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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Freestyle skier Joe Pack, a silver medalist in the 2002 Olympics, and Travis Cabral, a 2003 world champion, both announced their retirement Monday.
Pack won silver on the aerials in front of his home fans in Park City in 2002. He returned to the U.S. team in 2006, but didn't place.
Cabral won three World Cup moguls events in 2003 to win the championship. He was also on this year's Olympic team.
They join Toby Dawson (moguls) and Eric Bergoust (aerials) in announcing their retirements this year. Jeremy Bloom (moguls) has also presumably quit skiing to pursue his career in the NFL, meaning the freestyle team must rebuild over the next four years. The entire team, men and women, netted only one Olympic medal in Italy.
"They've been outstanding role models and it's been an outstanding run but nothing goes on forever," coach Jeff Wintersteen said. "So now we have to rebuild, and we are."
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-09-25-06 1714MDT
