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Show faje MUMI 9 Wednesday, December 11, 1974 mm f0 SKI TEAM U.S. Ski Team Report KOC'II. ROCKWELL Alas., finished the 15km in 46 tracks that will be used for the 1976 Olympics. minutes, 51 seconds, compared with the winning pace Two men and one woman of 45: 36 set by Sweden's Jan-Eri- k will join the U.S. contingent Henriksson. at Seefeld, according to nor-di- c Hall stated that the field at Program director Jim Funasdalen was a good one We will send the top Balganz. and was very pleased with three skiers to Europe on Koch's performance. He December 17th, Balfanz finished the junior 10km courstated. They will be selected se with a margin of 1:09 over based on results in races Austrian Bernhars Winter. December 7 - 8th at Cooks Kochs compatriots did not City, Mont., and December 14 score at Funasdalen. Rock- 15th at Aspen, Colo. The U.S. well had some swelling in her skiers will compete in Europe legs and was advised not to under Coach Hall until enter the competition. Martin January 10th when the six had a bruised lower back will return to join the which, combined with the ex- domestic competition tremely cold temperature, forced him to drop out of the WINNERS IN SWEDISH By Dewey Tofson of Quiet Sports" a trail map of a very versatile area to tour that is within walking distance of Park City, The highway between Jimmys and Utah Coal & Lumber takes you to Deer Valley, where there is nice level skiing for beginners, as well as some hills for the more advanced tourers to try out. At the back of what is known as Frog Valley sits the original Park Below is CROSS- - COUNTRY RACES U.S. Cross-Countr- y mem- City ski resort, Snow Park. You can still decipher the cut runs off to the side of the old deserted lodge, perfect for the more adventurous who want to walk up and ski down. There is also enough snow on the flat meadow and along the road to the back for those who like a flatter terrain to start off with. Fra the Quiet Sports $2 full-da- y rental special, this week its for afi employees of Adolphs White Haus and the Robbers Roost. bers won three of the first six competitions they entered in Sweden, reports a happy Marty Hall, head national y coach. Bill Koch claimed victory in races at junior Gallivare on November 23rd and at Funasdalen on December 1st, and Martha Rockwell won the womens 9cm contest at Gallivare. Larry Martin, the third member of the U.S. trio that has been training in Sweden since October 23rd, placed fourth in the senior 15km at Gallivare to round out a successful start on the season. cross-countr- mem's race. BRICE PLAC ES FIFTH Training has been going ALPINE TEAM READIES very well, as demonstrated FOR SEASON With most of the inby these early resultsHall commented. I'm really hapternational ski racing stars unable to complete the courpy that weve had this month of skiing in Europe because se, Geoff Bruce of the U.S. Ski the athletes are skiing well Team powered through the and very eager to compete. giant slalom to place fifth in The troup planned to train at the opening International Ski Funasdalen for a few days Federation meet of the before traveling to Seefeld, season. Bruce, 21, Corning, Austria, December 15th, N.Y., began proving that the where they will ski on the U.S. Alpine Team's excellent AS The field was not too strong at Gallivare, Hall noted, but the Swedish newspapers were headlining Koch's victory. Koch, of Guilford, Vt., won by a margin of nearly three minutes over Swedens Goran Ahanberg. Rockwell, West Lebanon, N.H., was over two minutes ahead of her nearest challenger, Kersin Svonni of Sweden. Martin, Homer, $ FREESTYLE HASSLE Employee Races to be Held at Park West training will pay off this winter in the November 30th race at Neustift, Austria. The U.S. Ski Team entered the race as a warmup for the World Cup opener at Val December dlsere, France. The 13 members of the U.S. December World Cup Team enjoyed excellent training at Livigno, Italy, far five days before heading to Neustift and on to Val disere. The U.S. contingent to enter the six men's and six women's December World Cup races includes, in addition to Bruce, A team members Lindy Cochran, 21, Richmond, Vt., Cindy Nelson, 19, Lutsen, Minn.; Cary Adgate, 21, Boyne City, Mich.; Karl Anderson, 21, Greene, Maine; Ron Biedermann, 22, Stowe, Vt.; David Currier, 22, Madison, N.H.; Greg Jones, 20, Tahoe City. Calif.; and Andy Mill, 21, of Aspen, Colo. B team members named to the team are Becky Dorsey, 18, Wenham, Mass.; Kim Mumford, 19, Putney. Vt.; Susie Patterson, 19, Sun Valley, Idaho; and Leslie Leete Smith, 16. Killington, Vt. While the World Cup Team readies for the season opener in Europe, other members of the 1975 U.S. Ski Team con j tinued preparations for the Can-ASeries and the initial domestic alpine competition of the season, the Western Holiday Classic, December at Grand Targhee Wyo. Following training ai Purgatory, Colo., all u.S. team members not in Europe, along with a dozen divisional racers, moved to Bend, Ore., on December 2nd. They will train slalom giant slalom, and downhill at Bend until December 11th. m th Eastern competitors wili return home to race in the Eastern Holiday Classic at Bromley and Stratton in Vermont . December Overseeing the U.S. Han-spet- Rohr, head womens coach Lane Monroe, special men's coach Harald Schonhaar, special womens coach Sylvain DaoLena, and