12th Annual USA Nordic Story Project Kick-Off – Andrew Urlaub
December is a month of extremes. Extreme darkness, extreme weather, extreme holidays… everything is taken to an edge. For sure it is a lovely in…
Story Project is a chance to remember, share, and celebrate the people and moments that make Ski Jumping great. Stories are from young and old, from across the country, and from yesterday to long ago. We love stories from weekend warriors, parents, and officials just as much as stories from Olympians. These are stories that bring us together and bring us back. Our hope is that you read the stories, it brings a smile to your face, and if you are able or willing, you give back to the sport either through a donation or your time. When we all do this, we ensure the future is even brighter than the past.
Story Project is a special time for all of us to come together and celebrate the rich history and bright future of Ski Jumping. Help USA Ski Jumping send our best athletes to the 2026 games in Milan and continue to grow opportunities for youth skiers as well as promote the historic tournaments that take place across our country! Add your name to the list!
Be one of the first to add your name to the list and help us reach our goal of $75,000 in donations!
Scott Halvorson
Robin Outwater
Becky & Craig Ward
Tom & Cristina Calcagni
Tim Denisson
Steven Gaskill
Jon Denney
Stig Hallingbye
Jane Meyer
Adam Loomis
Cathy & Greg Gruninger
Ron Steele
Mark Emery
Dave Robinson
Jeff Hastings
Ted Chivers
Darryl Landstrom
Alan Johnson
Jay Martin
Greg & Mary Windsperger
Kenneth Ripp
Michael Holland
Jed Hinkley
Mark Levasseur
Carl Soderberg
Lee Todd
Stuart Johnstone
Marshall Moore
Bill & Leci McCrillis
Tom Oddy
Bill Cantlin
Thomas Dodds
Corky Colby
Gregg Cerveny
Dave Lantz
Jerry Martin
Shawn Costello
Larry Stone
Hans Copeland
Shawn Costello
Dana Zelenakas
Susie Hastings
Jason & Kiki Densmore
Becky & Craig Ward
Matt Petri
Paul Hastings
Rex Bell
Kate & Phil Harrison
Pat Gleason
Jay Martin
Adam Provost
Dave Norby
Todd Scholl
Brad Hastings
Steven Gaskill
James H Balfanz
Nancy & Hans Johnstone
Jim & Nancy Spillane
Cathy & Allen Belshaw
Avery Roberts
Drew Richards
Mark Kinney
Leon & Peggy Sharyon
Dennis McGrane
Richard Ziegler
Paula Catalano
Mark Udvari-Solner
Gary Moe
Dan & Jill Brabec
James Vilk
Richard Clapp
Rick & Deirdre Mewborn
Mark Konopacke
Meg Larson
John Fulton
Chris Hastings
Charles Supercynski
Michael Lange
Sam Hastings
Dylan Cote
Georgia Jones
Karl & Jennifer Hassrick
Scott McGuire
Kathi Meyer
Jim Peterson
David C Rikert
Scott Immens
Ed & Jayne Hill
Greg Poirier
Suzanne Couture
Ed Wilder
Billy Demong
Janet Bliss
Tira Hastings
Edward Finnerty
Stephanie & Todd Wilson
Robert Stewart
Lis Johnson
Eric & Betsy Peterson
John Upton
Jessica Devin
Vic Method
Scott Colby
Adeline Swanson
Holly P Reid
Jason & Kiki Densmore
Eldridge French
John Keck
Paul & Gloria Whiting
Ryan Cutter
James Goodwin
Jim Thielen
Conroy Widmer
Ted Chivers
Steven Kroll
Cheryl Johnson
Alissa Johnson
Steven Gaskill
Tim Tetreault
Ryan Cutter
Tracy & Rich Zuckerman
Benjamin Walker
Dusty Johnstone
Stuart Johnstone
Buff McLaughry
Gary Moe
Teyck Weed
Susan Morgan
Kirsten Erickson
Dave & Kammie Ward
Matt Laue
Paul Loomis
Thomas Henry
December is a month of extremes. Extreme darkness, extreme weather, extreme holidays… everything is taken to an edge. For sure it is a lovely in…
Cheryl TourvilleAdministrator for Eastern Ladies Ski JumpingSecretary for Eastern Division Ski Jumping & Nordic CombinedSki Jumping Communications Coordinator for Andover Outing Clubcbtourville@gmail.com Eastern Ladies Becoming…
Scott HalvorsonNansen Ski ClubBerlin, NHshalvor22@gmail.com The Reluctant Skier Being risk averse I never took many of the chances that many of my friends did, to…
Adam LoomisFlying Eagles Ski Club/Park City Ski & Snowboard ClubEau Claire, WI/Park City, UTskiloomis@gmail.com Aiming for Gold In my first year of coaching at Park…
Susan SwansonSt Paul Ski ClubSt. Paul, MNsudswanson@msn.com Being Dead Weight, The Most Important Job The term “dead weight” has many connotations, but only in the…
Darryl LandstromImmediate Past Chair USSS Alpine Sport CommitteeBoard Member USA Nordicdarryl@dlandstrom.com REFLECTING ON NUMBERS IN THE 60’s & 70’s I grew up ski jumping in…
Riley ElliottUSA Nordic Communications ManagerPark City, UTriley@usanordic.org OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! After two years of working at USA Nordic Sport, I feel like I’ve…
