Skiers, snowboarders compete at annual KLK races in upstate New York (03/10/02)

Skiers, snowboarders compete at annual KLK races in upstate New York

WINDHAM, N.Y. - The Carpathian Ski Club's (KLK) annual ski races were held Saturday, February 23 at Ski Windham. Close to 60 skiers competed in the race held annuallly in the Catskill Mountains of New York state.

Near perfect weather greeted the skiers, and onlookers; there was plenty of snow and lots of competition. Trophies were awarded for first place in each division, second- and third-place finishers received medals. Special traveling trophies were presented for the fastest time posted among men and women competitors. (Fastest time trophies are passed on from year to year to each successive winner, with no repeat winners allowed.)

This year's winner in the men's division was Taras Popel, with a time of 28.55 seconds. His father, George, sporting a leg cast from an earlier skiing accident, awarded his son the trophy.

For the first time a trophy was awarded to a female posting the fastest time. The inaugural recipient was Roxanna Kobziar, with a time of 29.74 seconds. Her father, Yuri, whose name appears on the traveling trophy as a past winner of that award, presented the award to Roxanna.

This year's KLK races introduced snowboard racing in a separate category, and six athletes of various ages competed on snowboards.

Awards were presented that evening during a banquet for skiers, their families and guests, held at Hunter Mountain in nearby Hunter, N.Y. KLK leaders Erko Palydowycz, Orest Fedash and Zenon Stakhiv conducted the evening's program.

Below are the KLK ski and snowboard race results. Letters in parentheses stand for gold, silver and bronze medals awarded by NASTAR to skiers based on the course time posted by pacesetters, as well as the gender and age of each racer.

SKIING

Girls 6-7

Katia Palydowycz, 39.92 (S)

Girls 8-9

Natalia Hryhorowych, 38.30 (G)

Girls 10-12

Tania Hryhorowych, 36.61 (B)
Orysia Kucher, 36.61 (B)
Melanie Siokalo, 36.82 (B)
Larysia Kobziar, 37.33 (B)

Girls 14-16

Roxanna Kobziar, 29.74 (S)
Larysia Rybak, 32.60 (B)
Alexandra Kachala, 34.27 (B)
Lydia Doll, 34.72 (B)
Deanna Kochan, 36.84 (B)

Girls 17-18

Melasia Doll, 32.84 (B)
Dianna Shmerykowsky 37.96

Women 19-29

Talia Fedash 31.84 (S)
Wanda Dubon-Vena, 37.59

Women 30-39

Marybeth Palydowycz, 45.62

Women 40+

Zoriana Siokalo, 36.38 (B)
Romana Hadzewycz, 38.59
Christine Kochan, 38.84

Boys 6-7

Peter Iwasiwka, 42,80 (B)

Boys 8-9

Nicholas Siokalo 35.08 (G)
Erko Palydowycz, 36.65 (S)

Boys 10-11

Justin Stasiuk, 37.81 (S)
Alex Hryhorowych, 38.67 (S)
Marko Kochan, 41.73 (B)
Paul Hadzewycz, 42.85

Boys 14-15

Adrian Rybak, 30.26 (S)
Adrian Kochan, 30.43 (S)
Andrew Hrubel, 36.52

Boys 17-18

Markian Hadzewycz, 31.58 (B)

Men 19-22

Darian Fedash, 32.63 (B)
Damian Holynskyj, 33.51

Men 23-29

Damian Vena, 28.26 (S)
Taras Popel, 28.55 (S)

Men 30-39

Severin Palydowycz, 27.49 (G)
Peter Strutynsky, 29.52 (S)
Andrey Sonevytsky, 30.44 (S)
Marco Shmerykowsky, 34.25 (B)

Men 40-49

Yuri Kobziar, 24.91 (G)
Yuriy Kucher, 30.62 (S)
Peter Siokalo, 32.75 (S)
Vlodko Temnycky, 33.61 (B)
Roman Iwasiwka, 35.97

Men 50-60

Orest Fedash, 32.46 (G)
Zenon Stakhiv, 32.98 (S)
Andrew Hadzewycz, 33.22 (S)
Andrei Kachala, 34.07 (B)
Oleh Kolodiy, 36.42 (B)
Joseph Vena, 39.34 (B)

Men over 60

John Shmerykowsky, 36.08 (B)

SNOWBOARDING

Women

Adrienne Burachinsky, 41.70
Lana Denysyk, 1:03.87

Men

Markian Rybak, 36.14
Danylo Peleschuk, 39.20
Mykola Stasiuk, 55.65

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