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Show ees__ ___The Salt Lake Tribune | Short Skis Fastest SPORTS Sunday, November 21, 1999 ee Grizzlies’ Veteran 1 rr e d t n ; : : ° ° French w oman and Slovenian share win BY ANET RAE Z BROOKS ° Bos BY BRETT PRETTYMAN ara Manitoba Moose. Just 13 games into the season, Brady was Brady een alittle grumpy on said. “I've been hurt on the ice be gamedays, don't holdit against ie He doesn’t get the long fore; mosttimes, youjust shakeit off, but [my leg] from my knee THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE If Utah Grizzlies center Neil MAHEL GRA aancel * a ladle whe Was)checyed: E Brad WorksHardto Keep Playing | In World Cup Race | B3 pedeg ane : behindhis u slashed with astick knee. “I thought I was shot,” hi gameday nap the rest of the down went numb and it felt like it jockeyteamdoes. fi TI ye Rend"ee eerrr ow Pea Colo, COPPER MOUNTAIN, fromNice onthe French Riviera, Wearing skis barely taller than although theymetnationalonlyafterj they stand, Christel Saioni of ing the French t thereHontrealnative heads to one dayI will have to quit hockey. but I don’t want somethingelse to Sei andSpela Nateereep France Pretnartere of Siovenia won double gold medais in ¢ Sarak: es the opening es World Cup vwomen’s y slalom Saturday on Copper’s Ceeeae Anecstatic Christophe Saioni said his wife’s victory would push = z hitnto top DI his best World Cupfinish, a giant-slalom bronze three re orfour hours before the game io his loosen anddisksin back. the It ismuscles a timesumming: ; Da En a consumingroutine the 31-year-old dures extendhis te) 5 By “It enduresto career. does taki i gictate it.” ee _ Eventually, Brady lostfe controld f the a in his of yasthe placed movement in his foot anc was placed on the long-term in Main Vein course. years ago in ready for a game. But hey, I Jurylist with adamaged nerve. He converts to the new,shorter sidecut skis, recorded identical times “She wonwith the sametime as another[racer],” said Christophe, BradyandtheGrizzl three-gamelosing streal Saioni and Pretnar, both recent Lillehammer, Norway. alwayssleep whenI die. of one minute, 31.92 seconds for who will compete in next week's the two-run course. First-run men’s World Cup giantslalom and leader Trine Bakke of Norway, who has also switchedtoside-cuts, finished three-tenths of a second behind to take the bronze in Super G in nearby Beaver Creek. “Now I have to winalone. Now she’s better than me.” _ - ‘Alex Trovati/The Associated Press Christel Saioniof France skis through a gate at Copper Mountainen route to a sharedvictory in a World Cup slalom race Saturda Co-winner Pretnar said she ‘OUl® 0 considered retiring last year and missed the Slovenian team's first top 20. Kristina Koznick of Burnsville, Minn.. placed i4thandSarah training session in May. At26,she wanted to go back to school to season in Are, Sweden. “It gives you thefeeling that you're safe.” Schleper of Vail, Colo., was 20th, studybusiness. But by June, she'd Bronze medalist Bakkesaidshe her best World Cup slalomresult. decided she wasn’t ready to quit plannedto stick with her new 1 ye veteran. “I don’t like bouncing around at this point in my career, but it said. “We're going to get it. But said Georg Capaul, U.S. women’s lomwerealso originally sched- worked well on one slope proved head slalom and giant slalom staged a World Cup race since 1976, to ensure the event cameoff smoothly. Saioni’s victory Saturday was the first of her seven-year World Cup career. She had never fin- ished better than seventh. Saioni impossible to turn on others. Finally, Pretnar decided to follow the Norwegian team’s lead and coach. Koznick finished 14th on 177-centimeterskis. tried. Herwin,she said, confirms she made the right choice to down. shift from the 184-centimeter skis she usedlast season. Theskis she held aloft on the podium Saturday SER ARNT Ce Ns jromawomens' onipsomsae Se 1.hris minut, 1seconds, defensive specialist. “I try to Super G will be held on Thanksgiving weekend. was a weird offseason,” hesaid “I've cometo realize I'mnotgoing to go any further than the IHL.| havenoregrets.I’m on the back nineof mycareer, so to say.” "4... developed reputation as a Match Brady, Mick Vukota and Micah Aivazoff up with the top line on the opposingte Coach Bob Bournesaid. “I ER Hai Latetiaraan N al. SI cure with them outthere,” Brady doesn’t like being labeled. Thate tocategc self ih tin Bs: e Secialle he said. When wi Miripoinahis roe [ a Jay ae 18, vet Bd Betlonl ines sath Ae : BY EEPL NECN enTR measured 165 acu : centimeters, Saio- Weare on thelrend, ontryourto end, score, and whentheyare I 160 centimeters. “I know now I havegood skis,” said Pretnar, who won a World Cupgiantslalomfouryears ago in an LA hope,” said the 26-year-old slalom _Bormio, Italy, and a slaiom last : , Powerplay opportunities Utah Of Jaa