IMG_7934 Sizes: 300 × 300 / 225 × 300 / 750 × 1,000 / 750 × 1,000 / 1,152 × 1,536 / 1,536 × 2,048 / 480 × 300 / 600 × 300 / 1,920 × 2,560 Gallery www.backcountry.com 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. Keeping the trailer clean… Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia Crowd at Giant Pine Mountain COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll. Kevin Bickner Adam Loomis, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Jed Hinkley Three USA Nordic ski jumpers to compete at ski flying world championships. Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Will Rhoads OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 2018 Park City Continental Cup Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) 2018 Park City Continental Cup 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. BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Will Rhoads 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. Logan Sankey Ben Loomis Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 Michael Glasder tara geraghty-moats Tara Geraghty-Moats Aspen Benett-Manke NICK MATOON Mike Holland Ticket to Fly 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. 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. Shane Kocher Ben U.S. Ski Jumping Championships HS134m event at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) Tom Kelly 2021 Ben Berend Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 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) Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017 Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Adam Loomis 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) Will Rhoads Adam Loomis Dan Englund at work Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia Jasper Good, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Flawia Krawczyk) Kevin Bickner 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Ben Berend 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. Media Day : USAnordic 2019 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. Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) STEPHEN SCHUMANN 2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT HS-134 Photo: U.S. Ski Team Bryan Fletcher Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane Elise Loescher Ben Berend, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Stephen Bryan Fletcher BRYAN FLETCHER Westby Ski Jump Annika Belshaw 5th place Karl Eid Ski Jumps Will Rhoads Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Media Day : USAnordic 2019 Stephen Schumann, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Stephen Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) NINA LUSSI USA Nordic Junior National Ladies WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nina Lussi BRYAN FLETCHER, TAYLOR FLETCHER Podium Team Magnus and USA Nordic are partnering to provides skis to kids at clubs across America Team USA Nordic celebrating Bryan's last competition (3-14-18). 2019 Junior Worlds Park City WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund BRYAN FLETCHER Sarah Hendrickson USA Nordic Ski Jumping 2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the UOP HS 134 meter jump Photo: U.S. Ski & Snowboard BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) At the amazing Planica jump complex. 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. Ben Loomis, Chaux-Neuve, 2018 Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) Michael Glasder Will Rhoads Kids are introduced to skiing by USA Nordic using Team Magnus mini skis. Niklas flying high on the HS60. BRYAN FLETCHER Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. Kevin Bickner Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Windy, wintry day in Ishpeming USA Nordic livestream tent Tate Frantz 2019 Junior Worlds Park City AJ BROWN Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Taylor Fletcher Tom Kelly/USSA Photo Bryan Fletcher Taylor Fletcher – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) ???????????????????????????????????? Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia Sarah Hendrickson 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) Abby Hughes Taylor Fletcher WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Kevin Bickner flies to gold in the HS100 meter L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. 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, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia 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. Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! 2018 Park City Continental Cup GRANT ANDREWS Field Marketing and Communications Manager Will Rhoads AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Giant Pine Mountain Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament Bryan Fletcher Women's World Cup, Japan 2018 Ben Berend Crowds at Fox River Grove, Norge Ski Club Silver Mine Ski Jump USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress Sarah Hendrickson Logan Sankey Tara Geraghty-Moats Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) GRANT ANDREWS Logan Sankey Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Will Rhoads Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. 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) Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Jasper Good Sarah Hendrickson Henry Johnstone 80 YEARS LATER- ISHPEMING TOURNAMENT in 2017! Mt Werner SARAH HENDRICKSON CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Sarah Hendrickson usa nordic team nomination Kevin Bickner Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo. Abby Ringquist (FIS-Sandra Volk) 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) Ben Pieper Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) 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) Team Magnus will partner with USA Nordic to introduce kids across the country to skiing. JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll. BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones) Ben Berend USA Nordic Junior National Team 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. NICK MATOON CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) 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 ???????????????????????????????????? USA Nordic Merchandise Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Taylor Fletcher, 3rd Place, COC Rena, Norway, 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. Logan Sankey 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. Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia 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. BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 Park City Continental Cup Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) USA Nordic athletes climb a hill in a snowstorm during the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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. MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Coach Dave Jarrett Michael Glasder Bryan Fletcher AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Backcountry partners with USA Nordic Nick Hendrickson, Utah Ski Team Oct. 3, 2014 in Salt lake City, Utah. (Steve C. Wilson/University of Utah) Ben Loomis Michael Glasder Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia Sarah Anderson ABBY RINGQUIST (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) Will Rhoads Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Media Day : USAnordic 2019 BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Taylor Fletcher ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937. Will Rhoads USA Nordic Livestream tent BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Kevin Bickner 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) Logan Sankey Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia Bryan Fletcher BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Field Marketing and Communications Manager MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Watch live streaming on USA Nordic TV ADAM LOOMIS NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials 2018 Park City Continental Cup Ben Pieper Adam Loomis COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17 Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) Ben Berend Michael Glasder TAYLOR FLETCHER (PC – Romina Eggert) Taylor Fletcher Bill Demong Michael Glasder Nordic Combined Team Event TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Nordic Combined Podium Will Rhoads MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly) MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Bryan Fletcher Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Bryan Fletcher Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race tara geraghty-moats Landon Lee Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia Michael Glasder Hitting the road for US Cup 2018 Livestream volunteers are paramount to our productions 2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. 