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The 2011 Korbel American Ski Classic program.TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 23–27, 2011
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WelcomeOn behalf of the board of directors and staff
of the Vail Valley Foundation, it is my distinct
pleasure to welcome you to the 2011 Korbel
American Ski Classic, March 23-27 in Vail.
Since its inception in 1983, the Korbel
American Ski Classic has featured one
overriding theme, which is to celebrate the fun
that is the very essence of our sport. Whether
Volvo Legends competitor or the Korbel Ford Cup racer, each one is here
because they love skiing.
And, what better place to celebrate the fun of skiing than Vail, Colorado
in the spring. Each year, we anxiously await the blue skies, bright sun
and warm camaraderie that is the Korbel American Ski Classic. We
look forward to reuniting with old friends, while also striking up new
acquaintances, welcoming them to the Korbel American Ski Classic
fraternity.
The Korbel American Ski Classic is a true celebration of skiing, with
the Volvo Legends Giant Slalom providing the lone annual competitive
reunion of some of the greatest names that have helped write the history
of our sport. Meanwhile, the Korbel Ford Cup celebrity team races truly
underscore the fact that the main ingredient is indeed fun.
The Korbel American Ski Classic is also about giving back to our
community as we raise much needed funds for the Vail Valley
Foundation’s numerous education initiatives through the Hold ‘Em For
Hope benefit evening, while also honoring two of the greatest skiers of
all time in Phil and Steve Mahre at the Legend of Skiing Banquet.
None of this would be possible without the generous support of our valued
title partner Korbel and long-time partner Volvo. Through these tremendous
brands’ dedication and commitment, we are able to annually celebrate
skiing together in a most appropriate fashion, both on and off the snow.
We invite you to join us in Vail for all the fun March 23-27 for the 2011
Korbel American Ski Classic.
Ceil Folz
President, Vail Valley Foundation
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American Ski Classic Event ScheduleAll events held at Golden Peak in Vail, unless otherwise noted.
WEdnESdAy, MARCH 23
8am–6pm Registration open
9:30–11am Conway Cup presented by Korbel Registration/Bib pick-up
11:30am Conway Cup presented by Korbel Qualifiers
3pm Conway Cup presented by Korbel Finals and Awards
3p–5pm Conway Cup presented by Korbel Party
THURSdAy, MARCH 24
8am–8pm Registration open
10:30am Cindy nelson Race Clinic—Black Forest Race Arena
12pm Korbel ford Cup Team Meet & Greet
1pm Korbel ford Cup Handicapping
4:30pm Volvo legends Giant Slalom Qualifiers
5pm Volvo legends Giant Slalom Race
5:30pm Welcome Party presented by Maui Jim (credentials required)
6pm Volvo legends Giant Slalom Finals
6:25pm Volvo legends Giant Slalom Awards
6:30pm bud light Street beat free Concert featuring Robert Randolph & the family band
FRidAy, MARCH 25
8am–5pm Registration open
9:30am Korbel ford Cup Race Prelims
2:30pm future legends Race
4–6pm Gorsuch Tea Dance—Four Seasons (invitation only)
7:30pm hold ‘em for hope—Vail Marriott Mt. Resort & Spa (tickets available)
SATURdAy, MARCH 26
8am–5pm Registration open
9:30am Korbel ford Cup Race Prelims
2pm Korbel ford Cup Race Finals
3:45pm Korbel ford Cup Awards (immediately following race)
7pm legends of Skiing banquet honoring Phil & Steve Mahre– Park Hyatt Beaver Creek (invitation only)
SUndAy, MARCH 27
7:30am first light, first Tracks—Chair 6, Golden Peak (credentials required)
9am brunch–Golden Peak
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About the Vail Valley Foundation
SinCe 1981, the nonprofit Vail Valley
Foundation has most certainly fulfilled its
mission of enhancing and sustaining the spirit
of the Vail Valley by providing leadership in
athletic, cultural and educational endeavors.
Fueled by the generous support from private
and corporate entities, the VVF is responsible
for providing the Vail Valley community with
some of its most treasured annual events, such
as the Korbel American Ski Classic, Teva Mountain Games, Birds of Prey
World Cup Race Week and the Vail International Dance Festival. New
athletic initiatives for the Foundation include the 2015 FIS Alpine World
Ski Championships, the Vail and Avon stages of the inaugural Quiznos
Pro Challenge bike race this coming August 25-26 and the newly-created
Teva Winter Mountain Games, presented by Eddie Bauer in February of
2012. The organization owns and operates two performing arts venues in
the exquisite Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek and the award-
winning Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, which is home to one of the
VVF’s trio of free concert series. The Foundation’s education initiatives
reach from cradle to college, with a focused pre-kindergarten readiness
effort, along with the valley’s largest collegiate scholarship program.
