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Show .April 20, Ed OS FS by David W. Harris who are unable to stand sit on a mono-sk- i. device rides on one The sled-lik- e Losing the use of a limb would be a catastrophic ordeal in anyone's life. The trauma can be, and often is, devastating. However, many disabled people refuse to let their handicaps slow them down. Two such men work at Hill AFB and have courageously risen above their disabilities to become two of the top disabled skiers in the country. Bill Chipp, chief of the central procurement funds unit at the base Comptroller's Office, and Doug of shocks and springs. Hilltop Times staff writer i al k Courtesy Photo Sliding to silver Bill Chipp, a Hill AFB worker, weaves his way down the ski slopes in Stratton, Vt., in March to capture a silver medal at the Chap Stick U.S. Disabled Ski Championships. ski. "There's no real control at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy. ".. had a great time in Vermont. It was an experience they both said they would like to repeat. "I'd love to go back," Mr. Holmes said. "Next year, though, I'd like to He said give it a try as a he would need to use a special artificial leg as a but that he welcomes the challenge. To return to the championships next year, both will need to requalify. There are no automatic berths. Can they repeat their amazing performances? They said they don't know, but they'll sure try. : Both men said skiing gives them a freedom they have previously been unable to experience since their injuries. Although this was their first national competition, they previously participated in the Utah Winter Games. Mr. Chipp won a silver medal and Mr. Holmes took the bronze in their respective divisions. Their performances earned them a berth at nationals. Despite the poor weather and wet snow conditions, they both said they four-tracker- ." four-tracke- r, A sfe B3 Over 25 people have had their underwear stolen by a thief. 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March' Once he tried it, he said, he was pionships in Stratton, Wt.. ' :; hooked. e He said at first it was difficult for Completely ignored by Mr. and Mr. him to keep his balance, but now he Chipp press releases, Holmes surprised the disabled skiing can easily keep up with friends with world by bringing home a total of six two legs. medals in their first national compeHis current job allows him to ski tition. daily if he wishes, but usually he trains Holmes' Mr. perfor- two or three days a week and on mance in the slalom, combined with weekends. two silvers in the giant slalom; earned Ironically, Mr. Chipp was paralyzed him an overall gold medal in the three-trac- k as a result of a skiing accident 17 years ago. He got back on the slopes about category. silMr. Chipp picked up an overall three years ago because he missed the ver medal by placing second in the sla- fun. lom and fourth in the giant slalom in "Technology finally gave me a way to ski again," he said. "Mono-ski- s have the mono-sk- i competition. Three-tracevents are for skiers only been around four or five years. with a disabilty of one leg. A single ski When I found out I could ski again, I is used, with the skier using either out- was excited. "It felt like a bike that went everyrigger skis or poles. Skiers with a disability of both legs where," Mr. Chipp said of the mono- 11-15- ... 990 InfilodlcolDs ttftUJF (9lo u ski suspended by a sophisticated set It is balanced much like a bicycle with the rider using outrigger skis to assist in balance and turning. Their success in the nationals surprised both of them. "Neither one of us has done this very long," Mr. Chipp said. "We were just going there for said.' 1 Closed bundays Mon-Sa- t; 621-011- A.S.A.P. 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