U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships

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U.S. National Championship
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Tournament information
Sport Ski jumping
Location United States
Established1905
AdministratorNational Ski Association of America, United States Ski Association, U.S. Ski & Snowboard

U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships in the winter sport of ski jumping are decided annually in the United States, starting in 1905.

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Nansen ski hill, NH

Origins

Ski jumping national championships organized by the National Ski Association of America (NSA) [1] [2] were held annually from 1905–1962. [3] Ski jumping, a winter sport competed on specially constructed ski hills, had been introduced by Norwegian immigrants to the U.S. in the 1880s, with ski clubs and annual tournaments beginning shortly afterwards. [4] The National Ski Association, formed by five Midwestern clubs, established categories of participation, scoring rules, and scheduled sanctioned meets, including the National Championship Tournament. [5]

NSA National Championship Tournament

The National Championships were a stand-alone annual competition held during a two day tournament (typically in February, not the end of the ski season). The tournaments were hosted at a member club jumping hill scheduled in advance. Points were awarded by three judges based on distance covered and proper form, combined over two jumps. [6] Champion is the jumper who gets the most points per class, with a separate award for greatest standing distance. As an open competition through 1950, the entrants and tournament champion need not be a U.S. citizen. The National Ski Tournament featured Professional/Expert and Amateur/Novice class divisions, and may also include exhibition, Senior/veteran (over 31 years), and Junior (under 18 years) participation. [7] Starting in 1948, the Class A (Expert) National Champion was awarded the Torger Tokle Memorial Trophy. [8] No championships were held in 1919 and 194345, and in the years 1938, 1946 and 1952 separate open and closed competition national championships were awarded. [9] Class B national championships were held 19081957. The 1904 Ishpeming annual tournament won by Conrad Thompson [10] is cited by some sources as the first national championship, but this event was prior to official NSA tournaments. [11]

