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Show PRESENTED BY Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 10-13, 2018 D-1 KAUF CLEARS FIRST OBSTACLE She’s among 3 Americans to advance as Olympic women’s moguls event begins JOEL REICHENBERGER STEAMBOAT PILOT AND TODAY B OKWANG PHOENIX PARK — Step one is out of the way for Jaelin Kauf, the Park City moguls skier chasing Olympic gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kauf, the top-ranked women’s bumps skier in the world, placed fifth in the women’s moguls qualification event at Bokwang Phoenix Park, South Korea, good enough to advance to Sunday’s finals rounds. The athletes with the 10 best scores from Friday’s one-run qualifier automatically move on to the next round, which will feature 20 athletes. The 20 athletes in Friday’s competition who didn’t make the top 10 will get one more chance, also on Sunday. The top 10 from that group will move to join Kauf’s group for the first round of finals. They’ll take a run with the top 12 advancing, then those 12 will run again with the top six advancing. Finally, those six will slug it out for the medals Sunday evening. Kauf’s expansive fan base cheers her JOEL REICHENBERGER/STEAMBOAT PILOT AND TODAY Jaelin Kauf flies down the moguls course at Bokwang Phoenix Park, South Korea, on Friday during the women’s moguls qualifying event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kauf placed fifth, ensuring she would advance to Sunday’s finals, where she’ll potentially ski three more times. on as she begins her first run in the women’s moguls competition Friday at the 2018 Winter Olympics at Bokwang Phoenix Park, South Korea. Kauf was joined Friday in advancing by two teammates, Morgan Schild, who placed third, and Keaton McCargo, who was eighth. The fourth American, 17-year old Vail skier Tess Johnson, was 22nd after having trouble off her top air. She’ll get another chance Sunday to move on. France’s Perrine Laffont was the top qualifier with a score of 79.72. Canada’s Andi Naude was second at 79.60 and Schild third at 77.74. Defending gold medalist Justine DuFour-LaPointe, from Canada, was fourth at 77.66 and Kauf was fifth at 77.46. JOEL REICHENBERGER/STEAMBOAT PILOT AND TODAY Jaelin Kauf’s expansive fan base cheers her on as she begins her first run in the women’s moguls competition Friday at the 2018 Winter Olympics at Bokwang Phoenix Park, South Korea. stan’s Yulia Galysheva seventh, McCargo eighth, Arisa Murata of Japan ninth and Audrey Robichaud of Canada 10th. The women will be back in action Sunday starting at 3:30 a.m. mountain time for the second qualifying run where Johnson will attempt to earn her spot in the finals. The first round of finals will start at 5 a.m. The U.S. men didn’t fare as well in their first round. Troy Murphy qualified into finals with a fourth-place finish. Casey Andringa, the Boulder skier who spent last summer camping in Steamboat Springs to save money for his Olympic bid, was 14th, Bradley Wilson 15th and Breckenridge’s Emerson Smith 22nd. Kauf had the second-fastest time of the group, but lost some ground on her jump scores and her turns. Canadian moguls monster Mikael Kingsbury was the top qualifier, ahead of Russia’s Aleksandr Smyshliaev in second and Kazakhstan’s Dmitriy Reikherd in third. Britteny Cox, Australia’s defending world champion, was sixth, Kazakh- The men’s competition will follow the same format and resume Monday. PRESIDENTS’ Proud Hompeiaonfs Liz Stephen Bryan Fletcher Local Olym Jonathan Garcia DAY SALE FEB 16-20 THE BACKCOUNTRY SOURCE With a full selection of technical apparel and ski gear, as well as a huge demo fleet and ski shop, the Black Diamond Store is your local source for all things backcountry. Open every day 8:30am to 9pm Winter appointments until 10pm 875 Iron Horse Dr, Park City 435-615-8440 www.kneadamassage.com MON TO FRI 10-7 | SAT 9-7 | SUN 11-5 2092 EAST 3900 SOUTH, SLC 84124 801.278.0233 BD Athlete Tobin Seagel | Wasatch Mountains Adam Clark |