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 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 (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
Taylor Fletcher
Mike Glasder Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia
SARAH HENDRICKSON
Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan.
Bryan Fletcher
Setting up at Westby Ski Jump (Photo Credit: Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net)
BRYAN FLETCHER
Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017
Logan Sankey
2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium.
MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
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JASPER GOOD (PC – Romina Eggert)
Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly)
Ben Loomis (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
Mt Werner
USA Nordic Russel Wilder Award Chairman’s Award Dinner 2017 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress
MICHAEL GLASDER AND SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
TAYLOR FLETCHER (PC – Romina Eggert)
JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
2018 Park City Continental Cup
Abby Ringquist
Will Rhoads
Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly)
Nick Mattoon (Photo Credit – Sabine Link)
Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017
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.
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Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo.
Adam Loomis
Aspen Benett-Manke
Grant Andrews, COC Rena, Norway, 2018
Will Rhoads
Kevin Bickner, here in training, has been leading USA Nordic’s Ski Jumpers so far this summer.
Bryan Fletcher
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)
Anna Hoffmann 6th Place
Nordic Combined Team Event
Kevin Bickner Flight, Kranj, Slovenia
AJ BROWN
Ben Berend
Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly
Casey Larson (Photo Credit – Sabine Link)
SARAH HENDRICKSON
BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones)
Dave Jarrett celebrates America's first Nordic Combined Olympic Medalist, Johnny Spillane
Tom Kelly/USSA Photo
BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
PODCAST – Billy Demong: From Medals to Sport Leader
NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
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
FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2020 Tom Kelly
Logan Sankey
Media Day : USAnordic 2019
MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper
2018 Women's Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium.
SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Kevin Bickner
ADAM LOOMIS
NINA LUSSI
Sarah Hendrickson
COC Podium, Sunday, 12-17-17
Ben Berend
NICK MATOON
Nina Lussi
Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia
2018 Park City Continental Cup
MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament
BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Karl Eid Ski Jumps
Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO
Ben Loomis, Chaux-Neuve, 2018
Team USA Nordic celebrating Bryan's last competition (3-14-18).
Will Rhoads
JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 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)
Sarah Hendrickson : WSJUSA : 2017
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)
2018 Park City Continental Cup
Kevin Bickner flies to gold in the HS100 meter L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships.
2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist)
ADAM LOOMIS
NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
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)
Jared Shumate, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Grant Andrews
Livestream volunteers are paramount to our productions
Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
Head Coach Martin Bayer
Taylor Fletcher, 3rd Place, COC Rena, Norway, 2018
Ben Pieper
Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race
Podium, 2018 US Mens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Taylor Fletcher – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly
BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Tara Geraghty-Moats
Hitting the road for US Cup 2018
STEPHEN SCHUMANN
Team Magnus and USA Nordic are partnering to provides skis to kids at clubs across America
Jasper Good, Chaux-Neuve, 2018
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Giant Pine Mountain
Ishpeming at night (Photo Credit – Mike Johns; michaeljohns.net)
U.S. Ski Jumping Championships HS134m event at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) Tom Kelly 2021
Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly)
Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports
KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly)
Ben
Alaskan Greeting Party
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.
Kevin Bickner Podium 3, Kranj Slovenia
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)
WSJUSA : 2017 : Nita Englund
Annika Belshaw 5th place
Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia
USA Nordic livestream tent
COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017
Will Rhoads
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)
NICK MATOON
Nina Lussi
Gunnar Gilbertson
BEN BEREND (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
AJ BROWN
Mike Glasder Flight Kranj, Slovenia
Crowds at Fox River Grove, Norge Ski Club
Nina Lussi
Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion.
MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Team Photo Kranj, Slovenia
Tate Frantz
Nita Englund : USAnordic : 2017
Kevin Bickner
BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Flawia Krawczyk)
Charlotte Ripp
MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Michael Glasder
2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist
Michael Glasder
Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic
Logan Sankey
Henry Johnstone
Nick Hendrickson, Utah Ski Team Oct. 3, 2014 in Salt lake City, Utah. (Steve C. Wilson/University of Utah)
JASPER MEYERS TOSSING THE V AND CATCHING BIG AIR on the Ford Sayre/Hanover (NH) K32 while amazed classmates watch from the knoll.
BEN BEREND (PC – Romina Eggert)
CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Ben Pieper
Tara Geraghty-Moats
BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion.
USA Nordic Junior National Ladies
MICHAEL GLASDER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Michael Glasder
Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly)
Will Rhoads
Bryan Fletcher
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Stephen
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)
Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly,
Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018
SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Podium, 2018 US Womens Ski Jumping Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Ben Loomis
Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports
Adam Loomis
ISHPEMING, MI TOURNAMENT in 1937.
Sarah Hendrickson (FIS-Sandra Volk)
Westby Ski Jump
USA Nordic Junior National Team
Ben Berend
Team Photo 2, Kranj, Slovenia
BRYAN FLETCHER, TAYLOR FLETCHER Podium
BILLY DEMONG
WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018
CASEY LARSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Stephen Schumann – 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.
Michael Glasder
Will Rhoads
JASPER GOOD (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Abby Ringquist & Jed Hinkley of USA Nordic
Keeping the trailer clean…
Ishpeming at night (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)
Will Rhoads, Flight Kranj, Slovenia
tara geraghty-moats
Women's World Cup, Japan 2018
Michael Glasder
TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Podium, 2018 US Mens 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)
Tara Geraghty-Moats
Bickner at SGP in Klingenthal, GER this summer. Aga Pająk photo.
