Deedee Corradini, WSJ-USA president, dies at 70 PARK CITY, Utah (March 1, 2015) - Women’s Ski Jumping USA has lost its tenacious and loved leader, and the world has lost a great influencer in sport equality and women’s rights. Deedee Corradini died March 1 at her home in Park City, Utah. She was … [Read more...]
Hendrickson on the Podium at World Cup in Ljubno, Slovenia
Park City, UT—Sarah Hendrickson of the U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team placed third in both the 12th and 13th World Cup competitions in Ljubno, Slovenia on February 14 and 15, 2015. On Saturday, Hendrickson secured her podium finish by soaring 86.0 and 87.0 meters in her two jumps and scoring … [Read more...]
Ski Girls Rock at Breckenridge During Women’s Ski Week, Feb. 14-22, 2015
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Jan. 21, 2015 – Black diamonds can be a girl’s best friend – black diamond runs that is – especially during Breckenridge Ski Resort’s inaugural Women’s Ski Week, Feb. 14-22, 2015. Women’s Ski Week will highlight the resort’s offerings just for women by providing a welcoming, … [Read more...]
Weather, Conditions in Zao, Japan and Falun, Sweden Create Challenges for the US Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team
PARK CITY, Utah (January 18) — 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. Jessica Jerome, a veteran member of the … [Read more...]
World Junior Ski Jumping Championships: Lindsey Van to Coach US Women’s Team
PARK CITY, Utah (Jan 15, 2015) — The National Teams for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined have determined which athletes will compete in the World Junior Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan early next month. Men’s Ski Jumping USA Will Rhoads, 19, of Park City, Utah recently placed fourth at the … [Read more...]
World Cup: Hendrickson places 5th and 8th in Ski Jump
Sapporo, Japan—Sarah Hendrickson (above) 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 … [Read more...]
Pimp My Ride: Guide to Snowboarding Gear
Thinking about buying a snowboard this winter? There are about 50-100 different snowboard companies out there competing for your hard earned (or your mom’s hard-earned) cash so here are some things you should know. First - just because you’re a girl doesn’t mean you should … [Read more...]
Ski Jumping: Jessica Jerome wins 11th national title in Park City
PARK CITY, Utah (Aug. 6) — 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 … [Read more...]
Fly Girls program aims to encourage and develop rising stars in ski jumping
PARK CITY, Utah — Women’s Ski Jumping USA has announced an innovative athlete development initiative and program to recruit and retain young female jumpers nationwide into the sport. Fly Girls — as it’s named — is a junior team program that feeds athletes into a … [Read more...]
Amy Purdy - An Inspiration to Everyone
For those familiar with Amy Purdy and her story, her success on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars should come as no surprise. Purdy hasn’t just been overcoming obstacles since the double amputation of both her legs at age 19 – she’s been plowing right through them as if they never … [Read more...]