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Show B-4 The Park Record Calendar Ice Hockey High School Sports Boys Basketball North Summit @ Duchesne January 8 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Grantsville January 9 7:00 p.m. Park City @ Ogden January 11 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ St. Joseph January 11 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Morgan January 11 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Maple Mountain January 11 7:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Utah Military January15 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Provo January 15 7:00 p.m. Park City vs. Bonneville January 16 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Judge Memorial January 16 7:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Altamont January 17 7:00 p.m. Park City @ Juan Diego January 18 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Summit Acad. January 18 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Skyridge January 18 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Rich January 19 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball North Summit @ Duchesne January 8 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Grantsville January 8 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Timpanogos January 8 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Morgan January 10 7:00 p.m. Park City @ Ogden January 11 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ St. Joseph January 11 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Maple Mountain January 11 7:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Utah Military January15 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Judge Memorial January 15 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Provo January 15 7:00 p.m. Park City vs. Bonneville January 16 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Altamont January 17 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Summit Acad. January 17 7:00 p.m. Park City @ Juan Diego January 18 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Skyridge January 18 7:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Rich January 19 7:00 p.m. Park City vs. SL Stars January 9 6:30 p.m. Park City vs. Farmington January 16 6:30 p.m. Park City vs. Sky Canyon January 23 6:30 p.m. 615-5432 Park City Ice Arena Ice Hockey Swimming Park City @ Bear River January 9 3:00 p.m. Park City vs. Skyline January 16 3:30 p.m. Division 11 Championships January 26 9:00 a.m. Park City @ Ben Lomond January 5 3:30 p.m. Park City @ Tooele Tourney January 11-12 TBA Park City vs. Ogden January 17 4:30 p.m. Park City @ Mt. View Tourney January 18-19 TBA Park City @ Bonneville January 24 3:30 p.m. Winter Sports Alpine Skiing Intermountain Cup Snowbird Qualifier January 11-13 TBA Nordic Skiing Wasatch Citizens Series #2 January 5 10:00 a.m. Skeleton Intercontinental Cup January 18-19 TBA Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services (615-5401) 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Speed Skating 6:30-7:45 p.m. Basin Recreation Fieldhouse (655-0999) Drop-in Sports Basketball (age 16 +) Tues. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Basketball (age 16 +) Tues/Thurs Noon-2:00 p.m. Basketball (age 16 +) Sat/Sun 8:00-10:00 a.m. Pickleball (age 16 +) Mon/Wed/Fri 2:00-4:30 p.m. Pickleball (age 16 +) Sun–Friday 8:30 a.m. Noon Volleyball (age 16 +) Thurs. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Soccer (age 16 +) Mon/Wed/Fri Noon -1:30 p.m. Soccer (age 16 +) Wed. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Soccer (age 30 +) Tues 8:00-10:00 p.m. Masters Swim Tues/Thurs Noon-1:00 p.m. South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center (783-2423) Adult Basketball Thursday Basketball 6:00-9:00 p.m. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Rock Wall Saturday Volleyball Comp Division Wednesday Rec Division Wednesday 615-5707 Gold League Sunday Silver League Wed/Thurs/Sun Training Wednesday Wrestling Adult League Thursday Weather Hotline (cancellations) 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wed. – Fri 4:00 – 6:00 p.m 6:00-9:00 p.m. To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com Get your subscription to The Park Record! Megan McJames returns to slopes in fundraising race Parkite defeats former World Cup racer to win finals AUSTIN COLBERT Aspen Daily ASPEN, Colo. – The Audi Ajax Cup is less of a race and more of a reunion. The annual Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club fundraiser certainly involves a bit of skiing, but more so it brings together a group of people that probably haven’t seen each other in quite some time. “We are a tight-knit family. It’s a small world, ski racing, and we all want to keep it going and we want it to thrive,” said Ajax Cup race co-chair Casey