2008 Junior Olympics Galleries
Held in Ishpeming, MI from Tuesday, Feb. 26th thru Saturday, March 1st. 5 Divisions were represented: East, Rocky Mountain, Inter-Mountain, Alaska and Central. Events included Individual Special Jumping on a k60, Individual Nordic Combined 5k Race, Target Jump,4 person Team Competition, and a 2 person Nordic Combined Sprint for both Me ...
Updated: Mar 06, 2008 4:28pm PST
Saturday, Team Competition and Banquet
A bright and sunny day dawned with perfect conditions. Mens teams were made up of 3 or 4 jumpers (only 3 counting) and the 2 women's had 2 jumpers. In Mens the Central team took Gold, followed by Rocky Mountain and East. In womens, the Lussi sisters took Gold.
Updated: Mar 05, 2008 5:21pm PST
Individual Competitions Thursday
The individual mens and womens competitions were held under sunny skies with very little wind. A total of 45 jumpers participated with 6 jumpers in the womens class. Lots of great jumps wowed the crowd with the hill record being set twice, ending up at 66.5 meters by Central's Adam Loomis.
Updated: Apr 28, 2008 12:50pm PST
Target Jump was held under very snowy conditions. First target was set at 54m which meant many jumpers had to put on their air breaks. Final target was set at 64m. Nick Nalbach of Central took 1st place followed by Peter Frenette of East.
Updated: Mar 06, 2008 2:33pm PST