Michigan when he was playing for the U.S. Skiers Feeling Loss of Teammates 7 UT Se .,‘LL Have THE Plow Hooxep Tre Lies Men Tew: #314 skiers in the world, has mixed feelings about the oO weekend. Though she scored herfirst World Cup TRIBUNE Re ees (Utah cintertesensy is, 168 Revita stop ither fi a ade en ae nS 2 ett a eoatiten eed show ase Brady ae ofthe spaitlast poe a 2 aS x Ene IHL Standings B-11 e SPECIAL TOTHE Seasons in Kalamazoo, where he uledfor Park City. A downhill and ni’s BY CARRIE|SHEINBERG the International Hockey League. The Grizzlies stop opponent powerplays 90 percent of the time and havenotallowed a goal in 27 short-handedsituations. The 6-foot-3 center spent four slalom and Wednesday's giant sla- WORLDCUP RESULTS also missed a weekoftraining after straining the meniscus in her left knee less than two weeks ago. “This is just the beginning, I ° hehad played junior hockey. The Grizzlies quickly signed the Utah penaltykillersarethe bestin Capaul sults were inconclusive. Skis that went with the shortest pair she'd roster. Brady called Utah assis on short skis this year,” Utah resort was forced to surren- Copper Mountain, which hadn't goalie Rich l’arent made 24 saves Chicago, respectively. Brady is oneof the reasons the just a short ski doesn’t do it, You haveto find theright ski.” World Cup competition continues next week with four men’s races at Beaver Creek. Tuesday's aturesfoiled snow-makingefforts. A total of 30 race staff and volunteers from Park City went to A call to Manitoba proved fruitless as the Moose hadafull “We knewthat 99percent ofthe skiers on the World Cup would be centimeterside-cuts. Fourth-place finisher Janica KostelicofCroatia has also just downgraded. She used 168-centimeter skis. The Americans, meanwhile, intend to keep testing short skis, 0 North America Utah (7-5-2) got goals from Joe ‘Frederick andJarrod Skalde, and to secure the win. Utah returns tant Dean Chynoweth, with whom skiingafterall. “It's still skiing that makes me happy,” she said. “It's still the thing] know best.” Pretnar spent the next three monthstesting short skis. The re-_ the hockeythere, Bradyreturned gan K-Wingsat Kalamazoo, Mich. home for games Wednesday and Friday against Long Beach and French racers dominated with three top-10 finishes. Saturday’s slalom and Friday’s giant slalom, won by France's Regine Cavagnoud, were origi- nally slated for Park City. Butthe has since recovered, andafter a period of “feeling sorry for my self” and trip to Germanytotest day with a 2-1 winover the Michi__ 1:32.22. Two Americansfinished inthe der the races when warm temper- can Up IN A MINUTE i COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. —Thesole survivors of the U.S. women’s technical team represented their points in giant slalom Friday, a changeof equipment last summer, both boots andskis, is leaving her frustrated in slalom. country well inthefirst World Cup slalom ofthe sea- “Switching equipment is tough,” Koznick said, Literally, The new BOSS SmartHitch™ is an automatic, removable mountsystem thatlets you hook “butit's a decision I made.It's just frustrating at the and unhook your plow in seconds- not minutes. So yourvehicleis back to its original appearance son Saturday. Minnesota's Kristina Koznick and Vail’s Sarah sametime.” Schleperis facing growingpainsof her Schleper skied to 14th- and 20th-place finishes, re- own. Approaching the season as a favorite was new spectively. While those are notthefinishes either had hoped for, he the racers showed signs of maturity =and ey st"i @ He {AcTUALLY, tr’s Asout HALF Tuar.} almost before you know it. BOSS offers a full line of snow andice removal equipment, including Power-V tee!Straight-Blade Plows, our new Poly Plows, ‘ nd Spreaders, as well as parts and accessories. err ois)never and she ie Dees ure “T've had1 the problem of expectations,” : she 7fo Seeeee had expectations, but notofbeing the best oznick and ecrerscienceecineth Schleper acknowledgefeeling the re- said. in the“I've world.” cent loss of two main players on their team. Alex " Shaffer and Tasha Nelsonareinjured, and Caroline Schienetwas eecuervoda than ever” : live, who fa t ify th ni atat eee a aval aor ees arunisat can be thebestin the world is just alee returningfrom an injury. i “Therealization that I Gauss “I miss them,” Koznick said, “It'sa part that makes Kindof choked meup little bit” shesaid. wee. up the whole team." Schleperfeels “totally lonely out __In the past ski racing hasbeena “fun game’’ for onthehill; I can’t wait for themto come back.” Schleper, nowsheis struggling with the idea oflet ‘Though they miss their teammates, Schleper and tingit becomeherjob. She has a plan,though. Koznick are moving on with their own agendas. Koznick, whohasprovento beoneof the best slalom * a bd we * i r ? WE'LL BEAT. 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