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American Men & Women in Action in Europe Sept 17-18 Nina Lussi in top 10 twice in Hinterzarten FC-W Results: Sat 9/17 Sun 9/18 The Women’s FIS Cup competition in Hinterzarten featured a lot of Americans, topped by Nina Lussi’s 7th & 8th place finishes. On Saturday, Germany’s Carina Vogt (2014 Olympic gold medalist) was the winner. Behind Lussi (7th) were Emilee Anderson 18th, Gabriella Armstrong 19th, Samantha Macuga 20th, Cara Larson 23rd, Logan Sankey 24th, Anna Hoffman 25th, Sophie Nester 26th, and Mollie Immens 27th. On Sunday, Germany’s Anna Rupprecht took the top spot. Lussi (8th) was followed by Anderson 17th, Armstrong 18th, Larson 20th, Sankey 21st, Hoffman 22nd, Macuga 23rd, Nester 24th, and Immens 26th. Osterc & Iwasa Win Men’s FC in Hinterzarten Results: Sat 9/17 Sun 9/18 In Men’s FIS Cup competition at Hinterzarten, Saturday’s winner was Slovenia’s Aljaz Osterc. Japan’s Yuken Iwasa was the winner on Sunday. The top American in a field of 95 jumpers was AJ Brown, 42nd Saturday and 50th Sunday. Trev Edlund was next at 69th and 67th. Kevin Bickner, William Rhoads Shine in Stams COC Results: Sat 9/17 Sun 9/18 Germany’s Markus Eisenbichler was a double winner in Continental Cup action in Stams AUT. Canada’s Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes took third, with Kevin Bickner 17th, William Rhoads 25th. and Mike Glasder 43rd. On Sunday, Boyd-Clowes was 5th, with Rhoads moving up to 11th, Bickner improving to 15th, and Glasder up to 40th. Boyd=Clowes trains & travels with US team. Nita Englund 7th & 4th in Summer GP in Russia Sept 10/11 Tara Geraghty-Moats places 13th & 15th Results: Sat 9/10 Sun 9/11 Japan’s Sara Takanashi took first place both days in Women’s Summer Grand Prix competition in Chaikovsky Russia Sept 10 & 11. The USA’s Nita Englund just missed the podium on Sunday, finishing 4th, and teammate Tara Geraghty-Moats placed 15th. On Saturday, Nita was 7th, and Tara 13th. Congratulations, Nita and Tara! USA Nordic (men’s team) Summer Mid-Season Assessment Sport Director Clint Jones analyzes training and performance thru August > > > CLICK HERE to read full article on USA Nordic website (men’s ski jumping and NC) Kevin Bickner 16th and 7th in Summer GP in Hakuba JPN 16th on Saturday, 7th Sunday Results: Sat 8/27 Results: Sun 8/28 Kevin Bickner set the table on Saturday with a top-20 result in Summer Grand Prix action in Japan, but put on quite a show Sunday, leading after the first round with the longest flight of the day at 135 meters, and putting in a solid second jump of 118 meters to finish 7th. > > > Read full coverage on USANORDIC.COM Lussi 24th, Glasder 26th in Continental Cup Action Nina 24th in Oberwiesenthal GER Friday Results: Fri 8/26 Mike 26th in Frenstat CZE Saturday Results: Sat 8/27 Nina Lussi made it to the final round of 30 in Oberwiesenthal GER Friday in Women’s Continental Cup competition, placing 24th. Mike Glasder finished in the top 30 in Men’s Continental Cup action, placing 16th on Saturday in Frenstat pod Radhostem CZE. Casey Larson Scores FIS Points Twice in Kuopio FIN 22nd in FIS Cup Thurs Aug 18 Results: Thurs 8/18 Results: Fri 8/19 26th in Continental Cup Sun Aug 21 Results: Sat 8/20 Results: Sun 8/21 Casey Larson of the USA Nordic ski team scored his first FIS points by finishing in the top 30 in an FIS Cup competition in Kuopio FIN on Aug 18. He finished in the points again on Sunday in a Continental Cup event at the same venue. See team coverage at USANordic.org USA Nordic Update by Adam Loomis, NC Team Member Read “New Kids on the Block” ... click here for complete article We’re going to provide links to new releases from USA Nordic ... it looks like an exciting year ahead for our jumpers and Nordic Combiners; we want to continue to provide a springboard