History of the Korbel American Ski Classic
The KORbel aMeRiCan SKi ClaSSiC celebrates its 29th
anniversary in 2011 and for all who have
been part of that special group of friends, we
salute the unparalleled spirit that is the Korbel
American Ski Classic. Throughout the years,
America’s longest running annual celebration
of skiing has brought together celebrities from all walks of life, along with
some of the greatest names in ski racing history for five fun-filled days
of Vail spring sun and snow for the Volvo Legends Giant Slalom and
Korbel Ford Cup competitions. A full slate of social events paints a festive
backdrop for the racecourse action, honoring the sport’s superstars,
while also helping to raise funds for worthy community causes. The past
28 years have provided a great many memories and some even greater
moments, both on and off the racecourse. But no matter how far we
have come, the Korbel American Ski Classic remains a gathering of great
friends, sharing their love of skiing with the world.
dan Conway1963–2009
The Conway Cup, presented by Korbel, is a memorial race named
for Dan Conway, a great friend to
ski racing at all levels throughout
the Vail Valley, who passed
away in May 2009. Through his
position as Director of Racing for
Vail and Vail Resorts, he played
a key role in all competitions
held on Vail and Beaver
Creek Mountains, from World
Championships and World Cup
to NASTAR, including the annual
Korbel American Ski Classic.
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2nd annual Conway Cup presented by liGhTS, CaMeRa, aCTiOn… the 2011
Korbel American
Ski Classic will come
out of the gate flying
Wednesday, March
23, as the second
annual Conway Cup
Community Team
Race, presented
by Korbel, officially kicks off the fun and festivities at Vail Mountain’s
Golden Peak.
The Conway Cup, presented by Korbel, will feature 40 four-member
teams of local racers, competing in a dual race format, with one team
earning the right to advance to a spot in the Korbel Ford Cup celebrity
team competition March 25-26. Second and third place teams will also
receive prizes.
Entries are priced at $80 per team, with all proceeds benefitting the
Conway Family Fund. For registration or additional information, contact
Eve Harris at the Vail Valley Foundation at [email protected].
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Hold ‘Em for HopeVail Valley ReSiDenTS anD GueSTS will once again have
the opportunity to showcase their
casino prowess on March 25 as
tickets for the fourth annual “Hold
‘Em For Hope” benefit dinner and
auction are now on sale through
the Vail Valley Foundation.
The 2011 edition of Hold ‘Em For
Hope is held in conjunction with
the Korbel American Ski Classic,
which kicks off on March 23 on
Vail Mountain’s Golden Peak.
Held at the Vail Marriott Mountain
Resort & Spa, Hold ‘Em For Hope will get underway at 7:30 p.m.,
featuring a Las Vegas-style buffet, live and silent auctions and a wide
array of casino games. Ticket and auction proceeds from the evening
will benefit the overarching mission of the Vail Valley Foundation.
“Hold ‘Em For Hope has quickly become one of the highlights of the
Korbel American Ski Classic,” offered Amy Holzfaster, Vice President
of Membership and Development for the Vail Valley Foundation. “Not
only does it raise needed funds for deserving programs, but it is a great
opportunity to mingle with some of the skiing legends and celebrities that
are here for the event. It is a terrific evening that helps fund a great many
wonderful projects throughout our community.”
In addition to the casino games, live and silent auctions items will also get
the competitive juices flowing, with a plethora of “can’t miss” items and
experiences to make even the most jaded participant envious.
A limited number of tickets are available and priced at $100 per person.
Tickets will provide dinner, the auctions and an array of casino games.
For additional information on the Hold ‘Em For Hope benefit dinner
and auction or to purchase tickets, contact the Vail Valley Foundation
at (970) 777-2015.
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Our Legends of Honor Phil & Steve Mahre
The GReaTeST SKi RaCinG faMily DuO the United States
has ever produced will be
celebrated March 26 as Phil
and Steve Mahre are inducted
into the International Ski Hall of
Fame as 2011 Legends of Honor
in conjunction with the Korbel
American Ski Classic in Vail.
Working their way up through ski
racing’s junior ranks, Phil and Steve burst onto the world stage in 1975,
earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team to the 1976 Innsbruck Games.
By the time the 1980 Olympics rolled into Lake Placid, Phil had eight
World Cup wins under his belt. He also had a metal plate and seven
screws in his ankle from a potentially career ending injury in 1979. He
would lead the first run of the Olympic Slalom, eventually capturing the
silver medal behind Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark.
The next three years would prove to be truly magical for both Mahres. Phil
would win the coveted World Cup Overall crystal globe in 1981, 82 and
83. In 1982, he had the Overall mathematically wrapped up by Super
Bowl Sunday, with two months still remaining in the season.
That same season, the “younger” Mahre would also become the first
American to win an individual World Championships gold medal, claiming
the top step of the Giant Slalom podium in Schladming, Austria just two
weeks after arthroscopic surgery on both knees.
Fast forward to 1984 and Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Skiing flawlessly in the
first run of the Olympic Slalom, Steve built up a half-second margin over
Swede Jonas Nilsson to lead the race, while Phil sat comfortably in third.
A strong second run for Phil, coupled with a series of mistakes by Steve,
resulted in a gold medal for the “older” Mahre and the silver for Steve,
just 21-hundredths of a second behind his best friend.
