin

U-12 Boys Race 11. Heaydon, Henry 2. Worrell, Zane 3. Stevens,

Andrew

U-12 Boys Race 21. Heaydon, Henry2. O'Brien, Preston3. Holm, Fletcher

U-12 Girls Race 11. Braun, Cleo2. Harsch, Kaitlyn3. Jones, Caroline

U-12 Girls Race 21. Braun, Cleo2. Harsch, Kaitlyn3. Jones, Caroline

U-14 Boys Race 11. Keane, Brendan2. Dilling, Jacob 3. Cornelius,

Cooper

U-14 Boys Race 21. Gile, Bridger2. Dilling, Jacob3. Cornelius,

Cooper

U14 Girls Race 11. Viola, Elise 2. Fallon, Hannah3. McMurtry,

Jessica

U14 Girls Race 21. Fallon, Hannah2. Frischholz,

Haley 3. Dines, Lily

i Results





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From U.S. Freestyle Selections just weeksago to the Rocky Mountain Division compe-titions, local freestyle athletes have beenproving that Vail has some incredible skiers.

Last weekend, the Ski & Snowboard ClubVail (SSCV) Freestyle team led, by JohnDowling, headed to Steamboat for the SkiTown USA Bumps and Jumps competition.

Vail skiers chalked up a number of ageclass wins during the open moguls competi-tion. Emerson Smith placed first in the J2 cat-egory. Jack Skidmore won the J3 men’s cate-gory, and Mallory Skidmore also claimed firstin the J3 category. Tess Johnson ended theday with a first-place win for the J4 girls.

Overall, the SSCV team had great results,with Erin Coyne placing seventh and LindseyEckhoff placing 10th for the girls. EmersonSmith placed well among a veteran field andlanded in 10th overall.

Sunday, during the duals event, GabeJohnson rallied to sixth place, his first top 10finish.

“His huge double daffy off the bottom airwas a real crowd pleaser,” said freestyle pro-gram director John Dowling.

In the women's bracket, Kaitlyn Harrell fin-ished in a respectable fourth place.

“Harrell appeared to have her match wonin the final duels round, but unfortunatelylost her balance right before the bottom airand came flying off the jump on one leg,crashing into her opponent's lane for a dis-qualification,” said Dowling.

Come out on the mountain in Vail thisweekend and watch some of these athletesfor the first Vail mogul competition of theyear. The event will take place on Cookshack,off of the Avanti lift. Open moguls will getgoing at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, and dualmoguls will start at 10:15 a.m.Sunday.

SSCV mogulsteam rollingBy John Zenor

AP SPORTS WRITER

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s becom-ing a familiar January scene for Nick Saban.

The Alabama coach plastered a smile onhis face for a series of posed photos next tothe various trophies awarded to collegefootball’s national champions and thenproceeded to talk about the challenges fac-ing his team.

Maybe Saban let the Gatorade dry fromthe celebratory drenching before thinkingabout the 2013 season. Maybe.

“The team next year is 0-0,” Saban, whois on a 61-7 run over the past five seasons,said Tuesday morning. “Even though I real-ly appreciate what this team accomplishedand am very, very proud of what theyaccomplished, we need to prepare for thechallenges of the new season very quicklywith the team we have coming back. “

It didn’t take Saban long to refocus afterMonday night’s 42-14 demolition of NotreDame that secured a second straight BCStitle, the Crimson Tide’s third in four sea-sons and the seventh straight for South-eastern Conference teams.

Shortly after the game, he was alreadytalking about getting back to the office byWednesday morning.

Alabama players, meanwhile, finallywere able to voice the “D-word.” CenterBarrett Jones said he had a Sports Illustrat-ed cover from a couple of years ago after hislast college game.

“It says, ‘Dynasty. Can anybody stopAlabama?’ I’ll never forget looking at thatthing and wondering if we really could be adynasty,” said Jones, who mainly put it onthe wall because he’s featured. “I thinkthree out of four, I’m no dynasty expert, butthat seems like a dynasty to me. I guess Ican say that now that I’m gone. Don’t tellcoach I said that.”

The 2013 team will almost certainly be

regarded among the preseason favorites toget back to the summit, even though threeTide stars — tailback Eddie Lacy, corner-back Dee Milliner and right tackle D.J. Fluk-er — could decide to skip their senior sea-sons and turn pro.

Saban also emphatically tried to endspeculation that he might return to theNFL, where he spent two years with theMiami Dolphins before returning to theSEC.

It was a question that really made himbristle during the 30-plus minute newsconference.

“How many times do you think I’ve beenasked to put it to rest?” Saban said. “AndI’ve put it to rest, and you continue to ask it.So I’m going to say it today, that — youknow, I think somewhere along the line

you’ve got to choose. You learn a lot fromthe experiences of what you’ve done in thepast. I came to the Miami Dolphins, what,eight years ago for the best owner, the bestperson that I’ve ever had the opportunity towork for. And in the two years that I washere, I had a very, very difficult time think-ing that I could impact the organization inthe way that I wanted to or the way that Iwas able to in college, and it was very diffi-cult for me.”

He said that experience taught him thatthe college ranks “is where I belong, andI’m really happy and at peace with all that.”

As for the players, All-America line-backer C.J. Mosley has already said he’llreturn. So has quarterback AJ McCarron,who had his second straight star turn in aBCS title game.

Saban quickly turns to 2013 season

AP PHOTOAlabama head coach Nick Saban makes his way to a microphone as workers paintthe field at Sun Life Stadium during Media Day for the BCS National Championship.Alabama defeated Notre Dame, 42-14, for its third national title in four years, but itdidn’t take Saban long to refocus: “The team next year is 0-0,” he said Tuesdaymorning.





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The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia,are now only one year away, and with skiand snowboard halfpipe on the program asevents, athletes are sharpening their skills.

This week, the Grand Prix FreeskiingWorld Cup is at Copper, and athletes fromall over the world are competing for FISpoints and potential Olympic spots.

Ski & Snowboard Club Vail heads overthe pass for the event which starts todayand runs through Sunday. The event itselfhas been running for the past 17 years,which makes it the longest running domes-tic tour for halfpipe and slopestyle.

Local SSCV coaches Elana Chase, BenBoyd, Brady McNeil and Elijah Teeter havebeen providing these local athletes withinformation and training on how to per-form well at this event.

“Anyone from big snowboarding moviesand all of the Olympic hopefuls are out herecompeting today,” said McNeil, SSCV proslopestyle coach. “Our slopestyle team isone of the best, but our halfpipe team isprobably going to be the real focus at thisevent. Our slopestyle team will have a bet-ter shot at making the finals during the nextWorld Cup where the field won’t be quite asstacked. Our real goal out here is makingtop 30 out of a field of 180. Right now I’mcoaching two of our rising star athletes fromChile.”

The finals for the snowboard-pipe com-petition will be on Saturday with the finalsfor skiing on Friday. Some of the big nameathletes in the snowboard pipe competition

competing for SSCV are Kaitlyn Farrington,Kelly Marren, Stephanie Magiros, AlexFitch, Joey Mensch, Zack Black, Brett Esser,Kazuhiro Kokubbo, Kohei Hirano and Iyu-mu Hirano. Farrington actually beatOlympic gold medalist Kelly Clark at theDew Cup in Breckenridge just a month ago,winning the event. She will undoubtedly bea podium contender for the event.

Freeskiing halfpipe qualifiers for theWorld Cup at Copper happened onWednesday with SSCV skiers Aaron Blunckand Alex Ferreira qualifying for finals. Theyare in fact the only two athletes that made itto the finals without guaranteed spots at XGames, and also two of the youngest com-petitors in the finals.

Blunck changed up his run a little fromprevious competitions and did a left 900, toa right 900, to a double cork 1260, to an alleyoop 540, to a right 1080.

“I have been working pretty hard on theair bag in Vail the past few weeks to reallydial that double cork, and I’m now feelingpretty good about it,” Blunck said.

“We moved where he does that technicaltrick in his run. Before he was doing thedouble cork on the first hit and now he isdoing it on the third hit, which has reallyhelped,” said Chase, pro team coach.

Other SSCV athletes such as BrobyLeeds, Billy Mann, Walter Wood, AnaisCaradeux and Annalisa Drew had strongperformances during qualifications. Onthe women’s side, Annalisa Drew compet-ed well and will be headed to the finals onFriday.

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The light glinting off the snow, chilly temperatures, and powder-covered skiers coasting by on the steep slopes – it’s a powderhound’s dream, but a pho-

tographer’s nightmare. If you’ve ever attempted to catch an image of your friend going off a jib, or that perfect blue-sky shot in the Back Bowls, you might have already realized that the slopes make for a harsh environment for photography.

However, some photographers have a handle on the art, and are responsible for some of those impressive powder shots and mountain panoramas you’ve undoubtedly seen on advertisements and publications. You can catch your mo-ments on the hill as well, with some hints from professional

“Taking great pictures during the winter is hard, but I hate

could say something that is a magical wave of the wand, but there isn’t anything like that. If you succeed at some-

rugged conditions, but you came away from a day shoot-ing great talent, amazing blue sky and untracked snow, what comes through is something different and amazing.”

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conditions need to be optimal. A shot with trees in the back-ground needs fresh snow and blue skies, for instance. To get that exceptional photograph, you need above average condi-tions.”

Scope the conditions: The conditions you are shooting in can be crucial to scrutinize before going out for a shoot as

the ski season – the thermometer read -20.

through, and we had to jump on it. When you go to work dur-ing other times of the year, you don’t have these challenges. During the winter, you do. Everything gets to be more dif-

Be persistent:persistency. If you are out trying to take an awesome ac-tion shot, really take your time in setting things up and be prepared to do things over and over again. If you’re up on the hill with friends, and you stop to take a picture, take that extra minute to line things up and go away with something you are happy with.

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one skiing down the hill. When I go out, I have pro skiers who are used to skiing for photographers. They are amazing athletes who don’t mind hiking one spot on the mountain again and again until everything lines up for a great picture.”

Of course, you can’t always expect your friends to want to hike laps on the slope until you get that perfect image. Af-

“Find a good skier or snowboarder and together look at a picture that you like before going out,” he says. “This way both you and the athlete have something to emulate. But rarely does anyone grab a camera, snap a photo and have it come out amazing. Great shots are rarely created out of

convenience.”Take your time: Action photography aside, a good por-

trait in the winter takes time too. If you’re stopping to take a group shot or portrait on the slopes, take the extra minute to think about how the photo can be improved.

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“Easy things like turning in the other direction. Try to bother your friends to take an extra few minutes so you can get that great shot. It is always better to think through the shot instead of taking whatever is there.”

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Elite Nordic athletes from Ski and Snowboard Club Vail packed up their skis, their high-performance wax, and ar-rived at Soldier Hollow, a venue that has hosted the champi-onships for the last few years. Of the hundreds of competi-

As the major competition neared, organizers were con-cerned with the lacking snow pack for the second year in a row. Luckily, Mother Nature blessed the area, just outside of Midway, Utah, with much needed moisture the week before the event.

Ski clubs from Alaska, Vermont, California, and every-where in between came out to compete.

Vail athlete Tad Elliott, three-time U.S. 15-kilometer champion, was a top contender in the race, but couldn’t quite hold on to his title and ended in second behind Erik Bjornsen in the event. On Sunday, Jan. 6, Elliott and Vail’s Sylvan Ellefson raced well during the 30-kilometer classic mass

seventh and Ellefson placed eighth. During the sprint competition on Jan. 2, Vail’s Ryan Scott

from his last World Cup race in Canmore, Canada, where he struggled. However, he says he was able to come to the U.S. Championships with a refreshed mentality and put down some great results.

Other local SSCV athletes who competed were Callan De-line, Max Scrimgeour, Christian Shanley, Anthony Ryerson, Cully Brown, Parker McDonald, Pablo Cichero, Ian Bouch-er, Caleb Krueger and Hannah Hardenbergh.

Like many other skiers, Ellefson went into the event want-

ing to earn some points to qualify for the World Champi-onships. Ellefson raced in everything he could during the competition, including the classic sprint, the 15-kilometer individual start skate, the 30-kilometer mass start classic and the skate sprint.

“Conditions were a mix of man-made, sugar, new and dirty. It was probably the most diverse courses, in terms of snow conditions,” says Ellefson.

The races didn’t turn out as well as he had hoped, but he was still happy with the results, he says.

