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Show WedThursFri, February 11-13, 2004 The Park Record B-5 Freestylers shine against Moscow Submitted by Dana Reilly Seven members of Team Utah competed in single and dual mogul events at Deer Valley during the Moscow-Utah Games. The athletes skied on Champion run, the Olympic and World Cup moguls course. Representing the women were Julianne Johnson, Olivia Akerley, Annie Serra (single moguls) and Nicole Bowdle (dual moguls). Hie men were Ryan Akerley, Ryan Reilly and Bobby Carroll. During the singles event Reilly won the silver medal and Ryan Akerley took the bronze. Olivia Akerley tcxik home the silver and Johnson won the bronze. In dual moguls, Ryan Akerley took silver, while Reilly won bronze. Team Utah moguls athletes were coached by Todd Schirman, coach and director of the Park City Freestyle Team. The Utah team was a mix of Park City Freestyle and Wasatch Freestyle athletes. Three of the women and two of the men are local students. Johnson is a junior at the Winter Sports School, while Carroll is an eighth-grader at Treasure Mountain Middle School. Reilly is an eighth-grade eighth-grade student at Ecker Hill Middle School. All four athletes are members mem-bers of the Park City Freestyle Team. Bowdle is an eighth-grader at PI r f A Alts J: ... '"4 "J . . ... V. I PHOTO COURTESY OF DANA REILLY Members of Team Utah freestyle show off their medals at Deer Valley following competition at the Moscow-Utah Games last week. Front row, from left to right: Bobby Carroll, Nicole Bowdle, Olivia Akerley. Back row: Coach Todd Schirman, Ryan Reilly, Julianne Johnson, Ryan Akerley. Not pictured: Annie Serra Treasure Mountain Middle ScIkxiI and Serra is a soon-to-be sophomore at the Winter Sports School. Both are members of the Wasatch Freestyle learn. Ryan and Olivia Akerley are from Salt Lake and ski for Wasatch Freestyle. All the athletes skied well and enjoyed the Games. They especially liked the camaraderie between athletes ath-letes and countries, and all the special spe-cial events held throughout the week. Team Moscow won the Gold and the two top athlete awards. Team Utah took home the Silver and a lot more memories than just winning medals. Three of the moguls athletes traded their Team Utah jackets and hats for Team Moscow jackets and hats at the closing ceremonies. Some even traded email addresses. Congratulations to all of the athletes ath-letes who competed. t&3$ (mmmi Craig Reece, CR5 Associate Broker REFINANCING YOUR MORTGAGE Interest rates fluctuate as changes occur in the general economy. If you purchased your home when interest rates were higher, you may want to consider Refinancing your loan at a lower rate. You will have to apply for the new mortgage and have your current income eligibility assessed. Depending on how long you have had your present loan, a current appraisal may be lvquiivd. 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Bkiu li uunitaai mate Park ,tv , I SIU60 The Prudential and are registered service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company of Arrwica Fqual housrnq opportunity Each company mdependenfly awneu and crated Music, jumping are part of UOP festival Submitted by Dank Zang Live music, hot air balloon rides part of Festival of Flight Live music by Carolines Spine and Insatiable, free hot air balloon rides and roving performances by the Street Legal Theater will be part of the scene when the Utah Olympic Park hosts the Visa International -A Festival of Flight on Feb. 28-29. This ski jumping World Cup showcases show-cases world-class athletes in two separate' sep-arate' K120 big hill competitions on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are now on sale for the biggest event at the Utah Olympic Park since the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Daily admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids under age 12 at the Utah Olympic Park box office, all Smiths Tix outlets, online at www.smithstix.com or telephone at 1-800-S8S-TIXX. Gates open at 8 a.m. with the big hill ski jumping finals at 10 a.m. On Saturday. Feb. 28. the Festival of Flight features the triumphant return of Carolines Spine with live music from the venue stage plus roving rov-ing jugglers, fire throwers and on-snow on-snow stilts performers, free-ride exhibition by skiers and snowboard-ers, snowboard-ers, Nordic jumping demonstration and free hot air balloon rides on a tether. The Festival of Flight is wrapped around the ski jumping World Cup with entertainment until 1 p.m. A free ski jumping World Cup Apres Ski Party will also be held on Feb. 28 from 3-5 p.m. near the base of Park City's Historic Main Street adjacent to the Kimball Art Center. The party features a live musical performance by Chris Murray, athlete ath-lete appearances and video replay of the day's competition. A free event express shuttle will take people from the event parking lot at Kimball Junction to Park City's Main Street from 1:30-5:30 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 29, Insatiable will provide the live musical entertainment enter-tainment at the Utah Olympic Park, joined again by the Street Legal Theater performers, exhibition skiers and hot air balkxn rides. For more information, go to www.olyparks.com and click on the ski jump World Cup logo. Ex-RYU athletic director named to UAF post Rondo Fehlbcrg, former director of athletics for Brigham Young University, has been named Vice President of Sport and Development for the Utah Athletic Foundation, which operates the three Olympic legacy facilities at the Utah Olympic Park, Soldier Hollow and Utah Olympic Oval, announced UAF President and CEO John Bennion on Feb. 5. "Rondo's background, his passion pas-sion for Olympic sport and - his proven track, record in fundraising snH?aiim)iiim AfiiiiiciijifBiaJji are a perfect combination for the Utah Athletic Foundation," said Bennion. "We are excited to have an individual of this caliber with such a variety of skills and experience on our management team." Fehlberg's duties include corporate corpo-rate sponsorships, sales and fundraising as well as overseeing the sport operations. His Olympic connections date back to his work in 2002 with the Olympic Aid organization, now known as the Right To Play, under the direction of Olympic gold medalist Johann Olav Koss. Fehlberg coordinated fundraising efforts for this athlete-driven, humanitarian organization that is committed to improving the lives of disadvantaged children throughout the world with programs of sport and play. Under Fehlberg's direction, direc-tion, Olympic Aid raised more than $6 million in connection with the Salt Lake Winter Games. , ' vi- ten. Gtt It!) I S5 V -- . jr i m l (J kul-ulf-tM XI fhOb week, hA rwb go camMs paUemJ. 0W Give Kids I EWorld Give Kids The World Village is a resort near Orlando where children with life-threatening illnesses enjoy a week of fun with their families-all. for free. It's filled with pleasures that would make any diild smile. Ice cream, swimming, trips to local Orlando theme parks, train rides and life-sized characters including a rabbit that tucks in kids at night. Learn how you can bring joy into the life of a sick child. www.gktw.org Call 800-995-KIDS and Give Kids The World., |