UROŠ “BALKI” VHROVEC

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Uroš or “Balki” as everyone calls him started ski jumping at the age of six and and immediately fell in love with the sport. By the age of 15 he won five national championships. Injuries stopped him from furthering his career, so at the age of 19 he decided to continue as a coach. First in the ski jumping club Ilirija and Logatec, and in the 2012 in the Slovenian National B Team. He worked there for four years and his team was the most successful in the Continental Cup. During this time he also became interested in designing and making of racing suits. All the best Slovenian ski jumpers wore his suits…Peter Prevc, Robert Kranjec, Jurij Tepeš and the others.
In the 2016 Bine Norčič invited him to work together in the US national team. With the knowledge and experiences gained he will help the American ski jumpers to be in the world’s top where they once were.

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BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Nina Lussi - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

ticket to fly vierschanzentournee — Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament

Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)

Saturday_Podium_Kranj — Kevin Bickner, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia

Stephan Schumann, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

Jasper Good; Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC — JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Annika Malacinski - Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

TeamPhoto2 copy — USA Nordic Ski Jumping

Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Bickner_Kranj — Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia

Spyder U.S. Ski Team House — Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane

Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly,

P1330152 — AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link)

NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Womens podium Placid — 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium.

mike holland ticket to fly — Mike Holland Ticket to Fly

Portrait_Glasder — Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia

BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)

KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

tara geraghty moats — 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 (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.

Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports

Adam Loomis, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

IMG_20171106_145922667 — Alaskan Greeting Party

Taylor Fletcher; Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC — TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Jared Schumate, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

usa nordic tv — Watch live streaming on USA Nordic TV

BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Macey Olden - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

usa nordic podiumwear — 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)

7DT_0247 — Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski)

2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team

IMG_20171108_085800685 — Karl Eid Ski Jumps

NINA LUSSI

Jasper Good, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

unnamed-4 — Jasper Good, Chaux-Neuve, 2018

BFletcher 3-14-18 Retirement — Team USA Nordic celebrating Bryan's last competition (3-14-18).

Nina Lussi; Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC — Nina Lussi

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.

NC Podium Placid — 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium.

Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion.

Bickner_Kranj3 — Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia

Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)

Podium 12-8-17 — Anna Hoffmann 6th Place

Martin Bayer, Nordic Combined Head Coach

Womens NC podium Placid — 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium.

Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly)

P1350826 — Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link)

26996188_10155159663306551_111223641_n — Women's World Cup, Japan 2018

Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly

Portrait_Rhoads — Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia

Charlotte Rip, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

Niklas Malacinski, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

David Noteware, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

Glasder_Kranj — Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia

Liz Holbrook, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper

BBerend3 11-26-17 — BEN BEREND (PC – Romina Eggert)

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

SHendrickson 12-17-17 — Sarah Hendrickson

Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)

P1360034 — Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link)

planica world championships — Three USA Nordic ski jumpers to compete at ski flying world championships.

Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan.

usa nordic women's nordic combined — 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 Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly)

Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly)

T Fletcher 1-21-18 — Taylor Fletcher, 3rd Place, COC Rena, Norway, 2018

Sarah Hendrickson; Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC — Sarah Hendrickson

Field Marketing and Communications Manager

Grant Andrews, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

The 2018 US Cup Dream Team: Dan Englund, Mike Johns, Alex Glueck

Rhoads_Kranj2 — Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia

Setting up at Westby Ski Jump (Photo Credit: Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net)

Bryan Fletcher; Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC — BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

MBC 12-10-17 — Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN)

JUNTeam 12-10-17 — USA Nordic Junior National Team

TeamPhoto — Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia

Sarah Hendrickson, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll.

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.

Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews

Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC : USANordic Photography — COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17

AR 9-9-17 J1 copy — Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk)

Competition night at the Minneapolis Ski Jump

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)

Logan Sankey - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017!

FIS world cup ski jumping ladies, individual HS100, Lillehammer (NOR) — Sarah Hendrickson

Podium 12-7-17 — Annika Belshaw 5th place

2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the UOP HS 134 meter jump Photo: U.S. Ski & Snowboard

Portrait_Bickner — Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia

Notodden COC 12-15-17 — COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017

Mens podium Placid — 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium.