“I had to reset my goals from the beginning of the week when things weren’t starting the way I had wanted. Original-ly, I wanted to win a national race while I was out here but that changed to simply making a top 10. I got that, so I am

I’m excited for the rest of the season,” he says.Ellefson is still eligible to compete at the World Cham-

pionships, but that could change depending on the points garnered by other skiers at Nationals. A new points list will

contenders will be named that week. The Men’s 10-kilometer on Sunday proved to be success-

ful for numerous local athletes. There were more than 120 racers in the 10-kilometer and Scrimgeour placed sixth, fol-lowed by Brown in 10th, Shanley in 14th and Deline in 23rd.

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Calendar of EventsThursday, Jan. 10Live music with Peter Vavra Join pianist Peter Vavra at Splendido at the Chateau in Bea-ver Creek every Thursday night. Music goes from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Food and drink costs apply.

Thursday, Jan. 10Vail 50th Anniversary FilmWitness the history of Vail and its founding in an original

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is free but does require tickets that can be reserved online at www.vail.com/events/50th. Tickets are also available at the Lionshead Welcome Center the day of the show starting

Doors open at 5 p.m., and show starts at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 10Inside the Mind of a Mass MurdererThis panel discussion hosted by the Vail Symposium brings three experts to help audiences understand why tragic crimes like the Aurora shooting happen and how to prevent them. Speakers are journalist Jeff Kass, author Jeff Mari-otte and psychiatrist Patrick Fox. Event starts at 5:30 p.m., and tickets can be purchased at www.vailsymposium.org.

Thursday, Jan. 10 to Saturday, Jan. 12Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines FestivalThe 13th annual homebrewers festival features tastings and seminars throughout the weekend at the Vail Cascade. Prices vary per seminar or event, and tickets can be pur-chased at www.bigbeersfestival.com.

Friday, Dec. 21Live music at Old ForgeEnjoy live music every Friday from Jason Wallace from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Edwards’ Old Force. Happy hour is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays.

Friday, Jan. 11Historic Vail Village tourTake a historic Vail Village walking tour with an expert guide. Vail locals and tourists alike learn the history of Vail Village’s past and present landmarks and stories about its

Snowboard Museum on the Vail Parking Structure. Tour goes from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and donations are appreciated.

Friday, Jan. 1110th Mountain Fireside ChatThe Colorado Ski Museum presents veteran Sandy Treat talking about his World War II experiences as a ski trooper and training at nearby Camp Hale. Event is held in the Colo-rado Ski and Snowboard Museum, located on the third level

of the Vail Village parking structure. Talk goes from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is free.

Saturday, Jan. 12Live music at the Minturn SaloonEvery Saturday night during the ski season, Scotty Kabel and friends will be rocking the bar at the Minturn Saloonstarting about 9 p.m. Scotty has been the lead guitarist and force behind such successful bands as Little Hercules, Bon-

the Minturn Saloon has a late night happy hour.

Saturday, Jan. 12Family FunFest at Beaver CreekWatch the village come alive with music, magic, food and funfrom 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.. Get your caricature drawn or face painted, partake in some fun games and activities, or just sit back and listen to the music. The afternoon is com-plete with games, prizes, a bouncy house, caricature art, mu-sic and more.

Sunday, Jan. 13Vail Cup at Golden PeakThe Vail Cup is the community’s oldest local youth snow-sports competition series, giving kids a chance to compete since 1963. Sunday brings the GS and slalom events on Vail’s Golden Peak, hosted by the Ski and Snowboard Club

Sunday, Jan. 13Beaver Creek snowshoe racePart of the Beaver Creek running series, the race features 10K or 5K courses, and a 1K course for kids. Atlas Snow-shoes are available for demo, and the afterparty has food and prizes. The race starts at 9 a.m. a.m. at Beaver Creek

course details and times and dates for other races in the series at www.gohighline.com/bcsnowsho.

Sunday, Jan. 13Winter Farmer’s Market in EdwardsCome to the Colorado Mountain College campus in Edwards

Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shop for fresh produce, stor-age fruit, eggs, jams, grass-fed meat, salmon, artisan food, prepared foods, bakery items and more.

Sunday, Jan. 13Vilar Gala Fundraiser: Tenor Jonas KaufmannThe acclaimed German tenor brings his talents to Beaver Creek’s Vilar Center. Regarded as one of the brightest opera stars of the modern day, Kaufmann performs at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $150 and can be purchased at www.vilarpac.org.

Sunday, Jan. 13Big Beers Kick-Off PartyGet ready for Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festi-val in Vail by coming down to Crazy Mountain Brewery in Edwards -- the brewery is offering tour packages all day.

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Tuesday, Jan. 15Free concert at Vail Public LibraryAcclaimed musicians Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin will play a concert in the Vail Public Library’s Community Room at 5:30 p.m. They bring a mix of folk, roots, bluegrass and jazz with memorable lyrics and killer instrumentation. Event is free.

Wednesday, Jan. 16Whiskey Grass Wednesday at Route 6Route 6 Cafe in EagleVail offers live bluegrass and drink specials from 8 p.m. to midnight every Wednesday.

Vail-Summit Orthopaedics presents a fun ski/snow-board/telemark competition in Vail. The Jan. 10 race will be held at 1 p.m. on Golden Peak. The after party at 5 p.m. features free drinks, free food and great prizes for racers and fans. The rac-es are open to kiers, snow-boarders and telemarkers of all abilities. No experience necessary, and no speed suit needed.For more info, see www.ski-clubvail.org. Pictured: Nata-lie Biedermann. Ski and Snowboard Club Vail photo.

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COPPER MOUNTAIN — Ski & Snow-board Club Vail’s Aaron Blunck said he waspeaking at the right moment on Friday, andthe judges agreed.

Blunck, 16, was the top American in theski halfpipe competition at the U.S. GrandPrix at Copper Mountain on Friday, an Inter-national Ski Federation World Cup eventwhich holds large significance in the sport’soverall picture.

“Everyone’s out here and it’s such a bigfinal, so I’m super stoked,” Blunck said afterthe event. “I couldn’t have asked for a betterfinal.”

Now that ski halfpipe is an Olympic sport,the Grand Prix is one of several events inwhich skiers can take the first steps to quali-fying for the Olympics. To be eligible to com-pete in Sochi in 2014, a skier must first obtaina top-30 finish at an FIS-level event. But alsoon the line in FIS events like Friday’s GrandPrix is the very number of ski halfpipe ath-letes that the U.S. will bring to Sochi. A totalof 26 athletes from all freestyle skiing disci-plines — ski halfpipe, ski cross, mogulsand aerials — will go, but how that breaksdown will depend on the depth of eachsquad. If U.S. ski halfpipers make a name forthemselves this season with a large numberof athletes finishing high in the standings,then they’ll secure themselves four spots onthat team. If not, there’s a chance the U.S. will

only take two.“These guys are trying to win spots on

their home countries’ teams for Olympicspots,” judge Andrew Wickes said after theevent. “But if you’re hosting the World Cupyou get a couple more athletes than visitingcountries, so the U.S. was allowed 24 athletesfor each event, and they definitely used it.”

The U.S. had five athletes in the top 12,with Blunck and teammate David Wiserounding out the podium behind CanadianMike Riddle. Ski Club Vail’s Alex Ferreira wassixth, with Simon Dumont in seventh andGus Kenworthy 11th.

“Super challenging conditions today,” Rid-dle said after the event. “A lot of guys screwedup, so I’m really happy to come out on top.”

Riddle’s run started with a double cork1260 — the top trick going right now — fol-lowed by 900s in both directions, a flat 360and a switch 900.

“That’s kinda the run I’ve been running allseason so far,” he said. “But I’m looking tostep it up for X.”

First things firstBlunck and Ferreira, who both train with

Elana Chase at SSCV, had a unique distinc-tion among the other athletes in the finals atthe Grand Prix. They both had not yet, as ofFriday, been invited to the superpipe com-petition at the X Games, coming up at theend of this month.

While the X Games is a private event andnot sanctioned by the FIS, its freeski super-pipe is widely recognized as the highest lev-el of competition in the sport. Of the 12 ath-letes in the finals, Blunck, Ferreira and Jof-frey Pollet Villard, of France, who finishedfourth, were still hoping for invites. With only

Skiers aim to impress in new Olympic sportAlex Ferreira,of Ski &SnowboardClub Vail,getssideways andtwisted whilein the airduring theCopperMountainGrand PrixhalfpipecompetitionFriday.Ferreirafinished sixthoverall.

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YESTERDAY’S REPORT

Vail official report: 0 inchesof new snow.

Vail Daily field report: 3-4inches of light snow.

Run of the day: Gotta gowhere the wind blows.

Breakdown: The storm camein early, presumably after 5a.m., as Vail reported 0inches of new snow at thattime. But it came in hard,dumping a few inches inthe first few hours.Conditions for skiing onVail Mountain arefantastic. Conditions fordriving on the roadsgetting there are not sofantastic.

Snowcast: Looks liketemperatures are going todrop, maybe too low formore snow.

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two spots left for X, that more immediatecompetition was far more forward in theathletes’ thoughts than the 2014 Olympics.

“You definitely want to do good at theWorld Cups, and this was a huge contest forus, so I’m happy,” Ferreira said of his andBlunck’s performance. “But it’s also goodthat we did good in this event because XGames is coming around the corner, hope-fully we get spots.”

And Ferreira, Blunck and Villard aren’tthe only ones vying for spots at the X Games.Local X Games veteran Taylor Seaton didn’tmake finals at the Grand Prix, and despitethe fact that he has received invites to half adozen X Games in the past, his invite for thisyear is far from a lock. He ended up 14th atthe Grand Prix after attempting his first everdouble cork in competition, a slight miscuehad him opening up too early and not com-pleting the trick.

“I stomped my first run, but I didn’t real-ly put the two together,” he said. “On the sec-ond run, I got real close to the right dub cork12 but ended up in the back seat a little andkinda fell.”

Seaton said that through his experience,he has learned an invite to X Games is moreabout your years in the sport than your cur-rent status.

“I didn’t get into X Games with the firstcomp I won,” said Seaton, who won the2010 and 2011 halfpipe competitions atthe NZ Open and took eighth at this year’sDew Tour. “I had to prove myself withmultiple podiums before I got invited.”

Tucker Perkins, of the U.S. team, who hasan invite to this year’s X Games, watched theGrand Prix from the sidelines Friday. Hesaid that while this year’s Grand Prix com-petition is important, it’s next year he’s moreinterested in.

“I’m looking at the big picture,” he said. “Icould have rushed to come back for thisevent, but I just need one top 30 for this year.”

Perkins is currently recovering from ACLsurgery he received in Vail last March at TheSteadman Clinic by Dr. Richard Steadmanhimself.

“I just got back in the halfpipe last week,”he said. “So for me, I think the timing is per-fect. ... Hopefully X Games will be the firstone back.”

Ski Club Vail’s edgeAssuming Perkins has a healthy recov-

ery, his name is among those at the top ofthe list for the U.S. ski halfpipe athletes like-ly to be competing in Sochi, along withDavid Wise, who finished third at Friday’sGrand Prix.

Wise said that the Ski Club Vail athletescompeting for those Olympic spots have akey advantage over some of the otherhopefuls — the tutelage of coach ElanaChase.

“There’s few coaches who can watch atrick and tell you one simple thing that iswrong with it,” Wise said on Friday. “Thaton-hill wherewithal that she has is unpar-alleled.”

Chase said she was pleased with her ath-letes’ performances on Friday.

“As a coach you’re always thinking the nextfew corners down the road, but today was allabout myopic focus on today,” she said. “Wehad the strategy that it’s today or nothing.”

On the women’s side, another athlete ofChase’s, Ski Club Vail halfpiper AnnalisaDrew, finished seventh, third among U.S.competitors.

“Training with Elana’s been awesome,” shesaid. “The program is amazing.”

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EDWARDS — Gail Schwartz will hold anEagle County Town Hall in Edwards from 1to 3 p.m. today.

Eagle County is now part of Schwartz’sSenate District 5. She will be discussingthe upcoming 2013 legislative session.This will be her first visit of the year to

Eagle County. As a for-mer member of the Sen-ate Transportation Com-mittee, she will welcomeColorado Department ofTransportation Region 3Director Dave Eller andState and Federal Liai-son Kurt Morrison todiscuss the Interstate 70corridor.

The town hall will be atthe Colorado Mountain College Edwardscampus, Lecture Hall Room 118, 150 MillerRanch Road.

State senator to hosttown hall event today

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AP PHOTOMikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle-Vail, celebrates at the finish line after winning a World Cup slalom in Flachau, Austria, on Tuesday. It was her third World Cupwin this season. She is exactly the same age — 17 years, 308 days — as Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell was when she earned her third careervictory in 1971.

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FLACHAU, Austria — Americanteenager Mikaela Shiffrin interrupt-ed her homework for a couple ofhours on Tuesday, giving herenough time to pick up anotherwin in women’s World Cup slalom.

