USANS will send a total of five Men’s Ski Jumping athletes to compete at this weekend’s World Cup events in Lake Placid, New York.
Park City, Utah (February 7, 2023) – On September 22, 2022, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), USA Nordic Sport (USANS), and the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), announced the return of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup to the United States of America (US). This weekend, Lake Placid, New York, will host three different Men’s Ski Jumping World Cup events on the HS128 hill at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex, with athletes will competing from February 10-12.
The last Ski Jumping World Cup in Lake Placid took place in 1990, with the most recent Ski Jumping World Cup host in the US being Park City, Utah, 19 years ago in 2004.
USANS will be sending five Men’s Ski Jumping athletes to compete in this weekend’s World Cup events in Lake Placid. Tate Frantz, a Lake Placid local, who grew up skiing for New York Ski Ed Foundation (NYSEF), will be making his Ski Jumping World Cup debut this weekend. He will be joined by Andrew Urlaub, Casey Larson, Decker Dean and Erik Belshaw, who are all familiar with the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup circuit and have put together a great season so far.
Belshaw has scored World Cup points twice this season, notching a 24th place finish in Engelberg, Austria, and a 26th place finish in Oberstdorf, Germany. Urlaub is coming off scoring his first-ever World Cup points in Willingen, Germany, last weekend, as he finished 26th overall. Both Dean and Larson have scored World Cup points in previous seasons, but are still looking for their first World Cup points of the 2023 season, as they hope to earn them on US soil.
The “Super Team” competition will also be making its Men’s Ski Jumping World Cup debut in Lake Placid. This competition format was designed to accommodate smaller nations that are unable to field a four-person team. Each Super Team consists of two athletes per country, who compete in a three-round elimination format.
“What an honor it is to host the Ski Jumping World Cup in Lake Placid this weekend,” said USA Nordic CEO Adam Provost. “The two-day event will be an opportunity to showcase the best Ski Jumpers in the world in one of our most beautiful venues. We can’t wait to show the world that the United States should be an annual World Cup stop.”
Check below for the Lake Placid World Cup schedule, as well as media availability for USANS athletes. Additional information and tickets for the Lake Placid World Cup, can be found via the Lake Placid Legacy Sites website.
FIS Men’s Ski Jumping Lake Placid World Cup Schedule
Schedule subject to change.
Tuesday, February 7th
- 4:00pm EST / 21:00 CET – HS128 Open Training
Wednesday, February 8th
- 4:00pm EST / 21:00 CET – HS128 Open Training
- 7:00pm EST / 24:00 CET – Team Captains Meeting
Thursday, February 9th
- 9:00am EST / 14:00 CET – HS128 Official Training (3 rounds)
Friday, February 10th
- 3:00pm EST / 21:00 CET – HS128 Official Training (2 rounds)
- 5:00pm EST / 23:00 CET – HS128 Qualification Round
Saturday, February 11th
Men’s HS128 Individual World Cup
- 9:00am EST / 15:00 CET – HS128 Trial Round
- 10:00am EST / 16:00 CET – HS128 Individual World Cup 1st Round
Men’s HS128 Super Team World Cup
- 4:00pm EST / 22:00 CET – HS128 Trial Round
- 5:00pm EST / 23:00 CET – HS128 Super Team World Cup 1st Round
Sunday, February 12th
Men’s HS128 Individual World Cup
- 8:45am EST / 14:45 CET – HS128 Qualification
- 10:08am EST / 16:08 CET – HS128 Individual World Cup 1st Round
About USA Nordic Sport
USA Nordic Sport (USANS) is the National Leadership Organization for the original Olympic disciplines of Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined in the United States. Founded in 2007, USANS is a 501 (c)(3) committed to ensuring the survival and success of Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined throughout the country. Built by alumni and driven by former athletes, we are focused on growing and promoting our sports while operating international elite team programs with the goal to be the best in the world. USA Nordic “Elite Athletes” represent the best in the country in their sports and compete as a team at the national and international levels. More information on USA Nordic can be found at www.usanordic.org or its social media channels @usanordic.
About FIS
FIS is the governing body for international skiing and snowboarding, founded in 1924 during the first Olympic Games in Chamonix, France. Recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIS manages the Olympic disciplines of Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, including setting the international competition rules. Through its 132 member nations, more than 500 FIS ski and snowboard competitions are staged annually. Specific initiatives are undertaken by FIS to promote snow activities as a healthy leisure recreation, notably for the young. For more information, please visit www.fis-ski.com.
About ORDA
Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre, and Gore Mountains, Mt. Van Hoevenberg, the James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval, the Olympic Jumping Complex, and the Olympic Center. As host to international and national championships, ORDA has brought millions of athletes, spectators, and participants to the regions it serves, resulting in significant economic development. www.orda.org.
About the Olympic Jumping Complex
The Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex comprises a HS100- and HS128-meter ski jumps towers built for the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, United States, and modernized and lengthened in 2021, making them the only jumps in North America homologated for winter and summer jumping competitions. Follow on social media: @lakeplacidjumps.
