パーク・シティＳＬ、ライナー・シェンフェルダー（ＡＵＴ）、復活２位 ライナー・シェンフェルダー、１本目の滑り（失敗前） 　11月23日、パーク・シティ（ＵＳＡ）で行なわれた男子スラロームで２位に入りながら失格したライナー・シェンフェルダーは、オーストリアチームの抗議が認められ、復活２位入賞が確定した。ＦＩＳのアッピール・コミッションが12月１日、発表した。 （下記ニュースレターを参照のこと） →パーク・シティ男子スラローム 　追記：この結果にジョルジオ・ロッカの３位を逃したイタリアチームは、12月4日、正式にFISに抗議した。この問題はまだ尾を引きそうだ。 　シェンフェルダーの失格事件 　１本目、５番目でスタートしたライナー・シェンフェルダーは、「コース整備のスタッフに邪魔をされた」として滑りを止めた。15番の後に再スタートをしてパランダーと共にベストタイムをマークしたのである。２本目はパランダーとのデッドヒートに敗れ２位になったのだが、フィンランドチームは１本目の後、「シェンフェルダーはコース整備のせいではなく、その後にコースアウトした」と抗議を行なっていた。レース終了後、ジュリー会議が延々と行なわれ、シェンフェルダーの失格が決定したのである。だがオーストリアチームはこれで納得したわけではなく、再度抗議を行なってこの問題を蒸し返した。 　12月１日　オーストリアチームの抗議が認められ、ライナー・シェンフェルダーは２位に復活した。 　この決定により、１本目31位で暫定的に２本目に出場してベストタイムをマークして11位に入ったミヒャエル・ワルヒホッファーは失格となった。12位以下の成績に変更はない（一人を救って一人を捨てたオーストリア）。 U.S. SKI TEAM NEWS BUREAU http://www.usskiteam.com TUESDAY, DEC. 2, 2003 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Kelly, tkelly@ussa.org FIS REVERSES ON-SITE JURY: SCHOENFELDER WINS PARK CITY APPEAL PARK CITY, UT (Dec. 2) - The International Ski Federation (FIS) has upheld an appeal by the Austrian Ski Association on behalf of alpine racer Rainer Schoenfelder, who was disqualified after finishing second in a World Cup slalom at Park City Mountain Resort, it was learned Tuesday. The decision, which extends the World Cup lead for Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) by 22 points because it erases Austrian Michael Walchhofer's 12th-place slalom finish, is open to further appeal. However, U.S. Alpine Director Jesse Hunt said the U.S.Ski Team would not appeal the decision to reinstate Schoenfelder. "It's a dead case," Hunt said. "It's over." Schoenfelder was granted a provisional re-run Nov. 23 after claiming an accident by a course worker during the slalom at the Chevy Trucks America's Opening had distracted him, causing him to eventually ski out on the lower section of the race course. He also had a provisional second run and finished second to Finn Kalle Palander, only to have his finish protested by several nations. After the race, the three-member jury ruled he had skied far enough past the worker so that when he did not immediately stop, he had no grounds to petition for the re-run. With no re-run,Schoenfelder would not have finished second, the jury said, and he was disqualified. In its decision on his appeal, FIS said the jury - having awarded him a provisional re-run - was not the appropriate body to rule on Schoenfelder's race result. It made no reference to whether the decision was correct, but said the jury had was not empowered to rule on its own ruling, so Schoenfelder was reinstated. FIS Secretary General Sarah Lewis said the nations, which protested the result, could appeal the decision on Schoenfelder's appeal. The decision, presupposing it becomes permanent, shuffles the World Cup standings. Miller remains the overall leader with 230 points but now Austrians Hermann Maier and Walchhofer are tied for second with 180 points each; Walchhofer had 202 before being stripped of his slalom result. Walchhofer, 31st in the first run, received a provisional second run (he would have been 30th if Schoenfelder were disqualified) and finished 12th. However, with Schoenfelder's re-run now authorized by FIS, Walchhofer loses his second run and 22 points for 12th place. In addition, Tom Rothrock (Cashmere, WA) still earned his first World Cup top-10, but dropped from a three-tie for eighth place to a tie for ninth. � Hunt said his concern was not any short-term gain in points by Miller. He would like to see more support for an on-site jury's decision, but will not fight this ruling, he said. -- Best in the World! -- USSA News & Information This message was sent from USSA and was intended for: kipopress@ski-and-ski.com