The 17-year-old Shiffrin earnedher third victory in her first fullyear on the circuit, quicklybecoming the world’s leadingslalom specialist.

“I’ll probably try to get somereading done before going to bedtonight,” she said after the race,revealing she had already spentmost of the day doing homeworkfor school. “Sometimes I feel thehardest subjects are the most fun. Iam really a nerd.”

Shiffrin, who was second afterthe opening run, posted the third-fastest time in the final session tofinish in a combined time of 1minute, 51.45 seconds.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Shiffrin,who was cheered by 11,500 specta-tors. “I heard the crowd and I triedto let them take me down thecourse. They wanted me to win.That gave me wings.”

Frida Hansdotter of Sweden was0.85 back in second, and TanjaPoutiainen of Finland took third,trailing Shiffrin by 1.10.

Former overall champion MariaHoefl-Riesch of Germany, who ledShiffrin by 0.56 after the first run,straddled a gate shortly before theend of her final run and failed tofinish.

Shiffrin increased her lead in the

discipline standings. She now has436 points, compared to 355 forclosest challenger Tina Maze ofSlovenia. The advantage makes theAmerican a strong favorite to winthis season’s slalom title.

“I can’t imagine someone a yearago telling me I would be in thisposition now,” Shiffrin said. “ButI’ve always wanted it and I’veworked for it as hard I can.”

Shiffrin was already the firstAmerican to win two World Cupraces before turning 18. She isexactly the same age — 17 years,308 days — that Austrian greatAnnemarie Moser-Proell was whenshe earned her third career victoryin 1971.

Moser-Proell holds the careerrecord of 62 World Cup wins.

“She is without a doubt the best

skier in history and I am makingmy way now,” Shiffrin said. “In thesummer, my coach was telling meabout her. I had obviously heard ofher but we looked up on Wikipediaabout her results. ... And now I amhere and it’s amazing.”

Matching Moser-Proell madeShiffrin proud. It’s part of her desireto be the best in everything shedoes — as quickly as possible.

“I have big goals,” Shiffrin said.“Part of my goals has always beento be the youngest to do anything.I have tried to be faster than theolder girls and faster than the boys.It just sets new challenges and thatis fun.”

Overall World Cup leader Mazeplaced fifth, extending her leadover second-place Hoefl-Riesch to590 points. In fifth place with 526

points, Shiffrin is the highestranked American, just above Lind-sey Vonn, who has 504 points.

Vonn, the defending overallchampion, skipped the racebecause of a lack of recent trainingin the discipline. She returned tothe circuit last weekend after analmost four-week break to recoverfrom intestinal illness.

Shiffrin, who also won races inAre, Sweden, and Zagreb, Croatia,wasn’t clear in the first section ofboth runs but accelerated in thesteeper middle part and finishedstrong.

“I just kept going,” Shiffrin saidabout her second run. “Like 3- and4-year-olds, they are runningaround all day and they just don’tget tired. That’s probably like me. Ialways keep going.”

‘I have big goals’

AP PHOTOMikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle-Vail, speeds down the course on her way to winning a women’s World Cup slalom Tuesday in Flachau, Austria. The win is Shiffrin’s third victory in herfirst full year on the World Cup circuit, and she is exactly the same age — 17 years, 308 days — that Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell was when she earned her thirdcareer win in 1971.

Shiffrin picks up third victory in first full year on World Cup circuit

Battle Mountainrolls TigersBy Chris [email protected]

EDWARDS — Everyone involvedwith Battle Mountain girls basket-ball is feeling a little lighter afterTuesday night’s 55-23 win overSummit County.

And since that snapped a nine-game losing streak, well, it’s com-pletely understandable.

“It feels like a great weight hasbeen lifted from my shoulders,”

Huskies coach Vinny Cisneros said.“The girls have been so resilient.The old saying goes, ‘Coaches losegames and players win games.’ Thegirls played a great game.”

And whatever the adage is, giveyourself a W, Vinny.

Battle Mountain (2-9 overall and2-4 in the 4A Slope) burst out to a16-0 lead and never looked back.While this season has not gone aswell as hoped for both Shrine Passrivals, this was a particularly bitterpill for the Tigers (1-10, 0-7) andhead coach Dylan Hollingsworth.

“It’s unacceptable,” he said. “Theway we played was unacceptable.Our attitude was unacceptable. We

just can’t play like that.”The Huskies, shed, at least tem-

porarily, the slow starts that haveplagued them this season. BattleMountain’s Michelle Rios, LoganNash and Taylor Davidson all hadfield goals in the first quarter, takingthe Huskies to a 9-0 lead after eightminutes.

Nash and Davidson struck again,and then Ali Teague hit frombeyond the arc for a 16-0 lead. Sum-mit’s Meg Heil broke up the runwith a Tigers basket with 6:24 left inthe first half.

The Huskies kept coming,though. Elizabeth Olivas, who ledall scorers with 11 points, knocked

down her jumper, followed by alayup from Aileen Arreola and a tri-fecta from Iridian Reyes for a 23-4advantage midway through the firstquarter.

“Starting slow has been ournemesis all year long,” Cisnerossaid. “I told the girls, challengedthem not to wait until we weredown by 20 (points) before playingwith full intensity. They did that.They played like they were downand built on that.”

Of particular concern toHollingsworth was his team’srebounding — or lack thereof.

“We got killed on the boards,” hesaid. “We have to take boxing out

seriously. We’ve got to reboundbetter or this is going to be a longseason.”

Hollingsworth’s frustrationpeaked in the third quarter, when hegot a technical foul. In the strangesttwist of the game, Olivas took thefreebies and made them, but shewas shooting in her own end. Thereferees realized the mistake, tookthe Huskies’ points off the board andhad her shoot at the Summit end.Unfortunately, she missed her sec-ond set of free throws.

Battle Mountain hosts SteamboatSprings on Saturday at 2 p.m., whileSummit has Delta at Farmer’sKorner at 1 p.m. the same day.

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Devils pin Steamboat, GlenwoodEagle Valleysweeps triBy Chris [email protected]

GYPSUM — Wrestlers just don’t like to wastetime.

There were six minutes allotted for eachbout during Thursday’s tri at Eagle Valley withSteamboat Springs and Glenwood Springs asthe guests, but the full 360 seconds were rarelyneeded.

The Devils dispatched Steamboat Springs,66-10, and didn’t take much time defeatingGlenwood Springs, 73-4. Thanks to a bevy offorfeits, the Demons recorded a 45-35 victoryagainst the Sailors, though Steamboat actual-ly won all but one of the matches contested.

“I’m really proud of the guys,” Devils coachRon Beard said. “They did the things weworked on in practice. Glenwood is having arebuilding year. They have a lot of youngwrestlers, but that doesn’t take away from oureffort.”

Ten of the Devils’ 13 wins against theDemons came by way of pin from the very brief(Ty LaFramboise, 11 seconds at 190 pounds) toRafael Gurule’s buzzer-beater at 132 pounds at5 minutes, 59 seconds.

“We’re a young team,” Glenwood coachMiles Cook said. “We want to be competitive. Ifwe’re out in 10 seconds, that’s not good. But ifthey’re on the mat and competing, we’re ingood shape. We need to learn to strive for that.”

To that end, the Demons’ Alex Cohen pickedup a win at 113 pounds against Eagle Valley’sConnor McGillvray, 21-7.

Against Steamboat, the Devils won six of sev-en matches contested. Gurule won an action-packed match against the Sailors’ NathanParks, 17-13, at 132, while Branden Ehmancame back for the pin against Steamboat’sMike Hansen.

“We had to manipulate the lineup for Steam-boat to get some matchups,” Beard said. “Somekids stepped up. Branden Ehman, he won twovarsity matches. Lane (Dobransky) stepped up.Rafa (Rafael) wrestled great against (Parks).”

Glenwood Springs did win its dual againstthe Sailors. However, the Sailors do deservecredit for doing well in the weights in whichthey could field wrestlers. Steamboat gotpins from Cole Sittig (285), Parks (132),Hansen (138), Dane Kopfer (145) andGuerin Lewis (152).

“All in all, we wrestled OK,” Steamboat coachShane Yeager said. “We made a lot of mistakesout there. We’ve got to clean it up with atten-tion to detail. That’s what we’re lacking rightnow.”

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SSCV racers finish strong at Winter Park super-G eventsDaily staff [email protected]

Racers from all over the statepoured into Winter Park onThursday and today for a two-daysuper-G racing event. On top of aSurefoot race, there was also aSmartwool race.

With the Surefoot race countingtoward FIS points and the Smart-wool race counting for USSApoints, some of these skiers hadthe opportunity to double-dip, soto speak. Since the Surefoot racersare in the FIS category, only racersthat are in the U-18 class andabove are eligible to compete,while the Smartwool racers are forthe U-16 class and above.

“Tons of man-hours go into set-

ting up a venue for racing eventslike these,” said C.B. Bechtel, Ski& Snowboard Club Vail opera-tions manager. “Generally, whenthe course is set up, there arenumerous races that take placeon it.”

The first day of super-G kickedoff Thursday with some greatresults from SSCV athletes. Thefirst race of the day was the girls’Surefoot race, with ErikaMcCormick from SSCV comingaway with the win and MontanaMarzario placing fourth.

“The FIS field was really com-petitive and our girls performedwell under the pressure,” saidSSCV U-16 women’s alpine coachBruce Hamlin. “Montana had afairly big mistake in her race

today but came out of it excep-tionally fast. She will undoubted-ly be someone to look out fortomorrow.”

After the Surefoot race, theSmartwool race took place, with71 female racers signed up tocompete.

Overall, it was an incredible dayfor the U-16 girls at the Smartwoolrace. SSCV athlete Abigail Murerwon the race, followed by SSCV’sHeidi Livran in second place.Murer has been racing well thisseason, and this isn’t her firstSmartwool win of the season. Justa month ago, Murer won her U-16division at a Smartwool race atCopper and placed third overallamong college-level racers. AnnaMartin placed fourth and Sasha

Horn placed in fifth, both of SSCV. Six of the top 10 racers were

from Vail. Rachel Desroachers fin-ished in seventh place and Camil-la Trapness raced well to secure a10th-place finish. All of the girlswere fast and enjoyed the warmertemperatures that this week isoffering.

In the men’s Surefoot competi-tion, six more Vail skiers had top-10 finishes for the U-18 and abovecategory.

Aspen Ski Club sealed the firsttwo places in the competition.However, the McCormick familywas on fire in Winter Park, withSean McCormick placing in third.McCormick skied fast in a verydifficult field — maybe he wasinspired by his younger sister’s

win earlier in the day. Clayton Kirwood skied well and

placed fourth, just behindMcCormick. Scott Cooper round-ed out the top five, squeezing intofifth place by six one-hundredthsof a second. Daniel Blake had a tiefor seventh place, followed byRyan Barney in ninth and FlorianSzwebel in 10th.

“Everyone really took advan-tage of the temperature gradientand the nice conditions out here,”Hamlin said. “These races are fair-ly important and serve as quali-fiers for U-18 Nationals and U-16Junior Championships.”

Today is another day of racingfor these rising stars. For fullresults and to keep track of theraces, visit live-timing.com.

