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Youth Olympic Games a 'dream come true' for U.S. ski jumper Emilee Anderson
by anngaff
posted January 12, 2012 at 11:12am

via release INNSBRUCK, AUT. — Emilee Anderson has perfect timing. Or maybe it’s simply fate that this 16-year-old from the heart of ski jumping country in the U.S. will make history when she competes Saturday in a sport that has been closed ...more

Sarah Hendrickson wins second World Cup; Jessica Jerome nabs third
by anngaff
posted January 9, 2012 at 2:05pm

photo via ladiesskijumping.com Three U.S. team members in top 10, besting all other nations via release  HINTERZARTEN, GER. — Sarah Hendrickson has now won two out of the three World Cup competitions so far this season after a resounding 3...more

Lindsey Van takes 2nd in windy, snowy Hinterzarten World Cup
by anngaff
posted January 7, 2012 at 12:00pm

Photo via ladiesskijumping.com Jan. 7, via release - In her first World Cup ever, Lindsey Van — 27-year-old veteran of the sport — nabbed a 2nd place Saturday in Hinterzarten, Germany. Only the scores from the first round were counted becau...more

Lindsey Van donates bone marrow again for man with cancer
by anngaff
posted December 19, 2011 at 8:20pm

World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van got the call again this fall. Eight months after she donated bone marrow to help a cancer-stricken man, the doctors said they needed twice the number of stem cells they took from her last spring — which was 500...more

Women ski jumpers to compete Saturday in first-ever World Cup
by anngaff
posted December 1, 2011 at 12:32pm

                      Left to Right: Jessica Jerome, Alissa Johnson, Abby Hughes, Lindsey Van, Sarah Hendrickson via release - Members of the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team will mak...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA leaders inducted into Ski Jumping Hall of Fame
by anngaff
posted October 31, 2011 at 6:35pm

via release Three Women’s Ski Jumping USA leaders have been inducted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame.  The Friends of American Ski Jumping named Deedee Corradini, Victor Method and Peter Jerome to the Hall of Fame class of 2011 a...more

15-year-old Emilee Anderson to represent U.S. Ski Jumping at Winter Youth Olympic Games
by anngaff
posted October 25, 2011 at 4:01pm

(photo credit: wsjusa.com) Fifteen-year-old Emilee Anderson, of Eau Clair, WI, will represent the U.S. and the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.  The Winter Youth Olympic Games is an internation...more

Women’s Ski Jumping USA nominates eight for historic season
by anngaff
posted October 25, 2011 at 3:57pm

Women’s Ski Jumping USA has nominated eight of the top women athletes in the nation to represent the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team in one of the most historic seasons ever for the sport.  Jessica Jerome, Lindsey Van, Sarah Hendrickson,...more

Women ski jumpers win prestigious Women’s Sports Foundation Award
by anngaff
posted October 19, 2011 at 2:13pm

The Women’s Sports Foundation is honoring the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team tonight with the 2011 Wilma Rudolph Courage Award as part of the 32nd Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala in New York City. Team members and their supporting foundat...more

Sarah Hendrickson, 17, wins first U.S. National Ski Jumping title
by anngaff
posted October 2, 2011 at 12:52pm

FOX RIVER GROVE, Illinois — Seventeen-year-old Sarah Hendrickson won her first U.S. National Ski Jumping title Saturday on the small hill (K70) at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, just outside Chicago. Hendrickson’s first jump was 68.5 mete...more

Top 4 lessons learned from Lindsey Van
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 27, 2011 at 4:55pm

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 launch...more

Top 20 (hilarious) reasons it took so long to add women's ski jumping to the Olympics
by Women in Sport International
posted April 11, 2011 at 6:11pm

I came across this hilarious article, courtesy of SB Nation, and just had to share it with all of you:Holly Anderson, "Women's Ski Jumping at the Winter Olympics: It's a Trap": 20 Reasons. This article tracks down the top 20 reasons why it took so long ...more

Rachel Maddow Rings a Cowbell for Women's Ski Jumpers
by anngaff
posted April 7, 2011 at 3:51pm

Rachel Maddow dedicated several minutes to last night's show to talk about the long overdue addition of women's ski jumping to the Olympics. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy ...more

What I missed this weekend in the world of women's sports
by After Atalanta
posted April 7, 2011 at 12:57pm

How did the end of the week come so quickly? And how did all these things build up? It's not so much that I missed the following news/events, it's more that I haven't found a good moment to mention them. On Tuesday night the Texas A&M Aggies beat Notr...more

Women Ski Jumpers Can Finally Celebrate but Olympic Gender Battle is Not Over
by Women in Sport International
posted April 7, 2011 at 12:51pm

Yesterday, April 6, 2011 is a huge day for women's ski jumpers and women around the globe. Finally, the Winter Olympic Games will host all of its events for both men and women. The ski jumpers fought hard for their inclusion. After years of lobbying, cour...more

Long Time Coming: Women’s ski jumping finally added to the Olympic Program
by anngaff
posted April 6, 2011 at 9:46am

LONDON, April 6, 2011 — For the first time in Olympic Winter Games history, women will participate in ski jumping, beginning in Sochi, Russia in 2014. The International Olympic Committee made the announcement today during the IOC Executive Board’s ...more

Women's Ski Jumping Could Be a Go!
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted April 6, 2011 at 2:21am

For five years, women ski jumpers have waited to get their sport into the Olympics. After an unsuccessful legal battle to get into the 2010 Vancouver Games, women's ski jumping is finally set to take its place on the Olympic program this week when the Int...more

IOC set to approve women's ski jumping for Sochi
by anngaff
posted April 5, 2011 at 12:03am

By STEPHEN WILSON The Associated Press LONDON — After a five-year wait and an unsuccessful legal battle to get into the 2010 Vancouver Games, women's ski jumping is set to take its place on the Olympic program this week. Women's jumping is among s...more

Decision on Women's Ski Jumping to Come Soon, Along with Report on "Ambiguous Sexual Characteristics"
by Women in Sport International
posted April 4, 2011 at 5:33pm

The Associated Press is reporting that the IOC Executive Board has a very busy week ahead of them. Two very important and controversial items are on the agenda for a two-day meeting being held beginning on Tuesday in London, England. First, women's ski ju...more

IOC member praises women’s ski jumping event in Oslo; positive sign for Sochi 2014
by anngaff
posted February 27, 2011 at 6:23pm

OSLO, Norway (Feb. 26, via release) – A little bit of sunshine peeked through an otherwise windy, foggy and challenging day Friday after women ski jumpers took to the Midtstubakken hill at the World Championships in Oslo — ready to prove to th...more

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