January 1979
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January 1979

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Monday, January 1, 1979

Defending national para-ski champion Nick Kingery stomps the disc during last year's meet at Sun Valley, ID.  Kingery needed two dead centers to earn a razor-thin victory (1 point out of over 4000) against European professionals and more than 50 other American competitors.  The third annual U.S. National Para-Ski Championships is scheduled April 3-5, 1979, again at Sun Valley.  Photo by "Brother" Jack Sorenson.

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