Top Boarders prepare to compete in Trifecta of Shred,
By Standard-Examiner staff, Contributed - Wed, Feb 22, 2012 2:27 pm
OGDEN -- The best boarders in the west will descend on Flowrider Utah, Crossroads Skate Park and Wolf Mountain to battle it out for the ultimate title of Chairman of the Boards during the fourth annual Trifecta of Shred. Top local and national competitors will skate, surf and snowboard their way to the top during the shredding competition, which is set for March 1-3.
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’Ben Hurt’: Portland bike warriors smash and crash
By Nigel Duara, Terrence Petty, The Associated Press - Tue, Feb 21, 2012 3:49 pm
PORTLAND, Ore. — Looking like punk gladiators, teams of young adults on junk bikes pulling chariots made of junk parts frenetically chased each other around a makeshift arena, slamming each other and swinging away with foam clubs.
Spectators tossed beer cans, flour and smoke grenades. Firecrackers popped and obscenities flew during the battle, called the "Ben Hurt Chariot Wars."
And then,...
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John Fairfax, who crossed oceans in rowboats, dies
By Martin Griffith, The Associated Press - Mon, Feb 20, 2012 3:17 pm
RENO, Nev. — John Fairfax, the first known person to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean, has died at his Las Vegas-area home. He was 74.
The self-described "professional adventurer" died Feb. 8 of an apparent heart attack in Henderson, his wife, Tiffany, said Sunday.
Fairfax gained international attention in 1969 when he became the first person in recorded history to cross the Atlantic...
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3 skiers killed in Wash. avalanche; 4th survived
By Phuong Le, The Associated Press - Mon, Feb 20, 2012 2:53 pm
STEVENS PASS, Wash. — When disaster struck, a group of expert skiers who survived a large weekend avalanche in an out-of-bounds area near a Washington state ski resort turned on their emergency beacons and began looking for signs of life.
Powder Magazine senior editor John Stifter, who witnessed the slide that killed three of his skiing companions Sunday, said one person made it...
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Utah marks 10th anniversary of hosting ’02 Olympics
By The Associated Press - Sat, Feb 18, 2012 11:52 pm
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah marked its 10-year anniversary of hosting the 2002 winter games on Saturday with a festival featuring interactive booths, a giant screen showing highlights of the event and appearances by current and former Olympic stars.
Participants said the Olympic Sports Festival in Salt Lake City stirred memories of a successful, entertaining event.
Chris Coombs, who was a...
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Disabled archers stayed focused on their objectives
By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star - Thu, Feb 16, 2012 2:35 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — By now, archers on the target-shooting circuit know what Matt Stutzman and Chuck Lear can accomplish.
They don’t stare when Stutzman, who was born without arms, sits on the firing line and uses his leg to steady his bow and aim at a target. Nor do they marvel when Lear, who lost an arm and a leg in combat in the Vietnam War, sits in a wheelchair and uses his mouth to pull back...
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Museum shows skiing through the years
By Jeff DeMoss, Standard-Examiner staff - Wed, Feb 15, 2012 12:14 am
OGDEN CANYON — A longtime local ski bum has transformed the bar at Gray Cliff Lodge into a small museum that offers a glimpse into the history and evolution of skiing.
These days, visitors will see the walls lined with skis arranged in chronological order, from wooden skis more than 100 years old at the south end of the bar to modern shape skis at the north end. Posted above the skis and all...
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Hugh Neff wins Yukon Quest by 26 seconds
By The Associated Press - Tue, Feb 14, 2012 5:43 pm
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Musher Hugh Neff beat Allen Moore by just 26 seconds on Tuesday in one of the closest finishes ever in the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
Neff crossed the finish line in Whitehorse, Yukon, at 5:14 a.m., Yukon time, for a time of nine days, 16 hours and five minutes, according to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/ysvcWh ).
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Wallisch clinches Dew Cup on final day of competition
By Jeff DeMoss, Standard-Examiner staff - Mon, Feb 13, 2012 3:36 pm
SNOWBASIN -- Tom Wallisch didn't quite get the clean sweep, but the freeskier from Park City did enough to win his first Dew Cup in the slopestyle finals at the Winter Dew Tour Sunday afternoon.
Wallisch, who became the first freeskier to win the Dew Cup and gold at Winter X Games, needed to place third or better Sunday to clinch the cup. He ended up finishing second to Indiana's Nick Goepper...
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Women’s pro bike race to be resurrected in Idaho
By John Miller, The Associated Press - Mon, Feb 13, 2012 3:10 pm
BOISE, Idaho — A world-class women’s professional bike race that could help determine competitors in the 2012 London Olympics is set to be resurrected in Idaho, a decade after a previous tour for female riders died for lack of money.
The Exergy Tour on Monday announced its five-day, Memorial Day weekend schedule from May 24-28, including a 60-mile ride over a 6,100-foot mountain pass before...
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