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. Karl Eid Ski Jumps CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Taylor Fletcher, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Zach Selzman Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. USA Nordic Junior National Team Picked up some snow on the way out of town. USA Nordic Junior National Ladies Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Berend Jasper Good Kevin Bickner, 3rd Place Kranj, Slovenia ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Jared Shumate (Ben Pieper: Point Productions LLC) TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS NINA LUSSI 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. Coach Dave Jarrett Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) Sarah Hendrickson Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews Anna Hoffmann 6th Place NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) “All-Round Champion” season 2 cast. Michael Glasder Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) PODCAST – Billy Demong: From Medals to Sport Leader Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Nita Englund Taylor Fletcher Bryan Fletcher NINA LUSSI Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly) NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Berend BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nina Lussi TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS Charlotte Ripp Adam Loomis 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) Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) 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) Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Logan Sankey 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) 2018 Park City Continental Cup NICK MATOON CHUCK PIEPER Feb 2, 2017 – © flyingpointroad.com 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. TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON Tom Kelly/USSA Photo 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. BEN BEREND (PC – Romina Eggert) BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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) NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Niklas flying high on the HS60. Suicide Hill Michael Glasder WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Taylor Fletcher Norge Ski Club Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly) BILLY DEMONG Bryan Fletcher Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR. Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews Nita Englund 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. Taylor Fletcher STEPHEN SCHUMANN Logan Sankey Rachael Haerter BEN LOOMIS (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) 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) Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes 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) BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder 2019 Junior Worlds Park City 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. 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) Bryan Fletcher Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament 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. Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 USAnordic : 2017 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials 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) Backcountry partners with USA Nordic KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Preview of upcoming Four Hills Tournament Nordic Combined Team Event Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Will Rhoads Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes 2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium. Iron Mountain, MI Bill Demong Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Women's World Cup Team, Japan 2018 SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Niklas Malacinski chases down Continental Cup leader Jakob Lange. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) Jasper Good races for position ahead of teammate Jared Shumate. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic) Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Ben Berend Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia Michael Glasder Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly) Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia Setting up at Westby Ski Jump (Photo Credit: Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net) Ben Loomis 5th in Klingenthal! Anna Hoffmann 6th Place Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic Bryan Fletcher BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Adeline Swanson Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Media Day : USAnordic 2019 SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) www.backcountry.com Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset Will Rhoads Jed Hinkley Nita Englund KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Will Rhoads MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Abby Hughes USA Nordic Ski Jumping OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 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. CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Michael Glasder 2019 Junior Worlds Park City Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia Casey Larson 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. BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset Will Rhoads Nordic Combined Team Event Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic AJ BROWN 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) 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) Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk) DCIM100MEDIADJI_0011.JPG Bryan Fletcher ADAM LOOMIS Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. Will Rhoads Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race 2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist) Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link) Competition night at the Minneapolis Ski Jump Head Coach Martin Bayer Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan. Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals. Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia Kevin Bickner JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017 Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Flight Kranj, Slovenia, 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) TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly BILLY DEMONG 2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia Jared Shumate, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. Abby Ringquist MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) 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) Nina Lussi Annika Belshaw 5th place Head Coach Martin Bayer Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer. Kevin Bickner (Photo Credit – Tadeusz Mieczynski) BRYAN FLETCHER 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 : WSJUSA : 2017 COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017 Michael Glasder Taylor Fletcher BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Nita Englund Sarah Hendrickson Michael Glasder Jasper Good ???????????????????????????????????? Gunnar Gilbertson Macey Olden NINA LUSSI Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017 WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN) KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) At the amazing Planica jump complex. Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia 2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium. Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly, FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2020 Tom Kelly JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert) The 2018 US Cup Dream Team: Dan Englund, Mike Johns, Alex Glueck Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (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 TAYLOR FLECTHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Suicide Hill Ski Bowl USAnordic : 2017 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) Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion. ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC) Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert) Alaskan Greeting Party Bluebird day in Minneapolis Author Will Rhoads, after successfully defending his National Title. USSA Photo. Alaskan Greeting Party Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018 Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly, Image Info Dimensions 1,920 × 2,560 Date May 20, 2019 Camera iPhone X Aperture f⁄1 Focal Length 4 mm ISO 100 Shutter Speed 1⁄13 sec Name IMG_7934-2-scaled.jpeg Mime Type image/jpeg Type JPEG Size 1.02 MB