Another Carrabassett Valley Academy veteran to watch is Brenda Petzold, who started skiing at Loon, N.H., at 2 years old. The mogul competitions will be held Sunday, Jan. 28. Qualifiers begin at 10 a.m., with the finalists competing at 1 p.m. on Sunday River's White Heat. The World Cup mogul course is almost 300 yards long, featuring Volkswagon-sized bumps and two mandatory pro jumps. Athletes launch double and triple maneuvers, such as mule grabs and spread eagles, amid their 25-mph bump routines.
Judges score the mogul skiers on speed and technique combined with the compulsory jumps.
Burn competition last April. She just won her first career World Cup on Jan. 7 at Deer Valley's Olympic venue, a superb performance after sitting out the 1998 and '99 seasons with knee injuries. They're here to support us. Some look at it as pressure, but I just look at the support. Donna Weinbrecht of Killington, Vt., winner of the '92 Olympic gold medal in Albertville, France, is making a comeback in an attempt to compete at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.