AJ Brown (Photo Credit – Sabine Link)
Team Magnus will partner with USA Nordic to introduce kids across the country to skiing.
Casey Larson – USA Nordic’s U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the HS100m normal hill at the Utah Olympic Park. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly,
BRYAN FLETCHER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (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)
Ben Loomis – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly)
Bryan Fletcher
Ben Berend
WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Will Rhoads
2016 L.L. Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the Utah Olympic Park, Park City, UT
HS-134
Photo: U.S. Ski Team
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Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper
2018 Women's Nordic Combined National Championships Podium.
Ben Berend
Ben Berend
KEVIN BICKNER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships at the UOP
HS 134 meter jump
Photo: U.S. Ski & Snowboard
BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
www.backcountry.com
Stephen Schumann, Chaux-Neuve, 2018
Stephen, racing to a career best 6th at Nationals.
2018 Park City Continental Cup
Sarah Hendrickson
Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports
Ben Berend, Chaux-Neuve, 2018
Macey Olden
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.
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)
Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017
Windy, wintry day in Ishpeming
Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia
BRYAN FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Ben started 2nd and finished 5th at Nationals, another PR.
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.
Stephen Schumann; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports
GRANT ANDREWS
Mike Glasder, Kranj, Slovenia
Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (CAN)
Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Clint Jones)
2017 WSJUSA : Abby Ringquist
Casey Larson
Zach Selzman
2018 Mens Ski Jumping Normal Hill National Championships Podium.
Nita Englund
Michael Glasder
NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
MICHAEL GLASDER, 2018 US Olympic Trials (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
Kevin Bickner Podium 2, Kranj, Slovenia
NITA ENGLUND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Jed Hinkley
Media Day : USAnordic 2019
Bill Demong
Kevin Bickner Podium 1, Kranj, Slovenia
BRYAN FLETCHER (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
Bryan Fletcher
Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly)
Logan Sankey
BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
2018 Park City Continental Cup
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
Abby Ringquist
Kevin Bickner
Logan Sankey flies to fourth at trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly)
Jasper Good
Michael Glasder
Jasper Good races for position ahead of teammate Jared Shumate. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic)
SARAH HENDRICKSON, 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
tara geraghty-moats
Taylor Fletcher
Jasper Good
Kevin Bickner stays focused while competing in Grand Prix in Hakuba, Japan.
SARAH HENDRICKSON (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
BRYAN FLETCHER
Kevin Bickner; 2016 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Large Hill Championships; Park City, Utah; Photo: Tyler Tate/T Squared Action Sports
Ben Berend
BEN LOOMIS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Michael Glasder
Bryan Fletcher
Media Day : USAnordic 2019
2018 USA NORDIC OLYMPIC TEAM (Photo Credit: Abby Ringquist)
Kevin Bickner – L.L.Bean U.S. Ski Jumping Championships, Utah Olympic Park HS134 meter. (USSA-Tom Kelly)
Alaska Recruiting Fall 2017
CHUCK PIEPER
Will Rhoads
TAYLOR FLETCHER (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
USA Nordic Junior National Team
Ben Loomis 5th in Klingenthal!
Abby Hughes
BEN BEREND (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Gabby Armstrong, COC Rena, Norway, 2018
Nina Lussi, first-ever Women's Nordic Combined National Champion.
Michael Glasder
Crowd at Giant Pine Mountain
USA Nordic athletes climb a hill in a snowstorm during the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow. (Mackenzie Moran/USA Nordic)
Backcountry partners with USA Nordic
Sarah Hendrickson
Silver Mine Ski Jump
Ticket to Fly previews the upcoming Four Hills Tournament
Tara Geraghty-Moats : Ski Jumping : WSJUSA : Sapporo , Japan : January 13, 2017. Photograph by Ben Pieper
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)
Kevin Bickner Ski Flying World Championships 2018
Kevin Bickner
Taylor Fletcher
Kevin Bickner Portrait, Kranj, Slovenia
Michael Glasder
Media Day : USAnordic 2019
Youngsters battle it out in the 5 km rollerski race
ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Jasper Good
TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS
Jared Shumate, COC Rena, Norway, 2018
At the amazing Planica jump complex.
Stephen Schumann – USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships nordic combined 5k. (U.S. Ski Team – Tom Kelly)
Mike Holland Ticket to Fly
Shane Kocher
Preview of upcoming Four Hills Tournament
Ben Berend (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
COC Notodden, Dec 15, 2017
Stephen Schumann (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
Kids are introduced to skiing by USA Nordic using Team Magnus mini skis.
ABBY RINGQUIST (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Kevin Bickner 3rd Place Kranj, SLO
Annika Belshaw – U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow. (c) 2021 Tom Kelly
Trials for 2017 Nordic Junior World Championships at Utah Olympic Park. (U.S. Ski Team-Tom Kelly)
TARA GERAGHTY-MOATS
NINA LUSSI 2018 US Olympic Trials
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
2018 Mens Nordic Combined National Championships Podium.
BEN LOOMIS 2018 US Olympic Trials (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Bluebird day in Minneapolis
Nita Englund
Ben Berend (Photo Credit – Romina Eggert)
Jed Hinkley
USA Nordic Livestream tent
BILLY DEMONG
WILL RHOADS (Ben Pieper : Point Productions, LLC)
Will Rhoads, Kranj, Slovenia
Bryan Fletcher
Adam Loomis, COC Rena, Norway, 2018
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)
