Show D2 SPORTS Thursday January The Salt Lake Tribune Judging Based on the marks listed below skater A received first place marks from 1 2 3 4 and 7 By receiving first place marks from a majority of the judges (in this case five of the seven judges) skater A places first Note the skater B earned first place marks from judges 5 and 6 If you compare the total scores given by judges 5 and 6 for both skaters you will see that the two skaters actually tied In this case the tie Figure Skaters Not Easy Task B Continued from D-- 1998 1 was broken by the skater earning the higher artistic mark (skater B) l Skater A cannot be learned overcircuit night And the sport changes frequently The school figures that Dorothy HaraiU skated to win her gold medal have been eliminated They will be skated for the last time in January 1999 when the US Championships come to Salt Lake City The whole scoring system of a competition is never televised partly because bass fishing competition is more interesting The USFSA explains it this way: The numbers on TV such as 5 8 are based on a scale of very poor to perfect ) Each judge starts with a base mark the judge considers appropriate for the caliber of skater For instance judges would agree that Michelle Kwan is better than good (40) but not perfect (60) so her marks will 9 range (excellent) If be in the 5 she skates an exceptional inspiring program she may earn some 60s However if she doesn't pull her triples makes mistakes and forgoes the fabric to cover her midriff deductions could eat at her base mark and drop her toward the bottom H TODAY: UTE BASKETBALL By Steve Luhm Johnsen Will Have to Earn Playing Time While he was sitting out the first two months of Utah's basketball season with tendinitis in his knee Britton Johnsen was hailed by many as the second coming of Keith Van Horn He had the credentials Johnsen joined the Ltes as a high school out of Murray He combined size ) with athletimixcism certainly a Van Horn-hkture During Utah's appearance at the Great Eight in December Coach Rick Majerus spoke glowingly of the player the locals would not be able to see Johnsen he said was the kind of creative offensive player that could help the unbeaten Utes reach another level of excellence All Johnsen needed Majerus explained was a little time As his absence turned from days to weeks everybody wanted to see this kid in action Tlie waited anxiously But nobody paid much attention to Majerus' call for patience When Johnsen finally received medical clearance to play three weeks ago against Azusa Pacific Ute fans from Logan to St George anticipated a spectacular debut It wasn't bad In 11 minutes Johnsen had seven yes points and seven rebounds and he is the kind of athlete that makes coaches drool In Utah's next two games however Johnsen played only three minutes He didn't get into the Utes' win over Oregon State Majerus said tinkering with his rotation against the Beavers would and he made have meant losing only a token appearance last week at d 69-6- 1 Wisconsin-Milwauke- e So what gives9 Where is this guy who is supposed to be a Van Horn clone minus the haircut and the million-dolla- r bank account courtesy of the NBA s New Jersey Nets? Majerus insists Johnsen still has all the tools to become an outstanding collegiate player Its just a matter of getting in shape learning the game at a vastly different level and not losing confidence s As far as playing time goes Playsays That's up to him ers determine their playing time Not coaches " Translation When Johnsen earns more playing time with improved play he'll get in games and in practice it 'Last year" Majerus said "Jeff Johnsen was buried when the season started But by the end he was the No 1 backup at two positions and small forward Why9 Because of the way he played He decided he was going to plav Not me" bowl-shape- d d WHO CARES Majerus isn't impressed with the Utes' No 4 national ranking He calls it "totally inconsequential" because it's January not March "Right now he said "I could care less if we were ranked first or 301st The only time rankings are important are the week before the NCAA Tournament Until then they mean " absolutely nothing t Instead Majerus said he's more concerned with "how we play the game how we practice how we approach the game and our passion for the game" as the WAC season approaches He scoffs at the notion that if the NCAA