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USA Ski Jumping National Leadership Organization for Ski Jumping in the United States.
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✈️️✈️️Today, August 19, we celebrate National Aviation Day! ✈️️✈️️Established in 1939 to honor the history and progress ...
08/19/2026

✈️️✈️️Today, August 19, we celebrate National Aviation Day! ✈️️✈️️

Established in 1939 to honor the history and progress of human flight, few sports capture that soaring spirit quite like ski jumping.

If you’ve ever watched an athlete float down the hill... you’ve seen aviation in its purest form!

At USA Ski Jumping, we celebrate the clubs, coaches, parents, and volunteers who make pursuing human flight possible every single day.

Ways to Celebrate (Ski Jumping Edition):

🏛️ Visit an aviation museum — or tour your local ski jump!

🛫 Take an intro flight lesson — or try ski jumping through a community club.

🏆 Attend an aerospace event — or experience the thrill of a live ski jumping competition!

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08/18/2026

Flying into fall! Catch the best ski jumpers in the country at the U.S. National Championships in Lake Placid, NY, October 9–11.

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🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯 Today, on August 17, we honor the memory and legacy of Japanese ski jumping legend Yukio Kasaya (笠谷 幸生) (1943–2024...
08/17/2026

🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯 Today, on August 17, we honor the memory and legacy of Japanese ski jumping legend Yukio Kasaya (笠谷 幸生) (1943–2024). 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯

Kasaya made history at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics, becoming the first-ever Japanese athlete to win a Winter Olympic Gold Medal. In the first round, he jumped 84.0 meters, the longest jump of the day, before securing victory with a total of 244.2 points. Finishing nearly 10 points ahead of silver, he spearheaded an unprecedented Japanese 1-2-3 podium sweep on home snow.

A Historic Athletic Career:
• 🏅 4x Olympian: Represented Japan at Innsbruck 1964, Grenoble 1968, Sapporo 1972, and Innsbruck 1976.
• 🥈 1970 World Championships: Silver medalist.
• 🏆 1971/72 Four Hills Tournament: Winner of the first three events.
• 🇯🇵 Olympic Flag Bearer: Honored at both the 1976 and 1998 Games.

🇺🇸 Interesting! Kasaya routinely competed on the international circuit against top American jumpers like Jerry Martin, Greg Swor, and Jay Rand. 🇺🇸

After retiring, Kasaya used his hero status to transform Japanese winter sports. He served as Board Director and Competition Chief for the Ski Association of Japan, an FIS international judge (including at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics), and Deputy Head of Japan’s delegation at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

For his lifelong contributions to global standards and youth development, the Japanese government named him a Person of Cultural Merit in 2018.

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🎂Today, we wish a very Happy Birthday to Dr. Chris Hastings! 🎂Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, Chris displayed exceptiona...
08/17/2026

🎂Today, we wish a very Happy Birthday to Dr. Chris Hastings! 🎂

Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, Chris displayed exceptional athletic talent from an early age. Though he excelled as a soccer player, he was a dominant ski jumper in the mid-1980s.

Chris captured two U.S. National Champion titles on the normal hill: in 1985 at Gilford, NH, he won the normal hill event, and in 1987 at Ishpeming, MI, he repeated the feat.

Following this, 23-year-old Chris joined the American contingent at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics in Alberta, Canada.

He also competed in two World Winter University Games, placing 6th on the normal hill in 1985 and earning a silver medal in the team event in 1989.

Chris later transitioned to coaching for the New York Ski Education Foundation. At the Lake Placid ski jumps, Chris and his soccer-ball-chewing chocolate Labrador retriever were fan favorites and beloved local fixtures.

He also dedicated time to supporting the Ford-Sayre Memorial Ski Council in Hanover, New Hampshire.

His contributions to ski jumping include being named Ski Jumping Coach of the Year by U.S. Ski & Snowboard in 1992 and 1995, as well as receiving an Athlete Development Volunteer Award from Ford Sayre in 2013.

In addition to coaching, Chris brought his insight to television broadcasting. His commentary during the 1994 FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Planica - though hard to find online - is *must-watch* material, both for Bredesen and Sakala's 200+ meter rides and Chris's candor.

