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Show SatSunMonTue, July 3-6, 2004 The Park Record B-5 i l ; ! i c t i I FIS gives Utah Olympic ferk will host historic women's Nordic ski jumping event on July 23-24 By PAUL BOBBINS Special to the Record Utah Olympic Park will be part of ski jumping history July 23-24 when the first Continental Cup for women will be staged. (And the second Continental Cup for women.) The events, at Utah Olympic Park are vital as women's jumping continues its relentless march toward becoming part of the Olympic program. "This is HUGE," said Peter Jerome, president of Women's Ski Jumping USA, which is helping drive the sport from its base in Park City. "The first Continental Cup will be run along with the men's SuperTour event that weekend. week-end. It's a major step for us as we look to have women's ski jumping -the last winter sport with women competitors which isn't in the Olympics - become part of the 2010 Games ion Vancouver." Said Greg Poirier, the new director of the National Sports Foundation, "We're going to see the face of ski jumping change over the next few years - and it starts on the 23rd and 24th at UOP. We're pleased, obviously, that FIS the International Ski Federation has approved it because things can happen a lot faster for the women now." The Ladies International Ski Jumping Festival, presented by the Shea Family Foundation in conjunction con-junction with Zions Bank, is expected to attract upwards of two dozen women flyers from around the world. Local favorites Lindsey Van, ranked No. 2 in the world and U.S. snowboarder up U.S. Snowboarding rider Hannah Teter (Belmont, Vt.) is looking to add a new piece of hardware to her collection this summer when ESPN's 12th annual ESPY Awards are announced July 18. Teter, 17, is one of four nominees nomi-nees in the category of 2004 Best Female Action-Sports Athlete and the only winter athlete with an Olympic aspiration nominated. Voting is currently underway at http:espn.go.eomespy2004s04f emaleactionsportsnominees.html. Cj S Grand Opening in our new 628 Park Ave., women Jessica Jerome, No. 4, plus Alissa Johnson, Brenna Ellis and others from the NSF will be taking part while there also will be men's SuperTour jumping on the 120-meter 120-meter hill. Approval for the historic competition com-petition came last month during the FIS convention in Miami. Alan Johnson, former U.S. jumping program pro-gram director and head coach, who also is chairman of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association ( ffjjg js HUGE.Jt'S jumping Committee, brought the matter to Miami. As it turned out, creating a Continental Cup for women was your basic FIS was step for us as we look to have women's ski jumping the last winter sport for women competitors competi-tors which isn't in the Olympics -become part of the 2010 Games in Vancouver. " - Peter Jerome Women's Ski Jumping USA ready. "We had our fingers crossed when Alan went to Miami that we'd get approval from FIS." Jerome said, "and now we're going to do it." U.S. nordic chief Luke Bodensteiner agreed. "Everybody was supporting it. All the nations were in agreement. We'll have the Continental Cup here in a couple of weeks and the women will have their first winter Continental Cup meets, too - they'll take over the Women's Grand Prix, which will be about six meets. "It's major progress, particularly particular-ly since Ron Read former chair- For the first time, winners will be chosen completely by fans. Voting will continue through July 9. Teter stormed onto the halfpipe scene in 2002 with dual podiums at the U.S. Open and a Junior World halfpipe championship. Known for her smooth, clean airs, Teter was a mainstay oh the podium in 2004 winning two Chevrolet U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix events as well as the overall Grand Prix, title, two World Cup halfpipe competitions, "THE BEST ITALIAN FOOD IN TOWN" Dinner - everyday from 5:30 to close Special 3 course dinner - $16.95 Free salad with this ad (Dinner Time only) Lunch - Wednesday-Sunday 1 1:30-3:00 Special 3 courses for $10.95 Iluona Vita A cross from tlie Kimoall Ai l Center tl 01 Continent Cup man of Ski Jumping Canada is already working to ensure the women are added to the 2010 schedule. He's really on a mission. "Every Olympic organizing committee wants to make some contribution, have some special event which it adds...and Canada's making noise for women's jumping," jump-ing," Bodensteiner said. "I think it's got a good chance of getting there." The schedule: July 23 - Women's inaugural Continental Cup on the 90-meter hill and a men's 90-meter contest. Gates open at 4 p.m., trial round at 5 p.m., m en's i o n starts at 6, women jump at 7:30 p.m. July 24-Women's 24-Women's inaugural, inaugu-ral, part is hubt.Jts a major wmmmmmmmmmm deux, while the men's SuperTour event is on the K120. Again, gates open at 4 p.m.. 5 p.m. for trial round. 6 p.m. for K120. women jump the K90 again at 7:30 p.m. "We were hoping to get the K120 for the women, too, but FIS wouldn't okay that, so we're happy with whatever we get.. .and two K90 comps are great. "The key thing was to get the Continental Cup approved because that will lead to the World Cup and then Olympics, and we know the ladies will put on quite a good show," said Poirier. a former U.S. jumping and Nordic com for an ESPY award the X Games halfpipe crown and one Van's Triple Crown event. Previously. Kelly Clark, winner of the '04 Mountain Creek (N.J.) U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix half-pipe half-pipe and a 2002 Olympian, won the ESPY as a teen in '02 following follow-ing her Olympic gold-medal-winning performance from Salt Lake City. The ESPY Awards will gather sports and entertainment celebrities celebri-ties to recognize top achievements, achieve-ments, relive memorable moments and salute thebost performers. M location bined coach before taking over the Canadian combined program in the mid-Nineties. "The women finally are getting their due, and that's good for them." The women's events will cap a week in which a women's training camp will be staged July 20-22 at the Bear Hollow complex in addition addi-tion to the training for the international interna-tional teams. Jerome said just about every national team, except Japan and Germany have indicated they planned to participate in the inaugural inau-gural Continental Cups. He agreed with Bodensteiner's and Poirier 's optimistic assessment of the outlook for 2010 for the women jumpers, especially following follow-ing a meeting he attended in Norway last winter in which nations showed the progress their programs were making - "not just in quantity but quality of women's ski jumping." Norway, for instance, said it had more than 600 women in its various club jumping programs: pro-grams: support from Norway is a cornerstone for international progress "and they're committed to women's jumping, he said. As an example, when the World Junior Championships were held in Stryn, Norway, last season, women's jumping was included, although as an unofficial event; still, it obviously was the women's junior world title event. Norwegian Anette Sagen, generally considered consid-ered the top women's jumper, was gold medalist while Van earned the bronze medal and Jerome finished fourth. Norway and the USA were the lone foursomes in the team K90 event with Norway edging the Yanks for the title. This week, he said, "We're building that critical mass. The Please see Shea, B-6 Athletes are nominated in 36 catej gories including 19 "cross-cutters categories - which pit athletes from different sports against each other as well as 17 individual sport categories. Nominees are chosen by an ESPN committee made up of experts from various sports. To see if your vote helped Teter capture her first ESPY, watch "The ESPY Awards" on ESPN Sunday, July 18 at 7 p.m. USSA News Bureau Lai Vow o outitrwt f'nV at or( f our Gruup Schools, tso w-ttet our fptfrVracft Classes a swa, so Kurt-j, it W't! ( j n7rxi? JANS GROUP SCHOOLS Each school starts with an evening fly-casting, knot-tying and equipment familiarization session. The following morning starts with on-stream instruction in fly selection and of course catching and releasing fish. 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