Tournament was seeded today his Utes would likely be No 1 in the West ahead of teams like defending national champion Arizona unbeaten UCLA Stanford and "What's happening right now he said "is we re riding on a decade of success " once-beate- BRIEFLY From the consider the fact that Utah shot two free throws in the first 22 minutes against underdog But after the Panthers lead with 18 minutes left took a Utah went to the foul line 25 times Andre Miller is Utah's point guard But somebody apparently forgot to tell Miller who has been the Utes' top rebounder in the last two games against Oregon State (11) and aukee Utah has (nine) been outstanding in an area that can make a good team into an outstanding defense Eleven games into the one season only Weber State has managed to score more than 61 points and only Oregon State has shot better than 419 percent Wisconsin-Milw- aukee 32-2- Wisconsin-Milw- Davis Vows to Play With Pain THE ASSOCIATED flesh-tone- 42-1- 7 B Technical Merit Mark (T) (P) Presentation Mark (artistic) Scores listed below show skater C was ahead after the short program however skater B came back to win the free skating program and the overall gold medal Note the skaters D and E were tied in total factored placements at the end of the competition When this happens the skater who places higher in the free skating portion of the competition earns the higher placement A single event would be scored as follows: TOTAL d marks are skating the high and not dropped: neither are the points added together Each judge's marks are converted into rankings (first second third and so on) The skater who receives the highest mark from a ordinal from judge earns a that judge The skater who receives the majority of firsts from the panel of judges wins that event But it's not over yet It's possible for a skater to win one event and lose the overall championship or to lose the first part of the competition and come back to win the gold medal That's because in each event the short program and free skate where the judges leave off the accountants (or at an event such as the Olympics computers) take over They take the placement a skater earns in that event and multiply it by a factor (which also varies depending on the event) The factored placements for each event are then added together and the skater with the lowest total factored placement wins the overall competition Still with us? The only way to know which judges put which skater first is to write down each mark for each skater and compare them By time you do that the computers at the Olympic arena will have done it and the awards ceremony will be under first-plac- e way Despite the system's complexity Button told Sky magazine Nine times out of 10 the best skater wins said Patty "I agree with Dick Staunton a USFSA judge for nearly 40 years until 1983 when she left the amateur world of judging to pursue a career on the professional side I never try to explain it to the average person because they just won't get it unless they've participated in the sport for awhile In any case the skaters who win at the US Championships next week and in Nagano next month will do so on a matter of opinion "It's as fair as human beings can make it said Lawless Although skating is loaded with technical stuff the artistic impression element will always keep officials from exactly defining the technical side of figure skating In Lillehammer I gave first place to Kerrigan because I felt she was the strongest overall skater Baiul threw m another triple combination at the end of her program but I thought it was weak" explained Wier who as a figure skater in the '50s was the only person to compete on the world team in two disciplines pairs and dance before Knsti Yamaguchi The judges are under an extreme amount of pressure and mistakes can be made But after the scores are cast they Placement (P) Factor (F) Source: USFSA Steve Baker I The Salt Lake Tribune Descriptions of figure skating jumps: Axel The most difficult jump The skater takes off from the forward outside edge of the blade and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite skate A single axel is Wi revolutions a double axel 2 VI and so on The axel earns the most points in competition and is easily recognizable it's the only jump from a forward position Lutz The skater takes off from a back outside edge and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite skate The skater glides backward on a wide curve taps the toe pick into the ice and rotates in the opposite direction of the curve It is difficult to not switch to an inside edge before takeoff If that happens the jump becomes a "flip Loop The skater takes off from a back outside edge and lands on the same back outside edge It is difficult for the skater to nut use the free leg for support upon take off A Flip jump taking off from the back inside edge of one foot and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot A Toe Loop jump taking off and landing on the same back outside edge An edge jump taking Salchow off from the back inside edge of one skate and landing on the back outside edge of the other Note: All jumps can rotate right or left depending on whether the skater if right- - or The more revolutions in a jump the more points a skater earns Any jump done in combination earns more points depending on the difficulty of the jumps For p instance an combination jump would earn more points than an axel-to- e loop combination cannot be changed And it's not the judges who miss out on endorsement opportunities when those mistakes are made However if the judging system works despite mistakes credit the technical review board After every international competition (such as the Olympics) the judges must face a panel of officials account for their decisions and have them evaluated This year for the first time in many years the technical committee will attend the US Championships and Wier will conduct the debriefing less now because there are more judges who used to be skaters They know what theyre seeing theyve been out there and know what its like Trouble happens when judges try to be the accountants too" added Staunton and base their marks on how it will affect someone pulling up to win It should be easier this year for a viewer to guess who will win The secret is one word: triple Whatever jump a skater does this year it has to be a triple A quad is all the better What hasnt As Button says changed is the almost total reliance on triple and quadruple jumps to the detriment of the many other elements of Political Competition: d axel-loo- Linda K Handy Some will say though that despite the gov- erning body's system of checks and balances the third silent mark in addition to technical merit and artistic impression comes through: Its the "patriotism mark and it has a remarkable ability to make up for all else lacking in a skaters program There will always be politics with ' figure skating-- Wier however forecasts yet anoth- er change The emphasis on jumps is starting to change she said Weve just been told we've got to start taking serious deductions on spins What does figure skating have in common with fishing? What they say on fishing shows is true: You can't believe it until you see it everybody having a personal agenda" 1988 Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano tolASky But I see it less and With no returning starters and little bench experience the Orem girls basketball team believed it was in for a down year However a month into the season coach Scott Houle and his Tigers are a healthy in Region overall and 7-- 3 2-- 0 3 Houle who modestly had hoped for a 500 season owns family bragging rights for the moment Heavy favorite Mountain View hasn't played a region game because it played in a California tournament last week I told my brother we're first Houle said of Bruins coach Dave Houle Theyve got to catch up The two teams play Jan 20 The Tigers easily could go into that contest undefeated in region play with upcoming games against Brighton Hill crest and Mountain View has more mature players and more size than we do Houle said But weve got good young athletic talent and should be in a game with anyone we play The Tigers have done that with all of their losses by four or fewer points Region wins have come against Jordan and Alta To beat Alta at Alta was big because it gives us a on the jump-sta- rt Girls Prep BasketbaflMM- - considered second place wouldn't be so bad KAYSVILLE Tamara Hunter scored 13 points but it wasn't enough as Elko defeated the Cottonwood Colts Wednesday in the Nonstop Holiday Tournament Cottonwood's Melisa Roberds made the team 55-3- 8 rWi( Ska M 11 li W IS U U 1151 4 BorteaS Soberck 13 Eotoad 1 lfc Cedww 4 Post tab 15 I 7) t Hottr 7 a GYMNASTICS The University