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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 7-10, 2019 B-3 The Park Record Birds of Prey takes flight SHOOT TO THRILL! We’re Park City’s Public Always Welcome! CHRIS DILLMANN/VAIL DAILY Parkite Steven Nyman gets air on the Red Tail Jump during downhill training for the Xfinity Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup this past Wednesday in Beaver Creek in Colorado. Home On The Range Monday-Saturday: 10-7 • Sunday: 10-5 After a day on the mountain, experience a higher caliber of fun on any of our 12 state-of-the-art shooting lanes over 3 separate ranges. Featuring a full selection of top-brand pistol & rifle rentals, and the most modern, thrilling machine guns in the world. TheParkCityGunClub.com NO MEMBERSHIP, EQUIPMENT OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! 4285 Forestdale Dr., Park City (Home Depot Frontage Rd.) | 435.333.GUNS (4867) Steven Nyman to -put injury-riddled .past behind him e s CHRIS FREUD 2The Vail Daily e BEAVER CREEK — Pop squiz: Who was the last American eto win at Beaver Creek? s It’s not Ted Ligety because -Mikaela Shiffrin won here at .the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski eChampionships in slalom the day -after Ted won giant slalom. t Technicalities aside, it’s been a swhile for the Americans on their -home snow, but the red, white and blue hopes to change things dat the 2019 Xfinity Birds of Prey -FIS World Cup. g Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starks.boro, Vermont) did the honors -with the fastest time in down-hill training on Wednesday with a time of 1 minute, 41.37 secsonds, ahead of Norway’s Alekesander Aamodt Kilde (1:41.61) eand Austria’s Matthias Mayer (1:41.67). o Of course, “winning” training donly means something if things -go well on race day. “I was surprised. I had fast training runs in Lake Louise, (Alberta), too, and I don’t think my results come out well,” Cochran-Siegle said. “Today, I was just trying to take the run kinda easy. By the time you get to The Brink, it doesn’t turn out that way — you have to go full send. I was just trying to stay ahead of it and flow with the terrain. … I think I skied well 5oday. That’s about it. Race day is a totally different ball game.” Perhaps, the difference is that the U.S. Men’s Ski Team starts the ball game healthy, and it hopes the results will follow. Under the knife Particularly on the speed side of the team, the Americans were a M.A.S.H. unit last season. Travis Ganong (Lake Tahoe, California) did his ACL in Bormio, Italy, in December 2017. A two-time World Cup downhill winner and a silver-medialist in the discipline at the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships here, Ganong just wasn’t right during the 2018-19 season. Though he was sixth at Val Gardena, Italy and 10th in Soldeu, Andorra, at the World Cup finals, last season was a forgettable campaign for the 31-year-old. “Comparing where I was last year to this year is totally different,” Ganong said. “Last year, I had to trick myself into thinking I was OK and I was struggling all winter with my knee. This year is a totally different story. It’s feeling good.” Ganong enters Birds of Prey having tied for 10th in the Lake Louise downhill and taking 12th in the super-G. Meanwhile, were surgeries like frequent-flyer miles, Steven Nyman (three World Cup downhill wins, all in Val Gardena) would be in the front of the plane wherever he goes. “Two years ago, ACL, MCL, PCL,” Nyman said. “Last year was ACL.” Throw in Jared Goldberg and Tommy Biesemeyer, who both had Achilles tendon injuries, and it’s not really a surprise why the team has been struggling. Back to Nyman (Sundance, Utah), he feels good and has a wealth of experience from which to draw here at Beaver Creek — third in 2006; second in 2007; third in 2014 and fourth in the 2015 worlds. Please see Birds, B-4 s d l ARTS & CRAFTS CLOCKS STAINED GLASS LAMPS HAND HAND CRAFTED TILES THROWN POTTERY KEITH RUST PRINTS TEXTILES COAT RACKS SOLID WOOD ROCKERS 2892 S. HIGHLAND DRIVE (801) 485-3606 I highly recommend Nancy Bond and Emerald Care. My dad was challenged by a serious illness and I couldn't be there with him… I trust Nancy implicitly. She is determined to find the right solution for each situation. As an RN and former hospice worker, she also brings oversight, expertise, humor and most importantly - peace of mind. WHEN YOU CAN’T BE THERE... Enjoy peace of mind with Park City’s most trusted In-home care. Emerald Care is locally owned and lovingly operated, offering a wide range of services, including bathing, laundry/light housekeeping, dog walking, medication assistance, errands, grocery shopping, and companionship. Call to discover how our team of professional caregivers can help. NANCY A. BOND, RN, BSN OWNER / ADMINISTRATOR EmeraldCare -IHS.com / Visit us on Facebook! Locally Owned & Operated / Licensed & Insured |