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Show B-4 The Park Record Wednesday, October 22, 1997 (D mm pw rBB fflTiiyfiiA7jjff 1 1 k J I IH 14 J kw' I Olch named to U.S. Alpine Masters Team Masters skier's second time skiing on team Submitted by the P.C. Masters For the second time, Park City's Alice Olch was named to the U.S. Alpine Masters Ski Team. In 1996 she was the first Parkite to ever receive this honor. The 1998 team is comprised of 11 women and 12 men, each having accrued the most World Cup points in their age group during the U.S. Alpine Masters Championship, held last March in Breckenridge, Colo. Olch took gold medals in Super G and Giant Slalom, bronze in Slalom, and gold in the Combined to give her the national title in Class 5 and to lead the Intermountain Division to win the coveted Division Cup for the first time. She also won a gold medal in Giant Slalom at the World Masters Criterium held at Copper Mountain, Colo. Asked recently what she credited credit-ed her repeated success to, Olch said, "As with anything, a true love of what you're doing is at the core of any success." Master's coach Bill Skinner commented, "Alice made the team with hard work, determination, guts and the support of her family. It's not every town whose mayor carries his wife's coat to the finish line. All of the Park City Masters are proud of Alice and the support she gets." PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL SKINNER Masters racer Alice Olch is the only Parkite to make the U.S. Alpine Masters Ski Team. : : , t vTr r - - -. . . . -( : . Mr- ,aJ Armstrong's name good for Postal Service team5 Continued from B-1 in mid-January. Jemison said he is currently riding every other day or every two days and just mountain bike riding this week. He returned to Utah last Monday after placing 64th in the World Championships in Europe. Jemison hoped to finish fin-ish in the top-20 but got caught in the back half of the peloton after a crash. But generally, Jemison said he was happy with the season, especially espe-cially how he felt in the World Championships. Jemison said he hopes to get back to the Tour de France next year and then at least one more time before assuming an American racing schedule. The European racing schedule is grueling gru-eling for an American but also provides a better quality of com petition that is not available in the U.S. "It's very hard but it's also what works for me," Jemison said. As far as health is concerned, Jemison said he feels good and thinks Armstrong does too. "I know he's healthy and has been for quite a while," Jemison said. According to a USPS press release, on Oct. 8, 1996, following one of his most successful seasons (during which he raced in the Olympic Games, won he Tour DuPont for the second time and became the first American to win a traditional European Spring Classic race), Armstrong, announced he was diagnosed with an advanced form of testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain. Armstrong completed com-pleted chemotherapy in December and has fully recov ered. He has since formed the Lance Armstrong Foundation to benefit cancer research and awareness, and regularly contributes con-tributes his time to children and charities. In early September, Armstrong announced his intention inten-tion to return to professional racing rac-ing in 1998. "We are proud to deliver this great American athlete back to the sport of cycling," said Margot Myers, U.S. Postal Service spokesperson. "The Postal Service is pleased that he's going to take advantage of this opportunity to return to competition as a member mem-ber of our team." The U.S. Postal Service team, currently ranked 16th in the Union Cycliste Internationale team rankings, won over 30 races in 1997 and fulfilled its goal of competing in the Tour de France. The team impressed many at the ? if Iff "Will mm T:.li;ll'iliiy wm, (D ONE GREAT HOME EQUITY RATE DESERVES ANOTHER 0 5.95 INTRODUCTORY RATE FOR 6 MONTHS FIXED APR 9.75 LONG TERM RATE IE 1.25 0 VARIABLE APR Applications must be received by December 12, 1997. No fees to open. As of August 25, 1997, the variable Home Equity Rate for an 80 LTV was 9.75 APR. Differing rates may apply for loans having higher loan-to-value ratios. (In Wyoming, the maximum LTV cannot exceed 90). The APR is variable but the maximum APR is 18, regardless of the prime. 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All nine of the team's riders completed the Tour de France-a feat accomplished by just three of the 22 teams to start the race'.'Tne U.S. Postal Service team's general manager, Mark Gorski,-:fn Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, is excited excit-ed about the addition' of Armstrong to the team's already solid roster. "Lance is one of cycling's great champions," Gorski said, "It's an honor to have him join our team. His courage serves as a model for his new teammates and for all human beings." Armstrong won 10 races in 1993, his first full season as a professional, pro-fessional, including the U.S. PRO Road Championship, a stage of the Tour de France and the World Championship Road Race'. In 1995, Armstrong won the first pf two Tour DuPont championships, his second stage of the Tour de France and became the first American to win a World Clip event by taking the Classical San Sebastian in Spain. In lf), Armstrong won the Fle'chie Wallonne, a 61-year-old one'rday Classic in Belgium, becoming the first American to win a traditipqal European Spring Classic. Qne month later, Armstrong wori,his second Tour DuPont in dominating dominat-ing fashion, recording a record five individual-stage victories. ' Ifs all on ice atUWSPI it Sliding is the game this tinle of year at the Utah Winter Sports Park and with members of flie U.S. bobsled and U.S. luge teams on hand to test this new track5 Js moving at a very fast pace. . Thanks to a grant from tlie U.S. Olympic Committee the tp U.S. sliders are in town a monjji earlier than normal to get a jump start on this very important Olympic year. The initial slidipg sessions have gone well and during dur-ing this second week of national team training, visitors shoulde treated to some blazing new speeds as these elite athletesjSt more accustomed to the tract. Because the weather is less plf -dictable this time of year and d2j-time d2j-time temperatures can be qurte warm, the actual sliding schedule may vary from day to day depe9-ing depe9-ing on the weather and actual TSe conditions. It is best to call ahad on the day of your visit to confirm sliding times for that day. . This is an excellent opportunity for locals and visitors to see sonTe of America's greatest winter "speed merchants." Personalis such as three time Olympian bobsled bob-sled driver, Brian Shimer, currejjt track speed record holder, lu"gr Wendall Suckow, are just two of an impressive array of sliders who figure to open some eyes at the Nagano Olympics next February.; The park office is now accepting accept-ing reservations for the four-rnan bobsled ride, a program which begins Nov. 1. The ride is available avail-able on a reservation-only basis most weeks, Thursday through Sunday during a two-hour time slot each day. There are black-out periods during competitions and special events in December, January and February. The ride is priced at $125 per person. The park will also offer the popular Ice Rocket, this year as well, beginning Nov. 1. The Ice Rocket will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and is priced at $27 per person. : i For more information on;ski jumping, sliding, facility rentals, or tours call the park office at 65-4200 65-4200 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., any day of the week except holidays. The Sports Park is open to the pubfic Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-9 p.;ir, and admission is $5 per car. Guided tours are being off erect i a group reservation-basis only (mx people or more) this time of y$ai. Call for more information. Not& All park ski jumps are now closed until December. "S I |