to their website so you can get the latest directly from the source!. Kevin Bickner in Summer GP in Einsiedeln Sat Aug 6 Canada’s Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes 14th Results: Sat 8/6 Details: USA Nordic The US Nordic program is celebrating a top-ten finish in the Summer Grand Prix, the summer equivalent of World Cup. Kevin Bickner grabbed 8th place, and Mackenzie-Boyd Clowes of Canada, who trains with the US team, placed 14th. Results and details at links above. Masters National Championships in St Paul New Year’s Day For men & women 25 years of age and up ... age brackets & hill sizes for ALL We invite you to visit the US Masters Facebook Page ... CLICK HERE for info. Masters age classes are as follows: Pre-Master 25-29 M1 30-39 M2 40-49 M3 50-59 M4 60-69 M5 70-79 click photo to enlarge So, you WERE a ski jumper, hung ‘em up a few (or many) years ago, but still think you’d enjoy the thrill of flight once again. Masters Ski Jumping may be JUST WHAT YOU NEED! And Masters Ski Jumping NEEDS YOU!!! The more, the merrier ... but you know that! Masters competitions have age classes, but you will jump on a hill that’s comfortable for your skill and experience. You will NOT need to compete on a hill bigger than you choose. It’s all about FUN, and we’d like YOU to think about it! Click link above to visit the Masters FB page. We want to keep jumpers in the sport, bring old jumpers back, and bring new jumpers in. American Ski Jumping HOF 2016 Induction Held Sat Aug 6 Olympic gold medalist Billy Demong & architect Dave Solner featured speakers A large crowd gathered on a beautiful evening at the Mt Frontenac golf course south of Red Wing MN for the tenth American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame was held. Billy Demong 2012 Olympic gold medalist, spoke about his role in the USA Nordic organization, which develops and supports the US ski jumping and Nordic Combined teams, and is dedicated to growing and supporting the sport in the USA. Dave Solner, architect and former jumper, showed and explained proposed plans for the new Olympic-sized jump to be built on the property, which is in the hills overlooking the Mississippi River. The golf course is owned by the Prairie Island tribe, which owns the nearby Treasure Island casino. They will be major partners in the development of this huge and spectacular new jump. More about event and new jump: www.americanskijumping.com National Championships to Rhoads, Jerome, T Fletcher 2017 Large-Hill titles decided at Utah Olympic Park Results: Sat 7/30/16 Will Rhoads claimed his second consecutive national lare-hill title, and Jessica Jerome added another to her dozen previous titles. She’s been flying on this hill for a long time ... was a forerunner at the 2002 Olympics ... when wome weren’t allowed to compete! The scoresheet (link above) will show Canada’s Taylor Henrich in 1st place in the women’s class, Jessica in 2nd; but as the top US finisher, Jess earned the US title, her thirteenth. Cara Larson and Logan Sankey were awarded 2nd and 3rd place in the US Nationals. Will Rhoads took top honors among the men, with Kevin Bickner 2nd and Casey Larson 3rd in the US title competition. Canada’s Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes blasted his way into 3rd overall, despite falling after landing on a flight of 139.5 meters. The Nordic Combined championship went to Taylor Fletcher, followed by Bryan Fletcher and Ben Berend (results included at the end of scoresheet via link above). A non-championship event was held on Friday on the “normal hill.” Results: Fri 7/29/16 Summer Season Opens in Europe ... Americans in Action Men’s Continental Cup - Kranj SLO July 1-2 Results: Fri 7/1 Sat 7/2 Canada’s Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes placed 4th and Kevin Bickner of the