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Championships in Utah Saturday.
warm weather we've had."
After Daron Rahlves won the
Monahan said she was "Iouking
men's FIS downhill Saturday at to win,"
,Snowbasin, a friend approached
Earlier, Rahlves finished in
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Monahan and said, "OK, now it's 1:14:\2: 'Casey Puckett was second
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women's FIS downhill.
third in 1:15.09.
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Monahan edged World Cup
TheAspenBombardiersperformoneof their routinesin a recent practice.TheAspenteam is head- teammate Jonna Mendes by twoSuper-G postponed
ed for the WorldChampionshipsIn Vall In mid-April.MichaelBrandsphoto.
Warm weather and a soft course
hundredths of a second for the victory in 1:19.49. Former Aspen res- forced. officials to postpone the
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skis slalom and GS on the World for Sunday at the Chevy Truck
Cup circuit, took third in 1:20.35 U.S. Alpine Championships. Monon what w!II be the women's ahan had been scheduled to com>
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Synchronized ski team
eyes World Championship
onships host as many as 30 of the each of the two years. .
But after suffering a season-endtop synchroni~ ski teams from all
over the world.
ing knee injury in November,
After finishing second the last Bigelow has turned his attention to
two years,Aspen is going for a title the promotion of the team.
Bombardiers this year include an
this year.
"We feel like we've put the right impressive array of athletes. The
formation to yvin it all this year," captain of the team is Karina Alder,
team captain and manager Aaron a member of the Argentina National
some of the country's top skiers who happen to live in Aspen. All Bigelow said. "We've handpicked Team. Her teammates include:
team members are ski instructors what we feel are 10 of the top skiers Charlie MacArthur, who is also an
in the country and we're going in it extreme kayaker, three-time 24
with the Aspen Skiing'Co.
Hours of Aspen women's team
On April22-24 in Vail,the Bom- to win."
bardiers will compete in the World
Bigelow, who can place himself champion Anda Rojs, former proChampionshipsfor the 1Ith consec- among the elite class of local skiers, fessional freestyle skier Scott Kane,
utive year.
constructedthis particularteam line- David Trembley, Nick HiII, Mike
Each year, the World Champi- up three years ago and competed in . See Ski on page 7-8
By Ben Husband
Aspen TimesSportswriter
The Aspen Bombardiers are in
sync and headed for the World
ChampiSkiing'
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onships.
The local
synchronizedski team is made up of
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Waldron, captures
All-American honors
By Ben Husband
AspenTimes Sportswriter
,
A disappqinting finish at the Juqior Olympic Ctq~~ Country
Championships last March was all it!OOk~orNat1lMWa)drQnto
sethi!>goals high for this season.
. Skiing
After finishing in the mid-60s in both the
skate and c1assicfreestyle nordic races at the
JOs in McCllbe.Jdaho last year, the J1 (ages 14-16) Aspen Valley Ski Club nordic ski racer was determined to get back to the
national event and do better.
. See Nathan on page 8-B
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