Puckett, a five-time Olympian and former World Cup ski racer. “It means a lot to the event to have U.S. Ski Team athletes fresh off the World Cup. We continue to bring in the top talent from our country, and for them to come in and support AVSC — I think most of the U.S. skiers want to give back, no matter what club they are giving back to.” This includes three-time Olympian Megan McJames, a product of Park City, Utah, who only stepped away from the World Cup circuit this winter. While she doesn’t have any Aspen ties, McJames understands the importance of an event like the Ajax Cup and what it means in creating the next generation of ski racers. With a little extra time on her hands this winter, making the trek to Aspen was an easy decision. “It’s a great group of people here. I wanted to come hang out and ski fast and see what it’s all about. And raise money for Aspen,” McJames said. “The cool part about doing well is you got to take more runs. It was just really fun to get back in the gate, get a couple butterflies, and just try to ski as fast as you can. That’s what I told my team — just ski the best you can.” While at heart a fundraiser, the ninth annual Ajax Cup concluded Sunday with a day full of ski racing. Beginning with 16 teams, Continued from B-3 Mail or Home delivery within Summit County (Includes a free Sunday Tribune and e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $56 2 Years $98 Mail delivery outside of Summit County (Includes a free e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $80 2 Years $138 Home Delivery within Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Wasatch Counties (Includes a free e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $80 2 Years $138 Call us today and ask for Lacy 435.649.9014 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 5-8, 2019 Slopestyle changes apparent they rode through the other section of the slopestyle course. At the surface level, most every athlete said the separation resulted in judges not over-weighing the importance of the jumps section which, according to several athletes, has been commonplace in the past. For spectators, it most noticeably allowed them to get closer viewing access to their favorite athletes in both the rails and jumps portions. In comparison, during last year’s Dew Tour, fans had to watch on a big screen at the bottom of Breckenridge’s Peak 8 base area for everything except the final jump. This year? They could line up along a fence up and down the course to, quite literally, feel the action. “I landed a little sideways,” Swedish freeskiing legend Henrik Harlaut said after last month’s Dew Tour. “I felt like I Continued from B-1 Sports briefs TUNA SUPER QUALIFIER From Jan. 17-19, Soldier Hollow will host more than 700 youth cross country skiers from all over the West, ages 6 to 20 for the Junior Super Nationals Qualifier. Check-in and training starts on Thursday. Racing will begin with a skate sprint on Friday and will finish on Saturday with a classic mass start. Racing will start at 9 a.m. on both days. SKELETON INTERCONTINENTAL CUP The Utah Olympic Park will host International Bobsled and Skele- AUSTIN COLBERT/THE ASPEN TIMES Former World Cup ski racer Megan McJames celebrates after leading “Team Super G!” to the Audi Ajax Cup championship on Sunday, Dec. 30, on Aspen Mountain. the dual giant slalom tournament came down to “Team Super G!” and “West End Hillbillies” in the final. And that final came down to the very last race, with McJames facing off against Patrik Jaerbyn for everything. It was close, but McJames just edged the former Swedish World Cup racer to win the Ajax Cup for “Team Super G!” It also made Ajax Cup history, as “Team Super G!” became the first team to win the event in back-to-back years. Pro Jonas Nyberg led the team in 2017. “It is pretty sweet. I can’t say enough about how excited I am and how proud I am of my teammates,” said team captain Edouard Gerschel. “And not only that, the whole cause is really special to me in my heart. I grew up here and all the money goes to getting kids to be great ski racers and that’s what it’s all about.” The “West End Hillbillies” included many members of team “M.A.G.S.” — Middle Aged Guys on Skis — last year’s runner-up. That group is highlighted by the presence of seven-time NASCAR champion and parttime Aspen resident Jimmie Johnson. While Johnson wasn’t overly excited about finishing as runner-up for a second straight year, the 2018 version was much more fun as his oldest daughter, 8-year-old Evie, was part of his team this time. “Last year we were on different teams, and that wasn’t any fun. We had to race our kids,” Johnson said. “It’s so fun. The courage it takes just to get in the gate and start puts that parental pride inside of you. And then she won a couple of races and it fills you up full of joy.” Johnson hinted that his youngest daughter, 