USA was 6th on Saturday in Kranj, with the USA’s Michael Glasder 27th. In Friday’s opening event, Boyd- Clowes was 12th, Bickner 18th, and Glasder 52nd. Picking up where he left off last year, Slovenia’s Peter Prevc was a double winner. There were 60+ jumpers in the field. _________________ ICMYI ... News From Last Season ________________ Englund 7th in Almaty Feb 28, Sets Hill Record at 103.5M Geraghty-Moats 15th ... both move up after first round Results: Sun 2/28 For the second day in a row in Women’s World Cup, both Americans had great final round jumps to move up in the final round. Nita’s flight of 103.5 meters was a new hill record, and moved her up from 13th to 8th. Tara moved from 18th to 15th with a 95 meter jump. Englund 8th, Geraghty-Moats 11th in Almaty Feb 27 Both Americans move up after 2nd round jumps of 98.5M Results: Sat 2/27 Nita Englund was 19th and Tara Geraghty-Moats 21st after the first round of Women’s World Cup competition in Almaty KAZ on Saturday. But they each blasted their way to 98.5 meters on their second jump, vaulting them to 8th and 11th place, respectively. Unseasonably warm spring weather made for rather soggy conditions, but there were a lot of very long jumps. Nita has had a number of top-10 finishes this year, and Tara’s 11th was a career best. They’ll jump again Sunday. USA’s Mike Glasder Wins Iron Mountain COC Feb 20 William Rhoads 6th, Christian Friberg 26th event website Results: Sat 2/20 It’s been about 30 years since an American jumper captured top honors at Pine Mountain, but that string came to an end on Saturday Feb 20 with Michael Glasder, of Cary IL, a member of the USA Nordic ski jumping team winning ahead of Poland’s Bartolomiej Klusek and Slovenia’s Ernest Prislic. William Rhoads of the USA, from Park City UT, placed 6th, and teammate Christian Friberg was 26th Congratulations to these three US jumpers, and to coach Clint Jones. Pictured: Mike (L), Clint ... Ken Anderson photo Glasder earned 100 points in the standings for his first place finish, and that vaulted him from 57th place to 39th in the season standings. CURRENT STANDINGS (after 21 of 28 events) There were at least 10 jumps over 130 meters today, and another dozen or more in the 120+ meter range. Temperature was around 40 with cloud cover; it was a GREAT day with a huge crowd on hand. Austrians Fill Podium in Iron Mountain Sunday Feb 21 Altenburger wins; Glasder 17th, Rhoads 25th, Friberg 28th Results: Sun 2/21 Fans at Pine Mountain were treated to another excellent competition on Sunday. The Austrian team had nobody in the top ten Saturday, but the took all three podium spots on Sunday. Florian Altenburger was the winner, with teammates Andreas Tollinger and Clemens Aigner 2nd & 3rd respectively. The USA’s Mike Glasder, Saturday’s winner, took 15th place, with Will Rhoads 25th and Christian Friberg 29th. CURRENT STANDINGS (after 22 of 28 events) FIS World Junior Championships - Rasnov ROU US men: Kevin Bickner, Patrick Gasienica, Casey Larson, Nick Mattoon US women: Gabriella Armstrong, Mollie Immens, Cara Larson, Logan Sankey • Ski Jumping - Women: Logan Sankey 30th results 2/23 • Ski Jumping - Men: Kevin Bickner 6th results 2/24 • Ski Jumping - Men’s Team: USA 12th results 2/24 • Ski Jumping - Mixed Team: USA 12th results 2/24 FIS Youth Olympic Games - Lillehammer NOR US team: Casey Larson, Ben Loomis, Logan Sankey • Nordic Combined: Ben Loomis 2nd results 2/16 jump round • Ski Jumping - Men: Casey Larson 6th results 2/16 • Ski Jumping - Women: Logan Sankey 12th results 2/16 • Ski Jumping - Men’s Team: USA 10th results 2/19 Lahti Women’s WC ... Americans 12th, 15th, 30th Englund 12th, Geraghty-Moats 15th, Hughes 30th Results: Fri 2/19 The Lahti FIN Women’s World Cup got off to a soggy start, but the competition was held on Friday Feb 19, and Japans Sara