| ter is here some people look forward to getting home | | | | Copper Mountain, Colorado, Mammoth Mountain, |
| from work putting their feet up and sitting in front of | | | | California and Park City, Utah. |
| the fire, but for others as winter sets in there is one | | | | Freestyle and Nordic combined will also pick a single |
| thing on there mind, that’s looking forward to | | | | team member with the winner of an Olympic Trials |
| getting on the ski slopes and with the approach of the | | | | event in: |
| Winter Olympics we should see a rise in winter sports | | | | Steamboat Springs, Colorado December 23-24. |
| activities and participants. | | | | November 2009 Kate Hanson at 17 years of age |
| The Winter Olympics takes place in February 2010 in | | | | clinched her place in the USA Luge National Team and |
| Vancouver. The games will be hosted for the third | | | | then went on to finish first in the four race selection |
| time by Canada and on the previous occasions where | | | | series in British Columbia on the 2010 Olympic track. |
| held in Montreal and Calgary and this time is a first for | | | | Well deserved congratulations are in order and has |
| British Columbia. | | | | she has now created for herself a great opportunity |
| The fight for places in the US Ski and Snowboarding | | | | to be picked for the Olympic Team. |
| teams started in September and the final team places | | | | For people new to Winter Sports the Luge is a small |
| are scheduled to be chosen in January. The Athletes | | | | one or two person sled on which one sleds supine |
| chosen will be those at the top of their game come | | | | (face up) and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the |
| January and who have proved themselves time and | | | | sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting |
| again through fierce competition throughout the | | | | opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Luge is also |
| selection period which started on September 12 with | | | | the name of the sport which involves racing with such |
| the tough FIS Snowboard World Cup snowboard | | | | sleds and it is a competition in which these sleds race |
| cross opener in Chapelo Argentina. Seth Wescott | | | | against a timer. |
| USA Taking second place from Pierre Vaultier of | | | | At this point I would like to take time out to mention the |
| France and third place going to Graham Watanabe | | | | retirement in October this year of Austrian Ski Great |
| USA. A great start for the USA Olympic Team | | | | Herman Maier. With out any doubt one of the greatest |
| Contenders. | | | | alpine skiers of all time, a man who has displayed |
| Major U.S. selection events will include alpine World | | | | courage and determination on and off the slopes. Nick |
| Cups in: | | | | Named the Herminator which was an apt description |
| Aspen and Beaver Creek Colorado. | | | | as he decimated or should I say Terminated his |
| Freestyle World Cups at: | | | | competition time and again. I am sure there will be a |
| Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah and Lake Placid, | | | | few sighs of relief by competitors at the winter |
| New York. | | | | Olympics knowing they don’t have to compete |
| Snowboarding World Cup in Telluride, Colorado. | | | | against him, as he was an obvious medal contender. |
| Plus the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix in: | | | | Maier’s record is as follows. |