Made with Xara News, Notes, Announcements SPSC Sends Five to Brattleboro; Karin Friberg Wins Collegiate Title     Results:   FIS Cup  Sat 2/18     Pepsi Challenge  open    collegiate                       FIS Cup  Sun 2/19    Fred Harris Memorial Tournament Five SPSC jumpers participated in two days of ski jumping competition in Brattleboro VT Feb 18-19.  There were a pair of FIS Cup competitions, the Pepsi Challenge, the US Collegiate championships, and the Fred Harris Memorial Tournament.  The SPSC contingent included  Christian and Karin Friberg, Brian and Elizabeth Wallace, and Trevor Edlund. On Saturday, the FIS Cup event was won by Anders Johnson, with Chris Lamb 2nd and Mike Glasder 3rd.  Christian finished 15th, Brian 20th, and Trev placed 24th.  Karin won the women’s Collegiate title, and Elizabeth placed 5th in the Pepsi Challenge Open class, Johnson won again on Sunday in the FIS Cup class, with Lamb repeating in 2nd.  Nick Alexander edged Glasder for 3rd.  Trev placed 27th, but Christian and Brian had left for the World Juniors in Turkey.  Karin placed 9th and Elizabeth was 10th in the Fred Harris Memorial Tournament. Team Announced for World Junior Championships in Turkey Feb 22-25      USA sending seven, including two from SPSC:  team announcement    event website Seven ski jumpers will represent the USA at the Junior World Championships at the spectacular new jump complex in Erzurum, Turkey Feb 22-25.  SPSC jumpers Christian Friberg and Brian Wallace will join Peter Frenette (Lake Placid) and Will Rhoads (Park City) in men’s competition.  The current runaway leader of the first season of Women’s World Cup, Sarah Hendrickson (Park City) will be joined by Nita Englund  (Iron Mt MI) and Nina Lussi (Lake Placid).  The men will also compete in team jumping. Iron Mountain Continental Cup:  Friberg’s First Jump an Eye-Opener     Results Sunday Feb 12:  training    competition         photo album      helicopter video On Thurs Jan 9, conditions were perfect in Iron Mountain, and about 50 athletes had a fantastic day of practice, with many long jumps.  Then Mother Nature intervened, forcing cancellation of Friday’s official training and Saturday’s entire schedule.  A huge crowd filled the parking lot and both sides of the outrun on Saturday, and despite cold and wind, remained in hopes of seeing some jumping, but it didn’t happen. FIS requires an official training round, which was then rescheduled for 9:00 Sunday morning.  Christian Friberg was the first skier down, and he blasted his way to 134.5 meters, which held up as the second longest of the training round, being exceeded only by Norway’s Robert Johansson at 135.  Because of wind delays, it took all morning to get 46 skiers through one round of training.  After the opening ceremony, competition was to begin at 1:00.  Wind forced a lengthy hold, and once jumping began, further holds kept threatening the possibility of having a second round.  Many jumpers had trouble with the wind, which seemed to interfere with lift during the flight, but Friberg laid down a solid 122 meter jump and stood 10th after the first round.  USASJ’s Peter Frenette was 2nd at that point.  (D Maraccini photo - click to enlarge) The Kiwanis Ski Club doesn’t give up easily, and although the sun was going down, they launched the second round, and despite further delays, they managed to complete it by 4:30.  Friberg didn’t get the little gust of wind which could have helped him climb in the standings, and came up 20 meters short of his first jump, but still managed to finish 18th in his first COC.  Frenette also got no favors from the wind, but hung on to finish 8th.  Anders Johnson DID get get some favorable wind, posting the 8th longest ride of the final round, and raising his position from 26th to 17th.  Nick Alexander, 27th after the first round, was 21st in the final, and finished 24th overall.  To have one US jumper in the top 10, two more in the top 20, and another in the final round, in front of an enthusiastic home crowd as the sun began to set ... PRICELESS! We want to recognize Brian Wallace’s performance as well.  He was one of many whose first ride was hampered by the gusty conditions.  He finished 43rd ... but ahead of Austria’s David Unterberger, a former winner of this event, and Slovenia’s Rok Zima, normally a top-level competitor here.  Cheers Brian ...and better luck next time!  It was great to see you get your first rides here ... and you’ll have many more. Christian Friberg Sweeps All Five Midwestern US Cup Events    Ishpeming Feb 8 (US Cup #5): Johnson 2nd, Frenette 3rd      Results: Wed eve 2/8 St Paul’s Christian Friberg captured first in Class A on Ishpeming’s K90 Suicide Hill on Wednesday eve, Feb 8, and completed a sweep of the midwest “Five Hills Tourney” ... the first five competitions in the seven-event US Cup series.  