The dream would come to an end in March of 1984, ironically in Vail,
Colorado during the American Ski Classic, as Phil and Steve retired from
the U.S. Ski Team and World Cup racing, wanting to spend more time
with their families.
Over the course of their nine-year careers on the White Circus, Phil and
Steve accounted for a total of 36 career World Cup victories, 27 for Phil
and 9 for Steve. In addition, the duo earned a trio of consecutive Overall
World Cup titles, courtesy of Phil, three Olympic medals and a pair of
World Championships medals.
Steve (left) and Phil (right) Mahre following the 1984 Olympic Slalom in Sarajevo.
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Past Legends of Honor Recipients
yEAR LEGEndS OF HOnOR
1984 Emile Allais
1985 Birger Ruud
1986 Dick Durrance & Gretchen Fraser
1987 Toni Seelos
1988 Stein Eriksen
1989 Freidl Pfeifer
1990 Karl Molitor
1991 The Werner Family
1992 Andrea Mead Lawrence
1993 Christl Cranz
1994 Christian Pravda
1995 Tom Corcoran
1996 Barney McLean
1997 Anderl Molterer
1998 Nancy Greene-Raine
1999 Pepi Gramshammer
2000 Marielle & Christine Goitschel
2001 Toni Sailer
2002 Billy Kidd & Jimmie Heuga
2003 Gustavo Thoeni
2004 Bob Beattie
2005 Bernhard Russi
2006 Rosi Mittermaier-Neureuther
2007 President Gerald Ford & Family
2008 Franz Klammer
2009 Cindy Nelson
2010 The Crazy Canucks
Korbel ASC Ski Racing Legends at the 2010 Legends of Honor Banquet for the Crazy Canucks (Ken Read, Steve Podborski, Dave Irwin and Dave Murray).
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Volvo Legends of SkiingTERRy AHOLA
Terry Ahola, a native of Gladstone, Michigan,
spent three years on the U.S. National Team,
1982–1984. He was named Western Rookie of
the Year in 1984 before turning his attention to
professional racing.
JiM “MOOSE” BARROWS
Moose Barrows was a member of the U.S. Ski
Team from 1965 through 1970 and represented
the U.S. at the 1966 World Championships
in Portillo, Chile, and the 1968 Grenoble
Olympics. Primarily a downhiller, Barrows was
third in a World Cup Downhill at Franconia, New
Hampshire in 1967 and was the 1969 North
American Downhill champion.
FELiX BELCZyK
A seven-year World Cup veteran with the
Canadians, Belczyk recorded a World Cup
Super-G win in 1988 in Leukerbad, Switzerland,
while also collecting a third place podium
appearance in the 1990 World Cup Downhill in
Are, Sweden.
TOdd BROOKER
Cut from the same cloth as the original
“Crazy Canucks”, Todd Brooker carried on the
tradition of world-class Canadian downhillers
on the World Cup circuit from 1975 to 1987.
During his time on the White Circus, Brooker
recorded a total of four World Cup downhill
wins, one on the famed Hahnenkamm course in
Kitzbuhel, Austria, and another on America’s Downhill in Aspen. These
days, Brooker still follows the World Cup circuit as an expert television
commentator.
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MARCO BUECHEL
With the Vancouver Games marking his fourth
Winter Olympics, Buechel’s best results in
five Olympic starts came at the 2006 Torino
Games, when he finished sixth and seventh
in the Super-G and Downhill, respectively. A
veteran of six World Alpine Ski Championships,
Liechtenstein’s Buechel captured the silver
medal in Giant Slalom at the 1999 Worlds in Vail and Beaver Creek.
During the course of his 14 years on the World Cup, he claimed a total of
four victories, two in Downhill and two in Super-G.
KiKi CUTTER
From 1967–69 Christina “Kiki” Cutter was
America’s most successful World Cup skier.
In 1968 she won a Slalom in Oslo, Norway,
becoming the first American to win a World
Cup event. During the course of her career, the
Bend, Oregon native won five World Cup races,
four in Slalom and one in Giant Slalom.
BARBARA FERRiES-HEndERSOn
Barbara was a member of the 1962 World
Championships team in Chamonix, France and
brought home a bronze medal in Downhill. She
was also a member of the 1964 Olympic Team
to the Innsbruck Games. But perhaps her best
year came in 1961 when she won the Harriman
Cup in Sun Valley, Idaho, as well as claiming double wins in the Aspen
Roch Cup at the age of 17.
HOLLy FLAndERS
A 10-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team,
Flanders was a member of both the 1980 and
the 1984 Olympic teams in Lake Placid and
Sarajevo, as well as the 1982 and 1985 World
Championship teams in Schladming, Austria and
Bormio, Italy. Perhaps her best season came in
1982 when she recorded a pair of World Cup
Downhill victories and led the Downhill standings up to the final race of
the season before dropping to second.