Thursday’s results:Eagle Valley 73 Glenwood Springs 4285 - Xavier Mendoza, Eagle Valley, pins IrvingVasquez, Glenwood Springs, 0:44106 - Jay Bullock, Eagle Valley, pins MiguelMendoza, Glenwood Springs, 5:02113 - Alex Cohen, Glenwood Springs, maj. dec.Conner McGillvray, Eagle Valley, 21-7120 - Chris Comroe, Eagle Valley, pins AugustinHernandez, Glenwood Springs, 1:35126 - Lane Dobransky, Eagle Valley, pinsSolomon Wheeler, Glenwood Springs, 1:30132 - Rafael Gurule, Eagle Valley, pins IrvinPallares, Glenwood Springs, 5:59138 - Branden Ehman, Eagle Valley, pins OscarVillegas, Glenwood Springs, 3:40145 - Davey Madrid, Eagle Valley, pins HerbieVega, Glenwood Springs, 0:22152 - Andrew Vigil, Eagle Valley, pins Ben Dunn,Glenwood Springs, 1:13160 - Devin Ward, Eagle Valley, pins Jose Diaz,Glenwood Springs, 1:01170 - Cole Nielsen, Eagle Valley, d. JustinBarham, Glenwood Springs, 8-2182 - Joey Sanchez, Eagle Valley maj. dec. ErickMadrid, Glenwood Springs, 9-1

190 - Ty LaFramboise, Eagle Valley, pinsThomas Richards, Glenwood Springs, 0:11220 - Andy Armstrong, Eagle Valley, forfeit

Glenwood Springs 45, Steamboat Springs 35220 - Taylor Behnke, Glenwood Springs, forfeit285 - Cole Sittig, Steamboat Springs, pinsIrving Vasquez, Glenwood Springs, 1:43106 - Miguel Mendoza, Glenwood Springs,forfeit113 - Alex Cohen, Glenwood Springs, forfeit120 - Augustin Hernandez, Glenwood Springs,forfeit126 - Solomon Wheeler, Glenwood Springs,forfeit132 - Nathan Parks, Steamboat Springs pinsIrvin Pallares, Glenwood Springs, 2:40138 - Mike Hansen, Steamboat Springs, pinsOscar Villegas, Glenwood Springs, 0:49 145 - Dane Kopfer, Steamboat Springs, pinsHerbie Vega, Glenwood Springs, 0:51152 - Guerin Lewis, Steamboat Springs pinsBen Dunn, Glenwood Springs, 0:25160 - Jose Diaz, Glenwood Springs, pins DylanWallace, Steamboat Springs, 0:36170 - Justin Barham, Glenwood Springs, d.Connor O’Brien, Steamboat Springs, 5-3182 - Brandon Yeager, Steamboat Springs,

tech. fall, Erick Madrid, Glenwood Springs, 19-2190 - Thomas Richards, Glenwood Springs,forfeit

Eagle Valley 66, Steamboat Springs 10190 - Joey Sanchez, Eagle Valley, forfeit220 - Ty LaFramboise, Eagle Valley, forfeit285 - Andy Armstrong, Eagle Valley, pinsCole Sittig, Steamboat Springs, 1:43106 - Jay Bullock, Eagle Valley, forfeit113 - Connor McGillvray, Eagle Valley,forfeit,120 - Chris Comroe, Eagle Valley, forfeit126 - Lane Dobranksy, Eagle Valley, forfeit132 - Rafael Gurule, Eagle Valley d. NathanParks, Steamboat Springs, 17-13 138 - Branden Ehman, Eagle Valley, pinsMike Hansen, Steamboat Springs, 4:58145 - Dane Koepfer, Steamboat Springs, maj.dec. Davey Madrid, Eagle Valley, 15-6152 - Andrew Vigil, Eagle Valley, d. GuerinLewis, Steamboat Springs, 6-5160 - Devin Ward, Eagle Valley, pins DylanWallace, Steamboat Springs, 0:43170 - Connor O’Brien, Steamboat Springs,forfeit182 - Cole Nielsen, Eagle Valley, pinsBrandon, Yeager, Steamboat Springs, 2:31

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and go-to workouts that have led them to national titles, world competitions, countless po-

don’t worry, we were taking notes.

Josiah Middaugh Town: EagleVail/Age: 34

Sports: Pro XTERRA for Dogma Athletica, snowshoe racing, mountain biking

Interestingly, I am within a couple pounds of the weight I was

that separate elite endurance athletes happen at the cellular level (i.e. increased mitochondrial density, increased capillary density).

Take advantage of the environment you live in. Especially in the winter, there are so many cross-training opportunities like snowshoe- ing, cross-country skiing and ski mountaineering. Stay consistent and keep it interesting. You are what you consistently do.

In the winter, running up Vail Mountain and downloading the gondola, then repeat. In the

Chocolate and potato chips.

Sylvan Ellefson (pictured on cover) Town: Vail/Age: 25

Sport: Nordic skiing for Team Homegrown (Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)

running and skiing were a part of every week.

get in top shape for a race or event, get in touch with an elite athlete from the valley or coach and work with them to get the most out of training.

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Greg Decent Town: EagleVail/Age: 33

Sport: Marathons

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I usually count during my runs. This helps me to focus

Jay Henry Town: Eagle/Age: 37

Sport: Pro cross-country mountain bike racing for Tokyo Joe’s

I eat more chocolate than I should.

Motivation is the key component to my training. If I’m not motivated, I won’t go, and

enough in the tank to go out and train.

Tamara Donelson Town: Edwards/Age: 37

Sport(s): Pro XTERRA and mountain bike racing

I actually went to a private girls’ school in Sydney to play more

Less junk in the trunk! Let’s just say I am more in proportion and

my legs.

don’t feel like training and I still feel like crap after

In the summer, hill repeats (for) trail running or moun-

or whipped cream straight out of the can (sorry, Mum) every now and then.

Erika Ghent Town: Vail/Age: 24

Sport: Alpine skiing for the U.S. Ski Team

Do something active that you love. Forcing yourself to do something you hate will only

go do your workout.

Gretchen Reeves Town: Avon/Age: Don’t ask!

Sport: Pro cross-country mountain bike racing for Tokyo Joe’s

How did you get started in athletics and mountainI started in college in Georgia. Before

that, I was sort of a runner and did gymnastics, and I was a cheerleader. I started professionally

when I started doing more mountain marathons and adventure races.

How has the sport changed your

I started Nordic skiing in the

and helps prevent injuries.

If I’m limited for time, I might go up and do a long hill interval on something

-tervals three or four times.

time off it really good. Most people work in the winter, so you have to get quality workouts. I don’t have too much winter structure. If I have an hour, I make it count.

Mike Kloser Town: Vail/Age: 53

Sport: Multisport/endurance/adventure races

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slopestyle and mogul competitions held on Vail Mountain’s Golden Peak this past week.

skiers from all over Colorado throwing tricks on a course

Each skier in the slopestyle event had two runs, with each run counting as a separate competition. Vail athletes from

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nearly a ten-point lead over the competition. Lee ended in

placed third. Over on Cookshack in the mogul competition, SSCV ath-

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“Hunter really went for it today, and it paid off. He was the only one to go huge on a technical trick on the top air. There were a few other skiers out there throwing some nice

out clean,” says SSCV’s Freestyle Program Director John Dowling.

year. On the girl’s side, Harrell’s near-perfect performance put

-teen year old’s coaches says she is on track for more great results this season.

In the junior’s competitions, local Jack Skidmore (SSCV) -

seur (SSCV) in third. Erin Coyne from SSCV performed -

second win two weekends in a row.

Low temps, high jumps in VailHarrell, Baily and Leonard win at Golden Peak comp

SneakPEAK staff report

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on his home mountain. Michael Suleiman photo

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SP:nutrition meticulously. Do you?

AH:cross-training stuff for half the year, and little workouts to

It depends on where I am.

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SSCV landsanother WorldCup podiumBy John LaConteSPECIAL TO THE DAILY

VAIL — When Ski and Snow-board Club Vail head mogulscoach John Dowling transferredhere from Team Breck this season,he brought some great athleteswith him.

On Thursday, one of those ath-letes, Dylan Walczyk, found hisway onto the World Cup mogulspodium after a string of stellarruns in Lake Placid, N.Y..

“I was pretty surprised I quali-fied so high,” said Walczyk, whoqualified eighth of 60 World Cupcompetitors to make semi-finals.“I just skied the run that I ski andthe judges seemed to like it.”

The run that Walczyk skis con-sists of a fast run down the moguls,with a “back full” (360 backflip) offthe first jump and a “cork seven”(off-axis 720) off the second. Thecompetition is judged based onthe competitors’ speed down thecourse, as well as how difficult andcleanly executed their tricks are onthe two jumps, or “airs.”

Dowling said the Lake Placidcourse is a similar pitch to the oneWalczyk’s been training at on VailMountain, which helped.

“He said he was feeling prettycomfortable on the course,” saidDowling. “The overall pitch onCookshack is about 25.5 degrees,and Lake Placid is 25, so it’s kind oflike what we train here.”

Walczyk said the training onCookshack at Vail, where he wastraining right up until leaving forLake Placid on Monday, has beenoptimal.

“Vail is really nice,” said Wal-czyk, who’s currently in his firstyear on the U.S. Ski Team. “Theterrain is a lot better, it’s just a bet-ter training scenario."

In the semifinal, Walczyk quali-fied fourth to make it into thesuperfinal round of six.

“I probably had my worst run allday in the superfinal,” he said. “Iwas tired, and I made a few mis-takes, but fortunately the other

guys made bigger mistakes and itwas good enough for third.”

Walczyk’s biggest miscue on thefinal run was likely due to fatigue,he said. Near the end of the run, atthe second air, he landed his cork7 slightly in the back seat, but wasable to correct and ski through thefinish.

‘It was an opportunity toprove myself ’

At the time of his podium fin-ish on Thursday, Walczyk, 19, didnot have any more World Cupstarts on his calendar for this sea-son. His start in Lake Placid wasonly the second World Cup startin his young career, and he wouldnot have been there if anotherteam member, Jeremy Cota, did-n’t decide to sit out with abruised heel.

“I got the call to come to LakePlacid last Friday,” said Walczyk.“It was an opportunity to prove

myself after less than ideal resultsat selections.”

After winning the North Amer-ica Cup (Nor-Am) overall titlelast season, Walczyk finishedseventh and 12th at this year’sU.S. Ski Team selections eventsat Copper Mountain in Decem-ber, which wasn’t good enoughto get him any World Cup startsfor this season.

However, after finishing inthird on Thursday, he is now eli-gible to compete in the secondhalf of the World Cup season, andthere’s also a shot he may have aspot on the team for this year’sWorld Championships in Voss,Norway.

“They’re taking three peopleand possibly a fourth alternate,”said Walczyk. “Right now I’m tiedfor the third spot, so it’s lookinggood.”

Walczyk sits in that third WorldChampionships spot with Cota,

who is expected to return to com-petition at the next World Cupevent, scheduled for Jan. 25 inAirolo, Switzerland.

Walczyk is currently tied forninth in the overall standingswith teammate David DiGravio,who finished eighth on Thurs-day. Fellow U.S. team membersPatrick Deneen, who took secondat Lake Placid on Thursday, andBryon Wilson, who finishedfourth, are in fourth and thirdoverall, respectively. Cota is ineighth overall with teammateBradley Wilson in seventh. Cana-dian Mikael Kingsbury wonThursday’s event and currentlyleads the overall standings.

Kloser fourth in overallstandings

On the women’s side, U.S.moguls star Hannah Kearneymade her return to competitionafter crashing and injuring her-

self during a training run inSwitzerland. She was onlyrecently cleared to return, butcame back strong with a win inLake Placid.

“I couldn’t have asked for abetter first competition back,”she said.

Kearney, the 2010 Olympicchampion and a dominant forcein the sport, had her seat at thetop kept warm for her by team-mate Heather McPhie, who wonthe first two events of the seasonduring Kearney’s absence.

McPhie didn’t make it pastqualifiers on Thursday, finish-ing 35th, but still leads the over-all standings. Heidi Kloser, a Vailnative and SSCV alum, finished16th. After a strong start this sea-son, placing seventh and secondin the first two events of the sea-son, Kloser currently sits fourthin the overall standings, secondamong Americans.

Walczyk gets the call, takes third

SARAH BRUNSON | Special to the DailySki & Snowboard Club Vail’s Dylan Walczyk flies to third place in moguls at the Lake Placid Freestyle Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Thursday.

Huskies improvein rematchBy Chris [email protected]

VAIL — Power play? No. Tipdrill? Yes?

Steamboat Springs executed thelatter to perception as DillonChapman got his stick on team-mate Ryan Walker’s shot with10:15 left in regulation to lift theSailors to a hard-earned 2-1 winover Battle Mountain Friday nightat Dobson Arena in Vail.

“It’s funny. The last couple ofweeks, we’ve been getting a lot of

shots on net,” Steamboat coachBrent Tollar said. “We haven’tbeen able to finish them. We’vespent a majority of our practices,trying to get a quality shot with agood tip.”

Chapman’s tip gave the Sailorsa two-game winning streak andraised their record to 5-4-1 over-all and 2-3-1 in the FoothillsConference.

“I was out in front. There was adefender in front of me and I kin-da pushed him away,” Chapmansaid. “It hit off my stick and it wasbehind me and in the net. It’sgreat. It gives you a lot of energyand excitement, especiallybecause it lets you know thatyou’ve contributed to your team.”

And Huskies goalie OliverElvenger, who had 32 saves, hadno chance.

Back in November, the Sailorsdid pretty much everything theywanted in an 8-2 victory over Bat-tle Mountain in the season openerfor both teams. Though it wasn’t awin, Friday night’s game was defi-nite progress for the Huskies (3-5-1, 1-3).

“We’re getting there,” Huskiescoach Gary Defina said. “We’reimproving. We’re still young. It’slike two (steps) forward, one back,but it was a much better effort thanwhen we played them the firsttime, no doubt.”

