Ruka, Finland – High winds continued on Sunday in Ruka, forcing officials to cancel the remaining event of the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup opener in Ruka, just as it had Saturday for ski jumping. The tour now heads across Scandinavia to the Olympic venue of Lillehammer to try it again next weekend. There was no immediate word … Continue reading Ruka Wind Scuttles World Cup Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined
Ruka, Finland – Winds continued to hamper jumping in Ruka on Saturday, with both Nordic combined and ski jumping schedules being rewritten daily. High winds forced cancellation of Saturday’s opening FIS Nordic Combined World Cup. The qualification and provisional competition round on Friday was also canceled. Officials are looking now at Sunday with a planned 6 a.m. … Continue reading Wind in Ruka Hinders Ski Jumping
New York, NY – With the demise of Universal Sports Network, NBC Sports has acquired the U.S. television rights to World Cup skiing and other winter sports. The signal from Universal Sports shut down today, leaving many U.S. ski racing fans in the dark. NBC Sports Group announced today that it has formally acquired Universal Sports Network … Continue reading NBC Picks Up World Cup TV Coverage
Steamboat Springs, CO – As Bryan Fletcher battled for the lead at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships last March in Sweden, his mind kept racing back to that day as a six-year-old cancer victim in Steamboat Springs when he finally convinced mom to let him ski jump. Bryan finished fifth in Falun – another milestone … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Learning to Thrive
Lake Placid, NY – Ski jumping and a variety of brews will make for another busy autumn this weekend in Lake Placid. Some of the nation’s top ski jumpers will soar off the Olympic Jumping Complex’s 90-meter ski jump during the annual Flaming Leaves Festival, Saturday and Sunday, while more than 60 micro-breweries will celebrate the craft … Continue reading Flaming Leaves Ski Jump and Brewfest Highlight This Weekend in Lake Placid
Park City, UT – World champion ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson of Park City underwent knee surgery in late August and will be out for the season. Hendrickson, who injured her right knee in a training accident in August 2013 leading up to the Sochi Olympics, reinjured the knee during jump training in June. According to U.S. Ski Team … Continue reading Knee Injury Sidelines Ski Jumping Champion for Season
Park City, UT – Following a decision by Women’s Ski Jumping USA (WSJ-USA) to focus more on its Fly Girls development program, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) will take on an expanded role in managing women’s elite ski jumping starting this fall, both organizations announced on Monday. Program elements for the elite team will … Continue reading USSA Increases Role in Women’s Ski Jumping
