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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports U.S. SKI TEAM MASTERS RACES The 2018 JANS Cup Masters races will be held Feb. 2 to Feb. 4 on Payday run at Park City Mountain Resort. The three-day event will feature two Super G races on Friday, a slalom on Saturday and Giant Slalom on Sunday. Masters are 18 years and older and all are invited to race with a full- or short-term Masters membership. Awards parties will be held at Flanagan’s on Main and Adolph’s Restaurant Saturday and Sunday, with a memorial last run for Ken France to take place Friday at noon. For race or entry info. Contact Bill Skinner at 435-647-2633 or bskinner@ussa.org. ADULT WINTER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE The PC MARC will host a six-versussix coed adult volleyball league on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 10 p.m. between Feb. 7 and April 11. Recreation and competitive divisions will be available. The team registration deadline is Feb. 3. Visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 435-615-5401 for more information. SKI WITH BASIN NORDIC SKI PROGRAM Basin Recreation is offering Nordic ski clinics in February for adults who are just learning to skate ski, to the intermediate skier. Sessions are Sundays beginning Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at various Basin parks and trails. The cost is $50 for the fourweek session or $15 for drop-ins each week. Each session is limited to 20 participants, and skis are not provided. To register, visit basinrecreation.org or call 655-0999. PARK CITY HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO The 2018 high school spring water polo season begins Feb. 12, and the Miners water polo team is looking for new recruits. There will be a free week of play starting Feb. 12 for those who would like to try the sport. All abilities are welcome to try out and scholarships are available. Practice is Monday through Friday, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Park City Aquatic Center. Registration is due by Feb. 20. Go to www.parkcitywaterpolo.com for details. HOMESCHOOL P.E. The next session of the PC MARC’s weekly one-hour physical education class for homeschooled children is floor hockey, which runs from Feb. 2-23 on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Homeschool P.E. is designed to engage kids while building self-esteem and new friendships. The fee is $25 per session, and the program is for ages 5 to 12. For more info on scheduled activities and to register, visit www.parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. Please see Sports briefs, B-4 BEHIND THE GOLD: WARREN MILLER, B-3 www.parkrecord.com ATHLETES HONE SKILLS AT TUNA RACE, B-4 B-1 WED/THURS/FRI, JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 2, 2018 In echo of recent Olympics, a local announcer will go to Winter Games Carl Roepke will voice luge track events for spectators in Korea BEN RAMSEY The Park Record It’s hard to have a conversation with Carl Roepke without noticing his connection to the Olympics. He works at the Utah Olympic Park. His license plate reads “Luge.” He met his wife, Michele Roepke, during the 2002 Winter Games when she was working as a volunteer. To top it all off, Roepke has been to as many Olympics as just about anybody and this year, he’s going back, as evidenced by a little patch on his neon green winter coat that reads “Hello Pyeongchang.” “I am hired by the Korean Olympic Committee to be the English-speaking announcer at the venue,” he explained. “And I worked here for the Games, Italy for the Games, Vancouver for the Games, Russia for the Games, I worked in London for the Games and now I’m leaving next week for 26, 27 days.” He got his start in the 1990s when he worked as the announcer at the UOP back when it was still called Utah Winter Sports Park. After announcing the skeleton, bobsled and luge events in the 2002 Winter Please see Local, B-2 BEN RAMSEY/THE PARK RECORD From left, Augie Roepke, Michele Roepke, Carl “Root” Roepke IV, and Carl Roepke III pose for a photo at the White Pine Nordic Center. Carl Roepke III will announce the bobsled, skeleton and luge competitions at the 2018 Winter Games. Parkite Madison Olsen will take to the skies in Pyeongchang, after plenty of rest and soup With family around her, aerials skier makes Olympic Debut BEN RAMSEY The Park Record Last week was an exciting time to be Madison Olsen, regardless of how she was feeling. The 22-year-old aerial skier had spent her day reclining and sipping soup in hopes it would speed her recovery from the flu. “It’s getting better,” she said over the phone last week. “It’s kind of like you have all the symptoms of a cold but you are really run-down and achy.” It was not how she imagined she would should feel after earning a spot on the Olympic aerials team, but it did not diminish the fact that she would be going to Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Games. As a result, she missed what amounted to the first official Olympics freestyle ceremony, a meet-andgreet with fans and the media at Deer PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Aerialist Madison Olsen spots her landing during her jump in the finals of the FIS Visa Freestyle International World Cup at Deer Valley Resort on Jan. 12. She was the highest-placing U.S. woman in the event, taking fourth. COURTESY OF STEVEN EARL/U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARD Valley Resort Jan. 23, opting instead to get some much-needed rest. “I’ve been trying to avoid everyone else,” she said. Olsen, who lives in Park City with her mom, stepdad and brother, earned her spot on the Olympic team in part 27th at consecutive World Cup events in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 19-20. Grant Applications Are Currently Being Accepted for the Grant applications from certified tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations are now being accepted for the Bessie Minor Swift Foundation. The Foundation accepts grants for programs that emphasize literacy, reading and writing, languages, science and interdisciplinary areas. Applications ranging from $500 to $3,000 will be considered. Since 2008, the Foundation has awarded more than $450,000 to nonprofit groups including schools, libraries, community colleges and small local organizations. DEADLINES: Grant Application Deadline Thursday, February 15, 2018 Grant Awards Announcement Tuesday, May 1, 2018 ParkRecord.com To apply, please visit the Bessie Minor Swift Foundation website at: BessieMinorSwift.org because she was one of two American women to break into the super finals round at the aerials World Cup event at Deer Valley three weeks ago, where she placed fourth. She kept her high position on the team and secured her nomination after finishing 28th and Madison Olsen, who lives with her mom and stepdad in Park City, was named to the Olympic team on Jan. 22. Please see Olsen, B-3 |