K Bickner 2 1-19-18 — Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018

Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer.

Bickner_Kranj4 — Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia

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.

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.

Tom Bickner, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

Saturday_Podium_Kranj copy — Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO

28.01.2024, Bad Mitterndorf, Germany (GER): Kevin Bickner (USA) – FIS world championships ski flying men, team HS235, Bad Mitterndorf (GER). www.nordicfocus.com. © Thibaut/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable.

Ben Loomis - Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

Jared Shumate (Ben Pieper: Point Productions LLC)

2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist)

SH 8-18-17 J1 copy — Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk)

Taylor Fletcher, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

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)

WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Alexa Brabec, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

Tess Arnone, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

Glasder_Kranj2 — Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia

Rhoads_Kranj — Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia

IMG_20171108_163350824 — Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic

2011-12 Nordic Team — Coach Dave Jarrett

U.S. Ski Jumping Championships HS134m event at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) Tom Kelly 2021

Boyd-Clowes_Kranj — Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia,

Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports

Billy Demong, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

Crowds at Fox River Grove, Norge Ski Club

Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals.

Kevin Bickner flies to gold in the HS100 meter L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships.

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)

USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress

annika malacinski — 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.

Aidan Ripp, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

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.

Curt Dowd, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Matt Petri, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

Carter Brubaker, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

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)

Lussi finish line Placid — Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion.

Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net)

Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race

unnamed — Stephen Schumann, Chaux-Neuve, 2018

backcountry usa nordic — Backcountry partners with USA Nordic

JUN LTeam 12-10-17 — USA Nordic Junior National Ladies

Taylor Fletcher; Romina Eggert — TAYLOR FLETCHER (PC – Romina Eggert)

Picked up some snow on the way out of town.

Livestream volunteers are paramount to our productions

Nick Hendrickson, Utah Ski Team Oct. 3, 2014 in Salt lake City, Utah. (Steve C. Wilson/University of Utah)

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.

Bryan Fletcher2 — BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)

George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation

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)

usa nordic women's nordic combined team — 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)

Patrick Gąsienicą - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

MBayer 12-17-17 — Head Coach Martin Bayer

Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly)

Taylor Fletcher XC1 copy — Taylor Fletcher

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.

Shane Kocher - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

team magnus mini skis — Kids are introduced to skiing by USA Nordic using Team Magnus mini skis.

NINA LUSSI

Bickner_Kranj2 — Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia

Dan Macuga, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

K Bickner 1-19-18 — Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018

B Fletcher 2-4-18 — BRYAN FLETCHER, TAYLOR FLETCHER Podium

Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo.

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.

Gunnar Gilbertson, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)

Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR.

Kevin Bickner - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo.

4Z1A3351-2 — BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Flawia Krawczyk)

Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly)

Evan Nichols, Nordic Combined - USA Nordic Sport

B Fllecther USA — BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones)

niklas malacinski — Niklas Malacinski chases down Continental Cup leader Jakob Lange. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic)

26996993_10155159663691551_349763581_n — Women's World Cup Team, Japan 2018

CHUCK PIEPER

Tom Petro, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

27044936_10155159662886551_391843477_n — Women's World Cup, Japan 2018

Hunter Gibson - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

Rex Bell, Board Member - USA Nordic Sport

FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2020 Tom Kelly

four hills tournament ticket to fly — Preview of upcoming Four Hills Tournament

Stewart Gundry - Ski Jumping - USA Nordic Sport

unnamed-2 — Ben Loomis, Chaux-Neuve, 2018

Taylor Fletcher – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly

four hills tournament — Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament

unnamed-3 — Ben Berend, Chaux-Neuve, 2018

Backcountry partners with USA Nordic

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Date July 27, 2016
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Bert Hinkley

February 3, 2018 at 1:54 pm

Dober dan Balki,

Kako si danes? I am Jed Hinkley\’s dad. I have a friend who is coaching jumping in Ishpeming, Michigan. He is looking for a tool to apply structure to the base of jumping skis for conditions where the landing hill is warm and wet. Do you structure the bases when skiers are landing on very wet, slow snow?

Hvala lepa. Bodi dobro.

Bert Hinkley

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