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Kitzbuehel top tens for National Ability Center ski racer

Michele Roepke
Mar 8, 2023

National Ability Center Elite Alpine Ski Racer Ravi Drugan. Photo: courtesy of Drugan family

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — The world-famous, or infamous, ski racing courses of Kitzbuehel set the scene for the third-to-last world cup competition of the 2023 International Ski Federation (FIS) Para Alpine Skiing season.

The following Paralympians representing Park City’s National Ability Center (NAC) Elite Alpine Team placed in the top 15.

February 27 – Slalom

Ravi Drugan – 8th, men’s sitting
Jesse Keefe – 12th, men’s standing
Andrew Haraghey – 15th, men’s standing

February 28 – Slalom

Ravi Drugan – 7th, men’s sitting
Andrew Haraghey – 11th, men’s standing

Paralympic multi-medalist Team USA’s Laurie Stevens, who does not represent the NAC but often trains and races in Park City, won gold in the women’s sitting category on both days.

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By: Michele Roepke

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I've lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I’m on par punning and penning Parkites' pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I’ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there's been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain't my first rodeo.

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