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| Guay Nabs Historic World Cup Alpine Ski Racing Title for Canada | 12:00 |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - Canada's Erik Guay kept his stride Thursday, winning his second straight super G to notch the title, the first World Cup globe for a Canadian since 1982 during the Audi FIS World Cup Finals in Germany. Ted Ligety, of Park City, Utah, led for the U.S., finishing 16th. |
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| Utah Prep School Chalks Four More Medals to Alumni Olympic Medal Count | 10:00 |
| Park City, UT - The Winter Sports School in Park City saw seven alumni compete at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, and three of them brought home medals. Steve Holcomb (class of '97) won gold in the four-man bobsled; Julia Mancuso ('00) won two silver medals in alpine ski racing; and Andrew Weibrecht ('03) brought home bronze, also in alpine racing. The college prep school's alumni Olympic medal count is now six, including Ted Ligety's gold medal in Alpine Combined at the 2006 Torino Winter Games, and Mancuso's gold in Giant Slalom also in Torino. |
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| Utah Prep School Chalks Four More Medals to Alumni Olympic Medal Count | 10:00 |
| Park City, UT - The Winter Sports School in Park City saw seven alumni compete at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, and three of them brought home medals. Steve Holcomb (class of '97) won gold in the four-man bobsled; Julia Mancuso ('00) won two silver medals in alpine ski racing; and Andrew Weibrecht ('03) brought home bronze, also in alpine racing. The college prep school's alumni Olympic medal count is now six, including Ted Ligety's gold medal in Alpine Combined at the 2006 Torino Winter Games, and Mancuso's gold in Giant Slalom also in Torino. |
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| Utah Prep School Chalks Four More Medals to Alumni Olympic Medal Count | 10:00 |
| Park City, UT - The Winter Sports School in Park City saw seven alumni compete at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, and three of them brought home medals. Steve Holcomb (class of '97) won gold in the four-man bobsled; Julia Mancuso ('00) won two silver medals in alpine ski racing; and Andrew Weibrecht ('03) brought home bronze, also in alpine racing. The college prep school's alumni Olympic medal count is now six, including Ted Ligety's gold medal in Alpine Combined at the 2006 Torino Winter Games, and Mancuso's gold in Giant Slalom also in Torino. |
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| New Solar Charger from Brunton Provides Reliable Power in Remote Locations | 9:00 |
From the outdoor gearheads at First Tracks!! Online Media
Salt Lake City, UT - You're spending a few days or more in the backcountry, but you want to keep that cell phone topped off in case of emergency. You don't want to pack in the extra weight of spare camera batteries to capture that special sunset scene or blower powder run, either. |
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| Kuzma, Crossman Win Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships at Kirkwood | 10/03, 17:00 |
| Kirkwood, CA - As the wind whistled over the razor-sharp rock spires of the Cirque at California's Kirkwood ski area, skiers readied their gear and nerves for the fifth stop of the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour. This is one of the most respected steep skiing contests in the world and the venue at Kirkwood Mountain Resort has become notorious due to its steep, technical slopes and because it is permanently closed to the public. This past weekend marked the 13th consecutive year of the competition coming to Kirkwood and it was a true spectacle from which Mad River Glen, Vt.'s Dylan Crossman and Janina Kuzma of New Zealand emerged victorious. |
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| Kevin Rolland Takes Gold at Home in Men's Skiing SuperPipe at Inaugural Winter X Games Europe | 10/03, 15:52 |
| Tignes, France - France welcomed the first Winter X Games Europe in style with two of their very own taking gold and silver in Wednesday night's Men's Skiing SuperPipe final. Kevin Rolland went into the final in third place after Tuesday night's elimination round while Tignes resident, Xavier Bertoni, came in second. The final belonged to Rolland, who competed in front of 17,500 screaming fans. |
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| Vail Resorts Revenues Plunge 33% on Real Estate Woes | 10/03, 13:22 |
| Broomfield, CO - Fiscal 2010 second quarter results released today by Colorado-based ski and snowboard resort operator Vail Resorts revealed a drop of nearly 33% year over year, driven largely by Real Estate segment net revenue that trickled to $0.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2010, compared to $89.2 million in the same period in the prior year. Despite this drop, the company announced that they will move forward with plans for resort capital improvements in 2010 that will include a new high speed detachable chairlift in Vail Mountain's famed Back Bowls. |
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