Hendrickson takes second place at final 2015 World Cup in Oslo, Norway

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Hendrickson takes second place at final 2015 World Cup in Oslo, Norway

Park City, UT--Sarah Hendrickson of the U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team took second place at the final World Cup competition of the 2015 season. With jumps of 126.5 and 128.5 meters in the two rounds of competition on the Large Hill, Hendrickson scored an impressive 257.1 points. Rival Sara Takanashi of Japan won the competition with jumps of 128.0 and 127.0 meters and 263.8 points. Canadian Taylor Henrich rounded out the podium in third place.

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Hendrickson Sixth, Jerome Ninth at World Championships in Falun, Sweden

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Hendrickson Sixth, Jerome Ninth at World Championships in Falun, Sweden

Park City, UT – Defending World Champion Sarah Hendrickson took sixth place at the World Championships in Falun, Sweden on Friday, February 20, 2015. Hendrickson scored 226.4 points with jumps of 87.0 and 91.0 meters in variable wind conditions.

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Nita Englund takes 7th and 8th place in World Cup Competitions in Oberstdorf, Germany

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Park City, UT—Nita Englund of the U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team placed a career-best seventh place in Oberstdorf, Germany in the Sixth World Cup competition of the season on Saturday, January 24, 2015. With a second place finish and 98.5 meter jump in the qualifying round, Englund went on to soar 95.0 and 88.5 meters in her competition jumps, scoring 211.4 points. 

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Weather, Conditions in Zao, Japan and Falun, Sweden Create Challenges for the U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team

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Park City, UT – The U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team faced challenging conditions, with numerous delays and cancellations, during the both the World Cup competition in Zao, Japan and the Continental Cup competition in Falun, Sweden this weekend.

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Hendrickson places 5th and 8th at World Cup competitions in Japan

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Sapporo, Japan—Sarah Hendrickson placed 5th and 8th respectively at the second and third World Cup ski jumping competitions of the 2015 season in Sapporo, Japan this past weekend. Hendrickson landed jumps of 95.0 and 88.5 meters on Saturday, January 10, 2015 and 90.0 and 93.5 meters on Sunday, January 11, 2015.

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Hendrickson takes 9th place, Jerome 11th in first World Cup competition of 2014/15 season

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Lillehammer, NOR -- The U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team had a very respectable showing today in  Lillehammer, Norway at the first World Cup competition of the 2014/15 season. Sarah Hendrickson of Park City, UT, the current World Champion, finished 9th by improving her first 89-meter jump with a strong second jump of 96.5 meters. Jessica Jerome, also of Park City, finished 11th, improving upon her first jump of 87 meters with a second jump of 92.5 meters. 

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Women’s Ski Jumping Names Nine Athletes to 2014-15 National Team

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PARK CITY, Utah — Nine top U.S. women ski jumpers have been named to the 2014-15 U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team ahead of an exciting World Championships, World Cup, and Continental Cup schedule.

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Hendrickson and Jerome take top spots at National Championships; Fly Girl Larson finishes first at Flaming Leaves Festival Women’s Junior competition.

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Hendrickson and Jerome take top spots at National Championships; Fly Girl Larson finishes first at Flaming Leaves Festival Women’s Junior competition.

LAKE PLACID, New York – Sarah Hendrickson showed why she is the world champion in women’s ski jumping by soaring to a first place finish in the US Ski Jumping Championships on Sunday, October 12, 2014. Hendrickson executed jumps of 92.0 and 97.5 meters, followed closely by U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping team members Jessica Jerome, who jumped 92.5 and 96.0 meters, and Tara Geraghty-Moats, who jumped 89.5 and 96.5 meters. Nina Lussi placed fourth, while Nita Englund, who executed only the first jump, placed fifth.

 

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Jerome wins 11th national title in Park City

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Jerome wins 11th national title in Park City

PARK CITY, Utah  — Jessica Jerome demonstrated her world-class talent picking up her 11th national title on Sunday, Aug. 2 with a win in the large hill competition at the U.S. Ski Jumping Championships in Park City, Utah.

Nita Englund and Tara Geraghty-Moats soared to their first national championship spots with a 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The normal hill U.S. Championship will be held in October during the Flaming Leaves tournament in Lake Placid, NY.

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