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Show Monday, January 23, 2006 ™DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2006 Olympics are bigger than Bode the 2004 World The 2006 Championships Winter Olympic in Dortmund, Games are set Germany, and to begin Feb. 10 most recently in Torino, Italy, became the complete with 2006 U.S. Na24.5-hour teletional Chamvision coverpion. age, courtesy of NBC, showcasShe's looking the world's Matt Patton ing like the next top skiers, skatMichelle Kwan ers, bobsledders and so on. and should have a long, bright But it seems that the only future. If her body allows her, Kwan event being publicized that is related to the games is Bode should also make a strong case Miller's comments about ski- for gold. ing while under the influence A nine-time U.S. National of alcohol. Champion, winner of the gold Miller, the 2002 Salt Lake medal at the 1996,1998, 2000, City Winter Olympic silver 2001 and 2003 World Champimedalist in both the Men's onships and two medals (silver Combined and Giant Slalom, in 1998, bronze in 2002) from has been the subject of an recent Olympic games,' Kwan all-out attack from the major will once again strive for gold, media providers, who seem to probably for the last time. have allowed his trivial comApolo Ohno, the short track ments to overshadow the rest speed skater from Seattle, of what the United States has Wash., should also have a to offer at this year's Olym- good chance of repeating his pics. success. Ohno won the gold medal in Why focus on a silly, overblown set of comments by the 2002 1500 meter and took Miller when there is so much silver in the 1,000-meter. His success hasn't stopped there, more about which to talk? The U.S. Olympic team will as he pulled in 23 medals (n have several athletes pose a gold, 11 silver and one bronze) serious threat to taking gold in in the 2005 World Cup. Torino. Where the United States Sasha Cohen, the skinny, should especially continue 5-foot-tall, 21-year-old figure to have success is in the men skater out of Laguna Niguel, Calif., won the silver medal at See PATTON Page 10 GYMNASTICS SHOWS NEBRASKA WHO'S MORE RED ble twist," explained Marsden. "I said something to her about (the upgrade) beforehand, but she decided to go ahead and go for it. She was trying to be aggressive. It probably wasn't the best decision, but we'll try to prepare for it again next week." continued from Page 8 For their part, the Cornrunning for her second all- huskers took themselves out of the running early around win of the seasoa "It amazes me," Mars- with a rough showing on den said of Postell's per- the uneven bars and a poor formance. "She was out for balance beam performance. eight weeks and already "We had some people she's back doing the all- competing for the first time around for us. It's truly in- on some things," said Necredible." braska head coach Dan KenFreshman Nina Kim re- dig. "Obviously they didn't bounded from shaky perfor- get it done. It's frustrating. mances in the U's opem'ng This is the third-straight two road meets with strong time we've come to Utah, performances on vault and and things haven't stacked up for us." balance beam. "I made it today!" a re- Kendig also wasn't parlieved Kim exclaimed after- ticularly happy' with the ward. judging on the night. He Coach Marsden and the was asked about the stingy team were happy just to scoring after the meet. avoid counting a fall in the "I shouldn't talk about the third meet of the young sea- judges," Kendig said, "I'll get son. in trouble. I'll just say they "We made a big improve- kind of had some scores that ment tonight with consis- might have been a different tency, getting some people story here or there." back on track," said Ford. Emily Parsons was the Gritt Hofmann took an lone bright spot for Nebrasuncharacteristic fall on the ka. floor when she decided to The standout sophomore back out of an upgrade on received the only score of her final tumbling pass at the night over 9.90 on the the last second, landing vault with a 9.95, and also awkwardly on her head. won the balance beam with "It didn't feel like it was a 9.875. Parson's score of 9.425 on the bars put her out that bad," Hoffman said. Marsden revealed that the of the running for the allsenior hurt her ankle on the around, however. landing. m.piper@ chronicle.utah.edu "She got lost on her dou- Ute sophomore Ashley Posted performs a floor routine Friday night. CROWD IMPRESSES FRESHMEN continued from Page S Ute head coach Greg Marsden said. "They were talking to them and not letting them stand there and get lost in the crowd." It was the second-straight year that a Ute freshman has won the all-around in their home opener. Last season Ashley Postell pulled off the feat against UCLA, turning ,in a 39.625. j.beatty@ chronicle.utah.edu The Middle East Through its Rims Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Wednesdays from 6:00-9:00 pm Miron Mann, Ryan Scott and Wes Hancock all posted singles victories over Boise State, with teams of Mann and Zach Ganger and Jason Yap and Tomasz Grzyb picking up doubles wins. Rackets Utes have up and down day in Boise The Ute men's tennis team had success in the semifinals at the ITA Mountain Regional Competition before failing to get a win in the championships later in the day. Football gets commitments Kyle Whittingham's program received oral commitments from three high school players. Walter Watts, son of the Walter Watts who played basketball for the U, is a 6-foot-2-inch, 300-pound OL out of California. He had originally committed to UCLA but changed his mind after getting persistent attention from the Utes. Also giving their commitments were two Orem products. Zeke Wiley, a 6-foot-5-inch DT from Orem High School, chose the Utes over offers from Oregon and BYU, while Mountain View OL Peter Tuitupou plans to serve an LDS mission before joining the Utes. Yellow Asphalt: Desert Stories January 25, 2006 (Israel) A film by Danny Verete'. ( Hebrew with English subtitles.) As western culture begins lo infiltrate the Judean desert, once the sole domain of the Bedouin tribes, ihe convergence of contemporary mores and ancient traditions was unavoidable. Free and open to the public. Call 581-5003 for more information. These films are not rated and contain mature subject matter. Swimmers conquer Rams The U's women's swimming and diving squad took n of 16 events against Colorado State at the Ute Natatorium on Saturday night to improve to 5-0 overall in conference competition. Ute seniors Meghan Demchuk, Amy Barefield and Arianne Kich all took home individual wins in their final home meet as the Utes won by an overall score of 158-127. "It was a great way for our senior women to finish the season at home," Ute head coach Michael Litzinger said. "We keep getting better and better each week, and we're looking forward to finishing strong as we head into the conference championship meet." Demchuk won the 200-meter fly, Barefield took the 50-meter free and Kich led a 1-2-3 Ute finish in the 200-meter breaststroke. Juniors Amber Walter and Alison Mclnturff were the night's only two-time winners, with Walter taking the 100 free and the 100 breaststroke and Mclnturff winning the 200 free and 500 free. Also posting wins for the Utes were Rachael Curci (1,000 free), Shannon McQueen (200 backstroke) and Kelsey Patterson (one-meter diving). Ute A and B teams finished first and second, respectively, in the 400 medley relay. The men's team will join the women in Laramie to face Wyoming this Friday. Matthew Piper HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT Bulldozers, Backhoes, Loaders, Dump Trucks, Graders, Scrapers, Excavators -National Certification -Financial Assistance -Job Placement Assistance 800-383-7364 Associated Training Services www.atsn-schools.com FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SKI ALONE. THAT'S WHY THERE'S THE CANYONS® RESORT PAIR P A S S . HERE'S THE DEAL: Now through February 16th, you and a friend or the total stranger of your choice can get 2 lift tickets, 2 beers or soft drinks and 2 burgers for just $99.90 with The Canyons Pair Pass. Passes are only available online at www.pairpass.com |