Takanashi once again flew to the top of the podium. Three Americans finished in the points, with Nita Englund capturing 12th position, Tara Geraghty Moats 15th, and Abby Hughes getting her first World Cup point of the season by placing 30th ... just before hopping a flight back to the US to get ready for her April wedding! Nita Englund 7th in Ljubno SLO World Cup Sat 2/13 Takanashi 2nd and 4th; wins to Vtic & Iraschko Results: Sat 2/13 Sun 2/14 The USA’s Nita Englund scored another top-ten finish, placing 7th on Saturday in the first day of Women’s World Cup action in Ljubno SLO. Maja Vtic of Slovenia edged Japan’s Sara Takanashi, breaking her win streak. Takanashi was 2nd, with Slovenia’s Spela Rogelj 3rd. On Sunday, Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz was the winner; Vtic was 2nd and Slovenia’s Spela Rogelj was 3rd. Englund placed 20th, with Tara Geraghty-Moats 35th and Abby Hughes 38th. Glasder 21st Sat, Rhoads 30th Sun in Zakopane COC Austrians sweep podium on Saturday Results: Sat 2/13 Sun 2/14 US jumper Mike Glasder is consistent in Continental Cup competition ... he scored another 21st place in Poland on Saturday Feb 13, after taking a 20th and 21st last week in Slovenia. Saturday’s winner was Ulrich Wohlgenannt, followed by last week’s double winner, Philipp Aschenwald, and Clemens Aigner. On Sunday, Wohlgenannt won again, with teammate Thomas Diethart 2nd and Poland’s Jan Ziobro 3rd. USA’s William Rhoads was 30th. FIS Cup Report: Eau Claire SilverMine Feb 12-13 Austria’s Hubers, USA’s Friberg on podium twice Results: Fri 2/12 Sat 2/13 Friday night’s FIS Cup competition saw a pair of Austrian brothers, Daniel and Stefan Huber, take the top two spots on the podium, with the USA’s Christian Friberg in 3rd. On Saturday, Stefan was the winner, with Christian 2nd and Daniel 3rd. See scoresheet links above. Takanashi Wins, Lundby 2nd, Avvakumova 3rd in Oslo Sara Takanashi nets 305.8 points on jumps of 137.5 &136 meters! Results 2/4 Norway’s Maren Lundby scores 285.1 on flights of 136.5 & 134 meters The world’s top female jumpers put on a great show of distance jumping at Oslo’s famed Holmenkollen on Thursday Feb 4. It’s the largest jump on the women’s World Cup circuit. Series points leader Sara Takanashi contined to dominate, and Maren Lundby thrilled her home crowd with a pair of long flights to finish 2nd. Russia’s Irina Avvakumova completed the podium in 3rd. Americans Nita Englund and Tara Geraghty-Moats finished 18th and 29th, respectively. Canadian Taylor Henrich placed 16th. Englund 8th & 9th in Oberstdorf GER Women’s World Cup Alexander 4th, Glasder 11th in Bischofshofen Conti Cup Jan 29-31: Women’s World Cup, Men’s World Cup, Men’s Continental Cup • Oberstdorf GER - Women’s World Cup Results: Sat 1/30 Sun 1/31 USA - Nita Englund 8th Saturday, 9th Sunday ... Sara Takanashi wins twice • Sapporo JPN - Men’s World Cup Results: Sat 1/30 Sun 1/31 FB post Noriaki Kasai (JPN, age 43) places 4th & 3rd, becomes father of baby girl! • Bischofshofen AUT - Men’s Continental Cup Results: Sat 1/30 Sun 1/31 USA - Nick Alexander 4th Saturday, Mike Glasder 11th Sunda __________________________________________________________________________________________________ SEE WORLD CUP LIVE ON NBC SPORTS! Live HD on NBCSN (cable), live streaming at NBCSports.com/live-extra Check your cable guide for NBCSN If your cable plan includes NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), you’ll be able to watch FIS winter sports coverage LIVE. Some events are carried on their HD channel, others are live-streamed. There is NO coverage of Women’s World Cup ... BOO, HISS! Maybe next year? But it’s a start. Click here for: Olympic Sports Broadcast Schedule (you’ll find a lot of other winter sports listed, and it will indicate dates, times, and whether the event is on HD