20160923_071633 Sizes: 300 × 300 / 300 × 169 / 750 × 422 / 750 × 422 / 1,536 × 864 / 2,048 × 1,152 / 480 × 300 / 600 × 300 / 2,560 × 1,440 Gallery DCIM100MEDIADJI_0011.JPG Annika Belshaw 5th place Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Three USA Nordic ski jumpers to compete at ski flying world championships. Ben Berend Adam Loomis Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) Kevin Bickner of the USA competes during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Team Event in Planica, Slovenia on March 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jure Makovec (Photo credit should read JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images) Taylor Fletcher BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Logan Sankey Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia Elise Loescher Kevin Bickner flies to gold in the HS100 meter L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. Coach Dave Jarrett Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) TAYLOR FLETCHER (PC – Romina Eggert) MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Livestream volunteers are paramount to our productions Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. Sarah Hendrickson Michael Glasder KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes At the amazing Planica jump complex. Norge Ski Club Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Ben Berend, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Crowds at Fox River Grove, Norge Ski Club Women's World Cup Team, Japan 2018 Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 27.02.2021, Oberstdorf, Germany (GER): Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA) – FIS nordic world ski championships nordic combined women, individual gundersend HS106/5km, Oberstdorf (GER). www.nordicfocus.com. © Modica/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Tara Geraghty-Moats made history winning the first FIS Nordic Combined World Cup for women in Ramsau, Austria in a close matchup with Norway’s Gyda Westvold Hansen. Sarah Hendrickson Logan Sankey BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Sarah Hendrickson JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) AJ BROWN CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) Ben Berend 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. Nita Englund Will Rhoads Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia Adam Loomis 2018 Park City Continental Cup Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia USA Nordic Junior National Ladies BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia Ben Berend Ben Berend 17.01.2021, Val di Fiemme, Italy (ITA): Niklas Malacinski (USA) – FIS world cup nordic combined men, individual Gundersen HS106/10km, Val di Fiemme (ITA). www.nordicfocus.com. © Modica/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia Adam Loomis, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Michael Glasder 18.12.2020, Ramsau, Austria (AUT): Anju Nakamura (JPN), Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA), Gyda Westvold-Hansen (NOR) (l-r) – FIS world cup nordic combined women, individual gundersen HS98/5km, Ramsau (AUT). www.nordicfocus.com. © Volk/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper BRYAN FLETCHER Bryan Fletcher USA Nordic athletes stand ready for the debut of the women’s FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria, showing off their new Podiumwear uniforms. Team includes (from left) Tara Geraghty-Moats, Alexa Brabek, Annika Malacinski and Tess Arnone. (Tomas Matura) Ben Berend The 2018 US Cup Dream Team: Dan Englund, Mike Johns, Alex Glueck Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Taylor Fletcher MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) ADAM LOOMIS Backcountry partners with USA Nordic 18.12.2020, Ramsau, Austria (AUT): Anju Nakamura (JPN), Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA), Gyda Westvold-Hansen (NOR) (l-r) – FIS world cup nordic combined women, individual gundersen HS98/5km, Ramsau (AUT). www.nordicfocus.com. © Volk/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Taylor Fletcher Bryan Fletcher NICK MATOON BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Doug Maki enjoying the ride of his life. Below he discusses whether returning to some of the less-structured practices of days gone by might make us all a little better. Mt Werner Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia USA Nordic athletes stand ready for the debut of the women’s FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria, showing off their new Podiumwear uniforms. Team includes (from left) Tara Geraghty-Moats, Alexa Brabek, Annika Malacinski and Tess Arnone. (Tomas Matura) Taylor Fletcher 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist USA Nordic Ski Jumping Nita Englund GRANT ANDREWS JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Adeline Swanson COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll. TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) At the amazing Planica jump complex. Bryan Fletcher U.S. Ski Jumping Championships HS134m event at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) Tom Kelly 2021 BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bryan Fletcher MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 02.12.2017, Lillehammer, Norway (NOR): Sarah Hendrickson (USA) – FIS world cup ski jumping ladies, individual HS100, Lillehammer (NOR). www.nordicfocus.com. © Rauschendorfer/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. USA Nordic Junior National Team Field