http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action Local Action Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:01:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Utah's Olympic Legacy Estimated economic impact of sports events held in Utah, 2000-2014: $1.8 billion Since 2002, the Utah Athletic Foundation has invested more than $100 million in facility and sport programs U.S. Speedskating moved its headquarters -- and long- and short-track teams -- to Kearns oval U.S. Ski Team built a $22 million ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/park-city-recreation/2010/utahs-olympic-legacy/             X-DANCE HISTORY For one insane week each winter, the world’s top action sport filmmakers and athletes, along with cutting-edge bands and DJs and key figures from the entertainment industry, gather in Salt Lake City, Utah, to celebrate action sports culture at the annual X-DANCE Action Sports Film Festival. Launched in 2001 ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/park-city-recreation/2010/x-dance-festival/ FIS FREESTYLE WORLD CUP DEER VALLEY RESORT January 14 – 16, 2010 Complete Schedule THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010 – MOGUL COMPETITION 9:30 a.m. ‐ 10:15 a.m. Ladies’ Mogul Qualifications Champion 11:30 a.m. ‐ 12:15 p.m. Men’s Mogul Qualifications Champion 12:30 p.m. ‐ 2:30 p.m.  VIP Tent Hospitality ‐ Lunch Served  Competition Venue  1:15 p.m. ‐ 2:15 p.m. Ladies’ and Men’s Mogul Finals (16/16) Champion 2:30 p.m.  ‐  2:45 p.m.  Awards immediately following competition  Finish Area  ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/events/2010/fis-freestyle-world-cup-schedule-january-14-16-at-deer-valley/ [gallery] The U.S. four-man bobsled team placed sixth of 26 teams Saturday afternoon as an impressive number of fans gathered at the Utah Olympic Park for the last day of World Cup competition. Despite temperatures in the 10s and a biting wind, Park Citizens lined the track to cheer on the ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/pro-sports/2009/fans-brave-cold-to-support-bobsled-world-cup/ Park City aerial phenom Speedy Peterson made a big appearance in Times Square this week while visiting NYC for a U.S. Ski Team fundraiser. After meeting the members of NASDAQ, Speedy and two Olympic teammates found themselves saluted in Times Square with a gaint billboard. Follow Speedy's training and other ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/park-city-recreation/2009/speedy-peterson-is-larger-than-life-in-times-square/ Weeks after rejoining the U.S. Ski Team in time to make the 2010 Vancouver Olympic season, a mellowed Bode Miller confirmed in his online diary for Universal Sports that, at least for the public's sake, his commitment to racing is real. "I had my 32nd birthday yesterday," he wrote from training ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/celebrity-news/2009/bode-miller-skips-birthday-skiings-reinvented-bland-boy-reports-im-not-doing-much-partying/ Super-athlete and former Paralympic ski racer Chris Wadell made history this afternoon, becoming the first ever paraplegic to summit the treacherous Mount Kilimanjaro as he arrived, right on schedule, at the top of Africa's highest peak, a towering 19,340 feet. The innovative athlete began the trek on September 24, climbing with ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/park-city-recreation/2009/chris-wadell-becomes-first-athlete-to-summit-mount-kilimanjaro-without-use-of-his-legs/ Just in time for the 2010 Olympic Games, Bode Miller announced today that he will rejoin the U.S. Ski Team. Speaking at a press conference in Southern California, Miller's comments shot across global media almost instantly. After two years of solo success, including an overall World Cup win in 2008, the ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/pro-sports/2009/bode-miller-back-on-us-ski-team/ Telemark Skier Magazine Editor Josh Madsen, a Park City telemarking phenom known for his filmmaking prowess and dedication to Park City's youth Tele Tribe, has teamed with Height Of Land Publications on the 50-date Telemark Skier Magazine U.S. tour, hitting key ski towns and metropolitan areas across the country for screenings of Madsen’s ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/park-city-recreation/2009/park-citizen-spreads-telemark-gospel-with-50-city-tour-josh-madsen-will-bring-the-party-home-in-october/ Before the U.S. Soccer team edged closer to a World Cup entry with a win at Rio Tinto Stadium this month, the team spent a not-so-subtle week in Park City, training at Quinn's Junction, hanging out on Main Street and dining at popular restaurants. Although officials kept practices under wraps after ... http://parkcityvoyeur.com/get-physical/local-action/index.php/park-city-recreation/2009/us-soccer-team-spends-a-not-so-secret-week-in-park-city/