Matt PetriLarkspur, CADeerfield Academy, St. Lawrence University, Lake Placid Ski Club, U.S. National Team & Olympic Team, USA Nordic Sport Board of Directors (2020-present)mdpetri@gmail.com 2023 marks the…
Ted ChiversVermont Academy, Saxtons River, VTLand line: 802-886-8248 Cell: 802-376-4843tchivers@allseasonsconst.com REBIRTH! VERMONT ACADEMY HAS BIG PLANS The intent of this “story” is to get the word…
Trevor EdlundUSANS Women’s Ski Jumping Head CoachSt Paul Ski ClubPark City, UTtrevor@usanordic.org CONTINUING THE PASSION Planes, trains and automobiles. 3 things you might not think…
Cheryl TourvilleSecretary for Eastern Division Ski Jumping & Nordic CombinedSki Jumping Communications Coordinator for Andover Outing ClubAdministrator for Ladies of Eastern Ski JumpingCBTourville@gmail.com BABY BIRDS…
Klingenthal, Germany (December 11, 2023) – Last weekend, USA Nordic Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined athletes competed at different World and Continental Cup competitions around the…
Karyl (& Paul) LoomisEau Claire Flying Eagles Ski Clubloomii@msn.com CURATOR’S NOTEMost of story below was originally published in 2016. Karyl Loomis reached out late last…
Paige JonesPark City Ski & Snowboard / Women’s U.S. National Ski Jumping TeamPark City, UTpaigeajones30@gmail.com FEUD FORMED FRIENDSHIP First time I met Annika Belshaw was…
Ronnie “Cowboy” NealJackson Hole Ski ClubUniversity of Wyomingrsns40@gtfalls.com CURATOR’S NOTE- This post originally ran on Christmas Day in 2016. Coincidently it started off with a…
ALANA MAKI-FOUSTCameron Ski Jumping ClubCoach/parent/judgecameronskijumping@gmail.com ANTICIPATION Not a flake, not a flake,Not a flip-flop flake.We’ve been waiting all year for goodness sake!Snow! Snow! We want…
Evan Nichols & Erik LynchFord Sayre & Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Clubevannichols7@gmail.com From Scott Nichols, Evan’s father:This is a story about athlete drive and ingenuity…
BILL McCRILLISNewport Nordic ClubNew England Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Board MemberHopkinton, NHwmccrillis@gmail.com I grew up in Newport, NH and started ski jumping with the…
Chris LambAndover, NHAndover Outing Club CURATOR’S NOTE- FROM THE ARCHIVES- DECEMBER 24, 2012… a story from USANS Ski Jumper, Chris Lamb about a season (and…
Clint JonesSteamboat Springs Winter Sports ClubPark City, UTskifli60@gmail.com CURATOR’S NOTE- FROM THE ARCHIVES- DECEMBER 30, 2014… a story from former USANS ski jumper, and coach,…
Tore SneliU.S. Ski Jumping Head CoachLillehammer, Norwaytore@usanordic.org Would you want to coach the American national team? In May 2022 I got a call from Clas…
Nils StolzlechnerKitzbuhel, AUT/San Juan, PRnils@njsdesigns.org CURATOR’S NOTE-BACK TO THE ARCHIVES! On the heels of Tore’s thoughtful and generous sentiments yesterday about his and Norway’s support…
Clas Brede BråthenMjondalen, NORclasbrede.brathen@skiforbundet.no CURATOR’S NOTE – Handing the mic back to the Norwegians. Hard to imagine a kinder or more positive perspective and story…
Nico BowdreSteamboat Winter Sports ClubSteamboat Springs, CO CURATOR’S NOTENico is an 8th grader in Steamboat, CO who wrote this story as a school assignment. Coincidentally, his…
Gregg CervenyGunstock Nordic AssociationWest Lebanon, NHGregg.A.Cerveny@dartmouth.edu New Hampshire High School Ski Jumping in the 1980s: Thank you coaches and volunteers…and “Nothin’ to lose” This is a long…
Jim HollandFord Sayre Ski ClubAustin, TX, / Park City, UTjimh@backcountry.com In the summer of 1993, we spent some time working in a wind tunnel in…
Dylan CoteFord Sayre Ski ClubLyme, NH CURATOR’S NOTEIt’s a small ski jumping/NC community across the country and smaller still in the Upper Valley of NH/VT,…
AL MERRILLAndover, ME CURATOR’S NOTEThis story is on behalf of Al Merrill who died in 1990. It was frankly prompted by Clas Brede’s piece last…
Alan JohnsonPark City, UT CURATOR’S NOTE-I realize I’m getting a bit over-involved these days but Alan (who shares the history of Project X begot USASJ…
Jake StewartDartmouth College Ski Team jakeskis@aol.com CURATOR’S NOTES – The Al Merrill piece elicited a backstory from Jake Stewart that I wanted to share. And this in turn…
Caleb ZuckermanFord Sayre Ski Club / Men’s U.S. Nordic Combined Development Teamcalebzuckerman@gmail.com Sitting at the top of the jump in Oberstdorf, the German countryside sprawled…
TAD LANGLOISNewport Nordic Clubtadlanglois@hotmail.com Like many young, new, anxious, excited athletes that have tried (and loved instantly) the sport of ski jumping, Roland Tremblay was…