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CHAd FLEiSCHER
A ten-year member of the U.S. Ski Team,
Fleischer hails from that hotbed of ski racing…
Nebraska. A two-time Olympian, Fleischer
captured the 1996 and 1999 U.S. national
Downhill titles and earned the runner-up
position in Downhill at the 1999 World Cup
Finals. One of his most memorable career
highlights came in his own backyard in the form of a sixth place showing
in Super-G at the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships on Beaver
Creek’s Birds of Prey course.
PAM FLETCHER
Without a doubt, “Fletch” has some very fond
memories of Vail and the American Ski Classic.
In 1986, she came out of the 30th start
position to capture the World Cup Downhill.
Pam was on her way to a second victory the
next day in Super-G when she hooked a tip
three gates from the finish.
TORiL FORLAnd
In the heyday of women’s professional racing,
the late 70s and early 80s, Norway’s Toril
Forland was the sport’s dominant figure.
She won five overall pro titles, including four
consecutive ones from 1981–84.
MARTinA FORTKORd
A six-year World Cup veteran with the Swedish
team from 1994 to 1999, Fortkord’s top result
came in the form of a podium third place Giant
Slalom showing in the opening World Cup race
of the 1997–98 season on the glacier in Tignes,
France.
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dAVE GORSUCH
A Vail resident since 1965, Dave Gorsuch was
a member of the U.S. National Team from 1957
to 1964, and represented the United States
in the 1960 Olympic Winter Games of Squaw
Valley and the 1958 World Championships in
Bad Gastein, Austria.
SCOTT HEndERSOn
A member of the Canadian national team from
1962–69, Henderson competed in both the
1964 Innsbruck and 1968 Grenoble Olympic
Winter Games, as well as the 1966 World
Championships in Portillo, Chile. He was a
Europa Cup winner in Downhill, Slalom and
Giant Slalom.
Finn CHRiSTiAn JAGGE
A 15-year veteran of the World Cup circuit,
Norway’s Jagge recorded a total of seven
career World Cup wins, while also collecting an
Olympic gold medal for his Slalom victory at the
1992 Albertville Games.
BiLLy Kidd
One of the more prominent U.S. Ski Team
members from the 1960s and 70s, Kidd made
the “Stars and Stripes” look popular with his
red, white and blue “Captain America” sweater
and Downhill helmet. He was the first U.S. male
to win an Olympic medal, the silver in Slalom
at the 1964 Innsbruck Games. In 1970, he
became the first Amerian male to claim a World Championships medal
with a gold in the Combined in Val Gardena, Italy.
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MARinA KiEHL
Kiehl claimed two World Cup victories in
Vail, both Super-Gs, in 1986 and 1987. She
culminated her amateur career in 1988 at the
Calgary Olympics with a gold medal in Downhill.
ELiSABETH “LiSi” KiRCHLER-RiML
During her career, Kirchler was known as
one of the most congenial members of World
Cup racing. A member of the 1984 and 1988
Austrian Olympic Teams, she took the silver
medal in Giant Slalom at the 1985 World
Championships in Bormio, Italy.
FRAnZ KLAMMER
In one run of the 1976 Innsbruck Olympic
Winter Games, Franz Klammer romanticized the
sport of downhill skiing for millions of viewers
as he sped to victory from the 15th start
position. “The Kaiser” accumulated 25 World
Cup Downhill victories, including a four-year
span from 1974–77 when he won 19 of the 33
downhills contested, with a nine-win streak at one point.
iSOLdE KOSTnER
As an 18-year-old World Cup rookie, Italy’s
Isolde Kostner burst onto the scene in a
big way, bagging a pair of Olympic bronze
medals (Super-G and Downhill) at the 1994
Lillehammer Games. She would finish her
illustrious career with a total of 15 World Cup
victories, capturing back-to-back World Cup
Downhill titles in 2001 and 2002. The 2002 season also produced
her third Olympic medal with a Downhill silver in Salt Lake. Her World
Championships exploits are equally impressive, earning a career total of
three medals in Super-G, with two golds and one silver.
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KRiSTinA KOZniCK
Koznick was the youngest American woman
ever to compete in a World Cup event, having
been named to the Ski Team at 15. She
separated from the USST to train and compete
on her own from 2001-2003 and would enjoy
her best World Cup season in 2002, ending the
winter in 2nd place in the Slalom rankings. Koz
ended her career at the conclusion of the 2006 campaign with a total of
six World Cup Slalom wins and five U.S. National Slalom titles.
HiLARy LindH
Named to the U.S. Ski Team when she was just
14, Lindh captured the World Junior Downhill title
in 1986, becoming the first American to claim
that honor, while also collecting a U.S. National
title just three weeks later. A three-time Olympian,
Hilary won the silver in Downhill at the 1992
Albertville Games while also collecting a bronze
in Downhill at the 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain and
a Downhill World Championships gold medal in 1997 in Sestriere, Italy.
PHiL MAHRE
Phil’s 27 World Cup career victories now stands
as the second highest for an American male
racer, while his trio of consecutive overall World
Cup titles in 1981, 82 and 83, were matched
by Lindsey Vonn this past winter. Few will forget
the one-two punch that Phil and Steve delivered
in the 1984 Olympic Slalom in Sarajevo, with
Phil winning the gold and Steve taking home the silver.
