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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports SPRING YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE Registration is open for Park City Recreation’s Spring Youth Soccer League for kids ages 4 to 11. The league is held April 14 to June 2 on Saturdays and/or Wednesdays at the Park City Sports Complex. The early bird fee is $60 and includes a uniform. The fee increases on Feb. 15. Parent volunteers are needed to coach every team, and head coaches receive a 50 percent discount on the registration fee. The registration deadline is March 16. Space is limited in all divisions. For more info and to register, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. FIELDHOUSE ADULT PICKLEBALL LEAGUE Players will play with a different partner each week while learning the rules of the game. Paddles, nets, and balls will be provided as needed. The league runs on Sundays, Feb. 18 to April 29. The beginner/intermediate league runs from 12-1:30 p.m. and the intermediate/advanced league runs from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Fieldhouse gym. The cost is $40 per person VALENTINE’S DAY COUPLES YOGA AT BASIN RECREATION A Valentine’s Day edition of couples yoga at Basin Recreation is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 14, 7–8 p.m. The cost is $5 for couples and singles are welcome for $10. To register and for more information, visit basinrecreation.org or call 655-0999 Please see Sports Briefs, B-5 FAMILY LEAVES CIRCUS, JOINS AERIALS, B-2 LOCAL SKIER DEBUTS AT WORLD CUP LEVEL, B-3 www.parkrecord.com B-1 WED/THURS/FRI, JANUARY 10-12, 2018 Paralympic hopefuls start season in Winter Park National Ability Center alpine team earns 14 medals in Colorado BEN RAMSEY The Park Record Athletes from the National Ability Center Paralympic alpine skiing development team took several top positions at the World Para Alpine Ski competition in Winter Park, Colorado, on Jan. 4, which was no surprise to coach Erik Leirfallom. “I always have the expectation that each race we go to, these guys are going to do a little bit better, and so the big surprise would have been if they didn’t,” he said. “We’ve been working hard, it paid off, and they did better than they did before.” Madison Baumann took first in both women’s B3 Super G events and both women’s B3 giant slalom races. Anna Beninati took silver in both women’s sitting Super G races and both women’s sitting giant slalom races. Santiago Vega took silver in the men’s standing giant slalom and bronze in both men’s standing Super G races and a standing giant slalom race. At 14 years old, Park City native Saylor O’Brien took bronze in the women’s sitting Super G and both women’s sitting giant slalom events. Leirfallom said the team worked hard to prepare for the season, despite uncooperative weather, which meant more than a few days working on technique instead of racing. The team has made do with the terrain available, which sometimes presents its own challenges. “We just have to do what we can,” O’Brien said. “Whether it’s training in rain or people we have to dodge.” “A lot of crowd dodging,” Leirfallom added. “Christmas was crazy.” The less-than-ideal conditions COURTESY PHOTO BY BAILEY Santiago Vega, right, a competitive alpine skier with the National Ability Center poses with Spencer Wood, left, and Connor Hogan, center, after taking third in three events at the Winter Park Open in Winter Park, Colorado. Vega was one of five athletes from the National Ability Center’s Paryalympic alpine development team to podium. followed the team to Winter Park, where athlete Andrew Haraghey said the course was shortened during the first day or two then opened up for a full run during the second half of the tournament, when he said conditions improved and allowed for good competitive runs. Vega, who competes in the same events as Haraghey, concurred. “We ran all the way from the top of the hill and the snow was perfect -- it was bulletproof -- it turned out to be a nice hard surface,” he said. After collecting several medals, Vega and the NAC team will turn their attention to the NAC’s Huntsman Cup, scheduled for Feb. 7-10 at Park City Mountain Resort, which will consist of two days of giant slalom and two days of slalom racing. Because the Huntsman is sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee of Alpine Skiing, racers will have a chance to earn points toward qualifying for top-level international competitions, like the World Cup Finals, scheduled for February in Can- ada. For athletes like Vega and Haraghey, it’s the last big target of the season and a narrow opportunity to make the Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang this March. “World Cup is a whole other level,” Vega said. He was on the World Cup circuit a few years ago, before starting college at the University of Utah. “Sometimes you do OK, sometimes Please see Adaptive, B-5 JANUARY 10-12, 2018 ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 MOGUL COMPETITION THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 MOGUL COMPETITION FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 AERIAL COMPETITION 2 - 3:30 p.m. 4:45 - 6 p.m. 7 - 8 p.m. 8:10 p.m. 2 - 3:30 p.m. 4:45 - 6 p.m. 7 - 8 p.m. 8:10 p.m. 2:45 - 3:20 p.m. 5 - 5:50 p.m. 8 - 8:50 p.m. 9 p.m. Ladies’ Mogul Qualifications Men’s Mogul Qualifications Ladies’ and Men’s Mogul Finals Awards followed by fireworks Ladies’ Mogul Qualifications Men’s Mogul Qualifications Ladies’ and Men’s Mogul Finals Awards followed by fireworks Ladies’ Aerial Qualifications Men’s Aerial Qualifications Ladies’ and Men’s Aerial Finals Awards followed by fireworks The event will be aired on NBCSN Thursday, January 11 at 8 p.m. EST; Friday, January 12 at 8:30 p.m. EST; and on NBC Saturday, January 13 at 3 p.m. EST. Please note it is approximately a 15 minute uphill walk on snow from the parking lots to the event venue at Deer Valley. 800-424-DEER deervalley.com #DVWorldCup |