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Show ° The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Thursday, January 31, 2002 U.S. FREESKIING NATIONALS QUALIFYING DeLong Rocked on Landing Skier misses out on qualifying for U.S. Nationals’ big mountain event Supplements Considered Necessary, But Risky for Athletes gets paid to bustathletes, coaches get paid to win medals.” He points to a recentfeature in the USOC magazine Olympic Coach titled, “Maximizing Resis- @ Continued from D-1 tein supplementation can create “an int anabolic environment.” Ih ’s case, USADA scientists concurred that contaminated supplements could have US. Olympic ae has barraged athletes, caused his positive test, but they do notclear him of get mixed messages, Driggs said. “These athletes get played on “both"sides. USADA tance Training with Supplements.” The story describes how post-workout carbohydrate and pro- steroid use,either. s BY BRIAN MAFFLY coaches and the governing bodies of different THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ings telling them to steer clear of the performance need somehow to be made more accountable. “They haveto havetesting on every batch, or do But trying to compete without supplement support at today’'s level is tough, said Greg Sand, Jo- something,” Sand said. Both sides agree that supplement companies sports with e-mails, pamphlets and Internet post- “The innneonae said33-year-old competitor who took second atlast fockend SUS.‘Coen in Vail, Colo, “Out ofthe start is where most ofthe contact occurs. You're skating out SNOWBIRD — The crowd gathered in the run-out under the Tram watched freeskier Shepard DeLong tear a graceful line down Silver Fox, carving turns Cranes ee oe a other competitors, especially Archer, many run when DeLong, a ski patroller from Oregon’s ws, performed a lay-outfrontflip freeskiers are and not take kind of multimineral nape off a 25-foot rock. But what looked like a superb limits Archer was an NCAA reUniversity of Col- landing was ruined when DeLong’srightski struck a hidden rock. Theski exploded off his boot and he cartwheeled into the snow. orado, then spent years racing NorAms and the now-defunct world pro circuit before burnout pushed him in a newdirection: skier-cross. This ski sport emerged in the late 1990s, around the time Archer “Hey, Shepard, are you OK, man? Give us a wave if you're OK,” the announcer called out over the PA ‘system. It took awhile before DeLong waved, but his Nationals’ big mountain event, which begins Satur- day on Snowbird’s MountBaldy. Meanwhile, a patroller dug out the missing ski from the deep powder left by a recent 40-inch dumpthatdidn’t quite cover every Obstacle on the mountain. “That wipe outcost me the qualification, butit felt so good,” said DeLong,toting his broken ski over his shoulder. “I thoughtI hadit rightto the last second. Whenmyski touched down it wasn’t snow,it was an i re taking at least a multivitamin supplement.” ers. This showis part ofthe Association's world tour, which ends March 7-10 in Verbier, Switzerland. ‘The big mountain event at Snowbird, which has skier Dawn Cardinale ofSnowbird, whotook second doing free-heel turns. Amanda Moxely of Altawon staged this showfor four years,is just one dish on a the women’s qualifier. Among the women we advanced was telemark Some supplements, such competitive sport. all over the track?” “Our best guess is the GREG SAND companies a Pavle Jovanovic's coach Sean the weight room andtrying to maintain at worldclass level, you need 3,200 to5,,000 calories a day,” he launchoff. aoe and peng ieee ‘stunts, although in’ aerials are ni “They'rere for faitiia ness,” warned Larry Segal, who skied pai oa national event, whichis reserved for top-ranked ski- is. That’: percentofalts sthioedace Their imaginations are insane. We're just catching up with snowboarders. ae the introduction of a skier-cross event, hich begins today on Big Emma, the Snowbird freeskiing festival now encompasses three of the anti major “disciplines” — for lack of a better four other criteria. The rules donotrequire skiers to awful quick stop.” Long was among 57 men and eight women vyingfor a handful ofspots available for this weekend’s fects or actually become drugs when metabolized. Rimiemnimbeekiet fing teatbeforeyou are a=ire that you aredrainingouton dehydrated and throwing up for, are legal but mot in moe hao he ; oT big mountain competitions, the judges award points according to the quality of the skier’s line and Supplements are sold as food, not drugs, and therefore are monitored | ely ‘even though they can cause drug-like ef “How many steaks are you Le outon Alpine racing. “T wasn't through racing, butI didn’t wantto go back to the U.S.ski team,”he said. “The whole thing with freeskiing is its creativity. Look at the jibbers. missing ski was nowhere to be seen. Also gone were hischances of making thecutfor the U.S. Freeskiing aren't said. “How manysteaks are yougoing to eat before you are dehydrated and throwing up all over the track?” rapoe also plays role, Driggs said. The USOC warned athletes that tests show 20 percentof sports supplements will make them test positive. Hedefends the techniques ofUSADA, which ran a124 doping controltests in sports during the quarterof 2001. oetWeare trying to deter people,” Bowers said. “It gives menopleasure for someoneto get suspended for taking drugs. Wewant tolevel the playing field and makesure people whodon’t want to take drugs don’t haveto take drugs to compete. That for meis whatit’s all ebout.” mse Daaloe VRS All Year Long.. . Emily Weirich/The Salt Lake Tribune Norda Gardner,left, and her brother Ozzie Gardner, are the team captains for Keams’girls and boys swim teams. The Gardners will compete at the5-A state meet on Friday and Saturday. Gardners Mow Down Prep Competition It’s our 10% Off Gift Card Sale. Save 10% ona gift card now, so you can save 10% on everything you buyall year.* Get a $100 gift card for just $90. 10855So 801.574"Ste Or a $500 for only $450. You decide how much you spend—and how much yousave! 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N G § season. %Ginished 7:3 overall and32in Region3; +» the girls went 6-6, 3-2. v “It'sabig oneew that my = team trusts me to em atstat + Ouate Gardner said It's alot ofpres ae 3. Brighton 4. Kearns 5. Cott si 4 CLASS S-AGIRLS 2 3 Brighton Hunter 4. Keams and win.’ According to Horne, everything has been inorderfor Gardnerthis season. ‘He’s having a great year,” Horne said. peee really great strokes and - ba Gardner said she’s focusing on having fun this weekend. The senior owns three state titles, having won the 50 free as a sophomore and the 50 and Oona enuahe wel 8 with brother isa good thing: “He'san inspration to the whole team because he’s ee es ibaa ene lorne pool is ie et Curae eeecies ™ sure,but I like it. I've been swimming 5. Bingham = so long, I'm used to it.” got to say,’ iS © “He's been a greatleader,” second: said. “She brings so much to the team.” ~ year couch Chris Hornesaid. “He's really taken evNaturally, she says the conversation subject *s erybodyin. 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Atlast year’s finals, Gardner finished second in the 100 and 200 freestyle after being seeded first in both events. “The 50 free is myfavorite event,” D-5 etyysAeed atthe neoe As his teammates were making their first four kicks from the spot, Keller sprawled to his left andblocked 4 low liner by Kevin and McKenna, Canada’sfirst kicker. After Paul Stalteri and Dwayne DeRosario made thelr kicksfor Canada, Keller dived to his right and blocked Tam Nsaliwa’s to give the Americans the win. eestymaking saves game making 15saves — to Keller's ‘The United States outshot the Canadians 3610. turesdippedntothe hhigh < peral into 30s in the Rose Bow! using ape whenthey make capsules of of supplements before the prohibited substance, then December trials and more they make something not prohibited, they mix it in recently. 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