IMG_0404 Sizes: 300 × 300 / 225 × 300 / 750 × 1,000 / 750 × 1,000 / 1,152 × 1,536 / 480 × 300 / 600 × 300 / 1,536 × 2,048 Gallery OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Charlotte Ripp Jasper Good, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Will Rhoads WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund Michael Glasder Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia Bryan Fletcher Tara Geraghty-Moats JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) Adam Loomis, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia, Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. Jed Hinkley NINA LUSSI Logan Sankey 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. Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bryan Fletcher TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 AJ BROWN BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Giant Pine Mountain Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Bluebird day in Minneapolis Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) ???????????????????????????????????? 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. 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) Keeping the trailer clean… USA Nordic Junior National Team BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2019 Junior Worlds Park City 2018 Park City Continental Cup Bryan Fletcher Will Rhoads At the amazing Planica jump complex. 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Adeline Swanson Michael Glasder 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Ben Loomis Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia Kevin Bickner Nordic Combined Team Event Three USA Nordic ski jumpers to compete at ski flying world championships. CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia Setting up at Westby Ski Jump (Photo Credit: Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) 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) Stephen 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. Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Tate Frantz KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team SARAH HENDRICKSON (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 Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) 2018 Park City Continental Cup TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen Schumann, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 SARAH HENDRICKSON 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) Kevin Bickner BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nita Englund Backcountry partners with USA Nordic 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. 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. Will Rhoads usa nordic team nomination SARAH HENDRICKSON Ben Loomis, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US 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) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Adam Loomis BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bill Demong Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) U.S. Ski Jumping Championships HS134m event at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) Tom Kelly 2021 BRYAN FLETCHER Ben Pieper Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Kevin Bickner 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 Ski Jumping Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly, SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BILLY DEMONG Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. GRANT ANDREWS Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. 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) Adam Loomis BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO Nita Englund JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) 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) Sarah Hendrickson 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Taylor Fletcher – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Head Coach Martin Bayer MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Team USA Nordic celebrating Bryan's last competition (3-14-18). Karl Eid Ski Jumps Michael Glasder STEPHEN SCHUMANN 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. AJ BROWN 2018 Park City Continental Cup Will Rhoads ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. Will Rhoads 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist Michael Glasder Ben Berend, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 USA Nordic Merchandise Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Michael Glasder 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) 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. Windy, wintry day in Ishpeming Niklas flying high on the HS60. Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 Mike Holland Ticket to Fly Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com Backcountry partners with USA Nordic Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Jed Hinkley Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia Kevin Bickner Portrait, 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) Tom Kelly/USSA Photo Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia Henry Johnstone Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset Field Marketing and Communications Manager Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) Nita Englund Logan Sankey Women's World Cup Team, Japan 2018 Alaskan Greeting Party NICK MATOON ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Berend NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Will Rhoads Sarah Hendrickson TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Field Marketing and Communications Manager Karl Eid Ski Jumps Ben Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. ???????????????????????????????????? KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder Ben Berend Team Magnus will partner with USA Nordic to introduce kids across the country to skiing. Kevin Bickner, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Shane Kocher BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Flawia Krawczyk) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Casey Larson BEN LOOMIS (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 Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. 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) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Logan Sankey KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) www.backcountry.com 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO BRYAN FLETCHER Adam Loomis 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Tom Kelly/USSA Photo Bryan Fletcher USA Nordic Junior National Ladies CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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) Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia NINA LUSSI Silver Mine Ski Jump USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 USA Nordic Junior National Team Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Landon Lee BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia 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. ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia Michael Glasder KEVIN BICKNER (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. Tara Geraghty-Moats Jasper Good 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. Abby Ringquist Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Aspen Benett-Manke Stephen 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper USA Nordic Livestream tent 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 Will Rhoads MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) USA Nordic livestream tent JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Preview of upcoming Four Hills Tournament Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia 2019 Junior Worlds Park City MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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. Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews Kevin Bickner, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia Tara Geraghty-Moats BRYAN FLETCHER, TAYLOR FLETCHER Podium 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. Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) www.backcountry.com Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Nordic Combined Podium Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) NICK MATOON ???????????????????????????????????? Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) SARAH HENDRICKSON (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. Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament USAnordic : 2017 Will Rhoads Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia, Nita Englund NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials Ben Loomis Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) Taylor Fletcher 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. Zach Selzman The 2018 US Cup Dream Team: Dan Englund, Mike Johns, Alex Glueck NINA LUSSI Coach Dave Jarrett Bill Demong Bryan Fletcher Taylor Fletcher GRANT ANDREWS Anna Hoffmann 6th Place 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. 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) Elise Loescher “All-Round Champion” season 2 cast. Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. 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. Taylor Fletcher, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Sarah Hendrickson Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Nordic Combined Team Event MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race Ben Berend Media Day : USAnordic 2019 TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Abby Hughes ADAM LOOMIS 2018 Park City Continental Cup USA Nordic Ski Jumping Competition night at the Minneapolis Ski Jump Jared Shumate (Ben Pieper: Point Productions LLC) Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 Mt Werner Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Berend USA Nordic athletes climb a hill in a snowstorm during the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) DCIM100MEDIADJI_0011.JPG 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. Nordic Combined Team Event NITA ENGLUND (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) Coach Dave Jarrett At the amazing Planica jump complex. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) Nina Lussi USAnordic : 2017 STEPHEN SCHUMANN Team Magnus and USA Nordic are partnering to provides skis to kids at clubs across America TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2020 Tom Kelly Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly) Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Norge Ski Club Alaskan Greeting Party Sarah Hendrickson USA Nordic Junior National Ladies 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. Kevin Bickner flies to gold in the HS100 meter L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Sarah Hendrickson Bryan Fletcher TAYLOR FLETCHER (PC – Romina Eggert) 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) Adam Loomis BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Crowd at Giant Pine Mountain Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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) tara geraghty-moats Bryan Fletcher Will Rhoads Suicide Hill Ski Bowl AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Media Day : USAnordic 2019 BEN BEREND (PC – Romina Eggert) Niklas flying high on the HS60. Taylor Fletcher 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. BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Ben Berend Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 Westby Ski Jump Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament Ben Berend ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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. SARAH HENDRICKSON Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 Jasper Good Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) NINA LUSSI 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. CHUCK PIEPER Tara Geraghty-Moats Jasper Good 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. SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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. NICK MATOON Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Taylor Fletcher Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com Nina Lussi Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes 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. Taylor Fletcher, 3rd Place, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Bryan Fletcher Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Ben Pieper Nick Hendrickson, Utah Ski Team Oct. 3, 2014 in Salt lake City, Utah. (Steve C. Wilson/University of Utah) Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Ben Loomis 5th in Klingenthal! Nina Lussi Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia Ben Berend WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BILLY DEMONG Head Coach Martin Bayer Will Rhoads 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. 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. Niklas Malacinski chases down Continental Cup leader Jakob Lange. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Gunnar Gilbertson Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane Jasper Good Logan Sankey Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. Ben Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Kevin Bickner PODCAST – Billy Demong: From Medals to Sport Leader Iron Mountain, MI Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 tara geraghty-moats COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Michael Glasder Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. Anna Hoffmann 6th Place ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. Annika Belshaw 5th place 2018 Park City Continental Cup Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Watch live streaming on USA Nordic TV NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund Hitting the road for US Cup 2018 Kids are introduced to skiing by USA Nordic using Team Magnus mini skis. Annika Belshaw 5th place Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Logan Sankey Taylor Fletcher Sarah Hendrickson BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Suicide Hill Kevin Bickner 2018 Park City Continental Cup NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials Bryan Fletcher BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bryan Fletcher Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane Will Rhoads Abby Ringquist Michael Glasder Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Taylor Fletcher Logan Sankey Sarah Anderson 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. Michael Glasder 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. Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Bryan Fletcher Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Dan Englund at work Bryan Fletcher BRYAN FLETCHER Will Rhoads AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Jared Shumate, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 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) 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. 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Every downloaded picture is fee-liable. Bryan Fletcher Livestream volunteers are paramount to our productions Michael Glasder 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Macey Olden Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Taylor Fletcher Picked up some snow on the way out of town. Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) Jasper Good races for position ahead of teammate Jared Shumate. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Bryan Fletcher Sarah Hendrickson BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Logan Sankey Taylor Fletcher Michael Glasder Image Info Dimensions 1,536 × 2,048 Date March 26, 2019 Camera iPhone 8 Aperture f⁄1 Focal Length 3 mm ISO 25 Shutter Speed 1⁄8,000.0 sec Name IMG_0404.jpg Mime Type image/jpeg Type JPG Size 676.36 KB