Steamboat edges Huskies hockey, 2-1

High school hockey, page A33

JUSTIN MCCARTY | [email protected] Mountain’s Ben Hymes, in white, gets knocked off balancewhile battling with Steamboat Springs’ Ryan Walker just beforetaking a shot in the second period of the game Friday in Vail. TheHuskies lost, 2-1.



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McDonald. By making sure to savesome gas in the tank he solidified agreat result in the 10-kilometer race onSaturday.

“I wanted to make sure that right offthe bat I wasn’t going to go out toohard and blow up,” Boucher said. “Thehills on this course are intimidating,and it is important to not get too eagerand set an unachievable pace. Eventhough we are racing with college ath-letes, we aren’t directly racing againstthem. It is kind of nice being in the col-lege races considering there are olderkids to tow you up these hills and youget to chase them instead of going onyour own pace.”

During the 15-kilometer race onSunday, McDonald and Boucherswitched places, with Boucher endingup in second and McDonald endingin third.

“Today was painful,” McDonaldsaid, still out of breath immediatelyafter the race.

Even though Boucher lost hisbreakfast halfway through the gruel-ing 15-kilometer race, he did excep-tionally well.

These Nordic athletes are looking toestablish enough points in the nextmonth in order to qualify for theRocky Mountain Junior NationalTeam. For the team, they take the 12best OJs as well as the 12 best J1s andJ2s in the region. There are four races,this being the first, where these juniors

will earn the necessary points to qual-ify them for the team. The OJ-levelathletes are those that are 18 and 19,and the J1s are 16 and 17. Once thedust has settled, and points are calcu-lated, McDonald and Boucher, as wellas others, will know if they made thecut for the team.

Sylvan Ellefson, of Ski & SnowboardClub Vail, was the big two-day winner.Ellefson won the men’s senior catego-ry on top of the overall category witha time of 26 minutes flat on Saturday.On Day Two of the event during the15-kilometer race, Ellefson won in aphoto finish by two tenths of a sec-ond. Max Scrimgeour held it down forSki & Snowboard Club Vail in themen’s OJ category with a solid 35-sec-ond win on Saturday as well as a cate-gory win during the 15-kilometer race

on Sunday. Joseph Barrett from, Bat-tle Mountain High School, had a greatperformance with a solid sixth-placefinish in the men’s J1 category on Sat-urday and placed 14th in his catego-ry on Sunday.

Sunday was a great day for VailMountain School Nordic skier Han-nah Hardenbergh, who placed secondoverall in the women’s J1 10-kilometerrace. Hannah skated hard next to col-legiate athletes and ended up beatingmany of them. The high school junioris on track to make the Junior Nation-al Team this season.

“There was a little mix up at the startof the race, so I really just tried to putthat behind me and make up the timeas fast as I could during the race,”Hardenbergh said. “Yesterday, I sort ofhad a bad race, so I really wanted toimprove today. It was nice to be able topush myself harder and do well today.I think it is really good for the juniorskiers to put themselves against thecollege field because that is who mostof the high school seniors fromaround here will be skiing against nextyear.”

Nordic skiing is one of the mostphysically challenging skiing disci-plines around. This intense aspect ofthe sport keeps these Nordic skiershooked and constantly establishingnew goals as seen this past weekendout at Maloit.

Michael Suleiman is the marketing andcommunications manager for Ski &Snowboard Club Vail.

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SPECIAL TO THE DAILYIan Boucher skis up the biggest hillon the course during the DUInvitational & SSCV Junior NationalQualifier at Maloit Park.





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For beer enthusiasts, Christmas comes a few weeks late in Vail.

The annual Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival, a popular favorite

among beer connoisseurs, hits the Vail Cascade Jan. 10-12 in the same way the

featured product hits the mouth of its attendees — lively and refreshing with

a pleasant aftertaste.

The festival is now in its 13th year. Those who go, usually return. Local res-

idents look forward to the festival every year, but it’s a very international event,

as well — people from around the globe attend Big Beers, Belgians and Bar-

leywines in Vail. You’ll find brewmasters such as Larry Bell of Bell’s Brew-

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entire state,” said Josh Mishell, a former Flying Dog Brewery employee

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McDonald, Boucher podiumat Junior National QualifiersEllefson wins men’ssenior categoryBy Michael SuleimanSPECIAL TO THE DAILY

MINTURN — The flakes of wax scat-tered about the snow as dozens of skitechs prepared nordic skis for the big race.The DU Invitational & SSCV JuniorNational Qualifier, one of the biggestNordic races in the Vail Valley, took placeat Maloit Park in Minturn on Saturday andSunday.

With 295 Nordic racers ranging in agesfrom 6 years old all the way up to 26 yearsold, it was quite the scene out at Maloit.There was some amazing Nordic talentwith college teams from Alaska,Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Montanaand Colorado coming out to compete.

On top of the collegiate athletes, juniorlevel athletes came out looking to qualifyfor a spot on the Rocky Mountain NordicJunior National Team. The Vail racers onceagain proved strong at the competition. Inparticular, Ian Boucher and Parker

McDonald, from Ski & Snowboard ClubVail, had an absolutely dominant perform-ance in the 10-kilometer freestyle individ-ual start and may have landed a spot onthe National Team. McDonald finished insecond place in the men’s J1 category onSaturday followed by Boucher in third.

McDonald is primarily known for takingLindsey Vonn to his homecoming at VailSki & Snowboard Academy in 2011. Afterthis weekends performance, people maynow know him as the incredible Nordicskier … that took Vonn to homecoming.

“The race went really well today. I got anice ride from a DU skier for the first twolaps and just hung in there. The last twolaps I was on my own and was just fightingto ski well,” said the 17-year-old McDon-ald after the race on Saturday.

As a student at VSSA, McDonald is ableto go out and ski the course almost everyday.

“I’m really comfortable on these techni-cal courses we have at Maloit,” McDonaldsaid.

Boucher skied well alongside his friend

Parker McDonald draftsoff of a University ofDenver racer during theDU Invitational & SSCVJunior National Qualifierat Maloit Park in Minturn.

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Local skiers will compete at X GamesAaron Blunck,Alex Ferreiraand AnnalisaDrew all earncoveted invitesBy John LaConteSPECIAL TO THE DAILY

VAIL — In freeskiing, visualizingyour tricks is a key component ofcompleting your run successfully.

But so far in 2013, Ski & Snow-board Club Vail freeride programdirector Elana Chase has neededvisualization in freeskiing for oth-er reasons.

This season, two ski halfpipeathletes on Chase’s men’s teamhad the skills, but not the status, tomake it to the X Games in Aspen,which represents the highest levelof competition in the sport. As ofearly January, only two spotsremained open for the men’s skisuperpipe competition there.Chase needed to visualize a wayto get her athletes their invites.

“I needed a master plan,” shesaid on Saturday from Vail. “Andonce we knew how we were goingto do it, we weren’t taking no foran answer.”

That master plan had two com-ponents. One of those athletesneeded to make the podium inthe Grand Prix, a World Cup eventat Copper Mountain Jan. 11, andthe other needed to win the NorthFace Open on Jan. 17 at Whistler.

“I couldn’t go to North Facewith both of them needing a spot,”she said. “So we said absolutelyAaron was going to be on thepodium at the Grand Prixand absolutely Alex was going towin North Face. It was the onlyway they were going to get in;there was no other option. Andthey accepted the challenge.”

Stoked to go togetherAaron Blunck, 16, and Alex Fer-

reira, 18, are also best friends.When Blunck finished second

at the Grand Prix, top amongAmericans, Ferreira was not farbehind him in sixth. It was the firsttime he had made finals in a bigcompetition like the World Cup,and he was extremely excited ...for Blunck.

“My best friend Aaron Bluncktook second, so I was really stokedabout that,” Ferreira told me whenI asked him about his run. “It wasa great competition, the weatherwas a little iffy though. It was real-ly snowy conditions plus thewind, but I managed to put downtwo good runs.”

The weather was iffy indeed.The I-70 corridor in our area hadreceived 4 inches of snow in abouta two-hour span, a quick stormthat snuck up on a lot of people.Vail had reported 0 inches in theirmorning update, which is taken atabout 5 a.m. By 10 a.m., the stormhad passed. But for a few hours inbetween there, the snow wascoming down fast and furious,threatening to derail Chase’splan.

After the event I had a chance to

ask her about the drive up to Cop-per from Vail.

“It adds stress to your morning,when you’re in a car that’s fishtail-ing up the pass,” she said. “Are youeven going to get there to do yourjob? Or is Mother Nature and theuniverse just going to take it awayfrom you?”

She said driving the athletesover the pass represented her partof the danger on the day.

“Then they had to go do thedangerous part for themselves,”she said. “So we all put in oureffort. I told them they were walk-ing home if they didn’t do well.”

Blunck did well (his run: a dou-ble cork 1260, a right 900, a left900, an alley oop 540, a 1080 and aswitch 720), and Chase drovethem home.

Judge Andrew Wickes toldme he liked the fact that Blunckwas spinning both ways and heldhis grabs for a long time.

“Just overall he was lookingreally strong today,” Wickes saidafter the event. “It didn’t look likethe conditions bothered him toomuch. He was able to get in thereand still keep his amplitude upwith the bad snow. And his grabswere pretty exceptional. That sep-arated him from the pack.”

Four days later, Blunck brokesome great news via his Facebookpage. The post read:

“Cannot believe it is actuallytrue! My dream has come true gotmy first ever X Games invite! Ihave never been so stoked in mylife!”

Tanner Hall, a legend of thesport who will also compete in theX Games ski superpipe for the firsttime in four years (on their web-site, ESPN touts him as being“now recovered from double kneeinjuries and a pain medicationaddiction”) had a sportsman’sresponse.

“YES BREDDA! YOU DESERVEIT!” he wrote.

Meanwhile, Blunck said he wasnervously hoping the other spotwould go to his buddy Ferreira.

“I was really hoping, reallypulling for him,” Blunck said fromVail on Saturday. “So stoked weget to go there together.”

Ferreira said the news aboutBlunck’s invite reached him as hewas getting to Whistler.

“We were just yelling all overthe hotel room, we were so happyfor him,” Ferreira told me on Sat-urday, speaking over the phonefrom Aspen, where he lives. “Andthen I said in my mind, ‘He’s mybest friend and I want to go withhim.’”

Ferreira said he knew he had towin to make that happen. Amonghis competitors was former XGames superpipe gold medalistXavier Bertoni.

“I was in the conversation, but Ithink someone else would’ve got-ten it before me if I hadn’twon,” Ferreira said.” Before myrun I was nervous, but I thought Icould actually win this thing and Ijust gotta go hard and do it.”

Ferreira’s run (left cork 1080,switch right cork 720, left doubleflair tail grab, right cork 900, alleyoop flat spin 540 mute) went off asplanned. Bertoni wound up inthird.

Along the way, Annalisa Drew,another SSCV athlete of Chase’s,

picked up a win and an X Gamesinvite, as well.

“This is unreal!” Drew wrote onher Facebook page on Friday afterreceiving the news.

Chase said the 19-year old hascome a long way and continues toprogress.

“She’s pretty gutsy,” Chase said.

The HITs keep comingFerreira is a senior at Aspen

High School, but trains atSSCV with Chase. While Chaseplays a game of chess in figuringout how she’s going to get theseyoung men to the level at whichthey need to compete, Blunck andFerreira are strategizing for theirown parts, on how they’re going todo well in both school and sport.Chase tells me school-wise thatthings may be a little different forFerreira than Blunck, who attendsthe Vail Ski & Snowboard Acade-my in Minturn.

“Aaron’s been identified for aprogram called HIT or HighIntensity Travel, so he has an extratutor to help him through the yearwith his school work,” she said.

Blunck described the school-sport juggling act as a “hugechallenge.”

“I’ve been trying my best tokeep caught up with it but it’sbeen super hard,” he said. “I wan-na stay less stressed for the compsbut I need to focus on school, soI’ve been kinda juggling it, butlately I’ve been going moretowards skiing.”

At one point during my phoneconversation with Ferreira on Sat-urday, he told me he has to write a

six-page paper that evening.“I have to think about that all

the time,” said Ferreira, who theU.S. Ski Team calls a “straight-Astudent” on their website. “I’mout of school for months, and Ihave so much stuff to do.”

But while they have to juggleschoolwork and the normal pres-sures of being students, Blunck andFerreira say age is on their side.

“I’m not too intimated at allabout age,” Blunck told me with abig smile when I asked him if ageis a factor. “But I feel like some ofthe older guys may be though,now that the youth has come up.Maybe they’re a little intimidated,

but I know I’m not.”When asked about their goals

for X Games, Blunck and Fer-reira’s responses were identical.

