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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, March 20-22, 2019 B-7 The Park Record Chris Corning defends two-year FIS season championship title reign Slopestyle board champ endured weather, injury DEEPAN DUTTA Summit Daily After it all — the contests canceled due to weather, the sudden injury at X Games Aspen and all of those days of offseason strength and conditioning — Chris Corning has repeated as this season’s international slopestyle snowboarding champion. On Saturday at Mammoth Mountain Resort in California, for the second consecutive year, Corning received the crystal globe trophy that signifies the top point-scorer for the International Ski & Snowboard Federation World Cup slopestyle season. Corning won the title with 2,250 points, ahead of three American teammates in Southern California’s Judd Henkes (1,700 points), Hawaii’s Lyon Farrell (1,627.90) and Corning’s good friend and Alaskan veteran Ryan Stassel (1,590). With his fifth-place finish in Mammoth — an event won by Red Gerard — Corning earned the final 450 FIS points for his season total of 2,250. Corning also earned 1,000 points for his win in January at the Laax Open in Switzerland. That victory helped Corning make up ground on Japanese teen phenom Takeru Otsuka, who rivaled and even eclipsed Corning’s point total early in the season before Corning stormed back, beginning with Laax. Ultimately, Corning held an edge on Otsuka before the high-flying Japanese 17-yearold was forced out of late-season competitions, such as this past weekend’s Mammoth Mountain Grand Prix due to a right knee ligament injury he suffered before last month’s Burton U.S. Open in Vail. Additionally, Corning earned 800 points via his second-place finish at December’s World Cup slopestyle event in Kreischberg, Austria. This season the 19-year-old won the FIS World Snowboard Championships slopestyle competition last month in Park City, Utah, and took second place in slopestyle at the Dew Tour at Breckenridge Ski Resort in December — two major competitions that don’t count toward the World Cup points system. With his back-to-back slopestyle titles, Corning now has won more FIS snowboard slopestyle season titles than any rider in the sport’s brief history. “It was definitely one of the goals today, to come here and walk away with the globe, so that’s pretty sweet,” Corning told FIS representatives after Saturday’s competition. “These guys all rode really well today, the course was probably the best it’s been all week, so it was fun to ride today.” Corning also is currently the unofficial season champion and leader in the FIS’ overall park and pipe snowboarding season standings, which combine results across slopestyle, big air and halfpipe disciplines. Corning won the season-long park and pipe competition last year. This year, Corning currently has 4,340 points on the 201819 season, as Saturday’s 450 points earned at Mammoth pushed him past Otsuka’s point-total of 4,100. Corning reached that 4,340-point mark thanks to his 2,250 slopestyle points and 2,090 points earned across three early-season FIS big air competitions. In August, Corning earned 1,000 points via his enthralling win at the first World Cup event of the season. At the event, Corning landed his groundbreaking quad-cork 1800 for the first time in competition to take the victory. The move requires Corning to invert four times on his vertical axis while rotating for five, full 360-degree rotations. Then, in November, Corning took second at the Modena SkiPass big air event in Italy to earn 800 more points, followed by 290 points via a ninth-place finish at a big air event in Beijing, China. There is one more World Cup snowboarding event for the remainder of the season, a big air competition this weekend in Quebec, Canada. Neither Corning nor Otsuka are competing, and no one competing is within 1,000 points of Corning, meaning Corning has unofficially won the season’s overall park and pipe title for the second straight year. Some of the petS at NuzzleS & Co. lookiNg for love These animals are available to be seen at the Nuzzles & Co. Adoption Center and Rescue Ranch. Our Adoption Center is open Monday through Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is located in the Tanger Outlets in Kimball Junction. Our Rescue Ranch is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed Sunday. The Rescue Ranch is located at 6466 N. Highview Road in Peoa. Heifer Mama Mike Mimi Heifer is a playful 4-year-old Lab mix! He’s eager to learn and needs an owner who is dog- savvy. He should be the only pet in his home and can be a bit wary of strangers, so he needs a loving family that will help him be the best he can be! Mama is a happy-go-lucky Lab mix. She has a great temperament, walks well on a leash, and doesn’t jump up. She doesn’t seem to mind cats but can be a bit selective about her canine friends. Mama loves people and would love a family that likes to spend lots of quality time together. Meet Mike, a 1-year-old cattle dog mix. This sweet boy is a little on the shy/timid side and will need a patient home that can help him gain some confidence. He is good around cats and other dogs. He likes to go on walks and is great on a leash. This lovely