Star-Spangled Ski Jump at Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, NY, on July 5 & 6 The Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, New York, will host the Star-Spangled Ski Jump event Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, combining familyย activities with two days of ski jumping and Nordic Combined competitions for all ages. The annual event provides an opportunity to witness the excitement of regional ski jumping and Nordic combined events while enjoying a […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 1, 2024 0 Comments
Japanese Ski Jumper Sets New World Record with Furthest Jump of 955 Feet Japanese ski jumperย Ryลyลซ Kobayashi set a new world record on Wednesday, April 24, when he jumped an incredible 955 feet or 291 meters from the launch point. The 27-year-old attempted the record at a purpose-built ski jump in Iceland. โIt’s difficult to put this feeling into words. This is my dream come true. This experience will up-level my career, this […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Placid, NY, to Host FIS Ski Jumping World Cup The Olympic Regional Development Authority announces that final preparations are underway for the return of the Viessmann FIS Ski Jumping World Cup tour to the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, New York, from Friday, February 9 through Sunday, February 11, 2024. Related: Olynpic Authority Announces Retur of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup to Lake Placid, NY Following in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Olympic Skier Patrick Gasienica Passes Away At 24 U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today that one of their former athletes, Patrick Gasienica, passed away on Monday night, June 12, 2023, at the age of 24. Gasienica reportedly passed away during a motorcycle accident while returning home from work. Gasienica grew up ski jumping at the Norge Ski Clubย and made his FIS Ski Jumping debut in 2015. Gasienica represented […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 13, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Jumper Left Unconscious After First Jump in New FIS-Approved Ski Suits Norwegian ski jumper Halvor Egner Granerud crashed during a training jump in Lillehammer, Norway, which left the Overall World Cup Ski Jumping Champion of the 21/22 and 22/23 seasons unconscious at the bottom of the run. He was taken to hospital but released later that day. The 27-year-old Norwegian blamed the crash on the new jumping suits, which must be […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 13, 2023 0 Comments
National Ski Jumping Teams from United States and Norway Create Formal Partnership to Advance Competition for Both Nations Unprecedented agreement combines coaching and athlete training, research and development, and sponsorship efforts USA Nordic Sport (USANS) and Norges Hopplandslaget, the national leadership organizations for the original Olympic discipline of Ski Jumping in their respective countries, today announced a historical, formal partnership to advance the sport worldwide. The partnership, approved by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), is designed […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 24, 2022 0 Comments
One of the Oldest Winter Olympic Events Could Be Dropped Due to Gender Equality Nordic Combined is an Olympic event that has been around since 1924. It is a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Athletes have to be light and powerful to jump well and have the endurance for cross-country skiing. Despite being one of the oldest events, it is one of the least well-known in America. Nordic Combined is very popular […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 21, 2022 5 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Canadian Ski Jumping Team Snags First Olympic Medal in Nation’s History Canada has hosted two renditions of the Olympic Winter Games with the 1988 Games in Calgary and the 2010 Games in Vancouver.ย One of the marquee events of the Olympic Winter Games is the Ski Jumping events, which also requires a considerable amount of infrastructure and investment. With this, both Canadian Olympic venues have Ski Jumps built, but due to lack […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 8, 2022 0 Comments
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