of Utahs Jenny Schmidt had knee surgery and may miss the 1933 season Schmidt injured the patellar tendon in her right knee and her best hope is for a return on only the uneven bars Coach Greg Marsden said Schmidt injured the same knee March 7 late-seas- HOCKEY The Dallas Stars activated center Mike Modano from the Injured reserve list Modano was the NHLs leading scorer with 38 points when he tore a knee ligament Dec 3 in a collision with defenseman Bryan March-me- n t then with the Edmonton Oiler BOXING Pern ell Sweetpea charged with reckless police officer pursuing hicle said he weaved and ran a red light Whitaker was driving after a the boxcars vearound traffic a HORSE RACING Hall of Faroe jockey Jorge Velasquez retiring reluctantly at age 51 finished his career after riding three horses at Calder Race Course Im sot sure what I'll do now he said 36 1 ftaetar 11 Xfthm i 56 21 Tcta 18 taak CoOunwod 1 (Roberta Els 2 18 (Hacker) Alta 50 KAYSVILLE Kim scored 20 points including four scored 12 as the Alta Hawks 5 in defeated Evanston the Nonstop Holiday Tournament Wednesday Both players were named to the team 50-4- 58-3- non-regi- (Ml sin s M 17 U M--M Hw 4lAtanalNtaaS Elko 55 Cottonwood 38 hM AIM i M M M DO I 41 ImM-Momt Bme&k 11 Coartxwv 4 Item 1 ToteJi 15 ? S3 Wwwt Mcftaeo 1 fi 1 Asfenot 10 BartedC ! 2 CndeelUl few 56 1 took S Pww frta toy 1 (MSe VtwwM w BY WIN A STURGEON WINTER SPORTS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A glory story had spectators crying at the US ski team Gold Cup race to pick the Olympic cross country team The gimmick of the Gold Cup which continues until Saturday at Lake Placid NY is that winners get an automatic Olympic slot Its a Cinderella story: Anybody who can win is in Winner Marc Gilbertson 28 is not on the ski team He has never competed in a World Cup even though he has been racing for years Gilbertson is a teacher in MorrisviUe VL Last year he trained mornings before dawn taught each days classes then trained at night wearing a headlamp in the dark He took a leave of absence this year to try out for the team Hes not some jerk who got lucky on one day said CBS cross country analyst Paul Robbins When Gilbertson crossed the finish first in the men's 30K freestyle cross country race it took him a moment to realize what he had done Then his eyes welled up His parents began crying as did the spectators stuHis seventh- - and eighth-grad- e dents are renting a bus to come to Lake Placid NY and cheer on their Olympian teacher today QUOTE OF THE WEEK made-for-T- legends-typ- e gether we try to match ourselves up against the other team as well as we can so we can beat them O QUOTE OF THE WEEK No 2 Don't ask Picabo Street how her knee is doing Street sidelined last season with a knee injury is tired of answering the question I oft-ask- don't mind telling people how my knee is doing thats not it she said testily But every time someone asks me about it I have to think about it Right now all I want to think about is going fast 1 dont want to think about an injury Street will compete in the Gold Cup Olympic team selection downhill race this week at Lake Placid Mandatory training for the race began Wednesday O HOT RUNNINGS Bobsledding's a funny sport The Jamaicans who have never won a race have the world's attention The United States which has one of the top teams in the world is ignored At least until When driver Bruce Rossellis four-masled was burned in a fire and donations began pouring in That was gratifying not only to Rosselli and his teammates but the entire US bobsled federation Meanwhile the first day of Olympic team selection races at the Utah Winter Sports Park was crowded with more reporters and TV crews than ever seen before at the 2002 Olympic bobsled track Most of then wanted to interview Rosselli who is a little embarrassed by the sudden attention Im not the only athlete here he says After aB these are the Olympic trials n World Challenge a ski race Jan 0 in Vail Colo is billed as the Ryder Cup The Sprint of skiing" It's a NOTEBOOK race pitting European ski stars against North Americans The North American team features Steve and Phil Mahre Eva Twardokens Jeremy Nobis Hilary Lindh and Canadians Laurie Graham Rob Boyd and Jim ReedL Were all still great skiers doing what we love says Jeremy Nobis of the event in which a skier from each team starts at the same time We work as