or streaming) If BROADCAST, find your NBCSN channel and enjoy! If STREAMING, click here to access: www.nbcsports.com/live-extra (you’ll need to identify your provider, then you’ll need to login with the same ID and password you use to access your account on your provider’s website ... that will verify that you are a paying subscriber, and allow you to view all streamed content). It may take a few minutes to get familiar with the streaming website, but once in, you’ll find crystal-clear video, good sound, and best of all, NO COMMERCIAL BREAKS! Visit FIS site for start lists, live scoring, & results. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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US Team Athletes Get to know ‘em! Ski Jumping Kevin Bickner AJ Brown Trevor Edlund Christian Friberg Tara Geraghty-Moats Michael Glasder Abby Ringquist Sarah Hendrickson Jessica Jerome Casey Larson Miles Lussi Nina Lussi William Rhoads Nordic Combined Ben Berend Brett Denney Bryan Fletcher Taylor Fletcher Jasper Good Adam Loomis Michael Ward We’ll add more as we receive them. Please visit their team sites also, via links above.

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NOTE: *** The FIS Schedule and Results pages are now presented in a format which shows upcoming events in ALL jumping categories in the left column, and results of ALL completed events in the right column. Drop lists allow you to choose series (WC, COC, etc) and gender. A letter P in a blue box at left end of line indicates preliminary results (training, quali, first round, etc.) and a letter R indicates some or all of the official results are posted. Click the YELLOW arrow at right of any results line to get a list of PDFs ready for viewing or download. Isn’t Ski Jumping Awfully Dangerous? The PERCEPTION is that ski jumping is an extremely dangerious. sport. The reality is far different ... learn more! ** READ ARTICLE How Do People Start Ski Jumping? Nobody just picks up a pair of skis and gives it a try. Not on big hills, anyway. Most jumpers start young, on very small jumps, and learn incrementally, moving gradually to larger jumps as their skills and confidence continue to develop. ** RECRUITING VIDEO Here’s a short video from a junior jumping event in St Paul MN at their annual Christmas Beginner’s Camp ... ** LITTLE KID VIDEO The following video was a 20th Century Fox Newsreel feature in about 1950. ** HISTORIC VIDEO When Do People Hang Up Their Jumping Skis? The answer to this one is quite simple ... when they want to! Once a jumper is 30 years of age or older, he or she becomes eligible to participate in Masters competition. Jumpers age 30-39 are class M1, 40-49 M2, 50-59 M3, 60-69 M4, 70-79 M5, etc. There’s now a pre-Masters class for jumpers age 25-29. Tom Ricchio is a corporate jet pilot who jumps in class M4. Tom has competed multiple times in the Masters World Championships. ** READ ARTICLE about Tom, and his participation in the 2010 US Masters Nat’l Championships in Coleraine MN. Don West retired in 2011 as the oldest jumper in the US. A resident of Plattsburgh NY, Don was a retired college professor. He was a class M5 jumper (in his seventies), and competed multiple times in Masters World Championships. Don passed away on Aug 30, 2014, at age 77 ... click to read obituary CONCLUSION: For those who enjoy ski jumping, it can be a lifetime sport. Some like to continue competing, others become coaches or volunteers. If you live anywere near one of the clubs listed on our Regional Clubs page, make an effort to see some live ski jumping, and if you’re inclined to give it a try, talk to one of the coaches. Although most jumpers start very young, there are adults who would like to try it, and they’re welcome, if they’re willing to “start small” and work their way on up, just like kids do.