NSA U.S. National Ski Jumping Champions
YearSiteclass A ChampionSponsorclass B ChampionSponsorNotes
1905 Ishpeming, MIOle Westgaard Coleraine, MNn/a [12]
1906 Ishpeming, MIOle Feiring Duluth, MNn/a [13]
1907 Ashland, WIOlaf Jonnum Coleraine, MNn/a [14]
1908 Duluth, MNJohn Evenson Duluth, MNH. Trannum Duluth, MN [15] [16] [17]
1909 Eau Claire, WIJohn Evenson Duluth, MNIngolf Sand Minneapolis, MN [18]
1910 Coleraine, MN Anders Haugen Chippewa Falls, WIBarney Riley Coleraine, MN [19]
1911 Chippewa Falls, WIFrancis Kempe Red Wing, MNBarney Riley Coleraine, MN [20]
1912 Fox River Grove, IL Lars Haugen Chippewa Falls, WICarl Solberg St. Paul, MN [21] [22]
1913 Ironwood, MI Ragnar Omtvedt Chicago, ILJohn Jobe Ironwood, MI [23]
1914 Virginia, MN Ragnar Omtvedt Chicago, ILSigurd Bergerson Virginia, MN [24]
1915 Duluth, MN Lars Haugen Chippewa Falls, WISigurd Bergerson Duluth, MN [25]
1916 Glenwood, MN Henry Hall Steamboat Springs, COAndrew Olson Iola, WI [26]
1917 St. Paul, MN Ragnar Omtvedt Chicago, ILLudvig Hoiby Northfield, MN [27]
1918 Fox River Grove, IL Lars Haugen Chippewa Falls, WISverre Hendricksen Virginia, MN [28]
1919cancelledn/an/a [29]
1920 Chippewa Falls, WI Anders Haugen Steamboat Springs, COSverre Hendricksen Superior, WI [30]
1921 Genesee, CO Carl Howelson Steamboat Springs, COEinar Jensen Chicago, IL [31]
1922 Fox River Grove, IL Lars Haugen Chippewa Falls, WI Ragnar Omtvedt Chicago, IL [32]
1923 Glenwood, MN Anders Haugen Orchard Lake, MNWerner Forsberg Ironwood, MI [33]
1924 Brattleboro, VT Lars Haugen Canton, SDTarald Hoidalen Chicago, IL [34]
1925 Canton, SDAlfred Ohrn Chicago, ILHalvor Bjorngaard Red Wing, MN [35]
1926 Duluth, MN Anders Haugen Grand Beach, MIHans Troye Madison WI [36]
1927 Genesee, CO Lars Haugen Minneapolis, MNHans Thorsdalen Minneapolis, MN [37]
1928 Red Wing, MN Lars Haugen Minneapolis, MNSteffan Trogstad Superior, WI [38]
1929 Brattleboro, VTStrand Mikkelsen Greenfield, MAGuttorm Paulsen Chicago, IL [39]
1930 Canton, SD Casper Oimoen Minot, ND John Steele Denver, CO [40]
1931 Fox River Grove, IL Casper Oimoen Minot, NDGeorge Gunderson Racine, WI
1932 Lake Tahoe, CA Anton Lekang New York, NY Hjalmar Hvam Portland, OR [41]
1933 Salisbury, CT Roy Mikkelsen Chicago, ILOlav Aasen New York, NY [42]
1934 Fox River Grove, IL Casper Oimoen Minot, ND James Hendricksen Wisconsin Rapids, WI [43]
1935 Canton, SD Roy Mikkelsen Auburn, CABarney McLean Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
1936 Red Wing, MNGeorge Kotlarek Duluth, MNEugene Wilson Coleraine, MN [44] [45]
1937 Salt Lake City, UT Sigmund Ruud Norway Walter Johnson Minneapolis, MN [46] [47]
1938 Brattleboro, VT Birger Ruud (open) Norway Ray Lambert Lebanon, NH [48]
Sig Ulland (closed) Leavenworth, WA
1939 St. Paul, MN Reidar Andersen Norway Len Soler St. Paul, MN [49]
1940 Berlin, NH Alf Engen Sun Valley, IDEllsworth Mitchell Ishpeming, MI [50]
1941 Snoqualmie Pass, WA Torger Tokle Brooklyn, NYRobert Riley Coleraine, MN [51]
1942 Duluth, MN Ola Aanjesen Norway Max Rentsch Minneapolis, MN [52]
1943cancelledn/an/a
1944cancelledn/an/a
1945cancelledn/an/a
1946 Steamboat Springs, CO Alf Engen (open) Sun Valley, IDW. Fahlstrom Lake Placid, NY [53]
Arthur Devlin (closed) Lake Placid, NY
1947 Ishpeming, MI Arnholdt Kongsgård Norway Kenneth Oja Ishpeming, MI
1948 Snoqualmie Pass, WAArne Ulland Norway Neil Bergstrom Iron Mountain, MI
1949 Salt Lake City, UT Petter Hugsted Norway Willis S. Olson Eau Claire, WI [54]
1950 Duluth, MN Olavi Kuronen Finland Dave Freeman Iron Mountain, MI
1951 Brattleboro, VT Arthur E. Tokle Chicago, ILKeith Zuehlke Eau Claire, WI
1952 Salisbury, CTMerrill Barber (open) Brattleboro, VTEarl Hill Detroit, MI
Clarence Hill (closed) Ishpeming, MI
1953 Steamboat Springs, CO Arthur E. Tokle Chicago, ILRichard Rahoi Iron Mountain, MI [55]
1954 Ishpeming, MI Roy Sherwood Salisbury, CTRaymond Gauthier Ishpeming, MI
1955 Leavenworth, WA Rudy Maki Ishpeming, MIJack Hooper Iron Mountain, MI [56]
1956 Westby, WIKeith Zuehlke Eau Claire, WIJerry Lewis Duluth, MN
1957 Berlin, NH Ansten Samuelstuen Steamboat Springs, COWilliam P. Erickson Iron Mountain, MI [57]
1958 Iron Mountain, MI Willis S. Olson Eau Claire, WIn/a
1959 Leavenworth, WAWilliam P. Erickson Iron Mountain, MIn/a
1960 Iron Mountain, MI James Brennan Leavenworth, WAn/a
1961 Brattleboro, VT Ansten Samuelstuen Steamboat Springs, COn/a [58]
1962 Fox River Grove, IL Ansten Samuelstuen Steamboat Springs, COn/a [59] [60]

The National Ski Association was succeeded by the United States Ski Association (USSA) as the U.S. national governing body for skiing.

USSA National Ski Jumping Champions

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Utah Olympic Park jumps

Starting in 1981, ski jumping championships were competed on both Normal and Large Hills, with hill size measured in meters. In 1997 USSA was renamed the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). Women's national championship was added starting in 1997. Since 2010 the championships have been awarded by season (as does the FIS), which means that the championships held in October 2013 count as 2014 champions.