He flew 93 and 92.5 meters, scoring 243 points.  Christian is a member of the USA Ski Jumping Development Team, and he was followed by four of the USASJ top team athletes, just back from several weeks of competition in Europe and Japan.  Anders Johnson was 2nd (91.5, 90, 233), and Peter Frenette was 3rd (88.5, 91.5, 227.5).  They were followed by two more USASJ athletes, Nick Alexander and Nick Fairall.  Jere Kykkanen and Janne Nordman of Finland were 6th and 7th, with Mike Glasder of USASJ 8th, Volodymyr Glyvka of Ukraine 9th, and SPSC’s Brian Wallace, also of USASJ devo team, 10th. Trevor Edlund placed 12th in Class A, and Davy Edlund was 2nd in Open Class. All of these athletes are now in Iron Mountain MI for Continental Cup competition this weekend, Feb 11-12.    Westby Feb 4-5; Wallace 4th Fri (US Cup #4), 5th Sat    Results:  Fri eve 2/3   Sat 2/4 A large contingent of SPSC athletes were in Westby WI on Friday eve Feb 3 and Sat Feb 4.  The feature of the weekend was US Cup #4, and Christian Friberg continued undefeated in the US Cup class, winning with 283.5 points on jumps of 121.5 and 123 meters.  Mike Glasder of Norge continued his streak of 2nd place finishes, but Brian Wallace was edged off the podium by Finland’s Janne Nordman.  On Saturday, Friberg won the Snowflake Invitational, scoring 283.9 points on a pair of 120M flights, and Glasder was 2nd and  This time, another Finn, Jere Kykkanen, squeezed into 3rd, Nordman was 4th, and Wallace 5th. In other classes, SPSC jumpers finished as follows.  On Friday, Trevor Edlund was 6th in J1, Davy Edlund 4th, & Karin Friberg 5th in Open.  On Saturday, Trev was 3rd in J1, Davy was 2nd & Karin 3rd in Open,  SPSC Jumpers Have Stellar Weekend in Chicago Jan 28-29  ... US Cup #3    Four 1sts, four 2nds, pair of 3rds!    Sat 1/28: Jr  K70     Sun 1/29: US Cup   long standing The third stop on the midwest “5 Hills” circuit was held on Sunday afternoon Jan 29 in Fox River Grove IL, at the Norge Ski Club.  SPSC athletes Christian Friberg and Brian Wallace were 1st and 3rd, respectively, in the first two US Cup events, with Norge’s Mike Glasder between them in 2nd both times, and they did it again at Norge.  But they weren’t the only SPSC jumpers who had a banner weekend! Ty and Veronica (Myhra) Jacobson have four little jumpers, and all of them competed on the 5 meter hill (Helena, Gemma, Oliver and Gabriel).  Oliver also competed on the 10 meter.  Mom and dad were both good jumpers, and their kids are already little flyers!  Click pic of Veronica to enlarge view. Ali Johnson, Joey Edlund, and Emily Mylander jumped on the 25m, as did Emily’s dad Jim, in Masters class.  And Joey moved up to compete on the 40. Our older skiers were in action on the 70 meter hill;  Christian and Karin Friberg, Brian and Elizabeth Wallace,  Ryan Johnson, and Trevor Edlund.   As mentioned earlier, Christian and Brian were on the podium again in US Cup on Sunday; on Saturday they took 2nd and 3rd, respectively.  And we want to give a big high five to Elizabeth, winner in women’s J2 class, a Junior Nationals qualifying meet.          All in all, St Paul brought home ten medals:  Four 1st place finishes, four 2nd place finishes, and a pair of 3rd place finishes!!  Congratulations to our outstanding athletes!     KRIS EDLUND PHOTOS! Friberg & Wallace 1st & 3rd Again in Minneapolis Jan 25 ... US Cup #2    Podium is a repeat of Eau Claire ... Glasder 2nd          Results:  Wed 1/25 If you look at the US Cup #2 results from Minneapolis, you may think you’re seeing double ... or triple.  The same three guys who finished 1-2-3 at Eau Claire on Friday Jan 20 did it again in Minneapolis on Jan 25.  There were a number of international athletes in the field again, but they were left to watch as the same three young Americans owned the podium once again.  This is a quick late-night report, so we’ll refer you to the scoresheet for all results, but SPSC had six jumpers in action ... and here’s a photo of the whole gang.  Top, Trev Edlund, middle row Karin Friberg and Elizabeth Wallace, bottom row Christian Friberg, Brian Wallace, and Davy Edlund.  You can click the photo so see a much larger image - Kris Edlund photo Christian Friberg Wins First US Cup Event of Season, Brian Wallace 3rd    US series kicked off in Eau Claire Jan 20        Results:  Fri 1/20   Sat 1/21   PHOTOS The first in a series of seven US Cup tournaments was held on a cold Friday evening in Eau Claire, but there were some hot performers on hand.  