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Blog: "Egrets" flies away with snow-sculpting championship

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2010 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition

Sculptors from around the country are in Lake Geneva this week for the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition, part of the city's annual Winterfest celebration.

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2010 Lake Geneva Winterfest

Highlights from the 2010 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis. Click to play

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Snow sculpting time-lapse

Time lapse images from the Lake Geneva Area Realty Web cam overlooking the Riviera during the 2010 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition.

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“Egrets” by the Wisconsin team of Tom Queoff, Mike Martino and Mike Sponholz won the first-place award Saturday at the U.S. Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva. The winner is chosen by fellow competitors. Terry Mayer/staff.

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3:00 p.m., Feb. 6, 2010 -- “Egrets” by the Wisconsin team of Tom Queoff, Mike Martino and Mike Sponholz won the first-place award Saturday at the U.S. Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva. The winner is chosen by fellow competitors.

Second place and Gene Kempfer People’s Choice Award went to Team Michigan — Luke Dehtiar, Max Dethiar and Ryan Olszowy — for “If I Only Had a Brain.”

Third place went to another Team Wisconsin, with “Parenthood,” created by Jeff Shawhan, Brett Tomczak and Jim Malkowski.

5:43 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- We've posted video from today's work at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva. It includes an interview with the Kilted Snow Weasels about how they'll finish after being hit by injury and illness. Also, team Michigan, last year's winner, bounces back after part of their sculpture crumbles. Watch it HERE.

2:13 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- Competition organizer Don Berg just finished the 1:30 p..m team meeting in the Riviera Ballroom. It's carver Jon Dietz's 44th birthday today, so his fellow competitors sang... MORE

12:58 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- We're updating from Lake Geneva live today on Facebook. You don't need an account to join us, but if you have one, please become a fan to include our news feed on your page ... FACEBOOK

12:38 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- The always-popular Kilted Snow Weasels, working on block No. 1, are determined to finish, despite a series of setbacks with team members. Bill Brown says teammate Randall Tackett slipped and fell coming to the site the first day. By today, he couldn't move, so he spent the morning in the emergency room. Brown came down with an illness yesterday, and was out of commission for the full day. Brown says they've called in some reinforcements from Rockford, and plan to work through the night to finish ... MORE

Noon, Feb. 5, 2010 -- Field trip Friday: Snow sculpting is a popular field trip, and buses from schools around the area have been pulling up throughout the morning with groups of students. Latest photos ... MORE

11:14 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010A short time ago, a large portion on the top of Team Michigan's sculpture crashed to the ground. Team member Ryan Olszowsky says ... MORE

10:44 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- Temps at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition are getting warmer than teams prefer. Mike Martino of Team Wisconsin says they'll wait until this evening ... MORE