STEVE MAHRE
During his illustrious career on the World Cup
circuit, Steve collected a total of nine victories,
including a pair of historic Slalom wins in
1982 as Phil claimed the runner-up spot in
both. That same season, Steve also captured
the gold medal in Giant Slalom at the World
Championships in Schladming, Austria, marking
the first World Championships gold medal for an American male in an
individual event. He rounded out his career with a silver medal in Slalom
at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo.
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Cindy nELSOn
Nelson represented the U.S. on four Olympic
and World Championship teams. Highlights
of her career include a bronze medal in the
1976 Olympic Downhill in Innsbruck and a
silver medal in the 1982 World Championships
Downhill in Schladming, Austria. In all, Nelson
collected a total of seven World Cup victories
and seven U.S. national titles during her career.
yLVA nOWEn
A native of Oestersund, Nowen was a 12-
year veteran of the World Cup tour, collecting
a total of four career wins, all in Slalom,
during that time span. This quartet of Slalom
victories carried her to the top of the World
Cup discipline rankings in 1998 and she was
rewarded with the World Cup Slalom crown.
BRiGiTTE OERTLi
A ten-year veteran of the powerful Swiss
women’s team from 1981 to 1990, Oertli
claimed a bronze medal in Combined at the
1989 World Alpine Ski Championships in Vail
and Beaver Creek, while also picking up a pair
of silver medals in Downhill and Combined at
the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
CHRiS PUCKETT
Puckett was first named to the U.S. Ski Team
in 1987, enjoying a ten-year World Cup career
from 1989 through 2001. He was named to the
1992 Olympic team for the Albertville Games,
while also representing the U.S. at the 1993
and 1996 World Alpine Ski Championships in
Morioka, Japan and Sierra Nevada, Spain.
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dAROn RAHLVES
The most decorated American Downhill and
Super-G skier in history, Rahlves earned a career
total of 12 World Cup victories during the course
of his 12-year U.S. Ski Team career. Rahlves
officially announced his presence as one of the
worlds top skiers in 2001 when he crashed an
Austrian World Championships party in St. Anton,
winning the Super-G gold medal. He would also collect a silver in Downhill
and a bronze in Giant Slalom at the 2005 Championships in Bormio, Italy.
KEn REAd
Read became the first North American male to
ever win a World Cup Downhill with a victory
in Val d’Isere, France in 1975. A seven-time
Canadian National Downhill champion, Read
picked up a fifth place Olympic Downhill result in
the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games. On the World
Cup tour, Read skied to a second place finish in
the 1980 season-long Downhill rankings, winning both the Hahnenkamm
Downhill in Kitzbuhel, Austria and the Lauberhorn in Wengen, Switzerland.
LiiSA SAViJARVi
The only Canadian woman to compete in
Downhill, Super-G and Giant Slalom in the 80s,
Savijarvi earned her lone career World Cup
victory in 1986 with a Super-G win in Furano,
Japan. She represented Canada at the 1984
Olympic Winter Games of Sarajevo, finishing
ninth in Giant Slalom, as well as the 1985
World Championships in Bormio, Italy.
BRiAn STEMMLE
A 14-year member of the Canadian National
Team, Brian’s career almost came to an abrupt
end in 1989 while racing Downhill on the
infamous Hahnenkamm course in Kitzbuhel,
Austria. However, Stemmle did return to the
World Cup circuit, winning a gold medal
in the 1990 Winter Pan Am Games in Las
Lenas, Argentina, and closing the book on Kitzbuhel by racing on the
Hahnenkamm again in 1994, five years after his accident.
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KAREn STEMMLE
A successful five-year member of the Canadian
Alpine Team, Stemmle recorded numerous
top-five World Cup Downhill finishes during
the course of her career, while also earning top
honors as Canadian Junior Downhill champion
and wearing back-to-back North American
Downhill crowns.
MARCO TOnAZZi
A member of the Italian World Cup technical
team from 1981–90, Marco Tonazzi’s top result
came in the form of a runner-up Giant Slalom
performance in 1986 in Adelboden, Switzerland.
Following his amateur career, Marco turned his
attention to the pro tour, earning Rookie of the
Year honors in 1990, by virtue of a sixth place
overall finish on the U.S. Pro Tour.
HAnnES TRinKL
Trinkl cemented his legacy with a World
Championship gold medal in Downhill in 2001
on home turf, with a win in St. Anton. The native
of St. Pankraz began his medal run in 1998,
with an Olympic Downhill bronze from the
Nagano Games. A 13-year World Cup veteran,
Trinkl recorded a career total of six World Cup
victories, five in Downhill and one in Super-G.
OTTO TSCHUdi
An American Ski Classic participant since
the event’s inception in 1981, Tschudi began
his 17-year ski racing career as a member
of the Norwegian national team in 1964 and
represented his country at the 1968 Grenoble
and 1972 Sapporo Olympics, in addition to the
1970 World Championships in Val Gardena.
During his tenure on the Norwegian Team, he earned five Norwegian
National titles before coming to the U.S. to ski for the University of Denver.