lady is Mimi, a 3-year-old Pit Bull Terrier mix! She’s a young, active girl who is looking for someone to connect with and go on adventures. She’s got a playful spirit, loves people, and would be a great activity partner and companion. Mimi is very smart and eager to please! Kitty Sif Snoosh Winnie Kitty is a 9-year-old Domestic Shorthair with a beautiful tortoiseshell coat. She can be shy at first, but with some TLC and time, she opens up and welcomes affection. Kitty would prefer to be the only pet in a peaceful and quiet forever home where she can relax and feel safe. Sif is a very friendly, social kitty. She’s about 7 years old. Sif enjoys being petted, brushed, and loved on and with a proper introduction would do well in a home with other animals. She would be very happy in forever home where she can snuggle and relax with her favorite people. Meet Snoosh! This little purrbox is so full of love, she can barely contain herself! Snoosh is 2 years old and the biggest snuggler you’ll ever meet! This sweet girl just wants a family to call her own. She gets along with other cats and doesn’t seem to mind well-behaved dogs. Winnie is a sweet and gentle 2-year-old tortie who enjoys being around people. She can be a little timid at first, but once she warms up to you, she’s very snuggly and wants nothing more than to lie on your lap and relax while you read a book or watch a movie. WaNted: voluNteerS These Organizations are looking for volunteers. If you would like to include your group in this section, please email information to copyeditor@parkrecord.com. Please limit your entry to no more than 75 words Nuzzles & Co. Nuzzles & Co. is looking for volunteers to help furry friends waiting for adoption. This local nonprofit needs people to walk dogs, socialize with the animals, and assist with pet care and cleanup. Shifts are available at the Tanger Outlets adoption center from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and at the Rescue & Rehab Ranch from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information contact Nuzzles & Co. at 649-5441 or visit nuzzlesandco.org. Park City Medical Center Park City Medical Center needs volunteers 14 to 114 years old who want to work in a welcoming environment, stay busy with a variety of tasks, and have fun on the job. If you’d like to put your talents and skills to good use and help out a valuable community resource, please contact the volunteer manager at lisa. graham@imail.org. Park City Museum Do you love history and Park City? Are you interested in furthering your involvement in the community? The Park City Museum needs volunteers to help install and take down traveling exhibits, catalog and process collection items, assist in the Research Library, lead both adult tours and school group programs, and assist as gallery guides. Please contact Jenette Purdy at the Park City Museum for more information: 435-6497457 or education@parkcityhistory.org. Park City READS Park City READS (Recognizing, Educating and Advocating for Dyslexic Students) promotes elevating literacy through early identification of struggling readers, effective reading interventions, and appropriate classroom accommodations. Park City READS helps people navigate through diagnostic testing, school interventions, tutoring, and technology resources. Membership is free and open to the public. For information about volunteer opportunities, contact ParkCityREADS@gmail.com or search for PC READS on Facebook. Park Silly Sunday Market Join the Park Silly Family this year and be a part of Utah’s first zero waste, free street festival every Sunday from June 3rd – September 23rd. Volunteer for one Sunday or more, stay for the morning or stay all day. Bring a buddy, a grandchild, or a neighbor and qualify for fun prizes and a free lunch while you serve your community and make new friends. It’s the best volunteer gig in town! Call Beth at 435-649-5151 or sign up at www.parksillysundaymarket.com/apply/volunteers. PCCAPS Mentors PCCAPS, the successful business and education collaboration for Park City High School juniors and seniors, is seeking mentors with skills in software and web development, business, digital design, and engineering for highly motivated students completing real projects for local and international businesses such as RAMP, Rockwell-Collins, Adobe, Skull Candy and many more. Help develop students for success in the 21st century global workforce. Participate once, weekly, or monthly, your choice. Visit parkcitycaps.com, contact lyanderson@pcschools.us or call 435-659-4847. PCSD Good Neighbors Program Park City School District needs volunteers to help adult English language learners or adults with limited literacy develop skills and confidence to live and thrive in our community. Tutor conversational English, English grammar, reading and/or writing. Morning, afternoon, evening and weekend sessions are available and the time commitment is approximately 3-4 hours per week. For more information contact Judy Tukuafu at 435-6150216 or jtukuafu@pcschools.us. For a full list of volunteer opportunities, visit parkrecord.com/ volunteers #1 Title Company 2018 Committed To NARI TROTTER STEFANIE BOWEN (435) 649-8322 theteam@parkcitytitle.com 1670 Bonanza Drive • Park Record Building |