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1999 – 2000 Ford Downhill Series Athletes

2000 – 2001

SERIES SCHEDULE  

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA

Event Dates:  December 14 - 17, 2000      

Air Date:  December 24, 2000 NBC

JACKSON HOLE, WY

Event Dates:  December 19 - 22, 2000

 Air Date: January 13, 2001, NBC

LOON MOUNTAIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Event Dates:  January 4 - 7, 2001

Air Date:  February 11, 2001, CBS

BANFF, CANADA

Event Dates:  January 25 - 28, 2001

Air Date:  Nationally Syndicated

SQUAW VALLEY USA, CALIFORNIA

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Event Dates:  March 1 – 4, 2001

Air Date:  March 25, 2001, CBS

DOWNHILL RACE FORMAT Each event adopts a downhill race format consistent with high speed Olympic downhill racing.  Eclipse’s race officials have created a unique format consisting of two timed runs for each racer.  The result is high speed, dramatic competition in ski racing's greatest test: The Downhill.

The International Team Competition

The Ford Downhill Series is an International Team Competition.  Former national team members who wrote Olympic and World Cup downhill skiing history join together to proudly represent each athletes’ homeland in this battle among nations.  The winning team is determined by the combined times of each team member's second run.  Team France currently holds the Team Title.

Ford Downhill Series: Individual Competition

The winner is determined by the combined time of both runs.  Training runs determine the start order for the first of the two runs.  Each racer selects his start order at the Opening Ceremonies at each race course.

Kyle Rasmussen of the United States currently holds the Individual Title.

COMPETING NATIONS & ATHLETES

The Ford Downhill Ski Series features the greatest Downhill racers in skiing history.

The following teams have been selected to compete in the 2000-2001 Series:

CANADA

Felix Belczyk                  World Cup Champion, Leukerbad, Switzerland, 1988

Robert Boyd                            3 Time World Cup Champion, Olympian, 1988

FRANCE

Jean-Luc Cretier            Olympic Gold Medalist, Nagano, 1998

David Pretot                 

ITALY

Pietro Vitalini                Five top three finishes in World Cup Competition

Alberto Sennigagliesi     Twelve year member of the Italian Ski Team

SWITZERLAND

Daniel Mahrer               8 Time World Cup Gold Medalist, Olympian ‘88, ’92, ‘94

William Besse                4 Time World Cup Winner

USA

Tommy Moe                           Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist, Lillehammer, 1994

Kyle Rasmussen             2 Time World Cup Downhill Champion, 1995