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FRAnZ WEBER
Once given the title of the “fastest human on
skis” by the Guiness Book of World Records,
Weber is a former six-time World Speed Skiing
champion, who was clocked at 138.1 miles per
hour at the peak of his career. From the late
1970s to the mid-80s, Weber dominated the
sport of speed skiing, winning six consecutive
titles from 1980–85, while also competing on the World Pro Tour.
PERniLLA WiBERG
A 14-year veteran of the World Cup wars,
Sweden’s Pernilla Wiberg is one of only a
handful of racers to have won World Cup events
in all five disciplines (Downhill, Super-G, Giant
Slalom, Slalom and Combined). In fact, “Pila”
ended her illustrious 13-year career with a
total of 24 World Cup victories and the 1997
overall World Cup crystal globe. In the big events, Wiberg was equally
stellar, winning a career total 6 World Championships medals, including
the gold in Combined and the silver in Slalom in the Vail Valley’s 1999
World Alpine Ski Championships, as well as a trio of Olympic medals that
included a Giant Slalom gold in Albertville.
PETER WiRnSBERGER
A native of Vordernberg, Wirnsberger has eight
World Cup Downhill victories to his credit, as
well as the World Cup Downhill title in 1986. A
silver medalist in Downhill at the 1980 Olympic
Winter Games in Lake Placid, Wirnsberger in
the top ten of the World Cup Downhill standings
eight of his 14 seasons on the tour.
The Legends of Skiing shown are confirmed as of February 21, 2011. Photos courtesy of Jim Heath.
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Celebrity GuestsROBERT CARRAdinE
Carradine made his film debut in 1972 in
The Cowboys with John Wayne. He made an
appearance as a killer in the Martin Scorsese
film Mean Streets alongside his brother David;
and was in Massacre at Central High in 1976.
One of his more successful films, and what
he’s most remembered for, was the Revenge of the Nerds series as the nerd named Lewis Skolnick.
TREnT diMAS
Dimas became an Olympic champion at the
1992 Barcelona Summer Games, earning the
United States’ only gymnastics gold medal,
on the high bar. As a younger gymnast, Dimas
became the first junior gymnast to medal in a
men’s Senior National Championships.
SCOTT ERiCKSOn
Erickson began his professional baseball
career in 1989 when he was drafted by the
Minnesota Twins in the 4th round. During the
Twins’ 1991 World Series season, Erickson
led the majors in wins with a record of 20-8.
He became the third Twins pitcher to throw a
no-hitter on April 27, 1994.
GiAnCARLO ESPOSiTO
Esposito joined the cast of the critically
acclaimed drama Homicide: Life on the Streets,
in 2001. He has an impressive list of film credits,
as well as television and theater accolades,
including the drama Twilight, opposite Paul
Newman. He has also appeared in several Spike
Lee productions, including Do The Right Thing, School Daze, Mo Better Blues and Malcolm X.
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dAVid ALAn GRiER
Trained in Shakespeare at the Yale School of
Drama where he received an MFA, the multi
talented Grier was subsequently named one of
Comedy Central’s “100 Greatest Stand-ups of
All Time”. His television work is highlighted by
a turn as principal cast member on the Emmy
Award winning In Living Color (1990–1994).
Grier also won America’s votes as a smooth, debonair, and outrageously
irreverent contestant on ABC’s smash hit Dancing with the Stars (2009).
ROBERT KEnnEdy, JR.
The son of the late senator Robert F. Kennedy,
he is the chief prosecuting attorney for the
Hudson Riverkeeper Fund and senior attorney
for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Through these organizations and in conjunction
with the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic,
Kennedy has helped prosecute companies
and governments for polluting the Hudson River and Long Island Sound.
He currently heads up the Waterkeeper Alliance, which works with
communities throughout the nation to protect our valuable bodies of water.
CAROL LEWiS-ZiLLi
Carol was one of the U.S.’s best long jumpers
in the early 1980s, making the first of three
Olympic teams as a high school student in
1980. She went on to break the American
record twice, and claimed a bronze medal at the
first World Championship in 1983. During her
illustrious, Carol captured four national titles,
and two NCAA Championships for the University of Houston.
dOUG LiMAn
Doug Liman, well-know producer and director
has become acknowledged as one of the most
vibrant and original young voices in American
film with his critically acclaimed features
Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Go. Liman has also directed highly
acclaimed and popular commercials including
the Nike Golf commercial starring Tiger Woods effortlessly juggling a golf
ball with his club and foot—a spot which became a national phenomenon.
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STEVE LUndQUiST
Steve Lundquist, better known as “Lunk the
Hunk” in the swim world, emerged as the
best American Breaststroker in the history
of international swimming during the 1984
Olympics in Los Angeles. In that year, he
swam to two Gold Medals and as many World
Records, including the Gold in his favorite and
best event, the 100m breaststroke.
