Park City native Haley Batten wins World Cup mountain biking event
Short-track victory makes her a favorite to compete for Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics, but she can end the suspense by reaching the podium in Sunday’s long-track race.
(Photo courtesy of Jan Brychta /mtb-nmnm.cz)
Park City native Haley Batten, 22, is coated in mud and elation Friday, May 14, 2021 as she celebrates her first World Cup mountain biking win as an elite in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.