USANS Story Project- 2015 WRAP UP As one former jumper said- "I reflect every day in December on how much IÂ personally owe the… Read More
USANS Story Project 31-DEC-2015 JAY RAND LEARNING FROM THE BEST- Â (L-R) Then Norwood teacher, Larry Stone with his student athletes Jay Rand and… Read More
USANS Story Project 30-DEC-2015 JEFF HASTINGS IF YOU CAN'T BE GOOD, BE DIFFERENT. Â The Obertsdorf Boys Choir- Â (L-R) Reed Zeuhlke, Jeff Hastings, John… Read More
USANS Story Project 29 DEC 2015 JOHN CONLEY LIVING TO TELL THE TALE. Â John Conley survived his first competition on the K48 in Lake Placid… Read More
USANS Story Project 28-DEC-2015 BILL CANTLIN (for BERNIE DION) RUNNING WITH SCISSORS- Photo and caption from the local paper, the Valley News in 1970. Â After retiring… Read More
USANS Story Project 27-DEC-2015 NILS STOLZLECHNER TAKING IT TO NORWAY. Â US ski jumpers (L-R) Mike Holland, Mark Konopacke, Ricky Mewborn, and Nils Stolzlechner… Read More
USANS Story Project 26-DEC-2015 STEVE GASKILL WE'RE WITH THE BAND. Â The US Nordic combined team poses for the album cover before recording any… Read More
USANS Story Project 25-DEC-2015 LANDIS ARNOLD DREAMS OF SKI JUMPERS FLYING THROUGH HIS HEAD. Â Landis Arnold recalls the Christmas vacations of his childhood… Read More
USANS Story Project 24-DEC-2015 BOB HENDRICKSON FLAP 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM. Â Clarence "Coy" Hill demonstrates the style of the early '50's. … Read More
USANS Story Project 23-DEC-2015 MIKE DEVECKA POSTER CHILD- Nordic combined skier Mike Devecka went from borrowed skis to 4 Olympics. Â Says Walter Malmquist,… Read More
USANS Story Project 22-DEC-2015 DAVE LANTZ COVER SHOT- Dave Lantz made the cover of the 1976 US Eastern Nordic Championship program hosted at… Read More
USANS Story Project 21-DEC-2015 RASMUSSEN IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH DAD. Â Gary Rasumussen's father Wilbert (in sling) with Finnish jumper Pentti Heino at… Read More
USANS Story Project 20-DEC-2015 CYNTHIA KLING EDITOR'S NOTE- Â I try to avoid being preachy, especially this time of year, but I can't read… Read More
USANS Story Project 19-DEC-2015 TOM WEST WHERE CAN I GET ONE OF THOSE SWEATERS? Â February 6, 1952- George Kotlarek winning the first Guy… Read More
USANS Story Project- 18-DEC-2015 MIKE HOLLAND WHEN MEN WERE MEN... AND EVEN BOYS WERE MEN- Â All ages partook in Lake Placid's historical 4th… Read More
USANS Story Project 17-DEC-2015 CRAIG WARD BEING BETTER TOGETHER- Â When faced with news that their jump needed to come down the Plymouth High… Read More
USANS Story Project 12-DEC-2015 KEVIN McALLISTER USANS LEADERSHIP TEAM SHOWING THEIR SPIRIT! Â Executive Director, Signe Jordet and Board Chairman, Kevin McAllister at Utah… Read More
USANS Story Project 11-DEC-2015 HOLLAND ROCKING IT- Â Seemed like a good idea at the time- Larry Olson, Tad Langlois, Jim and Mike… Read More
USANS Story Project 10-DEC-2015 BREEN HAPPY TO BE ALIVE- Â Eddie the Eagle trained in Lake Placid and took the world by storm… Read More
USANS Story Project 9-DEC-2015 WAKEFIELD JACKS of ALL TRADES, MASTERS of SKI JUMPING- Wally Wakefield in 2006 with fellow Masters Hall of… Read More
USANS Story Project 8-DEC-2015 NORBY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVED- Dave Norby shown above in 1970 at Battle Creek, MN, recalls WW II… Read More
USANS Story Project- 7-DEC-2015 BREEN Mark Breen poised and ready on the Salisbury (CT) inrun. MARK BREEN Salisbury Winter Sports Club Rhinebeck,… Read More
USANS Story Project 6-DEC-2015 JONES MUCH MORE THAN A COACH- Dan Jones and Jon Farnham at the Lebanon Outing Club end of… Read More
USANS Story Project 5-DEC-2015 FLETCHER THE TIES THAT BIND- The Steamboat gang from the '90's welcomed the young Fletcher brothers. PENNY FLETCHER… Read More
USANS Story Project 4-DEC-2015 HOLLAND Above is the AP photo that ran in newspapers across the world showing American Ron Hansen, Calgary… Read More
USANS Story Project- 3-DEC-2015 MACKEY TAKING (AND GIVING) INSPIRATION- Logan Mackey getting ready to launch one in Coleraine, MN. Â Â LOGAN… Read More
USANS Story Project 2-DEC-2015 SUNDGAARD A young Kip Sundgaard launching off the Old Battle Creek ski jump in 1966 or '67. KIP… Read More
USANS Story Project 1-DEC-2015 WARD Craig and his father at Willoughby 40m jump in Aspen in '64 at age 8. CRAIG WARD… Read More
USASJ Story Project- 2014 ROUND-UP Thanks for a great year of stories in 2014! Â A great month of stories comes to… Read More
USASJ Story Project 31-DEC-2014 DON WEST Editor's note- Don West was an exceptionally positive force in ski jumping for as long as I… Read More
USASJ Story Project 30-DEC-2014 CLINT JONES THE JUMPS IN SOCHI. Â After some crazy travel, Clint Jones felt fortunate to arrive in one piece.… Read More
USASJ Story Project 29-DEC-2014 the GUNDRY FAMILY Editor's note-Â Ski jumping has long been a family affair. Â Thanks today to the Gundry family- Eli,… Read More