JUSTin MELVEy
Melvey is best known to Australian audiences for
his role as Harry Reynolds in the evening soap
opera Home and Away from 1999 to 2001.
Melvey is best known to US television audiences
as Dr. Colin Murphy for his work on the soap
opera Days of Our Lives (2001–2003). In 2005,
Melvey appeared on the Australian version of
Dancing with the Stars, while the following year, he was a contestant on
Australia’s Celebrity Survivor.
ROB MORROW
Rob Morrow most recently starred in the ABC
drama The Whole Truth and in the CBS series
NUMB3RS. His acting credits include Northern Exposure, Street Time, The Bucket List, Quiz Show, Mother, Last Dance, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, The Emperor’s Club, The Guru
and Maze, an independent feature in which
he also wrote, directed, produced and starred. He made his directorial
debut with the award winning short The Silent Alarm and has directed
episodes of HBO’s Oz, Showtime’s Street Time, CBS’ Joan of Arcadia
and NUMB3RS. Rob will be seen starring opposite Orlando Bloom in the
upcoming feature film The Good Doctor.
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ALFOnSO RiBEiRO
Alfonso Ribeiro is best known for his role as
spoiled rich-kid Carlton Banks in the former hit
television sitcom The Fresh Prince of BelAir. From 1990 to 1996, his character Carlton
was often mercilessly teased by Will Smith’s
lead character and called upon to do a usually
improvised dance routine to Tom Jones’ hit song
It’s Not Unusual. Currently Ribeiro hosts the game show Catch 21on the
Game Show Network (GSN) and co-hosts GSN Live with Heidi Bohay.
MARK RyPiEn
Rypien enjoyed his best years playing for the
Washington Redskins from 1987 to 1993. He
led the team to the playoffs in three consecutive
seasons (1990–92). Rypien pioneered the
Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXVI by
passing for 292 yards and two touchdowns in
Washington’s 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills
where he was named the game’s MVP.
GRAnT SHOW
Grant Show is widely recognized from his role
as Jake Hanson in Melrose Place. His additional
television series credits include regular roles in
Point Pleasant and the daytime drama Ryan’s Hope, as well as recurring roles in Six Feet Under, Private Practice, Dirt, Strong Medicine
and Beautiful People.
RyAn SUTTER
Vail’s Ryan Sutter was the winner of ABC’s The Bachelorette television show, marrying Trista
Rehn on ABC in 2003. A spokesperson for the
First Descents program that provides outdoor
activities for young adults with cancer, Sutter
has competed in the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.
The Vail couple now have two children.
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CORBin TiMBROOK
Actor Corbin Timbrook’s film credits include
starring roles in the comedy hit Ski Patrol, the
critically acclaimed The Glass Shield, The Killer Within, An American Reunion and most
recently, Taken By Force with Elliott Gould. His
television credits include recurring roles on the
hit shows Reasonable Doubts, Renegade, Air America, Coach, and The Bold and The Beautiful.
JOE WASHinGTOn
Washington enjoyed had a stellar college football
career at the University of Oklahoma where he
was a two time First-team All-American, third
in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1974 and
inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
As a member of the Washington Redskins he
played in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XVIII.
PAUL WyLiE
A Silver Medalist at the 1992 Winter Games in
Albertville, figure skater Paul Wylie participated
in all levels of International Skating Union
Championships, two Olympic Winter Games
and numerous professional championships
and tours. He has been a commentator for
CBS, NBC, FOX, TNT and ESPN, as well as a
columnist for Newsweek and USA Today.
FAREEd ZAKARiA
Born in Mumbai, India, Zakaria has distinguished
himself as a journalist, columnist, author, editor,
commentator and television host specializing
in international relations and foreign affairs. He
was named editor of Newsweek International
in 2000 and writes a weekly foreign affairs
column for Newsweek, which also appears in
the Washington Post. On television, Zakaria hosts the weekly Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria for PBS and since 2002, has been an
analyst for ABC News on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
The Celebrity Guests shown are confirmed as of February 21, 2011.
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American Ski Classic Race FormatsVOLVO LEGEndS OF SKiinG GiAnT SLALOM
SeeDinG Run: Each competitor, grouped by ages, will take one run on
each course, with the fastest eight women and 16 men advancing, based on
the best time of the two runs. There are no handicaps in the seeding runs.
QualifyinG bRaCKeTS: The qualifying women and men are seeded
in brackets and the final rounds are head-to-head single elimination runs,
factoring in handicaps. To ensure a level playing field and a fair and close
competition, the handicaps are updated after each run.
final fOuR: The final four women and men will compete in an exciting
head-to-head single elimination race, factoring in handicaps. Awards will
immediately follow the conclusion of the race, leading into the Bud Light
Street Beat free concert.
KORBEL FORd CUP CELEBRiTy TEAM RACE
DanDiCaPPinG* RunS: Each participant must take one run on
either of the identical courses. Once the actual racing begins, all racers’
Dandicaps are updated after each run to ensure that the most accurate
information available is being utilized for fair and close competition.
