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SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Kevin Bickner ???????????????????????????????????? Michael Glasder Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Taylor Fletcher Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews Will Rhoads 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 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. Tate Frantz NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Pieper BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Abby Hughes 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) USA Nordic Ski Jumping Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) Hitting the road for US Cup 2018 Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia Giant Pine Mountain TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Zach Selzman Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder Michael Glasder 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Annika Belshaw 5th place Nita Englund Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Bryan Fletcher USA Nordic athletes climb a hill in a snowstorm during the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) www.backcountry.com Suicide Hill Ski Bowl TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Annika Belshaw 5th place 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Jasper Good ???????????????????????????????????? Bill Demong Jared Shumate (Ben Pieper: Point Productions LLC) 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) Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Ben Pieper Sarah Hendrickson Taylor Fletcher 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia Michael Glasder Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) The 2018 US Cup Dream Team: Dan Englund, Mike Johns, Alex Glueck Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper USA Nordic Junior National Team Nita Englund Bryan Fletcher Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset 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. STEPHEN SCHUMANN Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. 2018 Park City Continental Cup Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. STEPHEN SCHUMANN Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Alaskan Greeting Party MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Michael Glasder Karl Eid Ski Jumps 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) Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Tara Geraghty-Moats Nordic Combined Team Event Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes tara geraghty-moats Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Casey Larson NICK MATOON ???????????????????????????????????? SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. NICK MATOON usa nordic team nomination tara geraghty-moats Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Adam Loomis Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) USA Nordic Junior National Team Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. BRYAN FLETCHER Jasper Good Landon Lee 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) GRANT ANDREWS AJ BROWN CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder Media Day : USAnordic 2019 COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 USA Nordic livestream tent At the amazing Planica jump complex. Sarah Hendrickson Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Stephen Schumann, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Media Day : USAnordic 2019 USA Nordic Merchandise Ben Berend Taylor Fletcher, 3rd Place, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Rachael Haerter 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) Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Will Rhoads Will Rhoads Logan Sankey AJ BROWN Windy, wintry day in Ishpeming Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Taylor Fletcher Aspen Benett-Manke Preview of upcoming Four Hills Tournament Jasper Good, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Crowds at Fox River Grove, Norge Ski Club Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports 2018 Park City Continental Cup Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) “All-Round Champion” season 2 cast. 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) Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic 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. 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. www.backcountry.com Alaskan Greeting Party CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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) Niklas Malacinski chases down Continental Cup leader Jakob Lange. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 Anna Hoffmann 6th Place Taylor Fletcher – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly Michael Glasder ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Livestream volunteers are paramount to our productions Will Rhoads Taylor Fletcher 2018 Park City Continental Cup USAnordic : 2017 TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Sarah Hendrickson BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Niklas flying high on the HS60. Taylor Fletcher, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Competition night at the Minneapolis Ski Jump ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll. Bluebird day in Minneapolis Bryan Fletcher U.S. Ski Jumping Championships HS134m event at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) Tom Kelly 2021 Sarah Hendrickson 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. Gunnar Gilbertson Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) At the amazing Planica jump complex. Head Coach Martin Bayer Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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. SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER Kevin Bickner flies to gold in the HS100 meter L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. Three USA Nordic ski jumpers to compete at ski flying world championships. 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 Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) Will Rhoads Will Rhoads Charlotte Ripp Tara Geraghty-Moats Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) 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 Livestream tent TAYLOR FLETCHER (PC – Romina Eggert) PODCAST – Billy Demong: From Medals to Sport Leader Jed Hinkley Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Coach Dave Jarrett 2019 Junior Worlds Park City KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia BILLY DEMONG Will Rhoads Abby Hughes Anna Hoffmann 6th Place Team Magnus will partner with USA Nordic to introduce kids across the country to skiing. Setting up at Westby Ski Jump (Photo Credit: Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) 2018 Park City Continental Cup 2018 Park City Continental Cup 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. MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) USA Nordic Junior National Ladies Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) MICHAEL GLASDER (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. 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 stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team Backcountry partners with USA Nordic NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Henry Johnstone Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia Nick Hendrickson, Utah Ski Team Oct. 3, 2014 in Salt lake City, Utah. (Steve C. Wilson/University of Utah) USA Nordic Junior National Ladies Bryan Fletcher Kevin Bickner Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Jed Hinkley Michael Glasder Adeline Swanson Westby Ski Jump Ben Loomis, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Jasper Good races for position ahead of teammate Jared Shumate. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Nita Englund Will Rhoads BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Bryan Fletcher Suicide Hill 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. 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) Nina Lussi Sarah Hendrickson Kevin Bickner Michael Glasder Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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) Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. Abby Ringquist DCIM100MEDIADJI_0011.JPG Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) Ben Loomis 5th in Klingenthal! Tara Geraghty-Moats Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Abby Ringquist NINA LUSSI NINA LUSSI Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia, Ben Berend BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 Ben Berend Adam Loomis SARAH HENDRICKSON AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. Bill Demong Jasper Good Logan Sankey BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bryan Fletcher AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Team Magnus and USA Nordic are partnering to provides skis to kids at clubs across America 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) 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. Head Coach Martin Bayer Nordic Combined Team Event Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Field Marketing and Communications Manager Grant Andrews, 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) 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) Ben Loomis 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. Team USA Nordic celebrating Bryan's last competition (3-14-18). 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia Will Rhoads JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) Silver Mine Ski Jump Michael Glasder BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Backcountry partners with USA Nordic Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Picked up some snow on the way out of town. 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. Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 Adam Loomis Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Kids are introduced to skiing by USA Nordic using Team Magnus mini skis. 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) BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO Nina Lussi KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. 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) Bryan Fletcher Bryan Fletcher MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Media Day : USAnordic 2019 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials Elise Loescher Ben Loomis Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset 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. 2018 Park City Continental Cup Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Ben Berend KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Keeping the trailer clean… GRANT ANDREWS Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race Jasper Good Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll. SARAH HENDRICKSON (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. BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Flawia Krawczyk) Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia 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. Michael Glasder Bryan Fletcher Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Sarah Anderson JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane Michael Glasder ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2020 Tom Kelly SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Logan Sankey Kevin Bickner Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly Coach Dave Jarrett 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 (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews Kevin Bickner Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Will Rhoads BRYAN FLETCHER, TAYLOR FLETCHER Podium Ben Berend Field Marketing and Communications Manager Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly, Will Rhoads CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Norge Ski Club NICK MATOON 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. USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress 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 (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Ben Berend, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 BILLY DEMONG MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly BRYAN FLETCHER Logan Sankey Logan Sankey Logan Sankey Watch live streaming on USA Nordic TV BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Taylor Fletcher Ben Berend BEN BEREND (PC – Romina Eggert) Kevin Bickner, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly, USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress Stephen Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly) Ben Berend Dan Englund at work Kevin Bickner Will Rhoads ADAM LOOMIS Will Rhoads Nina Lussi 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. Will Rhoads Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly) TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Nordic Combined Team Event NINA LUSSI Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) CHUCK PIEPER Taylor Fletcher Mt Werner Bryan Fletcher Tom Kelly/USSA Photo Tara Geraghty-Moats NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race Iron Mountain, MI Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bryan Fletcher 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. WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) Taylor Fletcher Sarah Hendrickson Shane Kocher Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia, Adam Loomis, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Women's World Cup Team, Japan 2018 Nordic Combined Podium Bryan Fletcher Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. Nita Englund Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia 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) Niklas flying high on the HS60. Logan Sankey ADAM LOOMIS WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund Ben 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) 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. 2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the UOP HS 134 meter jump Photo: U.S. Ski & Snowboard 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) Taylor Fletcher Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) 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. Mike Holland Ticket to Fly 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist Michael Glasder COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben BRYAN FLETCHER Adam Loomis 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. JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) USA Nordic Ski Jumping Tom Kelly/USSA Photo Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia Image Info Dimensions 960 × 640 Date July 30, 2016 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II Aperture f⁄1 Focal Length 50 mm ISO 125 Shutter Speed 1⁄8,000.0 sec Name benandadam-e1470775224643-1.jpg Mime Type image/jpeg Type JPG Size 188.53 KB