11th Annual USA Nordic Story Project Kick-Off – Dave Norby
Dave NorbyMadison, WIBlackhawk Ski Club’66/’70 FIS Team, ’68 Olympic Teammc3@chorus.net Sweet Moment All of us want to see the results of competition and the excitement…
Thank You for Joining USA Nordic Sport for Our 11th Annual Story Project
Story Project is a chance to remember, share, and celebrate the people and moments that make Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined 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.
We have bold goals!
Story Project is a special time for all of us to come together and celebrate the rich history and bright future of Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined. Help USA Nordic Sport 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!
2022 Story Project Donors
Story Project 2022 might be complete but our goal isn't! Add your name to the list and help us reach our goal of $75,000 in donations!
Adam Provost
Leon Sharyon
Mark Emery
Susy & Dick Ziegler
Rex Bell
Conroy Widmer
Mark Levasseur
John Mckiernan
Jimmy Miller
Susan Swanson
Tom Dodds
Larry Stone
Pam and Steve Williams
Kenneth Ripp
Shawn Arneson
Dusty Johnstone
Dennis McGrane
David Torrey
Susie Hastings
Ashley Stanton
Will Speed
Nancy & Hans Johnstone
Nico Bowdre
Jedediah Hinkley
Carl Soderberg
Chris Hastings
Charles Todd
Brad Hastings
Jerry Martin
Jason & Kiki Densmore
Darryl Landstrom
Drew Richards
Justin & Jennifer Koski
Justin & Jennifer Koski
Matt Delaney
Dave Lantz
Steven Kroll
Ed Wilder
Casey Colby
Jay Martin
Georgia Jones
Kate & Phil Harrison
Corky Colby
Gregory & Mary Windsperger
Mike Holland
Ron Steele
Jane Meyer
Stanley Cichanowski
Gregg Cerveny
Stig Hallingbye
Ted Chivers
Ted Chivers
Robin Outwater
Kathy & Jeff Hastings
Tom & Cristina Calcagni
Matt Laue
Story Project 2022
Ashley Stanton – December 2nd, 2022
Ashley StantonLake Barrington, ILNorge Ski Clubkohls.ashley@gmail.com “Ski jumping, what a weird niche sport!” That’s what I said to myself in January 2021 while the Covid-19…
Robin Outwater – December 3rd, 2022
Robin OutwaterBennington, VTFormer USANS BOD Member, Chairman of the USANS Goverance Committeerobin@usanordic.org 1966: When Bennington, VT was introduced to Nordic Skiing Erlon “Bucky” Broomhall came…
Chris Fey – December 4th, 2022
Chris FeyLake Placid, NYNYSEFfey.chris@leilafey In 2016, my son, Max, had just begun ski jumping in Lake Placid at five years old. His second week at…
John Fulton – December 5th, 2022
John FultonHanover High School, UNHConcord, NHSkijump14@comcast.com High School Ski Jumping in NH. The 1973 NH high school championship was held on the jump on the…
Scott Halvorson – December 6th, 2022
Scott HalvorsonNansen Ski Club, Berlin, NHPembroke, NHshalvor22@gmail.com Nansen – More Than Ski Jumps The Nansen Ski Club, of Berlin, NH, continues to make great strides…
Eric Whitney – December 7th, 2022
Eric WhitneyDuluth, MN/Bethel, AKe_whitney@mac.com Full Circle Former Olympian George Hovland spoke to my 4th grade classroom at Chester Park Elementary in Duluth Minnesota. He talked about…
Willem Speed – December 8th, 2022
Willem Speed (formerly Schott)Blackhawk Ski Club/ University of Utahwillemospeed@gmail.com You can take the bear out of the woods, but you can’t take the woods out…
Chris Gilbertson – December 9th, 2022
Chris GilbertsonUSA Nordic Head Jump Coach, Nordic CombinedSteamboat Winter Sports ClubSteamboat Springs, COchris@usanordic.org Flags Everyone always asks me why I don’t use a USA flag…
Timo Denisson – December 10th, 2022
Timo DenissonCheyenne, WYSt. Paul Ski Club, U of WYO, USST Curator’s Note: FLASHBACK – a story from the vault. The 71st story of the series, originally run…
David Torrey – December 11th, 2022
David W. Torrey,Dartmouth (’77) Ski TeamCambridge, MA 02139davidtorrey@comcast.net I WAS THE STUNT MAN FOR THE TODAY SHOW Dartmouth Winter Carnival 1976 was in full swing…
Alan Johnson – December 12th, 2022