“To make finals,” they said.There is no elimination round

for the women, so Drew hasalready made finals, scheduled for8:30 p.m. Friday. The men’s elim-ination round is scheduled for12:30 p.m. Thursday. The men’sski superpipe finals will follow thewomen’s and is scheduled for10:30 p.m. Friday. Watch allevents live on the ESPN televisionnetwork, which has more than 20hours of programming dedicatedto this year’s 17th Winter X.

Aaron Blunck, 16, ofSki & Snowboard ClubVail, finished second atthe Grand Prix, topamong Americans, atCopper Mountain onJan. 11.

MARK FOX | Summit Daily

SPECIAL TO THE DAILYSSCV’s Alex Ferreira won the ski halfpipe competition at the NorthFace Open in Whistler on Thursday, earning him the final spot at theupcoming Winter X Games in Aspen.


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Pro snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington must have a vendetta against the bones in her hand.

Since bursting onto the women’s halfpipe scene with a surprise gold medal at the Eu-ropean X Games in 2010 – she beat longtime Australian powerhouse Torah Bright for the

Ski and Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) athlete took second at the U.S. Open in Vermont the same year, and recently bested Olympic gold medalists Bright and Kelly Clark for a win at Breckenridge’s Dew Tour.

faster. When Bright won Olympic gold in Vancouver, her run included a cab 720 and switch backside 720 – revolutionary at the time. Now, competitors like Farrington are pushing the

and throwing occasional backside 1080s, which she just learned in the past month. And that’s where those ill-fated bones come in.

Roughly a week before this weekend’s X Games competition at Aspen, Farrington was

18, she fell and broke her thumb, a clean break she calls “pretty mellow” that nonetheless

Not that Farrington seems to mind, at least when it comes to pain. She grew up raising livestock on her family’s ranch outside of Sun Valley, Ida., and describes herself as a tom-

boy. Those down-home roots nearly clash with her pro snowboarder persona: She’s short – even for a pipe jock – with blonde hair, a nose ring and a weakness for the “Twilight” series, not to mention a spot on Maxim magazine’s 2012 “hottest snow bunnies” list.

When Farrington takes to the X Games halfpipe this Saturday night, it’ll be the second

“These injuries have been the story of my career, but I keep coming at it,” Farrington says. “I just enjoy snowboarding too much.”

The changing face of SSCVFor nearly 50 years, SSCV has long been a breeding ground for stellar alpine racers, from

international superstar Lindsey Vonn to current slalom phenom Mikaela Shiffrin. The club

hones their skills from the ground up before (hopefully) turning them over to the U.S. Ski Team.

But snowboarders like Farrington are a bit different. In the past few years, SSCV has bolstered its freestyle program through athletes with pro-level experience already under their belts. This doesn’t just happen – the key has been high-level coaches with competitive experience of their own, including skier Elana Chase (coach for X Games gold medalist Jen Hudak) and Australian native Ben Boyd.

“Boydy,” as his prodigies lovingly refer to him, took over SSCV’s snowboard program in 2011 after working with pipe riders and Olympians like JJ Thomas and Faye Gulini. Boyd worked intermittently with Farrington as she moved into snowboarding’s upper echelon, and his laid-back approach jived well with her personality. After barely missing the U.S.

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Young and hungry Vail athletes hunt for gold at Aspen’s X Games this weekend.

By Phil Lindeman. Cover by Zach Mahone.

Pro snowboarder Zack Black looks over Beaver Creek’s slopes a few days before the commencement of Aspen’s X Games, where he was invited to compete this year. The Breckenridge native is one of a handful of top riding talent who have been training with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Zach Mahone photo.

[See X GAMES, page 18]


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release so that you can skin uphill. The perfect backcountry binding is not only light, but also comfortable to hike in, easy to switch to downhill mode, and secure enough to take some solid impact.

For now, though, we live in a world where all these elements can’t exist in perfect har-mony. This is why alpine touring (AT) bindings have various roles for certain backcountry purposes. A lightweight aluminum touring binding is probably not the best binding for, say, jumping big cliffs.

Starting this season, Atomic and Salomon stepped into the backcountry game by releasing a durable, high performance AT binding. The Atomic Tracker and the Salomon Guardian

similar bindings. After talking with a few professional skiers and testing out the Tracker for myself, it became pretty clear that this may just be the best new binding for inbounds and out-of-bounds skiers.

Tested by the prosLiving in Whistler, British Columbia, professional Atomic skier Mike Shaw spends many

days on his powder skis and relies on the durability and convenience of the Tracker to pro-vide him with his backcountry needs.

“The only reason you think you are on an AT binding is because you know you are on an AT binding,” says Shaw. “If you were told that this is just a regular alpine binding, you wouldn’t know the difference until you were ready to hike. One of the Tracker’s strongest points is its durability. Compared to a regular AT binding, the Atomic Tracker is lower to the ski, has a higher torsional stability due to its materials, and has a wider screw mounting plate.”

It all sounded pretty good, so after talking with Shaw, it was time to go out and see what this beast of a binding had to offer.

We tested the tracker in East Vail, a terrain full of burly cliffs that make for the per-fect playground for this binding. Even though it was a bluebird day, temperatures hovered around -15 degrees. Luckily, the Mongolia Poma lift wasn’t running, which provided some additional hiking time to warm up.

Whenever skiing any out of bounds areas, it is absolutely imperative to have backcountry experience and to never ski alone. Local professional skier, and 4FRNT athlete, Palmer Hoyt, joined me for the ski test to provide binding insight.

The Tracker comes in at 1482 grams each (roughly 3.25 pounds per binding), which is about three times the weight of some of the smaller touring bindings. However, the Tracker is comparable to the similarly sized Marker Duke.

What separates these from the Duke’s, however, is the force these bindings can take. I have witnessed more than a handful of broken Marker AT bindings (including my own), and I believe the Atomic is onto something by designing an easy-to-use binding with a lift track made out of durable metal.

As Hoyt points out, some people get overly concerned with the weight of a binding as opposed to its performance going downhill. He’d gladly trade a pound or so of weight dif-ference for better performance, he says.

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Snowboarding Team in 2010, she was invited to train with its members, but found the high-strung sessions almost overwhelming. A mellow, calming energy is the hallmark of her best results.

at the club,” Farrington says. “Riding with all the young kids keeps things laid-back and not serious, because really, I’m not a serious person.”

Paint it BlackLike Farrington, 22-year-old pipe rider and fellow Boyd recruit Zack Black works best

under his own brand of relaxed pressure. The Summit County native – a near-doppelganger for fellow pro snowboarder Danny Davis, sans burly beard – was on skis at 18 months old, and began competing professionally as a high school freshman. Since 2007, he has made

X Games in Aspen. At Breckenridge Mountain – the birthplace of pipe riding and one of Black’s sponsors –

he set himself apart with switch backside spins and massive amplitude. Marquee riders like Shaun White and Louie Vito have made inverted spins the norm, but Black has always gone against the grain. His birth name is “Zachary,” but “Zach” never looked right, and he unof-

“For me, the key to progression is always about enjoying snowboarding and where I’m at,” Black says. “If I’m trying too hard and thinking about winning at all costs, I just can’t make it happen. You see so many guys who go out with the same perfect run over and over, but I just like to go with what feels right.”

Black’s philosophy sits in stark contrast to someone like White, who is notoriously com-petitive. Black admits that White’s track record is foreboding – “You don’t want to assume he’s always going to win, but he’s at such a high level,” Black says – but still enjoys the chance to learn from near-unbeatable rivals. He’s an alternate again at this year’s X Games,

-ter Olympics in Russia – the podiums could easily be the same.

“These are the top riders in the world,” Black says. “It’s tough to make it to that top rung, especially as an American. Even on practice runs I see things that blow me away, and as

Although Black was cut from the U.S. Olympic team right before Vancouver, he’s already

“The vibe of the pipe comp is so much fun because you have a bunch of incredible girls going out and learning to throw new tricks,” Farrington says. “We’re all pushing ourselves – these are the top riders coming together in one place and we can really put on a show.”

X GAMES ––––––––––––––– [From page 6]

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“If I’m going to go out and put myself in a situation where I’m taking the risks in order to achieve the rewards that the mountain has to offer, I need to be in shape physically, mentally and emotionally. The same thing goes for my equipment. If I take out equipment that is lighter, but isn’t going to perform as well, I’m putting myself at risk,” says Hoyt during the

The hike upWe made our way to the bottom of the Poma lift, threw on our skins, and began the hike.

switched too easily between hiking to skiing modes, it could result in an unwanted release while skiing down.

Unfortunately, the heelpiece of the binding may have been designed slightly too close

After discovering that the handle of my pole made for the best release “pusher,” the process became much smoother.

The tracker has two different hiking modes, one for hiking up steep hills with ease and -

sure to go back into fully locked alpine mode, which is perfect for longer expeditions with uphill and downhill sections. This allows the user to keep his skins on and be able to glide down portions while remaining locked into the binding. When the next hill presents itself, a quick push with the pole is all that’s needed to go back to hiking mode.

This smooth transitioning is easily one of the best features of the binding. Other bindings

waste removing jammed snow.At the top of East Vail, I took off my skins and prepared to ski some untouched powder.

Despite their size and bulky nature, the Trackers exceeded all of my binding performance expectations. After dropping smaller cliffs and making hard-cut turns all day, there was no play or movement in these bindings, and I can’t wait to get back on them.

Atomic set out with the goal of making a heavy-duty, durable alpine binding that also functions as an AT binding. I believe they have succeeded, also making the perfect binding for shorter backcountry expeditions.

ATOMIC TRACKER ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 11]

Most people glean it from direct exposure to the sun – its

dreary winter days can make snagging even 30 minutes of -

ancek has been visited by more than a few ski patrollers and instructors – folks who spend upwards of eight or nine hours per day in the sun. For them and everyone else, she recom-mends the multivitamin and foods with the nutrient added, such as orange juice.

For people with livelihoods directly tied to the ski resorts, Wiancek says the cold itself shouldn’t be an issue – healthy

-id. When the immune system is compromised by bad habits

“If your body is already compromised – say, weak lungs from smoking – you can bring on problems with asthma or

bronchitis,” Wiancek says.

After the flu

seven days can feel like hell. The CDC claims that symp-toms of the virus vary wildly – in both severity and fre-quency – but in general, the virus always causes body aches, chills, runny or stuffy nose, and persistent coughing. A high fever above 101 degrees is also common (although not al-ways present), while small children are susceptible to vomit-ing and diarrhea.

As a naturopathic physician, Wiancek is inclined to rec-ommend remedies beyond cough syrup and antiviral medi-cine. (It’s still a good idea to ask your doctor about all op-tions, especially if symptoms haven’t waned after a week or so.) These natural aids trace back to all-important diet:

Dishes as simple as chicken noodle soup and miso soup are not only comforting – they can also relieve sinus congestion and, in turn, nasty headaches.

For additional relief, try kicking up dishes with other healthy herbs and foods: ginger, elderberry, horseradish, wasabi, licorice root and anything heavy in Omega-3 fatty

boost your immune system while also tackling symptoms.

antiviral type of herbs,” Wiancek says, noting she can help

so antibiotics aren’t going to help. Identify what herbs and foods can help – nothing can hurt if taken wisely.”

SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at [email protected]

FIGHT THE FLU ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 19]

Skier Palmer Hoyt slashes through some powder turns in East Vail using Atomic Trackers. Our gear testers found that the AT binding withstood the conditions and aggressive skiing like no other on the market. Michael Suleiman photo.

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Athletes from Ski & Snowboard Club Vail(SSCV) left to compete at the USASA snow-board cross and ski cross event in Copperwhile other local athletes headed up toAspen to compete in a USASA event forhalfpipe and slopestyle.

The result? Many medals.In Aspen, SSCV coach William Rivera

said, “They all rose to the occasion and putdown clean runs all weekend, bringinghome nine gold medals, two silvers, abronze, and several top fives. This was a fan-tastic start to the competitive season thatlies ahead.”

At the event, Jack Coyne finished first forthe menehune boys (10-11) in slopestyle aswell as pipe. Dillon Okurowski placed sec-ond in slopestyle and first in halfpipe in thebreaker boys (12-13) category. Ian Kalaposplaced first in slopestyle and third in half-pipe for the breaker boys category. ColtonBalentine cleaned up with a win in bothhalfpipe and slopestyle for the youth mencategory (14-15). Josue Velasco rode welland placed fourth in the slopestyle compe-tition for youth men, followed by Jake Lev-enthal in fifth. In the junior men (16-17) cat-egory, Oliver Pilas came away with a first-place slopestyle win.