Christian Friberg, a triple winner at the North American Junior Championships earlier this month, got the win ahead of Norge’s Mike Glasder, and SPSC’s Brian Wallace.  Mike is a member of the USA Ski Jumping Team, and Christian and Brian are part of the same team, but members of the development squad.  Trevor Edlund, SPSC, placed 14th in US Cup class. Other SPSC jumpers competed as well.  In the Open class on Friday, Davy Edlund placed 3rd, Karin Friberg, who has competed recently with the VISA US Women’s Ski Jumping Team, placed 6th, and Elizabeth Wallace finished 10th.  This was a mixed field of men and women.  The Open class winner was Cooper Dodds, an Eastern Division jumper.  In the Junior class, which was dominated by Canadians, SPSC’s Ryan Johnson placed 11th. There was also a Saturday tournament on Jan 21, the annual Silvermine Invitational.  The Class A winner was Jere Kykkanen of Finland, and his teammate Janne Nordman was 2nd.  Friberg and Wallace were right behind in 3rd and 4th.  Christian’s 94 meter flight was the longest of the tournament.  Zak Hammill of Iron Mountain won in Open Class.  Davy Edlund repeated in 3rd, and Karin Friberg improved to 5th, and Elizabeth Wallace was 10th again.  In Junior class, Trevor Edlund finished 6th, and Ryan Johnson 17th.  Christian Friberg & Brian Wallace Competing in Europe    FIS Cup Series, Predazzo ITA Jan 14-15      Results     Sat 1/14    Sun 1/15 The USASJ development team is in Predazzo for a pair of FIS Cup competitions.  On Saturday, a pair of athletes from the St Paul Ski Club qualified for the final round.  Christian Friberg placed 21st and Brian Wallace finished 28th.  Their teammates finished as follows ... Alex Haupt 50th, Hyrum Bailey 62nd, Trevor Wert 63rd, Tyler Hutchins 64th, and AJ Brown 66th.  There were 76 skiers in the field. Friberg made the final round Sunday as well, finishing 30th.  Wallace placed 50th, Bailey 54th, Haupt 56th, Wert 63rd, Brown 67th, and Hutchins 74th.  They’re coached by Casey Colby and Scott Smith. John R Lyons Memorial Tournament Sunday Jan 8, 2012    Results: Jan 8  small hills   big hill       Fri Jan 6  Jack Frost Meet Our biggest annual event, the annual John R Lyons Memorial Tournament, was held on Sunday Jan 8.  Unseasonably warm temperatures had been a challenge for our snowmaking crew, but they provided us with excellent conditions for our tournament, and Mother Nature provided comfortable conditions for a good crowd of spectators. Mollie Immens (Class 3) and Alissa Pollard (Class 2) took the honors in women’s jumping on the big hill.    On the men’s side, Ben Loomis (Class 3), Kevin Bickner (Class 2), and Nick Mattoon (Class 1) were the winners on the big hill.  Full results for both big and small hills can be found via links above. The first of our weekly Friday night meets, the “Jack Frost,” was held on Friday evening, Jan 6.  It was definitely not “frosty” but we had a good tournament anyway! Christian Friberg Captures Three Wins in Calgary Nor-Ams Jan 1-3    Brian Wallace 5th Sunday, on 1st place team Monday, 10th on Tuesday    Results:  Jan 1 indiv  men  women     Jan 2  team     Jan 3 indiv  men  women Two SPSC jumpers competed recently in Calgary; Christian Friberg and Brian Wallace. It was the North American Junior Championships, with individual jumping on Sun Jan 1 and Tues Jan 3 ... with a first-time MIXED team competition on Tuesday.  Teams were comprised of three men and one woman.  The US #1 team included both SPSC athletes, Friberg and Wallace, plus Will Rhoads and Sarah Hendrickson, both of Park City.  Friberg won both individual events, with Wallace 5th Sunday and tied for 10th on Tuesday.  Their team won the mixed comp on Monday. Hendrickson, who in December won the first-ever World Cup event for women, won Sunday’s individual competition. shared the win with her male counterparts on Monday in mixed team, then blasted out a win by almost 80 points over Canada’s Taylor Henrich.  Nita Englund, also of the US VISA Women’s team, finished 3rd on Tuesday, her third podium of the weekend, having been 2nd on Sunday, and a member of the US #2 team, which placed 3rd in the mixed-team competition on Monday. Annual Christmas Beginners’ Camp Held on December 27-28    It’s always our first event of the year ... and it’s always fun!   PHOTO GALLERY Every year, SPSC kicks off the season with our Christmas beginners’ camp.  Our youth program is geared to youngsters and their parents, and it’s a great introduction to the wonderful sport of ski jumping.  