Golden (BC), Canada – Famed British Olympic ski jumper, Eddie the Eagle, will be in Golden beginning tomorrow through March 4 to meet and ski with fans. Kicking Horse Powder Tours has organized a number of events for the week, including four opportunities to ski with Eddie, a dinner and talk at the Eagle’s Eye Restaurant, and two … Continue reading Eddie the Eagle Finally Finds Gold in Golden
Lahti, Finland – Sunny skies have greeted athletes arriving in Lahti for this week’s FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. Teams from all corners of the globe have been making their way to the popular nordic center where the championships open Wednesday evening with first competitions on Thursday. The U.S. nordic combined team arrived Sunday and has … Continue reading Nordic Ski World Championships Open In Finland
Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has named 11 athletes to the ski jumping and nordic combined teams that will compete in the International Ski Federation’s 2017 Nordic World Ski Championships this month in Lahti, Finland. The biennial World Championships brings together the best athletes in the sport for the Feb. … Continue reading Eleven Athletes Named To U.S. Nordic World Champs Team
Park City, UT – Six-year- old Anna Hoffman sat on the bar atop of the 20-meter jump at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. Next to her was one of the leading ski jumpers in America, Lindsey Van, offering words of encouragement. Young Anna was calm and collected, helmet and goggles on her head and … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Fly Girl Comes of Age
Lake Placid, NY – The annual Flaming Leaves Festival returns to the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9. As crowds take in blues, brews and barbeque, the nation’s top ski jumpers will soar off the Olympic Jumping Complex’s 90-meter ski jump, competing in the NYSEF K90 ski jump competition and 2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. … Continue reading Autumn Ski Jumping Returns to Lake Placid
Park City, UT – Women’s Ski Jumping USA (WSJ-USA) has named Julie Hickam as board president along with new board members, Laura Sankey and Blair Tomten. After the untimely passing of former president, Deedee Corradini last year, this new leadership will play a critical role in realizing Corradini’s vision to be the best female jumping program in the … Continue reading New President for Women’s Ski Jumping USA
Graz, Austria – Austrian ski jumper Lukas Mueller has been left partially paralyzed by injuries sustained last week in a fall during training for the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria. Doctors say that the 23-year-old Mueller, who underwent spinal surgery last Wednesday in Graz to stabilize fractures to two cervical vertebrae, still has … Continue reading Austrian Ski Jumper Paralyzed in Fall