For the girls, Mary Prantis placed first in

the slopestyle competition and first in thehalfpipe competition for the breaker girlscategory. Bren Blower performed well in thebreaker girls slopestyle and finished infourth. Emily Duncan rode well in the half-pipe competition and placed second for theyouth women (14-15).

As one part of the SSCV Snowboard Teamwas crushing the competition in Aspen,their teammates were at Copper dominat-ing the podium for snowboard cross.

“For a lot of our crew, it was more or lessa preview of who they are going to raceagainst at nationals,” said coach McKenzieRyan.

Snowboarder Cameron Chaney fromSSCV raced his way into a nice third-placepodium spot in the breaker boys class. SeanRoley, racing in the youth men category,also landed in third place at the competi-tion, just behind Rossignol rider Senna Lei-th out of Vail. Olivia Boomhower raced wellin the open class women’s category with afirst-place on day 1 of the event and a sec-ond-place finish on day 2.

On top of the snowboard crew, young Vailskiers also landed on the podium with IzakLittle placing first and Pearson Black plac-ing second in the skier boys category (10-12). Hannah Harnick walked away with afirst place finish in the skier women catego-ry (13-15).

SSCV boarders sweepin Copper and Aspen

SPECIAL TO THE DAILYSki & Snowboard Club Vail’s Dillon Okurowski, Jack Coyne and Ian Kalapos are stylingon the chair before their competitions.

No. 25 Miami defeats top-ranked Duke, 90-63By Steven WineAP SPORTS WRITER

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With a steady dincoming from the sea of orange behind thevisitors’ basket, No. 1 Duke had a tough timemaking a shot.

The Blue Devils went more than 8 min-utes without a field goal in the first halfWednesday night, and a sellout became ablowout for No. 25 Miami, which delighted aboisterous crowd with a 90-63 victory.

The defeat was the third-worst ever for aNo. 1 team. The last time Duke lost a regular-season game by a bigger margin was in Jan-uary 1984.

“It wasn’t demoralizing; they played bet-ter,” Blue Devils guard Rasheed Sulaimonsaid. “I believe we have them on the sched-ule again.”

“We expected them to be terrific, and wehave to match terrific, and then you have aterrific game,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewskisaid. “What you had was a terrific win forthem, but not a terrific game. We didn’t hold

our end of the bargain.”Miami (14-3, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Confer-

ence) beat a No. 1 team for the first time, tak-ing control with a stunning 25-1 run midwaythrough the opening half. The Blue Devilsmissed 13 consecutive shots despite numer-ous good looks, while four Hurricanes hit 3-pointers during the run that transformed a14-13 deficit into a 38-15 lead.

Duke (16-2, 3-2) fell to 0-2 when playingon an opponent’s court. The Blue Devils’other loss came at North Carolina State, adefeat that cost them the No. 1 ranking.

They regained the top spot this week butseemed rattled by the capacity crowd, onlythe 10th in 10 years at Miami’s on-campusarena. Students began lining up for seatsoutside the arena almost 24 hours beforetipoff, a rarity for the attendance-challengedHurricanes.

“I don’t know how you can sit outside fora basketball game for that long,” Miamiguard Durand Scott said. “That made mewant to win for them even more.”

The Hurricanes, who are alone atop theleague standings, won their sixth consecu-tive game. They beat Duke for the secondstraight time — but only the fourth time inthe 19-game series.

No. 1 Duke routed by Miami

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Female slopestyle skiers/riders debate the need for their own coursesBy Jason Blevins The Denver Post The Denver PostPosted: DenverPost.com

ASPEN — Kaya Turski was "just happy to make it out alive" in the Breckenridge Dew Tour slopestyle competitionlast month. The skier stuck her run and took gold, but the blustering conditions made the course too dangerous, shesaid. The top women's qualifier, Denver's Emilia Wint, crashed on the final 67-foot hit of the slopestyle course andleft the venue on a stretcher.

"Sure, there are inherent risks in the sport. But I think I see a lot more girls go down than there should be, a lot lessthan the guys," said the 24-year-old Turski, the most dominant female skier in women's slopestyle. "That's probablya mixture of our bodies not being as strong and maybe the features being a little too big for what we can handle.Factor in the size of our skis and our weight and we can't go as fast as the men can and that will play a big part on abad, windy day.

"That can really amp up the risk factor to really great heights."

Turski isn't alone in her worries, especially as women slopestyle skiers and snowboarders prepare for their debut inthe Sochi Winter Olympics next year. A growing number of influential female riders think it's time to consider afemale-specific slopestyle course with smaller jumps. It's a controversial suggestion that may undermine decade-longefforts by women to secure equal treatment, exposure and prize purses.

"And equal courses. I have mixed feelings about it. I think it's pretty cool that we get to ride with the guys and thatthese jumps are doable for us," said 22-year-old Jamie Anderson, a South Lake Tahoe snowboarder who won herfourth title and sixth slopestyle medal Saturday on the X Games course.

Anderson said the X slopestyle course was "amazing and challenging," but admitted: "I hope it doesn't get muchbigger."

While she agrees that pitting 120-pound girls against 200-pound men on the same course during a snowstorm —when essential speed is difficult to maintain — can be "a little nutty," Anderson doesn't support developing separatefeatures for women.

"I think it would be a step back," said the 10-year X Games competitor. "I think that it shows the best, solid riderswhen they are able to work out, stay strong, eat healthy and be able to ride a really challenging course like this. Ithink today showed there's a really high level of women's riding."

Turski, Anderson's slopestyle counterpart on skis, said she understands the "step back" perspective on pushing for aseparate women's slopestyle course. Still, she wants to see smaller takeoffs, which would allow women to bettershowcase their skills with more technical tricks while lowering the risks.

Turski said female slopestyle competitors too often are focusing on simply surviving or landing clean, instead ofupping technical progression with more complicated trickery.

"What's number one to me is staying safe and taking care of my body," Turski said. "I want to walk when I'm 30. Ithink something needs to be said. This is an issue that needs to be addressed for the younger generation."

California's Snow Park Technologies has built the X Games slopestyle course for several years. No one from theterrain park group responded to repeated requests for comment.

It's a tough call, said Gretchen Bleiler, a pioneer in women's snowboarding. Ladies rarely compete side by side withmen in any sport, she said.

"They are separated for a reason," said Bleiler, who rides primarily in the halfpipe and rarely has entered inslopestyle events.

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Bleiler said slopestyle might open up to a wider field if smaller features allow more technical spinning or evenoff-axis — corked — tricks. The three top snowboarding men in Saturday's slopestyle finals medaled by spinning1260-degree and 1080-degree triple corks. The women did not flip and none spun more than 720 degrees.

"With their own jumps you might see the sport at its best, and right now you are only seeing a couple peoplewinning," Bleiler said. "The top few are really the only ones able to step up to that level and I don't know if that isthe best thing for the sport. We are working just as hard as the guys. We are just built differently."

Elana Chase, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail's vaunted freeski coach, thinks aligning smaller jumps for women adjacentto the larger jumps would not work.

"Everyone is going to want to hit the big jump. That's who these people are. Male or female, they have guts, theyhave huge confidence and huge courage, and they are going to go for the biggest thing that they can," Chase said.

Chase said weather woes in recent slopestyle contests have concealed the true talent of women slopestylesnowboarders and skiers, forcing the athletes to battle for survival versus going big.

Grete Eliassen, an influential freeskier who won bronze in the 2011 X Game slopestyle contest, said course designershave stepped up huge in recent years, designing jumps and features that are safe yet challenging. She said schedulingweather days for competitions would help women frustrated with competing on courses while hindered by fallingsnow or flat light.

"The weather factor is huge for women," Eliassen said. "If you want younger kids to be involved, they will have tomake the same speed and it's a matter of weight and weather. Still, I think the courses have been getting really greatand safer over the years. If you go back several years ago to like the U.S. Open, the jumps were awesome but theywere not safe and there was carnage everywhere."

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Last year, 100 kids from SSCV’s 500-plusparticipants, or nearly 20 percent of SSCVathletes, received assistance totaling morethan $150,000. The final day for thefundraiser is Thursday.

SSCV has reached 44 percent of its goal of$50,000. The competitive nature of many ofthe club’s athletes has kicked in, and theseremaining few days count. The athlete whoraises the most money will secure a schol-arship valued at $500 for next year’s pro-gram. Of course, most of the kids are true-blue gear heads, and the idea of raising$2,000, securing them a GoPro camera toinstall on their helmets, is a driving force.

While most children are reaching out totheir nearest relatives and closest friends,some are going a step further. Burke Fanch-er and Max Timm, athletes in the U-14alpine program at SSCV, recently forayedinto town after training and approachedcomplete strangers to raise money for acause they feel strongly about. The missionwas successful, with the two raising morethan $200, $150 of which was made onlinefrom one very generous donor who was giv-

en the website information. Homemade cookies, as well as a home-

made sign, created the second act of kind-ness from random strangers. Ten-year-oldHenry Strauch, a competitive freestyle ski-er, and 6-year-old Charlie Strauch, analpine skier, recently handed out cookiesand talked about the SSCV scholarshipswith members of the community. Theysucceeded in raising $200.

“When I started talking to them about thefact that many of their friends in SSCV relyon these scholarships in order to be able totrain with the club, they became moreintent on reaching out to the community,”said the boys’ mother, Kim Strauch.

The boys learned how to communicate aclear message without relying on anyoneelse.

“I think that the adults were impressedwith how the kids communicated what thescholarship fund was,” Strauch said. Theboys handed out cookies to anyone whowould listen to them talk for a minute ortwo.

Ski & Snowboard Club Vail prides itselfon the three C’s: character, courage andcommitment. The Month Long Bring It Onfundraiser is intended to enable all kids inour community the opportunity to followtheir on-snow dreams and their off-snowdevelopment.

If you would like to donate to SSCV orlearn more about the Month Long Bring ItOn fundraiser, visit the club’s website,www.skiclubvail.org, or make a donationonline at www.active.com/donate/monthlongbringiton.

Ski & SnowboardClub Vail membersHenry Strauch, 10,a competitivefreestyle skier, and6-year-old CharlieStrauch, an alpineskier, recentlyhanded out cookiesand talked aboutSSCV scholarshipswith members ofthe community.They succeeded inraising $200.

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Golden PeakSuperpipe opens asNorth America’slargest halfpipeBy Randy [email protected]

VAIL — If you’re going to build a super-pipe, go big or go home.

Vail’s Golden Peak Superpipe is NorthAmerica’s largest and is already open intime for next month’s Burton U.S. Opensnowboard championships.

Why it’s safe, mostlyYou might think a bigger pipe is more

dangerous, but it’s not, said Ben Boyd,snowboard coach with Ski & SnowboardClub Vail.

At next month’s Burton U.S. Open, theelite men fly 15 to 18 feet off the top of the22-foot superpipe. That’s soaring 40 feetabove the ground.

“If you’re going that high, you want every-thing to be as safe as possible,” Boyd said.

“People think that because it’s bigger it’smore dangerous. They’re actually safer inthe bigger pipes.”

There’s more room to learn in and moreroom to land in, room for big air and bigmistakes, Boyd said.

Once upon a time when snowboardingwas young, a halfpipe was 10 to 12 feet high,mostly because that’s about as high as snow-boarders could pile snow with their shovels.

Vail mountain superpipe really is superHow it’s built

The Golden Peak Superpipe is 600 feet longand 22 feet high. Building it isn’t complicated;it’s just hard work.

It’s also meticulous, a little tedious and verytime consuming, said Brad Hoerter, with SnowPark Technologies, the company that builtVail’s pipe.

It took 11, 20-hour days to build NorthAmerica’s biggest superpipe, and that’s afterthey made enough snow to do it.

“It’s pretty simple. It just takes a long time,”Hoerter said in a Vail Resorts news release.

Hoerter has been with Snow ParkTechnologies for six years and has worked onthe Shaun White Red Bull halfpipe nearSilverton, as well as the Dew Tour, the WorldSnowboarding Championships in Oslo,Norway, and countless others.

All halfpipes are put together pretty muchthe same way, he said.

• First, snowmakers make a massive pile ofsnow. If you’ve skied Vail, you might havenoticed it piling up on Golden Peak.

• Second, grooming lays the foundation.“Ninety percent of our time is moving snow

where it needs to be,” Hoerter said. “Ten percentis actually shaping and measuring the pipe.”

• Third, the walls are built up to 22 feet, onewall and then the other. Superpipes, it turnsout, may measure height by the yard, butbuilding them is a matter of inches.

“A halfpipe is such a colossal pile of snow,but it comes down to a matter of inches, half-degrees. The slower you go, the better it turnsout,” he said.

