Sean McCormick soars down Golden Peak at the 2006 Junior Olympics.
The 2006 Ski & Snowboard Club Vail proudly displays their credentials at the Junior Olympics opening ceremonies parade.
Their names aren’t featured in headlines of the Sports section and they don’t have any multi-million dollar endorsement deals (at least not yet), but the racers who will ride Golden Peak all week play with as much heart as their Olympic idols.
A mass of 13- and 14-year-old athletes will make Vail their home March 9-15 for the 2008 J3 Junior Olympics. There are 160 of these young phenoms (80 from the Rocky Mountain Division, 80 from the Mid-West Division) including members from the Valley’s own Ski & Snowboard Club Vail will descend on the Golden Peak race course to see who’s tops in Downhill, Super-G, Slalom and Giant Slalom. The Junior Olympics are a great family event and an excellent opportunity to catch a rising star. Although these junior stars may not have made a name for themselves yet, who knows what the future holds? I think we all remember a former Ski and Snowboard Club Vail member and Junior Olympian named Lindsey Kildow…
Sunday and Monday will serve as downhill training days for the athletes, with an opening ceremonies parade Monday evening at 6 p.m., starting at the Children’s Fountain in Vail Village and continuing on to the racecourse in Golden Peak. The competition schedule for the remainder of the week is as follows:
Tuesday, March 11 – Downhill
Wednesday, March 12 – Super G
Thursday, March 13 – Women’s Giant Slalom
Friday, March 14 – Men’s Giant Slalom
Saturday, March 15 – Slalom
For a complete schedule of each day’s activities, check out the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s website.
Make some time to head to Golden Peak this week, and years from now you’ll be able to say you saw that Olympian way back when, and enjoy Plum’s conversation with Junior Olympics Committee Chair (and Junior Olympian mother) Stephanie Samuelson below.
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Junior Olympics Committee Chair Stephanie Samuelson stopped by Fresh Tracks to talk about the event which will be taking place all week long on Vail Mountain.
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