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Freestyle skiers to make Utah World Cup stop
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Posted: 10:02 AM- The world's best freestyle skiers will compete in Utah again next winter when the World Cup circuit stops at Deer Valley Resort and the Park City Mountain Resort.

The Visa Freestyle International - the fourth of five U.S. stops on the international circuit - will be Jan. 29-31 at the two resorts, the International Ski Federation announced.

"Each of the venues has a tradition of hosting great athletic competitions and all are marquee and proven stops," U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association vice president of events Calum Clark said. "The mountains have some of the best terrain in the world and also provide an incredible fan experience."

Other domestic stops include women's and men's alpine events at Aspen and Beaver Creek in Colorado, respectively, from Nov. 28-29 and Dec.

4-7. Freestyle skiers also will compete Jan. 16-18 in Lake Placid, N.Y., while snowboaders will compete from Feb. 27 to March 1 at Sunday River, Maine.

The World Cup circuit includes dozens of other competitions in all skiing and snowboarding disciplines, primarily across Europe from late December until the end of March.

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