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U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team leads Nations Cup Heading into World Championships
by Pretty Tough
posted February 18, 2013 at 8:50am

With top World Cup results this weekend in Ljubno, the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team is more confident than ever heading into World Championships this week in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The U.S. women placed five in the top 13 in Saturday’s event,...more

Hendrickson’s 2nd in Ljubno leads stellar day for U.S. Ski Jumping Team
by anngaff
posted February 16, 2013 at 4:40pm

Sarah Hendrickson, Sara Takanashi, Coline Mattel. Photo: FISSkiJumping.com 5 Americans in the top 13 LJUBNO, Slovenia, via release — Park City’s Sarah Hendrickson snagged her seventh podium finish this season with a strong 2nd-place perfor...more

Women ski jumpers ready for 3rd ever World Championships
by anngaff
posted February 13, 2013 at 11:46pm

Italy plays host to last major event before Olympic debut   VAL DI FIEMME, Italy, via release - Members of the Visa Women's Ski Jumping Team will compete against the rest of the world's best next week in Italy at the 2013 Nordic World Ski ...more

Jr World Ski Jumping: Hendrickson breaks hill record during Team Event
by anngaff
posted January 26, 2013 at 7:49pm

Sarah Hendrickson, courtesy of WSJUSA.com U.S. team of teens gains experience with 8th-place finish via release  LIBEREC, Czech Republic — Sarah Hendrickson led the U.S. women to an 8th place finish in the Team Event at Junior World Champi...more

Jr World Ski Jumping: Tough day for Sarah Hendrickson, but she's ready to 'learn and move on'
by anngaff
posted January 25, 2013 at 1:57pm

Eau Claire’s Anderson was the ‘best surprise of the week’, coach says via release (more at wsjusa.com) LIBEREC, Czech Republic — Live and learn. Three little words Sarah Hendrickson didn’t plan on telling herself after...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA announces new leadership team
by anngaff
posted January 17, 2013 at 10:47am

Beck named executive director, Holden is program director PARK CITY, Utah — Women’s Ski Jumping USA has named Robbie Beck as the foundation’s Executive Director and Jenny Holden as Athletic Program Director. Beck and Holden, bot...more

Ski Jumping World Cup: Sarah Hendrickson back on top of podium
by anngaff
posted January 12, 2013 at 2:22pm

HINTERZARTEN, GERMANY — Sarah Hendrickson snagged her second World Cup win of the season Saturday in Hinterzarten — a jump she knows well. She won here a year ago too, setting the hill record. Hendrickson led the U.S. team Saturday, which b...more

Ski Jumping: Deep U.S. team crowds leaderboard in Ramsau World Cup
by anngaff
posted December 16, 2012 at 11:35pm

Van (4th), Jerome (5th) lead five U.S. women in top 12 finishers  RAMSAU, Austria — When the announcer says, “They’ve got a really deep squad,” you’d think he was talking about a basketball team, not ski jumping. W...more

Women’s Ski Jumping documentary wins prestigious Banff Film Festival award
by anngaff
posted November 5, 2012 at 8:25pm

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 5, 2012 – The documentary film Ready To Fly has been awarded “Best Feature-Length Mountain Film” at the prestigious Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.  Ready To Fly, written and directed by William A. Ker...more

FIS Denies Lindsey Vonn’s Request To Compete Against Men
by Pretty Tough
posted November 4, 2012 at 12:59pm

Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, considered by many to be the best female skier in the world, was denied a request to compete in a men’s World Cup downhill race by the International Ski Federation. The FIS council met Saturday in Switzerland, and “...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA names athletes to Visa Team
by anngaff
posted October 14, 2012 at 6:59pm

U.S. women aim to defend their No. 1 ranking via release Women’s Ski Jumping USA has named the athletes to represent the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team this year on the World and Continental Cup circuits. 2013 Visa Women’s Ski Jumping ...more

Vonn seeks a Sorenstam moment
by After Atalanta
posted October 9, 2012 at 10:51am

I'm not the only one trying to get back on course (sorry for the lack of blogging). Professional skiers start their competitive season soon. And American skier Lindsey Vonn, the it girl (much to Julia Mancuso's dismay) of the last winter Olympics, is look...more

Top U.S. women ski jumpers honor 10-year-old YouTube sensation
by anngaff
posted March 23, 2012 at 3:15pm

PARK CITY, UT — Ten-year-old Zia Terry is a star on YouTube simply because she showed the world her courage by soaring off a 40-meter ski jump. On Thursday, she got to meet some of her biggest fans — five members of the No. 1-ranked U.S. Wom...more

Fearless Fourth Grader Conquers Ski Jump
by Pretty Tough
posted March 21, 2012 at 9:29am

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   ...more

Sarah Hendrickson clutches crystal globe as World Cup campaign ends
by anngaff
posted March 9, 2012 at 1:08pm

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 wa...more

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup: Hendrickson wins again in Zao and Jerome is 5th
by anngaff
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:12pm

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&r...;more

Hendrickson secures overall World Cup title with win in Zao, Japan
by anngaff
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:03pm

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 signific...more

Sarah Hendrickson soars to silver medal at Junior World Championships
by anngaff
posted February 23, 2012 at 1:53pm

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 Ameri...more

Junior Worlds on tap for trio of teen ski jumpers - Hendrickson heads to Turkey after Continental Cup victory
by anngaff
posted February 21, 2012 at 12:00pm

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 mo...more

Sarah Hendrickson wins 2 World Cups, tightens grip on overall lead
by anngaff
posted February 13, 2012 at 3:33pm

Entire U.S. team finishes in top 25 in two comps in Slovenia   Ljubno, Slovenia, via release — Sarah Hendrickson’s (pictured left) double fist-pump in the outrun is a modest show of celebration for the U.S. teen who’s bee...more

Documentary feature film "Ready to Fly" about women ski jumpers opens February 10 in Salt Lake
by anngaff
posted February 4, 2012 at 4:40pm

Ready to Fly Trailer: Salt Lake City, Utah, via release — Ski jumping hits the big screen Friday, Feb. 10 with the World Premiere of the new documentary feature film "Ready To Fly," which tells the powerful true story of women ski jumpers and the...more

Women Talk Sports & Pretty Tough Support Ready to Fly Film
by Pretty Tough
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:43pm

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 jump...more

Women ski jumpers post top results in Zakopane Continental Cup - pay tribute to Burke, donate portion of earnings
by anngaff
posted January 21, 2012 at 6:22pm

Zakopane, Poland, Jan. 21, via release — The Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team continued its strong performance this weekend with four members in the top 10 on Friday and five in the top 15 on Saturday at a Continental Cup (COC) event in Zakopane,...more

Sarah Hendrickson wins 2 World Cups in Italy; sets hill record for women. Team USA leads standings
by anngaff
posted January 17, 2012 at 10:57am

Val di Fiemme, Predazzo, Italy, via release - Sarah Hendrickson put up two huge jumps Sunday to win her fourth World Cup (WC) competition so far this season. She’s also leading the overall WC standings by more than 150 points over reigning Worl...more

First Winter Youth Olympic Games kick off in Innsbruck
by Pretty Tough
posted January 16, 2012 at 7:17pm

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 brea...more

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