After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Vermont, Chris went on to earn his doctorate. Today, Dr. Hastings is the head practitioner at Hastings Chiropractic.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Hastings!
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🏆🏆 Celebrating a Ski Jumping Legend: Arthur Tokle (August 16, 1922 – March 3, 2005) 🏆🏆Today we honor the legacy of Arthu...
08/16/2026

🏆🏆 Celebrating a Ski Jumping Legend: Arthur Tokle (August 16, 1922 – March 3, 2005) 🏆🏆

Today we honor the legacy of Arthur Tokle, a pioneer, champion, and coach who shaped the sport of ski jumping in America.
Born in Løkken Verk, Norway, he emigrated to the United States at age 25 and made his competitive debut at Bear Mountain’s 50-meter hill.

The following year, he and his wife Oddfrid Larsen settled in Lake Telemark, New Jersey. There, Tokle helped build and maintain a local ski jump, launching what would become a twenty-year career as a dominant force in American ski jumping.

During the early years of his North American career, Tokle faced constant comparisons to his late brother, Torger Tokle, who had captivated the American ski jumping scene in the early 1940s before being killed in action during World War II.

Competitive Achievements. Art quickly grew into a dominant force in American winter sports; a few quick highlights from his extraordinary career:

• 2x U.S. Ski Jumping Champion (1951, 1953)
• 2x Olympian (Oslo1952, Squaw Valley 1960)
• 3x FIS World Championships (1950, 1954, 1958)
• 19 consecutive victories at Bear Mountain, NY
• At age 40, in 1962, he won 12 out of 13 tournaments

• 3x Winged Trophy Winner: Joined his brother Torger and Art Devlin as the only three three-time winners of Brattleboro Outing Club's Winged Trophy.

• Jumping coach for the U.S. Olympic teams at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, and the 1968 Games in Grenoble, France

• Served as Chief of Hill during the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics

• Inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1970.

Art and his wife Oddfrid raised two children, Vivian and Arthur Jr.

Art passed away on March 3, 2005, at the age of 82—sixty years to the day after his brother Torger was killed while serving with the 10th Mountain Division near Iola, Italy.

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Great athletes don't happen by accident. USA Ski Jumping funds National Team staff, supports coach education, and powers youth development programs across the U.S. to build the next generation of champions.

Help us empower the next generation of athletes and coaches! 👇👇
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Photo: Art Tokle (center) coaching U.S. jumpers Gene Kotlarek and John Balfanz in 1963.

Summer looks good on ski jumping 😎🌞
08/13/2026

Summer looks good on ski jumping 😎🌞

08/13/2026

🇵🇱 A blast from the past!! 🇵🇱

Trondheim 2001. Who remembers this incredible jump from the legendary Adam Malysz? Not much hill left on that one!! 🤯🤯

Gotta love the reaction from coach Apoloniusz Tajner at 0:27.

Great athletes don't happen by accident—they're built by incredible coaches. USA Ski Jumping funds National Team staff, supports coach education, and powers youth development programs across the U.S. to build the next generation of champions.

Help us empower the next generation of athletes and coaches! 👇👇
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We’re handing this one over to the comments. You know what to do👇🏻Drop your best caption for a chance to win some USA Sk...
08/12/2026

We’re handing this one over to the comments. You know what to do👇🏻

Drop your best caption for a chance to win some USA Ski Jumping merch 🇺🇸

We’ll pick our favorite on Sunday and DM our winner directly!

📸 FIS Summer Grand Prix, Courchevel 🇫🇷

08/11/2026

🇳🇴🇳🇴 Halvor Egner Granerud: A Champion on and off the Hill 🇳🇴🇳🇴

On November 27, 2022, Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud set a hill record with a stunning 150.5-meter leap at Ruka in Kuusamo, Finland—a beautiful, breathtaking jump.

But it was Granerud's actions off the hill during the 2025 World Championships in Trondheim that truly showcased his character and compassion.

The 2025 World Championships featured a historic first: para-cross-country skiing events. However, no prize money was offered for these competitors.

Granerud took action, giving up valuable sponsorship space on his equipment to raise funds for para-athletes.

His goal was simple: raise awareness for parasport, improve financial conditions, and guarantee equal payouts for both men and women. Instead of keeping the prime exposure for himself, he chose to support para-athletes and their organizations, using his platform to stand up for elite competitors who fight for equal recognition and fair compensation.

A great jump from an even greater athlete.

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