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Four SPSC Jumpers Honored by Central Division
The annual Central Division Spring Panel Meeting was held on April 18-19 in Eau Claire WI. One of the highlights of each year's meeting is the voting on Divisional Awards. Johnny Lyons was named Skier of the Year, and Karin Friberg was honored as Female Skier of the Year. Two of SPSC's younger skiers were recognized as the Most Improved ... Trevor Edlund among the boys, and Michaela Arneson among the girls. This is an indication of the strength of SPSC's junior development program. Congratulations to these outstanding athletes!   more info ... more pix
Awards Banquet a Highlight of the Year!
The annual St Paul Ski Club Spring Awards Banquet was held on the evening of Tuesday, April 15 at Tinucci's Restaurant in Newport MN. A large crowd enjoyed the food and the program. Kris Edlund has posted many photos ... click to view photos and list of awards.
MPR Story Focuses on Women Jumpers at SPSC
Minnesota Public Radio broadcast a feature on women's ski jumping on March 18, 2008. Reporter Laura Yuen visited one of our junior tournaments, and interviewed several female jumpers including Karin Friberg, Elizabeth Wallace, and Michaela Arneson. Click here to read about the feature and see accompanying photos. There's also a link to the audio.
Karin Friberg Places 29th in Junior World Championships
SPSC's Karin Friberg was one of four female jumpers representing the USA at the World Junior Ski Championships (JWSC) in Poland in late February. She finished 29th in Women's Ski Jumping. Sarah Hendrickson led the US women, placing 16th. Click for results. The American women participated in four Ladies Continental Cup events in Germany prior to traveling to Poland. Way to go, Karin!  For in-flight pic of Karin at Schoenwald GER, click the photo at left.
Wallace 2nd, Friberg 17th, Edlund 18th at Junior Olympics
Three SPSC athletes represented the Central Division Team for the Junior Olympics, Feb 26 - Mar 2 in Ishpeming MI. They are (L to R) Trevor Edlund, Christian Friberg, and Brian Wallace. In men's special jumping, Brian finished 2nd, Christian 17th, and Trevor 18th. Click for results: page 1 page 2.  Congratulations, guys!   Photo by Kris Edlund ... click to view larger image.
Brian Wallace ties hill record twice on Feb 22, 2008
Brian Wallace, who's headed for the Junior Olympics in Ishpeming MI next week, warmed up in fine style by flying 52 meters twice on our 46 meter hill during the "Tom Harrington" tournament. This record was previously held only by Johnny Lyons, who'll now have to share the honor with Brian. See full results from all our Friday night tournaments on our Schedule & Results page, link at left.
Johnny Lyons & Karin Friberg Win in Chicago
Two SPSC jumpers took top honors in Class A ski jumping at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove IL on January 26. Johnny Lyons edged Kyle Lockhart of Norge in the men's division. Both had identical distances of 73 meters, but Lyons scored a slight edge from the judges; his point total was 236.6 to Lockharts' 234.1. Karin Friberg won the women's title with distances of 73 and 68 meters. On Sunday, Johnny scored another win in the SuperTour class, with distances of 73 and 73.5 meters, while Karin was edged by Nina Lussi of Lake Placid. Nina's distances were 70 and 68.5 meters. Karin had a slight distance edge, with flights of 73 and 71.5, but Nina got slightly higher marks from the judges to win by 3.3 points. Karin has been selected to travel to Europe for the Junior World Championships in February. However, women are excluded from jumping in the Olympics ... it's the only sport in which the IOC won't let them participate. If you think this is wrong, please read and sign this petition:  www.wsj2010.com.
SPSC Athletes Shine at Northern Flights
St Paul Ski Club skiers shone brightly at the Northern Flights Invitational Ski Jumping tournament held in Coleraine, MN the weekend of January 12 & 13. Their junior tournament was held on Saturday, and the first of four 2008 Junior Olympics qualifier meets was held on their 70 meter hill on Sunday. St Paul jumpers placed high on all four hills. We had four 1st place finishes, four 2nd places, one 3rd place, one 4th places, three 5th places, two 6th places, and one 12th. It was a GREAT weekend for these skiers; congratulations to all!
104 Skiers Compete in John R Lyons Tournament Jan 6
A large field of jumpers, ranging in age from Oliver Jacobson (3) to Tom Ricchio (60), competed in SPSC's annual John R Lyons Memorial Tournament. Oliver is the son of former SPSC standout Veronica Myhra and her husband Ty Jacobson, who was a top jumper from Ishpeming MI a few years back. Tom's a retired corporate pilot for John Deere. There were many girls in all age groups, and the oldest was Taylor Lyons, SPSC, who was on the US team several years ago, and is now in college.  See our Schedule & Results page ... also, Kris Edlund has posted about 500 photos from this weekend in our Photo Gallery!
