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