Marketing and Communications Manager SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bryan Fletcher Nina Lussi Logan Sankey Casey Larson (Barrington, IL) of the Norge Ski Club wins his second straight tryout event for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race Bryan Fletcher Sarah Hendrickson Logan Sankey Nordic Combined Podium BRYAN FLETCHER Michael Glasder Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team usa nordic team nomination Abby Hughes Kevin Bickner OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. Macey Olden BILLY DEMONG Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia, BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly) STEPHEN SCHUMANN Bill Demong Will Rhoads Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Tara Geraghty-Moats Tara Geraghty-Moats USA Nordic Junior National Ladies Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. Billy Demong achieved the ultimate goal in his sport – Olympic gold! Today he’s leading the next generation as the head of USA Nordic and an advocate for sport. BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Casey Larson Casey Larson (Barrington, IL) of the Norge Ski Club wins his second straight tryout event for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia Sarah Hendrickson SARAH HENDRICKSON Coach Dave Jarrett Jasper Good Suicide Hill Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. Niklas flying high on the HS60. Abby Ringquist Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Bryan Fletcher Bryan Fletcher Jasper Good Taylor Fletcher Jasper Good Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com Michael Glasder BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) Ben Berend Picked up some snow on the way out of town. Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Hitting the road for US Cup 2018 Tara Geraghty-Moats Charlotte Ripp Silver Mine Ski Jump NINA LUSSI Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Field Marketing and Communications Manager Stephen Schumann, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Rachael Haerter NINA LUSSI Sarah Hendrickson Women’s ski jumping at Latemar Ski Jumping Stadium 2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Val di Fiemme, Italy Photo: Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski Team Logan Sankey Westby Ski Jump Bryan Fletcher Gunnar Gilbertson 26.02.2021, Oberstdorf, Germany (GER): Alexa Brabec (USA) – FIS nordic world ski championships nordic combined women, individual gundersend HS106/5km, Oberstdorf (GER). www.nordicfocus.com. © Thibaut/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder Bryan Fletcher Will Rhoads Ben Loomis Head Coach Martin Bayer 2018 Park City Continental Cup 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) CHUCK PIEPER Dan Englund at work SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) Michael Glasder Will Rhoads AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nita Englund Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the UOP HS 134 meter jump Photo: U.S. Ski & Snowboard SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 USAnordic : 2017 Kevin Bickner www.backcountry.com BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 Zach Selzman NINA LUSSI Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia Mike Holland Ticket to Fly Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com Tara Geraghty-Moats made history winning the first FIS Nordic Combined World Cup for women in Ramsau, Austria in a close matchup with Norway’s Gyda Westvold Hansen. BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) Bryan Fletcher Giant Pine Mountain BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO GRANT ANDREWS Will Rhoads Kevin Bickner, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia Casey Larson (Barrington, IL) of the Norge Ski Club wins his second straight tryout event for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Annika Belshaw 5th place Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 Suicide Hill Ski Bowl NINA LUSSI Will Rhoads ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Keeping the trailer clean… Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) Nordic Combined Team Event ???????????????????????????????????? BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Tara Geraghty-Moats Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports 2018 Park City Continental Cup Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Ben Loomis, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia Team Magnus and USA Nordic are partnering to provides skis to kids at clubs across America Bluebird day in Minneapolis Taylor Fletcher – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Adam Loomis JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) USA Nordic’s history women’s nordic combined team at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. From left: Annika Malacinski, Tess Arnone, Alexa Brabec and Tara Geraghty-Moats. (Photo: Tom Horrocks) USA Nordic Ski Jumping 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 02.12.2017, Lillehammer, Norway (NOR): Sarah Hendrickson (USA) – FIS world cup ski jumping ladies, individual HS100, Lillehammer (NOR). www.nordicfocus.com. © Rauschendorfer/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Adam Loomis 26.02.2021, Oberstdorf, Germany (GER): Tess Arnone (USA) – FIS nordic world ski championships nordic combined women, individual gundersend HS106/5km, Oberstdorf (GER). www.nordicfocus.com. © Thibaut/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Berend OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Iron Mountain, MI WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. Sarah Anderson Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports PODCAST – Billy Demong: From Medals to Sport Leader BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset Jed Hinkley USA Nordic athletes climb a hill in a snowstorm during the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 Park City Continental Cup Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset 27.02.2021, Oberstdorf, Germany (GER): Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA) – FIS nordic world ski championships nordic combined women, medals, Oberstdorf (GER). www.nordicfocus.com. © Thibaut/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Nordic Combined Team Event Shane Kocher USA Nordic Merchandise Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly, Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Niklas Malacinski chases down Continental Cup leader Jakob Lange. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) Media Day : USAnordic 2019 SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) ???????????????????????????????????? Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll. Trevor Edlund (Woodbury, MN) of the St. Paul Ski Club soars to third in the trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Nordic Combined Team Event Jared Shumate, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 USA Nordic athletes stand ready for the debut of the women’s FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria, showing off their new Podiumwear uniforms. Team includes (from left) Tara Geraghty-Moats, Alexa Brabek, Annika Malacinski and Tess Arnone. (Tomas Matura) Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Logan Sankey Jasper Good Competition night at the Minneapolis Ski Jump Will Rhoads TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Anna Hoffmann 6th Place 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) USA Nordic Junior National Team Windy, wintry day in Ishpeming NICK MATOON Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Nita Englund Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. ???????????????????????????????????? NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials Head Coach Martin Bayer Team Magnus will partner with USA Nordic to introduce kids across the country to skiing. Henry Johnstone Michael Glasder Bill Demong Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly Anna Hoffmann 6th Place Michael Glasder Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia BRYAN FLETCHER Bryan Fletcher Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia Ben Loomis Stephen ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Taylor Fletcher, 3rd Place, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Tom Kelly/USSA Photo Will Rhoads FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2020 Tom Kelly Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Kids are introduced to skiing by USA Nordic using Team Magnus mini skis. COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 18.12.2020, Ramsau, Austria (AUT): Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA) – FIS world cup nordic combined women, individual gundersen HS98/5km, Ramsau (AUT). www.nordicfocus.com. © Volk/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia AJ BROWN USA Nordic Livestream tent Nina Lussi 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia, TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team Abby Ringquist Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Will Rhoads Backcountry partners with USA Nordic Alaskan Greeting Party Setting up at Westby Ski Jump (Photo Credit: Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) Taylor Fletcher COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 USA Nordic livestream tent Crowd at Giant Pine Mountain tara geraghty-moats Michael Glasder Nina Lussi Doug Maki enjoying the ride of his life. Below he discusses whether returning to some of the less-structured practices of days gone by might make us all a little better. Will Rhoads Michael Glasder Kevin Bickner Karl Eid Ski Jumps Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews Taylor Fletcher, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 18.12.2020, Ramsau, Austria (AUT): Anju Nakamura (JPN), Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA), Gyda Westvold-Hansen (NOR) (l-r) – FIS world cup nordic combined women, individual gundersen HS98/5km, Ramsau (AUT). www.nordicfocus.com. © Volk/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. www.backcountry.com Kevin Bickner Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Jed Hinkley 18.12.2020, Ramsau, Austria (AUT): Anju Nakamura (JPN), Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA), Gyda Westvold-Hansen (NOR) (l-r) – FIS world cup nordic combined women, individual gundersen HS98/5km, Ramsau (AUT). www.nordicfocus.com. © Volk/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. Kevin Bickner USA Nordic athletes stand ready for the debut of the women’s FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria, showing off their new Podiumwear uniforms. Team includes (from left) Tara Geraghty-Moats, Alexa Brabek, Annika Malacinski and Tess Arnone. (Tomas Matura) Ben Pieper KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Niklas flying high on the HS60. Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia Bryan Fletcher AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 27.02.2021, Oberstdorf, Germany (GER): Annika Malacinski (USA) – FIS nordic world ski championships nordic combined women, individual gundersend HS106/5km, Oberstdorf (GER). www.nordicfocus.com. © XXXX/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane Alaskan Greeting Party 2018 Park City Continental Cup ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BILLY DEMONG Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Kevin Bickner of the USA competes during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Team Event in Planica, Slovenia on March 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jure Makovec (Photo credit should read JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images) Watch live streaming on USA Nordic TV Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane Michael Glasder Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports 2018 Park City Continental Cup Ben Berend Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Backcountry will serve as the official online retail store of licensed USA Nordic apparel and will provide all USA Nordic athletes with official Backcountry attire. Jasper Good races for position ahead of teammate Jared Shumate. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Will Rhoads MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Preview of upcoming Four Hills Tournament BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) “All-Round Champion” season 2 cast. TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER, TAYLOR FLETCHER Podium Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER NICK MATOON Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) Sarah Hendrickson MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) Jared Shumate (Ben Pieper: Point Productions LLC) MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) STEPHEN SCHUMANN 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Michael Glasder Tara Geraghty-Moats made history winning the first FIS Nordic Combined World Cup for women in Ramsau, Austria in a close matchup with Norway’s Gyda Westvold Hansen. Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) Kevin Bickner of the USA competes during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Team Event in Planica, Slovenia on March 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jure Makovec (Photo credit should read JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images) Karl Eid Ski Jumps JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Loomis 5th in Klingenthal! Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Trevor Edlund (Woodbury, MN) of the St. Paul Ski Club soars to third in the trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Abby Hughes Will Rhoads CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Taylor Fletcher BEN BEREND (PC – Romina Eggert) Tom Kelly/USSA Photo Landon Lee BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) USAnordic : 2017 BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 Media Day : USAnordic 2019 tara geraghty-moats Kevin Bickner of the USA competes during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Team Event in Planica, Slovenia on March 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jure Makovec (Photo credit should read JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images) NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. Will Rhoads ADAM LOOMIS SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Team USA Nordic celebrating Bryan's last competition (3-14-18). Kevin Bickner Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Jasper Good, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Tara Geraghty-Moats made history winning the first FIS Nordic Combined World Cup for women in Ramsau, Austria in a close matchup with Norway’s Gyda Westvold Hansen. Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Flawia Krawczyk) Nick Hendrickson, Utah Ski Team Oct. 3, 2014 in Salt lake City, Utah. (Steve C. Wilson/University of Utah) Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) SARAH HENDRICKSON Stephen Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly, BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia Ben Bryan Fletcher Sarah Hendrickson 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Ben Pieper Michael Glasder Tate Frantz USA Nordic athletes stand ready for the debut of the women’s FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria, showing off their new Podiumwear uniforms. Team includes (from left) Tara Geraghty-Moats, Alexa Brabek, Annika Malacinski and Tess Arnone. (Tomas Matura) 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. Ben Kevin Bickner of the USA competes during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Team Event in Planica, Slovenia on March 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jure Makovec (Photo credit should read JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images) Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Taylor Fletcher Kevin Bickner, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia Logan Sankey Aspen Benett-Manke MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Will Rhoads Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly) 29.12.2021, Oberstdorf, Germany (GER): Decker Dean (USA) – FIS world cup ski jumping men, four hills tournament, individual HS137, Oberstdorf (GER). www.nordicfocus.com. © Reichert/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Image Info Dimensions 2,560 × 1,440 Date September 23, 2016 Camera EK-GC200 Aperture f⁄4 Focal Length 11 mm ISO 100 Shutter Speed 1⁄1,000.0 sec Name 20160923_071633-scaled.jpg Mime Type image/jpeg Type JPG Size 645.93 KB