Planica, Slovenia (February 25, 2023) – Men’s Ski Jumping competed in their first event at the 2023 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia, earlier today. Andrew Urlaub, Casey Larson, Erik Belshaw and Decker Dean represented the United States in the Individual HS100 Event, with Urlaub advancing to the final round and carding a 26th place finish.
Qualification for the HS100 World Championship was held on Friday, February 24th. For the first time since 2017 at the World Championships in Lahti, Finland, the United States was able to qualify four athletes for a World Championship event. Larson was the first to qualify in 28th place, putting together a 94.0 jump for 119.9 points. Belshaw followed in 30th, as he went 93.0 meters for 119.1 points. Dean and Urlaub were close behind, with Dean placing 39th (94.0 meters, 114.9 points) and Urlaub placing 44th (90.0 meters, 112.2 points).
During the first round of the HS100 World Championship earlier today, Urlaub jumped to 98.0 meters for 118.6 points, as he was able to qualify for the final round. Larson finished the day 39th overall (92.5 meters, 108.7 points), with Belshaw coming in 42nd (92.0 meters, 106.6 points) and Dean coming in at 45th (90.0 meters, 105.0 points). Larson, Belshaw and Dean were unable to qualify for the final round, in a highly contested event.
In the second round, Urlaub continued to impress, jumping to 91.5 meters for 108.5 points (227.1 total points). This landed him in 26th place, as he was able to finish in the top thirty for the first time in the three World Championships that he has competed in.
“I’m very satisfied with how the day went. I’ve had a great couple of days leading up to this event and I was feeling prepared for today,” said USA Nordic Athlete, Andrew Urlaub. “My coaches and I had a great plan, and I was able to execute. The last two World Championships I attended, I was fighting to qualify for the event, so to be able to qualify for the second round is a huge step forward. Now, I am really looking forward for the rest of events here in Planica.”
Urlaub and Larson will be back in action tomorrow, as they will compete in the Mixed Team HS100 Event with Annika Belshaw and Paige Jones. The competition will be streamed on skiandsnowboard.live, with the first jumper taking the hill at 11:00am EST.
Results
Men’s Ski Jumping HS100 Qualification – 2023 World Championships (2/24)
Men’s Ski Jumping HS100 Event – 2023 World Championships (2/25)
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