There’s a video on our homepage showing action from the 2005 tournament. Our crew had to work hard to make enough snow to cover our little 10 meter jump this year, but they created great conditions for our young skiers.  As planned, a mini-tournament was held on the second day, to finish up the camp and send a lot of little new jumpers home with big smiles on their faces!  Kris Edlund has posted a large number of photos of youngsters in action ... view all these photos via the link above! Tim Denisson Inducted Into American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame    Fifth annual induction ceremony held at St James Hotel in Red Wing Oct 30 One of SPSC’s best known members, Tim (Timo) Denisson, who’s still an active Masters competitor, was inducted to the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame on Oct 30 at the historic St James Hotel in Red Wing.  SPSC was well-represented in the program.  Bryan Sanders (1992 Olympian) served as MC, and Wally Wakefield presented information on the nomination and selection process; he’s been the Chairman of the Selection Committee since the organization was formed.  More information, plus photos and links to video clips can be found on the ASJ website, www.americanskijumping.com SPSC Athletes Compete in National Championships Oct 1 in Chicago    Results:   Ski Jumping Nationals    NC Nationals    Norge Tournament     Kris Edlund photos ... CLICK HERE     More coverage:  SJUSA  USASJ  WSJUSA Six SPSC jumpers were in action Oct 1-2 at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove IL.  They included Christian and Karin Friberg, Brian and Elizabeth Wallace, Trevor Edlund, and Ryan Johnson. The US Nationals always have Large HIll and Normal Hill events for both men and women.  This year, the Large Hill titles went to Peter Frenette and Jessica Jerome in Park City on July 30.  In a new twist this year, the Normal Hill event was awarded to a different venue ... it had been almost fifty years since the Norge Ski Club held a National Championship. Anders Johnson, USA Ski Jumping, was the winner of the championship event on Saturday, with USASJ teammate Nick Fairall second, and Olympic gold medalist Bill Demong of the US Nordic Combined team third.  Christian Friberg placed 10th, Brian Wallace 19th, and Trevor Edlund 36th.  Ryan Johnson finished 18th in men’s Open class. The women’s title went to Sarah Hendrickson of the VISA Women’s Ski Jumping Team.  It was her first title after being 2nd four times.  Alissa Johnson finished 2nd with Large Hill National Champion Jessica Jerome 3rd.  Karin Friberg was 5th in the women’s championship, while Elizabeth Wallace was 5th in Open class.  One more SPSC jumper came home with a win ... Joey Edlund on the 25 meter hill. An exciting Nordic Combined roller-ski race capped off the day,  Demong was the winner, with Spillane right on his heels ... they both had just overtaken Bryan Fletcher, who had led from the start.  It was a close and exciting finish in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd.. There was also a tournament on Sunday, which was not part of the Nationals.  Bryan Fletcher and Sarah Hendrickson were the winners on Sunday.  Anders Johnson finished 2nd and Olympic medalist Todd Lodwick 3rd in men’s action, while Jessica Jerome was 2nd and Alissa Johnson 3rd among the women.  The SPSC athletes finished as follows:  Elizabeth Wallace was 4th in women’s Open, Trevor Edlund 19th and Ryan Johnson 24th in Men’s J1, Karin Friberg 5th in Women’s A class, with Christian Friberg 15th and Brian Wallace 16th in Men’s A Class.   Christian also won the long-standing competion at the conclusion of the tournament with a flight of 74.5 meters, edging 2010 Olympian Peter Frenette and Norge Master’s Class competitor, Kris Kowalczyk, both of whom flew 74 meters. In addition, USA Ski Jumping held a fund raising event that will run 24 hours, from 9 am Saturday to 9 am Sunday ... to see how far US jumpers could jump, cumulatively, in a single day.  For results and photos from the 24 Hours of Flight,. CLICK HERE  Shop Online ... and Support SPSC! Our web portal for online shopping is now up and running. The club will receive royalties for all purchases made through our portal. Enter the site by clicking the "MA" logo above.   Learn more about MA ... • flyer  • directions Consider a Gift to the St Paul Educational Fund ... our Educational Fund enables us to provide all the services of the St Paul Ski Club. With the year drawing to a close, it's a good time to think about making a tax-deductible gift to this worthy cause.   Enter the site by clicking the "GiveMN" logo above.