Alan JohnsonPark City, Utahskiflyaj@gmail.com Curator’s Note: FLASHBACK- another story from the vault. The 39th story of the series, originally run November 30, 2012. How do you pick…
Karin Bauer – December 13th, 2022
Karin BauerSt Paul Ski ClubSt Paul, MNkarinnbauer@gmail.com. I had to go digging in the photo archives of a *gasp* photo album for this story –…
Mike Haynes – December 14th, 2022
Mike HaynesIspeming Ski ClubCharlevoix, Michiganwokanda123@aol.com In the summer of 2000, while attending a principal’s conference in Park City, Utah, a bunch of us took an…
Cheryl Tourville – December 15th, 2022
Cheryl TourvilleSecretary, Eastern Division Ski Jumping & Nordic CombinedVolunteer, Andover Outing Club & Administrator, Ladies of Eastern Ski Jumpingcbtourville@gmail.com. VOLUNTEER! And empower your athletes and…
Mike Holland – December 16th, 2022
Mike HollandFord Sayre Ski Club (NH)Norwich, VTmikeholland@preservationlandgroup.com CURATOR’S NOTE: TRIGGER WARNING! This story contains descriptions of a couple of falls and Mike wanted me to…
Amber Grantham – December 17th, 2020
Amber GranthamAndover Ski Club (NH)pixiesstix@gmail.com Winter of 2013, my then third-grader, Natalie Sisemore, came home from her weekly ski lesson at Mount Sunapee and stated…
Bari Nan Rothchild – December 18th, 2022
Bari Nan RothchildPark City, UTBarinan@proforma.com By now, I’ve established that having a kid in ski jumping was the exact parenting lesson I never knew I needed….
David Torrey – December 19th, 2022
David W. TorreyDartmouthSki TeamCambridge, MA 02139davidtorrey@comcast.net CURATOR’S NOTE – You may recall that David Torrey had a great story about being a stunt man for…
Georgia Jones – December 20th, 2022
Georgia E. JonesLake Placid, NY This isn’t the first story I’ve written for the Story Project but many things have changed since that first one. …
Jeff Volmrich – December 21st, 2022
Jeff VolmrichLake Placid Ski Club/Park City, UT CURATOR’S NOTE – So we’re back into the archives and as I was scrolling through options I came…
Gene Kotlarek – December 22nd, 2022
Gene KotlarekAge 72Colorado Springs, CODuluth Ski Club CURATOR’S NOTE – We’re going to spend another couple of days in the archives. First re-running a story…
Larry Stone – December 23rd, 2022
Larry StoneWilmington, NYSalisbury (CT), Team East; coached SWSA , NYSEF, USST M & W (3X USSA Dom. Coach of the Year) CURATOR’S NOTE – From…
Molly Stone – December 24th, 2022
Molly StoneCambridge, MANYSEF, Park City, US Women’s Team STORY PROJECT ARCHIVES – DECEMBER 30, 2012 Curator’s note – Day 2 of the Larry and Molly…
Hope Krueger – December 25th, 2022
Hope KruegerNorge Ski ClubCary, IL STORY PROJECT ARCHIVES – DECEMBER 25, 2014 Last October, our family was driving around our new neighborhood and discovered the…
Bari Nan Rothchild – December 26th, 2022
Bari Nan RothchildPark City, UTbarinan@gmail.com Nordic Sport in Literature, Film, and Music Being immersed in the world of ski jumping as parents of an athlete,…
Jared Shumate – December 27th, 2022
Jared ShumatePark City, UTjaredshum@gmail.com It’s no secret that competing in Nordic combined involves a lot of time spent away from home. Since I’ve been on…
Rex Bell – December 28th, 2022
Rex BellPortland, MErex@usanordic.org A NEW DEAL for USANS – PARTNERING WITH NORWAY One evening in January 2022 during the 4 Hills events in Innsbruck, Austria…
Bill McCrillis – December 29th, 2022
Bill McCrillisAndover Outing Club (NH)New England Ski Jumping & Nordic Combinedwmccrillis@gmail.com NESJNC Flying Further College Ski Jumping Reunion 2022 This past September New England Ski…
Jim Thielen – December 30th, 2022
Jim ThielenMinneapolis Ski ClubToronto, CANjp_thielen@yahoo.com Central Division Training CampMt. Valhalla; Washburn, WisconsinDecember 26-29, 1968 The Central Division conducted a ski jumping training camp between Christmas…
Adam Provost – December 31st, 2022
Adam ProvostCEO USA Nordic Sportaprovost@usanordic.org I’ve been on a lot of different job interviews in my life but none of them quite prepared me for…
