U.S. Ski Team News - Jumping-Nordic

U.S. Ski Team Shares Quality Time with PCA

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Nov. 11) – Members of the U.S. Ski Team took advantage of an invitation to visit the Park City Academy to share their sport as well as personal stories and feelings about the upcoming Olympic Games. The students were thrilled to have the chance to interact directly with world-class athletes and learn a couple secret tricks of the trade.

Champion Q&A: Billy Demong

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

World Championship gold medalist Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) has undoubtedly left his mark on the world of nordic combined skiing. But, on the brink of an Olympic season, he is looking to make an even bigger splash.

Bryan Fletcher to Walk for Hope

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT – (Oct. 13) U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team athlete Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) will be doing his part to help others, participating in the Walk for Hope on Oct. 17 in Park City, UT. Fletcher teamed up with Candlelighters, an organization that helps families and children with cancer, to put on the event, which will hopefully raise $30, 000.

Lodwick Wins 20th Title in Placid

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 10) - World Champion Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) made it an even 20 titles as he won the U.S. Nordic Combined Championships Saturday during Lake Placid's annual Flaming Leaves Festival.

Alexander, Jerome Win Jump Titles

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 10) - Nick Alexander (Andover, NH) and Jessica Jerome (Park City, UT) kicked off the 2010 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships as Alexander took his first and Jerome won her seventh U.S. jumping title Saturday in Lake Placid, NY. The Championships took place as part of Lake Placid's Flaming Leaves Festival."

Placid Ready for U.S. Champs Saturday

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 9) - Athletes went through final training Friday in advance of Saturday's U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships as a part of Lake Placid's Flaming Leaves Festival. World Champions Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) will be among the favorites. Nordic combined star Lodwick is after his 20th U.S. title, while ski jumper Van is shooting for 14.

Weather has been cool in Lake Placid with colorful fall foliage. Athletes took final training jumps at the Olympic Jumping Complex Friday, the same site used for Lake Placid's 1980 Olympic Winter Games. The nordic combined skiers hopped on roller skis for a final training workout Friday afternoon.

Van scored a comeback win a year ago in Lake Placid, kicking off what would be a World Championship title year for the Utah native. Lodwick, meanwhile, is shooting for his 20th title a year after staging a sensational comeback. The Steamboat Springs native came back after two years in retirement to take bronze at the U.S. Championships in 2009. He went on to win back-to-back World Championship titles in February.

Injuries will keep a number of top contenders out of Saturday's championships. Defending jumping champion, Olympian Anders Johnson (Park City, UT) is coming back from a knee injury and hoping to be competing this season. Defending nordic combined champ Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO), is expected back in a few weeks after a knee injury. And World Champion and hometown hero Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY), is planning to sit out Saturday's competition nursing a sore shoulder from a roller skiing accident last week.

Lodwick Looks for 20th Title in Placid

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 8) - Having 19 U.S. Championship titles is a lot of success to have amassed as a competitor. But for World Champion Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO), an even 20 sounds a lot nicer. Thankfully, Lodwick will have his shot at his 20th as the 2010 U.S. Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships hits Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, NY, this Saturday.

Nordic Athletes Look for Success in Placid

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 22) - In just two weeks jumping and nordic combined athletes from across the map will descend on Lake Placid, NY in the pursuit of becoming the nation's best in their respective sports. The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships will kick off Oct. 10 during Lake Placid's annual Flaming Leaves Festival.

Nordic Champs Set For Placid

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

LAKE PLACID, New York (Sept. 15) - For the second straight season, the best nordic combined and jumping athletes will compete on plastic jumps and roller skis as they attempt to make their mark as America's finest. The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships hit Lake Placid during the town's annual Flaming Leaves Festival Oct. 10 and it will be only the second time the event is held off snow.

Lodwick Wins SuperSprint in Norway

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

LILLEHAMMER, Norway (Sept. 5) - U.S. Nordic Combined Team athlete Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) carried on the tradition of winning he started last year right into the 2010 Olympic season as he won his 2nd consecutive Lillehammer SuperSprint title in downtown Lillehammer on Saturday.

Hendrickson Nabs 2nd in Norway

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

LILLEHAMMER, Norway (Aug. 22) - U.S. ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) made it two podiums in a row as she bested her third on Friday for a second-place finish in Saturday's Continental Cup competition in Norway.

Hendrickson Lands First Podium Of Season

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

LILLEHAMMER, Norway (Aug. 21) - U.S. ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) continued to heat things up for the Americans Friday as she nabbed her first podium of the season, finishing third during a Continental Cup in Lillehammer.

Hendrickson Stays On Top Of U.S. Field

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

OBERWIESENTHAL, Germany (Aug. 15) - Keeping things consistent, U.S. ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) continued to trailblaze for her fellow American women as she finished 12th in the second of two Continental Cup competitions in Oberwiesenthal on Saturday. Germany's Ulrike Graessler who was second on Friday, won the event.

Hendrickson Leads U.S. Again

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

OBERWIESENTHAL, Germany (Aug. 14) Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) led the way for U.S. women for two straight competitions as she finished sixth Friday in Oberwiesenthal, and 12th in Poehla during the German leg of the women's Continental Cup ski jumping tour.

Champion Q&A: Todd Lodwick

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

Todd Lodwick's (Steamboat Springs, CO) story is almost an unbelievable one. An athlete for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team, Lodwick's career spans over a decade in which he wins a World Cup and then retires. But, that's not the part that's hard to accept. What is unbelievable is that, with a wife, two children, and two years into his retirement, Lodwick decides he has unfinished business with the sport and is determined not only to return, but to win World Championship and Olympic medals in the process. Two World Championship medals later, Lodwick is a mere six months from the 2010 Games in Vancouver, and he's more focused than ever.

Hendrickson Just Misses Podium

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

BISCHOFSGRUEN, Germany (Aug. 9) - Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) again led the way for U.S. ski jumpers, finishing fourth on Sunday during the second day of competition in the Continental Cup's opening weekend of the season in Bischofsguen.

Springer Tournee Wraps Up at UOP

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, Utah (July 28) - The 11th annual North American Springer Tournee wrapped up Saturday following four days of jumping and nordic combined competition with wins from USSA athletes Willy Graves (Putney, VT), Nina Lussi (Lake Placid, NY), Jessica Jerome and Anders Johnson (both Park City, UT). The competition took place at Utah Olympic Park in Park City.

Lodwick in Car-Bike Crash

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MST

ALBERTVILLE, France (July 22) - World Champion skier Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) learned Wednesday that watching the Tour de France can be as dangerous as competing. The U.S. Ski Team athlete was involved in a car-bike collision while riding back from spectating at a Tour stage.

Nordic Combined Scales New Heights

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MST

COL DE LA MADELEINE, France (July 20) - Three U.S. Ski Team World Champions took a break from ski jump training in Courchevel, France Monday to climb onto their bikes and scale the 2,000 meter crest of the Col de la Madeleine. The fabled pass is one of the most notorious climbs in the Tour de France.

Combined Team Takes on the Tour

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MST

CORMET DE ROSELEND, France (July 19) - While Lance Armstrong was chasing teammate Alberto Contador up the climb to Verbier Sunday, athletes of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team, including World Champions Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) were previewing Wednesday's stage 17 of the Tour de France from Bourg-Ste.-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand, one of the massive alpine stages of the Tour. The team is kicking off a camp in nearby Courchevel and taking time off as the Tour comes through the Alps.