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Show mm IN THE B SECTION FY1 B-8 Professional Services B-6 Weather B-2 n VAVw.parkrecord.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 5,2000 SPORTS EDITOR: Derek Jensen 649-9014 ext. 1 10 Park Record. tr m.mi Soccer camp The 22nd Annual Park City Soccer Camp is just around the corner. Session one is July 10-14 followed by session two, July 17-21. Get your friends and teammates and come improve your skills before the season starts. Space is limited, so don't miss this popular camp, which also offers a T-shirt T-shirt and soccer ball. Call 615-5413 or 615-5411 for details. Norwegian Center program The Norwegian Outdoor Exploration Center's summer youth program has started another great year. There are still spaces available, but they are selling out fast. Age groups range from 5 to 13-year-olds. Participants will Whitewater raft, rock climb, canoe, hike, bike and go caving. There will be overnight trips to the City of Rocks, Green River, Yellowstone, Snake River and the yurt in the Uinta Mountains. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, through August 25. Space is limited so call 649-5322 to sign up. Summer day camp Looking for something fun that your kids can do this summer? Park City Recreation Services has started its Summer Day Camp. The camp will be held Monday through Fnday until August 18. Kids ages 6-12 are welcome. Activities provided include trips to water parks and museums, arts and 'crafts, swimming, hiking and biking. Registration can be for the full summer, sum-mer, weekly or daily. Call Sarah at 615-5440 615-5440 tor more information. . Summit 2002 gushes Olympic camaraderie Local skeleton star Tricia Stumpf values unique experience by Derek Jensen OF THE RECORD STAFF Despite the bribery scandals, wrangling by corporate sponsors and major network contracts, the Olympics at it's heart, is still about a community of athletes. Honoring that spirit, the I'nited States Olympic Committee recently put on its annual athlete summit at Snowbird. Called the "USOC Summit 2tM)2." the four-day event allowed Winter Olympic contenders from a plethora of disciplines to convene in the Utah mountains to get to know both the other future Olympians and the stones of their common struggles. For the second straight year " last year's "Summit" was at Deer Valley the retreat was considered a success. "I just thought it was nice to be included. includ-ed. Honestly. I worried about some of the training time I'd miss," said Tricia Stumpf. one of Park City 's top skele ton athletes who attended Summit 20W). "But once I got there I realized what an incredible experience it turned out to be." Even though the event focused on quality qual-ity group time, it was no lackadaisical summer camp. On their first morning at the resort, the athletes embarked on a 3,0i)0 foot vertical hike from the base of Snowbird to the top of the tram. "That's a struggle for a sprint athlete like myself. It's a pretty dauntmg hike." said Stumpf who also noticed the curlers and bobsleddcrs have a difficult time. In all, 5V) athletes came to the summit. In addition to skeleton, curling and bohsled-dmg, bohsled-dmg, the members re pr 'sorted figure skating, freestyle, alpine skiing, hotkey and speed skating. To be invited, they must be considered legitimate medal contenders con-tenders in 20D2. not just Olympic hopefuls. To commemorate their time together, the athletes each brought some memorabilia memora-bilia from their best 1W performance to be placed in a time capsule that will be on display in Olympic village dunng I'tah's Games. "It was awesome to watch as every body dropped something in the time capsule Please see Olympic. B-3 t f I v i r - I I i One of Park City's skeleton standouts Tricia Stumpf shows her determination earlier this week doing wind sprints during the heat of the day at the Park City High School track. Gorgoza skate park vert ramp broken in properly - by air . - , -. ":., V .v , . - x: x - Xi ' ' .;' . ... ix i ..;;:. i ' v v , ; ' .........T- jA .... . . ...lrr..1).1...r,lf ff. 1....rp..fr.T .. r1r...rit ......-p .r u. .. .. - ....... During a contest Saturday at the Gorgoza Skate Park, winner Cole Roberts heads for the clouds, propelled by the lift at the top of the newfy-unveiled vert ramp. Riders put their moves on display for a $250 first place cash prize. 0 Ramp contest winner receives S250 cash prize by Derek Jensen OF THE RECORD STAFF Generation was in prime form Saturday in the heart of the Wasatch B.uk Problem was. Hipping and twisted in midair, mid-air, thev were unrecognizable. Park. Citv's growing skate park community commu-nity got their tiis! taste of the sport's pageantry over the weekend, as brand new Cmrgoa Skate Park hosted a vertical -nr contest on their shimmeiing. and ominous, new ramp Open only since the previous weekend the vert ramp's two feet of vertical per side was on full display. Wider too the ramp was expanded from it's ongmal 24-fovt width to ,V - it presented the perfect forum lor an avid skater's repertoire. "It's a pretty big. intimidating ramp bs Piease see Skaters 5-6 K-w . , fits, -. Bob Timberlak V -LEATHER FURNITURE... rustic detaHs, nail' head trim, generous scale . " & unlity construction now In stocL . 4 if! 1 - i ,4- i A t I Summer in the City A Tom Ikzio Private Club in Rirk City 1 .1 " i if A Tr 'i ?-1 1 f i t 4 I ! v lr t j ;?' kno Pu'k Cty ' a sKi c'es,t nat.cn. jcj cw it to vcurse'l to di-iCOver Glrrmtild. An tudusivt prw guad-qited golf tcmnurfity set amioSt the ur.bi(f?ed yandeur tr Uths hgH ccurt. 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