5-year-old Lydia, could join in on the fun next winter. Both girls have spent time as part of the AVSC program in past years. Sunday’s races, held at the base of Aspen Mountain, concluded with the notorious after party in front of Shlomo’s Deli. Puckett, race co-chair Chris Davenport and OxiClean pitchman Anthony Sullivan led the auction, which included opportunities to go to a NASCAR race with Johnson and a one-on-one lesson with tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who was also in attendance, among other auction items. While McJames ended up stealing the show with her final run, she was actually one of a handful of recently retired World Cup ski racers and Olympians who competed in this year’s Ajax Cup. Among them was Crested Butte native David Chodounsky, whose wife lived in Aspen for about six years. Like the others, getting to take part in the Ajax Cup was a way to again get involved with the ski racing community. “I feel like I didn’t skip a beat,” Chodounsky said of getting back in the starting gate. “Casey gave me a call and it worked out with my schedule and I was happy to come. These are a lot of fun, for sure.” sprayed (the fans).” Aside from that kind of more close-knit feel of the Dew Tour slopestyle event, there was also the element of how it affected the casual fans on mountain and at home. After the event, Harlaut, who finished in third place, made the comment that he felt separating the two courses made the competition more viewer-friendly. With separate 50-50 scoring for the rails and jumps, he and other freeskiers felt fans and competing athletes alike could more easily interpret how and why judges came to the scoring decisions they did. Beyond that, Harlaut believes more frequent and precise scoring also helps fans to understand an often complicated sport for those who’ve rarely watched it before. Speaking on that point, Harlaut and his fellow Dew Tour freeski podium-mates Alex Hall of the U.S. (second place) and Evan McEachran of Canada (first place) pointed to snowboarding events like the annual Burton U.S. Open in Vail. The trio mentioned how the U.S. Open provides feature-specific scoring as well as a “flow score” for an entire slopestyle run. As such, snowboarders are able to see exactly where judges felt they excelled or disappointed on the singular rail or jump features throughout a course. This scoring concept is more common in snowboarding competitions compared to freeskiing. With that, the skiers expressed interest in seeing more of it in their own competitions. Most recently, this type of scoring system was utilized at an event in Stubai, Austria. “It’s so nice to see what each feature gets scored,” Harlaut said. “I remember my parents calling me and they were like, ‘it was so easy to follow’ for them — why this person got more than the other person. And to see each section, how much the score was worth.” “There’s a lot less complaining from various parties,” Hall said. “I think it leaves less to question.” Aspen Olympic silver medalist halfpipe freeskier Alex Ferreira also turned his attention to the slopestyle course. A fan of the new separated slopestyle format, Ferreira said he appreciates that the Dew Tour’s formatting made it hard for athletes to jump up in the standings between their runs. “And that really asserts dominance of who crushed it on the course,” Ferreira said. ton Federation skeleton races on Jan. 18-19. The races are free and open to the public and will host some of the most competitive youth sliders in the world. Competitions are scheduled to start at noon, though the schedule may be subject to change. Cup, coming to Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway from Feb. 14 to 17. The event is spread over four days of competitions and will include approximately 28 nations and 180 athletes. Volunteer positions include: race headquarters and competition office staff; course marshal; medical team; range crew; start/ finish control officers; stadium staff; car drivers; welcoming/ parking credential officials. Visit UtahOlympicLegacy.org for more information or contact event volunteer coordinator Jennifer McCulloch at jmcculloch@uolf.org or 435-658-9120. DISCOUNTED SILVER MOUNTAIN MEMBERSHIPS Silver Mountain Sports Club is now offering temporary winter memberships at a discounted rate. Winter memberships run through April 15. Sign up is available at both locations on Gold Dust Lane in Prospector or Ute Boulevard in Kimball Junction. Call 435-649-6670 for more information. SOLDIER HOLLOW SEEKS VOLUNTEERS Soldier Hollow and USA Nordic are seeking volunteers to help run the 2019 BMW Biathlon World BOULDERING CLINIC The PC MARC is hosting bouldering clinics each Tuesday, from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. running through the winter. The clinics are free, with drop-ins encouraged. 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