A 10 year old girl wearing a helmet cam talks herself through her fear at the top of a ski jump, then sails down a 40-meter ramp for the first time. Here goes…something. Watch out Lindsey Van. Related Posts: Ready To Fly … [Read more...]
Sarah Hendrickson clutches crystal globe as World Cup campaign ends
U.S. team ends inaugural season as dominant, top-ranked squad OSLO, Norway (March 9, via release) — The last time Sarah Hendrickson and her teammates ski jumped on the Midstubakken hill in Oslo, Norway, they had a job to do. This time, it was purely for joy. American Sarah Hendrickson, … [Read more...]
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup: Hendrickson wins again in Zao and Jerome is 5th
Visa Team heads to Oslo, Norway for World Cup final Zao, Japan, March 4, via release — Pressure or no pressure, Sarah Hendrickson proved this weekend in Zao, Japan that she’s the best in the world. After clinching the inaugural women’s ski jumping World Cup overall title … [Read more...]
Hendrickson secures overall World Cup title with win in Zao, Japan
Coaches call it an incredible accomplishment for the Park City teen Zao, Japan, via release — Sarah Hendrickson clinched the inaugural women’s ski jumping World Cup overall title Saturday in Zao, Japan — a feat so significant that even she was left nearly … [Read more...]
Sarah Hendrickson soars to silver medal at Junior World Championships
Erzurum, Turkey (Feb. 23) — Sarah Hendrickson added another title Thursday to her long list of ski jumping accomplishments — silver medalist in the 2012 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. In 2010 she won the bronze (the only American, male or female, to ever medal in a Junior … [Read more...]
Junior Worlds on tap for trio of teen ski jumpers - Hendrickson heads to Turkey after Continental Cup victory
Park City, Utah, via release — Sarah Hendrickson heads into the 2012 Junior World Ski Jumping Championships on a serious roll after winning two World Cup events and one Continental Cup event in the last two weeks. Now, the 17-year-old hopes that momentum carries over on a new facility and new … [Read more...]
Women Talk Sports & Pretty Tough Support Ready to Fly Film
Women Talk Sports and Pretty Tough are pleased to support the new documentary film Ready to Fly directed by William A. Kerig. A stand-up-and-cheer, feel-good movie, Ready to Fly follows World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her women’s ski jumping family through their 12-year fight to … [Read more...]
First Winter Youth Olympic Games kick off in Innsbruck
The Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games officially got under way with an Opening Ceremony at the Bergisel stadium, the iconic Olympic venue in the heart of Austria’s Tyrolean capital, Innsbruck. With the snow-capped mountains providing a breathtaking backdrop, over 1,000 athletes aged 15 … [Read more...]
Sarah Hendrickson jumps into spotlight in inaugural women’s ski jump World Cup
Top 4 lessons learned from Lindsey Van
Lindsey Van was told many times that she was too big to ski jump. In a sport where you try to launch yourself further down the hill than your competitors, lightness is an advantage. Van, however, has strength. Her physical power and technical skill launched her to 15 U.S. national titles and the … [Read more...]