VAIL, Colo. (March 27) - Sit-skier Chris Devlin-Young (LW-12/1; Campton, NH) came back Sunday, a day after crashing in giant slalom, to win the slalom on the final day of The Hartford U.S. Disabled Championships and complete his personal golden hat trick while Stephani Victor (LW-12/2; Park City, UT) ended the bid for a sweep of the gold medals by Laurie Stephens (LW-12/1; Wenham, MA).

Devlin-Young, the defending slalom champion, won the downhill and super G to open the Championships but was a DNF in the giant slalom. Sunday, he led the first run by nearly two seconds and went on to win an adjusted 1:32.01 - finishing 2.69 ahead of GS champion Tyler Walker (LW-12/2; Franconia, NH). Carl Burnett (LW-11; Cape Elizabeth, ME) took the bronze medal.

In the women's sit-ski category, Stephens led the first run but had problems on her second run and missed a gate. Victor took the gold medal with a time of 1:46.92, nearly 10 seconds ahead of Stephens, who had won the DH, super G and GS.

In the standups category, former Paralympics slalom champ Monte Meier (LW-2; Park City, UT) held off newcomer John Whitney (LW-2; Towson, MD) to win in 1:36.05. Whitney, who had been .03 back after the first time, was silver medalist in 1:36.68 with Clay Fox (LW-4; Gillette, WY), who was gold medalist in super G and GS, in third place.

Germany's Rheinhild Moeller (LW-4) made it three straight wins in the women's standup race, finishing in 1:49.84 with Sandy Dukat (LW-2; Chicago) second for the fourth straight title race while Elitsa Storey (LW-2; Ketchum, ID) taking bronze for the fourth straight day. Sick when she came home from Europe, Dukat rebounded strongly at the Championships.

"It's been a long, tiring season, and it was great to defend the Nations Cup [symbolic of team supremacy on the World Cup]...but it also was tiring. Still, everyone rallied for nationals," Head Coach Kevin Jardine said. "For Sandy to come in here and ski this well after barely being on skis for three weeks, was great...and we saw some other good skiing - Nick [Catanzarite - LW-10/1; Misiwauka, IN] and Carl [Burnett - LW-11; Cape Elizabeth, ME] skied well, and obviously, Johnny Whitney was right on Monte's tail in the slalom. He won both runs, but Whitney really pushed him."

While some skiers head back to college Monday, Jardine and his coaching staff will be at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., for a couple of days of physical testing with 10 athletes.

THE HARTFORD DISABLED ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Vail, CO - March 27, 2005
(All times adjusted)
Men's Slalom
Sit-skiers
1. Chris Devlin-Young, LW-12/1, Campton, N.H., 1:32.01
2. Tyler Walker, LW-12/2, Franconia, N.H., 1:34.70
3. Carl Burnett, LW-11, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, 1:37.81
4. Nick Catanzarite, LW-10/1, Mishiwauka, Ind., 1:39.42
5. Kevin Connolly, LW-12/2, East Helena, Mont., 1:43.01
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Standups
1. Monte Meier, LW-2, Park City, Utah, 1:36.05
2. John Whitney, LW-2, Towson, Md., 1:36.69
3. Clay Fox, LW-4; Gillette, Wyo., 1:37.35
4. Adam Hall, LW-1, New Zealand, 1:39.27
5. Jim Lagerstrom, LW-4, Dearborn, Mich., 1:39.27
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Blind
DNF-2: Andy Parr, B-3 (Guide: Kevin Jardine), Rockland, Maine
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Women's Slalom
Sit-skiers
1. Stephani Victor, LW-12/2, Park City, Utah, 1:46.92
2. Laurie Stephens, LW-12/1, Wenham, Mass., 1:56.81
3. Luba Lowery, LW-12/2, Strong Maine, 2:15.30
4. Ricci Kilgore, LW-12/1, Reno, Nev., 2:38.79
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Standups
1. Reinhhild Moeller, LW-4, Germany, 1:49.84
2. Sandy Dukat, LW-2, Chicago, 1:50.96
3. Elitsa Storey, LW-2, Ketchum, Idaho, 1:53.31
4. Cynthia Mitchell, LW-3/1, Winter Park, Colo., 2:19.81
5. Adrian Moore, LW-3/1, Salt Lake City, 2:39.49