recently appointed team manager Dave Hutchins. Coaching at Bend are special women's coach Danny Craig, special men's coach Martin Burger, and Al Smart, newly named as team manager and assistant coach. &guiru GO CLASSIFIED with m US BBorass' COMPLETE TIME TABLE Members Professional men and women to be added to this year's PFA A circuit. The special PFA meeting drew freestyle personalities from around the country. From Suzy Chaffee to 1973 n World Champion John and 1973 Aerials ChamEddie pion Ferguson, freestyle skiers and those associated with the sport hassled about whether the PFA would break off from IF- the Freestyle of 13 Association met Monday and Tuesday to hash out problems between the PFA's A circuit competitors and IFSA, The International Employee races will be held at the Park West resort beginning Tuesday, January 7th. Mr. Adolph Imboden, organizer and supervisor of the program, said the races will most likely be dual races with skiers being divided into pro. A, and B classes. A handicap system will be used to determine what category each racer will com- pete in, and drawings will be held one day before the races to match contestants. Mr. Imboden said the courses will be set on runs which will allow beginner and intermediate skiers to have fun and yet still present a challenge to the more advanced racers. The races will be held twice a month on alternating Tuesdays. Registration forms will be printed in the Coalition the week prior to the races, and. after completed. can be submitted at the White Haus restaurant in Park City or at the Park West lodge. Entry' fees will be $1.75 per racer or $7 per team. Ski passes will be the responsibility of the entrants, but the races are scheduled to start at 1:30 PM. so that only a half-da- y pass will be needed. Shuttlebus service will be provided to and from Park West on race days. Following the employee races, a party and awards ceremony will be held. Along with free beer for Freestyle Association B circuit. PFA president Curtis Oberhansley said after the two-dameeting that IFSA and PFA had come to no agreement as to their Clen-deni- y everyone involved, trophies will be presented to the top three teams in each class. needs. In addition to the biweekly organizational a scheduled races for Park City and Park However, West on eliminations event at Alta employees, this week would take place February 18th, a Park with members of IFSA's B CityPark West - Snowbird circuit trying to gain entry inwill be Challenge staged at to PFA. The purpose of the Park West. An Alta Snowbird - Park CityPark the event is to choose the top West Challenge win be held at Snowbird on March 12th, and on April 1st, an Alta Snowbird - Park CityPark West Dual Challenge will take place at Park West. The local race season wiU be brought to a conclusion by the Town Championships on April 8th. The Town Championships will consist of slalom and giant slalom events. 4 SA. As the parent organization, IFSA was formed two years ago in Sun Valley. At that time, freestyle skiers found themselves being told what they could and couldn't do by -- promoters. Organizing for leverage. IFSA and the PFA are still in. what Eddie Ferguson calls, their "in- fancy. With freestyle skiing taking off in the last two years, there have been not only problems with promotions, but problems built into the sport itself. Because of its nature, freestyle skiing has had to deal with safety, levels of ability and standards for judging. However, even with the organization's current problems, most of the people involved say that the sport will persist on its own enthusiasm. regardless of the hassles. -- A REAL GOOD CHRISTMAS GIFT Downtown Salt Lake Park City oneway - $2.50 Airport Park City oneway - $3.50 4 4 4 Steamboat Hart Steamboat Pro Race Team HART Ski Company and Steamboat Ski Area have comrecently announced bined promotional effort in supporting professional ski racing with the first cosponsored pro race team. Team members include top Hank American skier HART-Steambo- Kashiwa, Steamboat local Jim Moose" Barrows, Norwegian Terje Lassen-Urdah- l, Americans Dick Haller and Jake Hoeschler, and equip- ment technician Bear Bryant. coach The team will represent both HART and Steamboat throughout this season's World Pro Skiing Tour, and will be transported to the various race sites via a new team which has included such luxurious world famous skiers as Billy mobile home. e periods, Kidd and Hank Kashiwa. A During the team will be training in new honeycomb race ski was Steamboat and participating developed and tested in conin special events at the junction with HART's pro area .Leading the team is team. For the past three years Hank Kashiwa. top ranked American skier, who last Steamboat has hosted a year placed fourth overall in professional ski race, and native Jim Steamboat pro race competition. Coning to Steamboat was "Moose" Barrows has a natural," said Kashiwa. represented his home ski "The area's excellent ski area on the pro circuit since training facilities and frien- 1970. With similar marketing dly western atmosphere have always made it one of our philosophies, HART and favorite watering holes." Steamboat have in the past HART and Steamboat have coordinated several both actively supported pro promotional efforts including racing since its inception rive posters and ski films, which years ago. 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