teammates we do strategy to- - in the Wednesday 5 Nonstop Holiday Tournament Tuttle and Kara Alexander were named to the alltournament team t it BarkS-l- ) 11 IS I Oto Onto Tntflf 6 Qstmmm 4 Kevin 1 Ljnra to - i H t M- -B U Aka 15 tonaw 6 Koe6 DyretgtGramiPaTttlMaifi Bentt 1 Betas T Wivw 1 TofaJs3-7iivmn Hxtansc 4 Okm L Bfaaad Data 3 Tak 17 1841 45 t Barter lmm 1 Sedan TVw-Pt- a 18 Da vfc 1 (Oboes Atfe Cmteom 58 tt-- m amienAI SsS 17 S Tot MI Gmgrl Sefflaferi PawwwJB 4 &cr 1 Took I7U4I 11 Cafteoeb in (Ml Aik CITY Nev The Hunter Wolverines downed Newport Harbor 9 Calif Wednesday to capture the championship of the Capitol Classic Jared Ramirez led the Wolverines with 12 points and was named the tourneys Most Valuable Player The Wolverines pressing defense shut out the Caiifnr-ni- a team in the fourth 56-2- quarter 11 Afemtt Z tafia 14 Hunter 56 Newport Harbor 29 CARSON Evanston 45 three-pointe- BOUNTIFUL Kristen Crockett scored 18 and Amber Nielsen dished in 16 as the Viewmont Vikings rout3 ed the Roy Royals Wednesday in a game Become Reality for Gilbertson ficniMi Bertatta and Bugs Carbone Viewmont 58 Roy 33 toy Kite Cuban pitcher Orlando El Duane Hernandez his wife and another baseball player who escaped from Cuba on a small boat were cleared by the State Department to eater the United States Jan Hollist added 10 as the Davis Darts routed Lyman 63-4- he said Theyre a good team and we were able to hold our composure Much of Orems success is attributed to the play of senior Jenny Chalmers and ju-tKristen Saliby averaging 17 points and 10 points a game respectively Chalmers didn't play basketball last year electing to play club volleyball instead She's a very physical strong player who brings a lot of leadership to the floor Houle said A strong offense combined with a stingy defense is producing wins The region title might be out of reach but with all things im Viniart Well over 200 Michigan fans who traveled to California far today's Rose Bowl are without tickets they had paid for as part of a tour package leaving their attendance at the game in doubt Countrywide Home Loans primarily a mortgage lender beard about their plight and came to the rescue for 11 fans but the vast majority were still without tickets on the eve of the game O BASEBALL Tribune Prep Rankings From an Inexperienced Basketball Team THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE For Marv Levy it wasnt the Buffalo Bills four straight Super Bowl losses that hurt It was the team's steady decline the past two seasons that finally proved too much Saying he no longer could accept losing after a 0 season Levy retired Wednesday after 12 years to give somebody else a chance to rebuild the Bills The anguish 1 felt after every loss over the last few years had begun to reach an intensity that the thrill of victory could not overcome said the Levy who missed the playoffs for just the third tune in his tenure I thought a approach a breath of fresh air might be helpful to the Buffalo Bills Im a Buffalo Bills fan Levy finished his career in Buffalo with a 123-7- 3 record the best in team history The team wen consecutive AFC championships from 1990-9- 3 but failed to win the Super Bowl those four straight years All you can ask for is a fair chance to compete Levy said O Everything You Wanted to Know About Figure Skating Gold Cup Race Makes Dream Orems Houle Gets More Than Expected BY LYA VVODRASKA No Longer Able to Stomach Losing Bills Levy Retires FOOTBALL in Complicated Process: low PRESS Denver Broncos runDENVER ning back Terrell Davis was a full participant in Wednesday's practice session and pronounced his bruised ribs little more than a minor annoyance Davis injured in Saturday's wild-car- d victory over Jacksonville after rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns wore a small flak jacket during the workout but hinted be might discard it for Sunday playoff game at Kansas City It felt good" Davis said I had no problems just like I anticipated Practice went smooth" Skater 0-- 5 e MORNING BRiEFING judges I (Bomb? 4 Named to the A3 Tourney Team were Brandon Moore Jason Chase PJ Lujaa and Brad Austin MawR-JM- Davis 53 Lyman 45 KAYSVILLE Janesae Tuttle scored 12 points and MSI a Sana rs IS a IT- -sa 1 Ww 1 tv&mt KS 9 1 kWw7iuaAnilellMlZS4t IS Bnmkr mm It Warn I ifcgn Nnltai8Bkkl Ihbufh IWFa - 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