Waddell, Jones Huntsman Cup Overall Winners

Park City, Utah, Feb. 21, 2001–Six countries were represented at the 14th annual Huntsman Cup at ParkCity Mountain Resort. After placing first in super G, giant slalom and slalom, mono skier ChrisWaddell (Park City, Ut) won the overall for the men’s division and 16-year old stand up skierAllison Jones (Colorado Springs, CO) secured the Cup in the women’s division.

The competitions were different in years past with added challenges and races. This year theHuntsman Cup saw the return of the super-G race that had been missing over the past couple ofyears. Competition took place on Payday ski run. The giant slalom course also was extended withthe start taking place all the way on top over at the Eagle lift.

“The field of athletes has really improved from last year,” said Head Disabled Alpine CoachEwald Zirbisegger. “The club athletes have really stepped up and gained points close to those ofour national team. There were better performances by racers than last year … their maturity … theyoung racers are knocking on the door of the national athletes.”

“This was the best Huntsman Cup we’ve ever had,” said Zirbisegger. “There were wonderful snowconditions, super weather and good course lengths for this great event.”

Over sixty-five competitors demonstrated skill and athletic ability during the week, as they utilizedmonoskis, outriggers and other adapted equipment to challenge each other for the fastest timesof the series. Each year, the best disabled skiers in the world, including the U.S. Disabled SkiTeam, converge on Park City, Utah for the National Ability Center’s Huntsman Cup races. Thisyear’s field of competitors also included skiers from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Swedenand South Africa. The Huntsman Cup is in its 14th year, and is part of the Utah Winter Games.

OVERALL HUNTSMAN CUP
Feb. 2-4, 2001
Park City, UT

OVERALL
WOMEN
1. Allison Jones, US Disabled Ski Team – Standing Class
2. Alison Pearl, Winter Park Disabled Ski Team – Mono-Ski Class

MEN
1. Chris Waddell, US Disabled Ski Team – Mono-Ski Class
2. Chris Devlin-Young, US Disabled Ski Team – Mono-Ski Class

SLALOM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2001

OVERALL WOMEN’S ADJUSTED TIME
1. Lee Joiner,US Disabled Ski Team (Red Lodge, MT,Open Standing, L9/1,100.29
2. Allison Jones,US Disabled Ski Team (Colorado Springs,Open Standing, L2,108.65
3. Alison Pearl,Winter Park DST (Reno, NV,Open Mono, L12/2,110.68
4. Muffy Davis,US Disabled Ski Team (Park City, UT),Open Mono, L10,115.05
5. Jennifer Kelchner,US Disabled Ski Team (Truckee, CA, Open Standing, L4,115.85

OVERALL MEN’S ADJUSTED TIME
1. Chris Waddell, US Disabled Ski Team (Park City, UT, Open Mono, L10, 90.81
2. Michael Milton, Australian Disabled Ski Team, Open Standing, L2, 95.39
3. Chris Devlin-Young, New England Disabled Ski Team, Open Mono, L12/1, 96.68
4. Jim Lagerstrom, Winter Park DST (Dearborn, MI, Open Standing, L4, 97.70
5. Adam Fromma,US Disabled Ski Team (Grand Lake, CO, Open Standing, L6, 99.14

SUPER-G FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2001

OVERALL WOMEN’S ADJUSTED TIME
1. Allison Pearl,Winter Park DST (Reno, NV, Open Mono, L12/2, 64.25
2. Allison Jones, US Disabled Ski Team (Colorado Springs), Open Standing, L2, 64.54
3. Rachael Battersby, New Zealand Disable Ski Team, Open Standing, L6, 65.44
4. Lee Joiner, US Disabled Ski Team (Red Lodge, MT), Open Standing, L9/1, 65.69
5. Jennifer Kelchner,US Disabled Ski Team (Truckee, CA),Open Standing, L4, 66.67

OVERALL MEN’S ADJUSTED TIME
1. Chris Waddell, US Disabled Ski Team (Park City, UT),Open Mono L10, 56.19
2. Chris Devlin-Young,New England DST (Campton, NH),Open Mono L12/1, 58.29
3. Andy Parr, US Disabled Ski Team (Rockland, ME),Vision Impaired B3, 58.70
4. Jim Lagerstrom,Winter Park DST (Dearborn, MI),Open Standing L4, 59.23
5. Michael Milton,Australian Disabled Ski Team,Open Standing L2, 59.51

GIANT SLALOM, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2001

OVERALL WOMEN’S ADJUSTED TIME
1. Muffy Davis, US Disabled Ski Team (Park City, UT),Open Mono LW10,129.13
2. Allison Jones,US Disabled Ski Team (Colorado Springs),Open Standing L2,131.53
3. Lee Joiner, US Disabled Ski Team (Red Lodge, MT),Open Standing L9/1,133.58
4. Alison Pearl, Winter Park DST (Reno, NV),Open Mono L12/1,135.50
5. Jennifer Kelchner, US Disabled Ski Team (Truckee, CA),Open Standing L4, 144.29

OVERALL MEN’S ADJUSTED TIME
1. Chris Waddell, US Disabled Ski Team (Park City, UT, Open Mono, LW10,115.15
2. Andy Parr, USDST (Carrabassett Valley, ME), Vision Impaired B3,121.57
3. Jim Lagerstrom, Winter Park DST (Dearborn, MI),Open Standing L4, 121.84
4. Chris Devlin-Young, New England DST (Campton, NH),Open Mono, LW12/1,122.49
5. Michael Milton, Australian Disabled Ski Team,Open Standing, L2, 124.00