Wallace, Friberg, Lyons on Podium at Lake Placid
(click photo to enlarge)	Results:   Dec 29   Dec 30 Three skiers from SPSC competed on Dec 29 & 30 on the 90 meter Olympic jump at Lake Placid. Brian Wallace finished second both days in men's junior class. Karin Friberg was third in women's class both days. Johnny Lyons took home a pair of fourth places in men's open class. In addition, Elisabeth Anderson, Eau Claire, took 5th Saturday and 6th Sunday in women's class. She often trains at SPSC.  Pictured L to R are Lyons, Wallace, Friberg, and coach Brian Nelson.
Winter Tournament Schedule Announced
The schedule of Friday night tournaments is posted on our Schedule & Results page, link at left. In addition to our regular Friday night tournaments, the hill is open for practice at 6:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. We hope you'll come out and see some ski jumping action this winter! You're welcome at all times, and admission is always free. There's a lot of on-site parking, and there are good vantage points action on each of our four jumps.
Annual Holiday Training Camp a Big Success
SPSC's annual Holiday Beginner's Camp was held Dec 27 and 28. Each year we host a large number of youngsters who want to give our sport a try. Below is a report on both days from Patrick Lyons ... results of the mini-tournament held Friday afternoon can be found on our Schedule & Results page, link at left. We had a great turnout for the first day of our training camp. Had close to twenty five new kids eight years old and younger. We set up those who needed equipment. We tried to slow down those that had their own. Lot of club people doing a lot of different tasks. The camp officially ended at 3:pm but kids skied until 4-4:30. We closed the hill for lunch and when we started the next phase, all the new kids and their parents lined the 30m hill to watch the more experienced skiers jump on a bigger hill. Ryan Johnson, Trevor Edlund, Michaela Arneson, and Elizabeth (Bug) Wallace took about three jumps each to huge applause. The crowd also had the chance to witness Joey Edlund ( age seven ) take his first two jumps off a 30 meter. All in all it was a great day. Second day was great also. Practiced in the morning, took a break and had lunch, watched 36 skiers paticipate in our annual Christmas Camp Tournament. About 20-25 new kids and some club veterans. Afterwards, we had a good awards ceremony upstairs in the chalet. Watch a one-minute video from our 2005 training camp ... view video.
SPSC Summer Jumping Featured in Video
During the summer, Troy Hale spent time at SPSC, filming action and interviewing athletes, coaches, and parents. We think you'll enjoy the video ...   watch it now!
Brian Wallace Takes Junior Title in Lake Placid
SPSC's Brian Wallace took first place by a wide margin in the junior class at the Flaming Leaves Tournament at Lake Placid NY on Oct 6, 2007. He flew 98.5 and 95.0 meters on the 90 meter Olympic hill, scoring 244 points; his closest rival had 185 points.   view results
Johnny Lyons Flies 140 Meters in Germany
Johnny Lyons, holder of the distance record of 52 meters on SPSC's 46 meter hill, set a new personal best by flying 140 meters training in Germany in early September.   watch video
Annual Summer Tournament Sunday Sept 9   results
The SPSC Annual Summer Tournament was held Sunday, Sept 9. Jumpers from a number of midwestern clubs competed on our 20 and 46 meter hills. Brian Wallace of SPSC had jumps of 46.5 and 46.0 meters, scoring 212.1 points. Elisabeth Anderson of Eau Claire led the women with 176.9 points.   Christian Friberg of SPSC won the long-standing jump competition with a flight of 46.5 meters.
Dave Edlund Elected to SPSC Hall of Fame
This year's SPSC Hall of Fame banquet was held Sunday evening, Sept 9. Dave Edlund, son of HOF member Ray Edlund, and dad to Davey, Trevor, and Joey, was inducted into the Saint Paul Ski Club Hall of Fame. Click the link at left for our HOF pages.
Tom Harrington, 1924 - 2007   read tribute
Our 46 meter hill is named "Harrington Hill" after Tom Harrington, who passed away on the morning of August 31st. Tom had been an instrumental member of the St Paul Ski Club since 1938. His friend of 65 years, Wally Wakefield, has written a tribute to Tom. Please click the link above to read about this memorable man.
Visit Our Cool Photo Gallery!
Tournaments, jumps, banquets, athletes, parents, etc. Club member Kristine Edlund has put a lot of effort into finding a suitable online photo gallery service, and also in arranging thousands of photographs (taken by various club members) in a way that'll make it easy for you to find and view groups of photos for fun and enjoyment! Click link in upper left column.