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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 3-6, 2018 The Park Record B-3 INTRODUCING OUR NEWLY RENOVATED CLUBHOUSE AND THE BEST VIEWS IN PARK CITY Private dining and bar with mountain views Fitness center and golf simulator Active ski groups and On-Mountain Club Limited Golf and Social at The Chateaux Deer Valley memberships available TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD PARK MEADOWS COUNTRY CLUB Anna Beninati of the U.S. competes in a super-G race on Thursday during the Huntsman Cup. Beninati will forgo the World Cup finals due to its focus on speed, rather than technical events. Continued from B-1 Racing for the last points said. “A lot of the team is going to Canada next week for World Cup Finals, which I was going to go to, but they cut all the tech events out; there’s no GS and no slalom. Kind of unprecedented to have an only-speed finals.” Which leaves Beninati and other technical racers waiting to see how the points develop at next week’s competition in Kimberley, Canada, before she can start to tease out her position regarding placement on the U.S. Olympic Team. Fortunately for those not going to Kimberley, the Huntsman Cup drew enough high-level racers to make it a point-lucrative event, because athletes are judged by who they race against. “Due to the people that were here, the points you get from the race were really good,” said Katrina Schaber, who took first in Thursday’s standing super-G races. “And based on how I did and how I finished, it will probably help my points and help me qualify.” Each nation can send a total of 20 men and 10 women in alpine skiing for the 2018 Paralympic Games in March, CONTACT JOSH CARR, Membership Services 435.649.2460 x202 | jcarr@parkmeadowscc.com 2000 Meadows Drive, Park City | parkmeadowscc.com *45% OFF FEB. 6 TH & 7 TH LARGEST SALE OF THE YEAR TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD American Danelle Umstead competes in the National Ability Center’s Huntsman Cup on the Pay Day Run super-G course. Danelle is a blind Paralympic alpine ski racer living with MS and is a three-time Paralympian. though Schaber said the U.S. will send only six women, though there are currently nine who could go. “Hopefully, maybe the World Cup Finals will help with points, but like I said, you don’t know until the final list comes out, because everything is changing,” she said. “Someone can get injured and you never know.” During the final day of racing, athletes lingered around the finish line just up from Payday Lift at Park City Mountain Resort, and relaxed into casual conversation as the competition drew down. Schaber said the para-alpine circuit is close knit. Most of the athletes know each other. She added that returning to Park City for her sixth Huntsman Cup gave her a chance to reconnect with good friends. “It’s a race where we can kind of all get together and enjoy having a fun race where a lot of people are here,” she said. “That’s typically how a race feels. A lot of us know each other really well. In a way, it’s a way for us to reconnect and see each other outside of training.” Walker said that, though the para-alpine skiing group can relax around each other, it doesn’t mean the Winter Games will lack a competitive edge. “(I’ve) been doing a series of World Cups this year with the same competition I’m going to see out there, and everyone is super good,” he said. “We’re all really ready and I think the races will be really good and tight.” dining in a mountain town TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Japan’s Yoshiko Tanaka competes in the National Ability Center’s Huntsman Cup, rounding a gate on the Pay Day Run slalom course, on Thursday. Style and service for every budget.™ • Blinds • Shades • Drapery • Residential & Commercial Please call us on February 6th or 7th to schedule your FREE consultation! 435-657-5067 *ONE free in home consultation. Order must be made at the time of the consultation to receive 45% discount. Discount on select styles. Ask for details. Not valid with any other offers or on shutters. Restaurant Reveal spotlighting restaurants in park city & summit county every wednesday c-5 |