• Fourth, after rough shaping the sidewalls,they spent the last two days sculpting it withthe Zaugg 22-foot Pipe Monster.

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KRISTIN ANDERSON | Special to the DailySkiers and snowboarders carve up the walls of Vail’s 22-foot-high superpipe Saturday at Golden Peak.

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Vail golf course planwould harm neighbors,suit claimsBy Scott N. [email protected]

VAIL — The neighbors of the Vail golfcourse clubhouse won a recent victory inthe group’s lawsuit against the town of Vailand Vail Recreation District.

The town and recreation district hadasked District Judge Frederick Gannett todismiss the suit, filed last year. Gannett onJan. 15 rejected that motion. That means thetown and recreation district now have toanswer the homeowners’ complaint.

That complaint is based in large part onone paragraph of a 1984 document that soldthe golf course property to the town — for$10. The Pulis family, which owned one ofthe original ranches on the valley floor, hadfirst leased the golf course property to thetown.

Part of that sale document contains lan-guage known as a “covenant” that requiresthe buyer to maintain the property “… inperpetuity for a public golf course or openspace or park for the benefit of the publicand only such other related support facili-ties required for those purposes.”

“That’s a cornerstone of our case,” saidattorney Chris Toll, of Denver-based Hol-land and Hart, the law firm representing thegolf course neighbors.

Toll said part of the legal wrangling willprobably involve just who can interpretand enforce the covenant attached to theproperty.

Sam Maslak, one of the golf course neigh-bors, said the idea of whether or not thatcovenant can be enforced goes beyond thisdispute with the town.

“If (town officials) can ignore thecovenant here, they can ignore covenantselsewhere,” Maslak said. That, he added,could affect property values across thetown.

And it’s property values that lie at theheart of the neighbors’ complaints. Neigh-bors believe their homes might be worthless if the town continues with plans to use

the golf course clubhouse as a small eventscenter, aimed primarily at weddings andprivate parties.

Weddings are held at the clubhouse nowbut only about 15 per year, Maslak said. Asmall events center could bring 100 eventsover 120 days or so, he said.

“That’s a massive, invasive increase inscale,” Maslak said.

And that simply doesn’t fit in with theneighborhood.

Maslak and his neighbors also are wor-ried about the parking needs that wouldcome with such a center. Even if weddingparties are required to take shuttles to theclubhouse, Maslak said parking is already ata premium at the course.

Since the dispute with the neighbors is incourt, Vail Town Attorney Matt Mire would-n’t comment on the case. Vail Town Coun-cil member Greg Moffet wouldn’t go muchfarther but did have one comment.

“If you look at the ballot language and thevote total … there you go,” Moffet said.

While the neighbors say they don’t wantwhat’s currently proposed, Maslak said thegroup does want the clubhouse renovated.

“I can’t see a problem with 15 weddings ayear,” Maslak said. “But the idea of a placethat businesses in town use as part of theirbusiness plans is just too much.”

Is Vail golf course plan‘extremely disruptive’?

By the numbers$9.4 million: Money in an account once

intended to build a conference centerin Vail.

923: Votes cast in a Nov. 8, 2011, electionon use of that money.

679: Margin of victory for the ballotquestion about use of the conferencecenter funds, which included theproposed golf course clubhouserenovation.

What’s next?The Vail Planning and Environmental

Commission was scheduled to hold apublic hearing today on the plan forrenovating the Vail golf courseclubhouse. That hearing has beendelayed until Feb. 11.

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Those early half pipes were round on theside but had flat bottoms. You could land atrick and still get hurt.

“If you landed on the bottom, you mightinjure yourself,” Boyd said.

That, and snowboarders were trying allsorts of death-defying stuff.

As guys and girls went bigger — morecomplicated tricks and flying higher — half-pipes also improved.

These days, a halfpipe is elliptical fromthe bottom to the top, Boyd said.

“It’s just technology,” Boyd said. “Theboards are better. The pipes are better.”

A brief history of halfpipesLee Crane tells it this way in TransWorld

Snowboarding magazine:The whole thing goes back to skateboard-

ing. By the mid 1970s, skateboarders hadgraduated from riding flat streets todrainage ditches and swimming pools.

Back then, snowboarding was an outlawsport and resorts didn’t see it as a marketthey wanted to attract. So, snowboardershad to find their own fun. Riders in the LakeTahoe area found it first, in 1979, on theedge of a city dump.

Those early pipes were modified naturalterrain, nothing more.

In 1983, Tom Sims, founder of SimsSnowboards, organized the first WorldChampionships at Soda Springs, Calif.

Snowboarding was a small and fussy worldback then. The Burton crew threatened toboycott those first world championshipsbecause they said halfpipe riding had noth-ing to do with snowboarding.

And the halfpipe was pretty terrible — itwas just two rows of snow chunks aboutfour feet high.

By 1986, the World Championshipsmoved to Breckenridge, where the ski com-pany built a pipe, about 150 feet long, 60 feetwide, with walls about 5 feet high and novertical.

It was bad, but it was better than anythingSoda Springs built.

Breck got the hang of it the next year,greeting the world championships with apipe 200 feet long, 40 feet wide, with 6-footwalls that went nearly vertical. When thecontest was over, the pipe remained and thegeneral public loved it.

Hoerter and everyone else who sculptshalfpipes can thank Colorado farm machin-ery mechanic Doug Waugh for making theirjobs possible. Waugh built his Pipe Dragonin 1991.

Waugh’s Pipe Dragon was towedbehind a snowcat and was the firstmachine designed to groom a curvedshape. Vail used it that year. So did Eldora,Snowmass, Buttermilk and CopperMountain, according to TransWorldSnowboarding magazine.

Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reachedat 970-748-2935 or [email protected].

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Women's Alpine1 Julia Littman 40.952 Carling Delaney 42.093 Alex Buczynska 43.294 Stephanie Walch 48.355 Susan Roberts 50.176 Kari Gerber 51.017 Heather Jochl 51.648 Christina Jacobson 53.039 Lauren Arnold 53.2010 Lucia Adamkova 54.3311 Cary Trainor 54.8412 Reva Brandt 55.1013 Silvia Stocker 1:01.2014 Beth Reilly 1:02.1615 Heather Thomas 1:11.52

16 Alyssa Kellogg 1:11.7417 Maureen Keogh 1:22.9018 Julie Heaydon 1:24.24

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Women's Telemark1 Gerlinde Debie 1:11.23

Men's Alpine1 Scott Houser 36.822 John Kemp 37.353 Jed Schutze 39.014 Adam Bristow 39.195 Dak Steiert 39.716 Justin Rackley 39.837 Phillip Frank 39.91

8 Franz Fuchsberger 40.769 Burke Russo 41.4110 Nick Burns 41.9411 Marty Slott 42.1612 AJ Jones 42.6913 Jake Schwaiger 42.8714 Steven Jones 43.7215 John Rice 44.7816 Simon Marsh 45.4717 Steve Wallace 45.5418 Grant Mason 45.5519 Mitch Whiteford 45.7420 Szymon Wojciak 46.2821 Chris Wirkler 46.4421 Kent Christian 46.4423 Jim Roberts 47.32

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Full Beaver Creek Race Series results from Monday

Races start ThursdayBy Michael SuleimanSPECIAL TO THE DAILY

VAIL — Come out next weekend to watchsome of the best up-and-coming racers in theworld compete at Golden Peak. The FIS alpineNorAm Cup is a gateway to the World Cup,where athletes such as Lindsey Vonn, BodeMiller, Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso challengethe best ski racers from across the globe. A limit-ed quota for each country qualifies athletes toparticipate in the NorAm Cup races each season.Discipline and overall winners from the winter-long series will earn a coveted World Cup startnext year for their efforts.

The NorAm series consists of 28 contests: fourdownhills, six super-Gs, eight giant slaloms, eightslaloms and two super combineds hosted by skiresorts in the United States and Canada. Thisyear, the teams kicked off the series in Coloradoat Loveland, Aspen and Copper Mountain. Thenthey travelled to Canada, where Panorama,British Columbia, hosted the next set of races.The athletes return to the U.S. in February to raceat Vail. Their final leg for the men goes north toBritish Columbia and Alberta, Canada, to com-pete at Apex and Nakiska, and the ladies finish upin California at Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl.

U.S. athletes in 2012 won more than half of theNorAm titles. As an important step in their journeyto the World Cup, World Championships andOlympics, notable past overall title winnersinclude Thomas Biesemeyer (2011), LeanneSmith and Andrew Weibrecht (2007), MeganMcJames and Jake Zamanski (2006), Stacey Cook(2004), Marco Sullivan (2001) and Jake Fiala(2000). Discipline title winners include Ryan

Cochran-Seigle, of the famed ski racing Cochranfamily (super-G 2011; overall, downhill and super-G 2012); Ski & Snowboard Club Vail members WillGregorak (GS 2011) and Julia Littman (downhill2006); three-time World Cup GS titlist andOlympic champion Ted Ligety (slalom 2004);world and Olympic champion Julia Mancuso(slalom 2002, giant slalom 2000) and Olympic goldmedalist Picabo Street (downhill 2001).

Ski & Snowboard Club Vail is proud to hosttwo giant slaloms and two slaloms on GoldenPeak for approximately 140 men and 100women Thursday through Feb. 5. Volunteersare still needed. If you are interested in helping,email [email protected].

NorAms coming to VailRace schedule

All races are at Golden Peak in Vail.

Thursday: Men’s GS.Friday: Men’s GS.Saturday: Men’s and ladies’ slalom.Sunday: Men’s and ladies’ slalom.Monday: Ladies’ GS.Tuesday: Ladies’ GS.

Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athletes to watch:• Abby Ghent • Katharine Irwin• Paula Moltzan • Erika McCormick• Katie Talbot • Devon Clarke• Alex Leever • Montana Marzario• Seppi Stiegler • Nick Cohee• Colin Hayes • Dylan Brooks• Tanner Mottau • Conner McDonald• Nick Braun • Sean McCormick• Scott Cooper

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By Michael SuleimanSPECIAL TO THE DAILY

The Bolle Age Class heated up forRound 2 at Breckenridge this pastweekend.

With 108 U14 boys and 107 U14girls, there was an impressive amountof talent at the event. SSCV had themost competitors, with 35 male racersand 28 female racers. On Day 1 of theevent, there were two super-G racesfor the boys and one race for the girls.On Sunday, there were two super-Graces for the girls and one for the boys.

The conditions were a bit soft, butthere were some exceptional results atthe event from these finely tuned localracers. On Saturday in Race 1, ColbyLange, from SSCV, won the entire racewith a fast time of 1 minute, 3.84 sec-onds. Bridger Gile, of SSCV, had agreat day, beating more than 100 oth-er racers and placed in fourth overall.Brendan Keane, who won the previ-ous Bolle Age Class in Beaver Creek,placed sixth, followed by Jacob Dillingin seventh and Peer Carnes in eighth.

Race 2 proved just as successful forLange, with a nice second-place finishfollowed by Keane in fifth, Dilling insixth, Gus Leblanc in eighth, BurkeFancher in ninth and Max Bervy in10th.

Saturday's girls’ results were just asimpressive.

Sylka Snyder, from SSCV, placedfirst, with a speedy time of 1:09.80.Gretchen Pavelich, from SSCV, placedsecond, with a time of 1:10.34, fol-

lowed by Jessica McMurtry from SSCVin fifth, Trinity Chelain in sixth, DylanFiore in eighth and Gigi Kelsey round-ing out the top 10 in 10th.

“Across the board, our girls skiedbetter than they did in training yester-day,” Chace said. “There are girls thatmight not have been on the podiumtoday, but we are in the point of theseason where things are really startingto click for everyone.”

Sunday brought more warm weath-er and a few new inches of snow. Top10 results from SSCV athletes pouredin on the second day of the races. Theboys locked down places threethrough nine, with Lange in third,Keane in fourth, Gile in fifth, Dilling insixth, Leblanc in seventh, Flinn Lazierin eighth and Cameron Woodland inninth. Lange landed on the podium inevery race of the weekend out of a fieldof more than 100 racers.

During the first girls’ race of the day,Pavelich placed fifth, MichaelaStrizencova placed sixth andMcMurtry tied with Lily Dines. Duringthe second race of the day, there weresix girls in the top 10 from SSCV.Strizencova bumped up her rank fromearlier in the day and ended in third.Following Strizencova was Snyder infifth, Dines in sixth, Zoey Livran in sev-enth, Emma Hall in eighth and AnnaScott in ninth.

“Everyone skied well this weekend,”Chace said. “Athletes from every teamskied really well. I think it was due to thefact that everyone got an extra inspec-tion run at the start of the competition.”

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