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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Griffin Adams sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports SKI BOOTS TO SWIMSUITS FITNESS PROGRAM Basin Recreation is offering a Ski Boots to Swimsuits Fitness Program to help transition you to your favorite summer sports. This eight-week program runs April 4 through May 25 every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at The Fieldhouse. Cost is $150 for 16 classes. No drop-in fee for this program. To register, visit basinrecreation.org or call 655-0999. For information, contact Necia Emery at necia@basinrecreation.org or by calling 435-655-0999 ext. 17. YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS Park City Recreation offers scholarships for youth recreation programs. Qualifying applicants can receive at least 50 percent off program fees. The upcoming spring/ summer season has something for every age group; soccer, tennis, swimming, camps, skate, dirt jump and more. You can find fee reduction applications at PCSD schools, the PC MARC or online at www.parkcityrecreation.org. PCHS TRACK WELCOMES WARM WEATHER, B-2 www.parkrecord.com B-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES MARCH 11-14, 2017 Hendrickson working toward flying again Parkite jumped off of famed East Coast ski jump for final time GRIFFIN ADAMS The Park Record Sarah Hendrickson has had a rollercoaster of a career that seems to be stuck at the bottom of a drop. The former ski jumping champion has battled a knee injury for the last two years, which has hindered her performance in the 2016-2017 World Cup season. Though she isn’t happy with the way the year has gone, Hendrickson accomplished something no other ski jumper has done since the 1980s. In e a r l y March, she jumped off of the Nansen ski jump BASIN REC LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL & SOFTBALL Register now for Basin Recreation’s Little League Baseball and Softball program. Available for kids aged 4 to 14 years old. Sign-up before March 15 to receive the early-bird rate. The season begins on March 28 for the Majors Division and on April 17 for all other divisions. This program is dependent on coach volunteers, so please consider sharing your time and knowledge. Pre-season instructional clinics are also available. To register or for information, visit www.basinrecreation. org. Please see Sports briefs, B-6 MINERS HOPE TO WIN 3A CROWN THIS YEAR, B-3 in New Hampshire. It’s hard to imagine a better start to one’s career, considering Hendrickson mustered up a World Cup title in 2012 (the first women’s World Cup season ever). She also finished as the runnerup the following year, and even became the first woman to ski jump in an Olympic event. Women were first allowed to participate in ski jumping in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Not long before the 2014 Olympics, however, Hendrickson, a Park City native, suffered a serious knee injury that required surgery. She would be out for the next few months, but cleared to go right before the Olympics. After the world-wide competition, though, she re-injured the same knee in a training session in June 2015. It was a blow to the budding star’s career, as it forced her to miss the 20152016 World Cup season. The same injury still affects her 22 months later. “It’s been pretty frustrating,” Hendrickson said. “Physically, everything is there, but still just struggling with getting back into the intensity of competition on my knee and the mental side of things. Trusting my knee again.” Still young at 22 years old, Hendrickson is slowly getting back to peak form. She said she hasn’t been happy with her performance for this year’s World Cup season. Hendrickson hasn’t won a World Cup competition this season, but she did finish as the top American in 23rd place at the World Ski Championships in Lahti. Hendricks o n , who has grown accust o m e d to winning in her short career, can’t help but be irritated. But her coaches are saying otherwise. “I’m pretty frustrated with how the season’s gone, but my coaches are calming me down, telling me that this is actually a good way to come back and just set the foundation for continuing my training for next year,” Hendrickson said/ This year wasn’t a waste for Hendrickson. Although she didn’t get the results she wanted, she has plenty of time to get back to the top of her sport. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL Park City native Sarah Hendrickson poses for a portait at the Nansen ski jump in Milan, New Hampshire on March 4. But it wasn’t a lost season for another reason. The famous Nansen ski jump in New Hampshire was constructed in 1936 and built a reputation as one of the most notable ski jumps in America. It was even home to the first U.S. Olympic Trials. It’s been quite a while since the jump has seen action: 32 years, to be exact. The jump hosted its last event in 1985. Since, it’s had no upkeep and no maintenance. It seemed as if it would stand until the elements got to it and knocked it down. Instead, the New Hampshire State Parks decided to restore the hill for one last jump. Hendrickson, who does have family from New Hampshire, wanted to be the one to take that leap. “It’s been a two-year process to get everything [set up],” Hendrickson said. “They had to re-deck and rebuild the hill and touch it up a little bit. We had some tough weather conditions, but we were able to pull it off.” Please see Flying again, B-4 PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL Park City native Sarah Hendrickson hits the Nansen ski jump in Milan, New Hampshire on March 4. THE COLONY AT WHITE PINE C ANYON | PARK CIT Y U TAH 7,300 ACRES OF PERFECT TURNS TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE. Linking turns here leads to 300+ inviting trails and 14 bowls, all smothered in famous Utah powder. This is the Colony in Park City, where your ski-in, ski-out home is a modern-day base-camp for you and your friends. 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