CaP TiMe ViOlaTiOn: To avoid potential “sandbagging”, a penalty time
is assessed to any competitor racing faster than the allowed percentage
of improvement. Though not disqualified, the racer’s penalty time is added
to the overall time and one point is given to the opponent.
POOl GROuPS: Each team is made up of five racers, a total of six pools,
comprised of 30 teams and a total of 150 racers.
All racing will be head-to-head, with the teams alternating courses
with each new matchup. Each racer skis twice on Friday and twice on
Saturday, with the winning team of each pool, plus wild card teams,
advancing to Saturday afternoon’s finals.
All Dandicap adjustments are made at the start when the gates open
early or stay closed, based on the time adjustment needed. As in a true
dual, the racer that crosses the finish line first wins that matchup and
scores a point.
KORbel fORD CuP finalS: Teams are seeded according to their
overall point score for the two days of competition. Competitors race
head-to-head in a single elimination bracket format, until there is a final
team champion crowned.
*Dandicapping refers to the handicapping system established by race director, Dan Conway.
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The Venue: Vail Mountain’s Golden PeakThe PRiMaRy Venue for the 2011 Korbel American Ski Classic is Vail’s
Golden Peak, the eastern-most portal to the legendary Vail Mountain, just
a short walk from the heart of Vail Village. All social and race activities are
conveniently located at the base of Golden Peak, with the spectacular Gore
Range as a backdrop. Wednesday’s Conway Cup Presented by Korbel
community ski race and Thursday’s Bud Light Street Beat free concert with
Robert Randolph & The Family Band with be held at Golden Peak.
Vail Mountain features seven miles of front-side ski runs, along with
seven internationally-renowned Back Bowls. In addition, the mountain
showcases three terrain parks and is blessed with 300 days of sunshine
a year and 5,289 acres of unmatched skiing and riding.
With miles of ski terrain, luxurious accommodations, gourmet dining,
spas, shopping and more, there is always something to do in Vail—Like
Nothing on Earth.
2011 Korbel American Ski Classic Past ChampionsVOLVO LEGEndS OF SKiinG dOWnHiLL
yeaR Men WOMen
1986 Anderl Molterer NO RACES HELD
1987 Anderl Molterer Kiki Cutter
1988 Otto Tschudi Cindy Nelson
1990 Hansi Hinterseer Cindy Nelson
1991 Andreas Wenzel Judy Nagel
1992 Franz Klammer Laurie Graham
1993 Franz Klammer Karin Dedler
1994 Leonhard Stock Laurie Graham
1995 Leonhard Stock Karin Dedler
1996 Leonhard Stock Cindy Nelson
1997 Franz Weber Laurie Graham
1998 Bernhard Russi Nancy Greene
2000 Franz Klammer Laurie Graham
2001 Dave Irwin Laurie Graham
2002 Franz Klammer Laurie Graham
2003 Franz Klammer Laurie Graham
2005 Bernhard Russi Laurie Graham
2006 Franz Klammer Toril Forland
2007 Kjetil A. Aamodt Laurie Graham
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dOWnHiLL RESULTS COnTinUEd
2008 Phil Mahre Michaela Gerg
(1989, 2004–No downhill held. 1999–Changed to team format.)
VOLVO LEGEndS OF SKiinG GiAnT SLALOM
yeaR Men WOMen
1983 Otto Tschudi Kiki Cutter
1984 Jean Claude Killy Gretchen Fraser
1985 Dick Durrance Joan Hannah
1986 Pepi Stiegler Joan Hannah
1987 Toni Sailer Putzi Frandl-Crotty
1988 Paul Carson Holly Flanders
1989 Jure Franco Cindy Nelson
1990 Franz Klammer Cindy Nelson
1991 Franz Weber Elisabeth Kirchler
1992 Franz Weber Brigitte Oertli
1993 Stein Eriksen Toril Forland
1994 Pepi Gramshammer Cindy Nelson
1995 Franz Klammer Pam Fletcher
1996 Changed to Team Format
David Currier, Toril Forland & Peter Wirnsberger
1997 Anderl Molterer, Dave Irwin & Debbie Armstrong
1998 Lisi Kirchler, Phil Mahre & Paul Carson
1999 Combined with Downhill Results
Tamara McKinney, Toril Forland, Armin Assinger,
Steve Mahre, Stein Halsnes & Anderl Molterer
2000 Combined with Ford Cup Results
Martin Bell
2001 Combined with Downhill Results
Laurie Graham, Erika Hess, Patrick Ortlieb,
Ken Read & Steve Graham
2002 Scott Henderson, Terry Ahola, Peter Wirnsberger,
Katharina Gutensohn, Eric Archer
2003 No Giant Slalom held
2004 Chad Fleischer Barbara Henderson
2005 Jake Fiala Cindy Nelson
2006 Stein Halsnes Marina Kiehl
2007 Kjetil A. Aamodt Kristina Koznick
2008 Phil Mahre Ylva Nowen
2009 Franz Klammer Pernilla Wiberg
2010 Casey Puckett Isolde Kostner
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