USSA National Ski Jumping Champions
YearSiteHillChampionNotes
1963Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Gene Kotlarek [61]
1964Ishpeming, MI Suicide Hill (K90) John Balfanz
1965Berlin, NHBig Nansen Ski Jump (K82) David Hicks
1966Iron Mountain, MI Pine Mountain Jump Gene Kotlarek
1967Leavenworth, WA Bakke Hill (K100) Gene Kotlarek
1968Westby, WI Snowflake Ski Jump (K100) Jay Martin
1969Brattleboro, VT Harris Hill (K88) Adrian Watt
1970 Eau Claire, WI Silver Mine Hill (K85) Bill Bakke
1971 Durango, CO(K70) Jerry Martin
1972Berlin, NHBig Nansen Ski Jump (K82) Greg Swor
1973Ishpeming, MI Suicide Hill (K90) Jerry Martin
1974Leavenworth, WA Bakke Hill (K100) Ron Steele
1975Brattleboro, VT Harris Hill (K88) Jerry Martin
1976Olympic Valley, CA Papoose Peak Jumps (K80) Jim Denney
1977 Gilford, NH Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jump (K87) Jim Denney
1978Leavenworth, WA Bakke Hill (K100) Mike Devecka
1979Ishpeming, MI Suicide Hill (K90) Jeff Davis
1980 Eau Claire, WI Silver Mine Hill (K85) Walter Malmquist
1981Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90, K114) Horst Bulau
1982 Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (K90) Reed Zuehlke
MacKenzie Intervale (K120) Jeff Hastings
1983 Eau Claire, WI Silver Mine Hill (K85) Mark Konopacke
Westby, WI Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) Jeff Hastings
1984Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90, K114) Jeff Hastings
1985 Gilford, NH Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jump (K87) Chris Hastings
1986Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Rick Mewborn
Howelsen Hill (K114) Mike Holland
1987Ishpeming, MI Suicide Hill (K90) Chris Hastings
Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K114) Mike Holland
1988Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Mark Konopacke
Howelsen Hill (K114) Mike Holland
1989 Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (K90, K114) Mike Holland
1990 Eau Claire, WI Silver Mine Hill (K85) Jim Holland
Westby, WI Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) Jim Holland
1991Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Jim Holland, Mark Konopacke
Howelsen Hill (K114) Ryan Heckman
1992Brattleboro, VT Harris Hill (K88) Jim Holland
Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (K120) Jim Holland
1993Westby, WI Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) Jim Holland
1994Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Randy Weber
Howelsen Hill (K114) Todd Lodwick
1995Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K90) Randy Weber
1996 Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (K90, K120) Randy Weber
1997Westby, WI Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) Men Casey Colby
Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) WomenKarla Keck
1998Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Men Randy Weber
Howelsen Hill (K114) Todd Lodwick
Howelsen Hill (K90) Women Lindsey Van
1999 Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (K90) Men Todd Lodwick
MacKenzie Intervale (K120) Men Alan Alborn
MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women Lindsey Van
2000Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Men Brendan Doran
Howelsen Hill (K114) Men Clint Jones
Howelsen Hill (K70, K114) Women Lindsey Van
2001Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K90) Men Alan Alborn
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K120) Men Bill Demong
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K90, K120) Women Lindsey Van
2002Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90, K114) Men Alan Alborn
Howelsen Hill (K70, K114) Women Jessica Jerome
2003Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (K90) Men Alan Alborn
Howelsen Hill (HS127) Men Johnny Spillane
Howelsen Hill (K70) Women Jessica Jerome
2004Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Men Todd Lodwick
Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Women Lindsey Van
2005Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Men Todd Lodwick
Howelsen Hill (HS127) Women Lindsey Van
Howelsen Hill (HS100) Women Jessica Jerome
2006Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (HS100) Men Todd Lodwick
Howelsen Hill (HS127) Men Clint Jones
Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Women Lindsey Van
2007Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Men Bill Demong
Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Women Lindsey Van
2008Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men Johnny Spillane
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men Anders Johnson
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100, HS134) Women Jessica Jerome
2009Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men Anders Johnson
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men Nicholas Alexander
Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women Lindsey Van
2010Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men Nicholas Alexander
2011Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100, HS134) Men Peter Frenette
Fox River Grove, IL Cary Hill (K70) Women Sarah Hendrickson
2012 Fox River Grove, IL Cary Hill (K70) Men Anders Johnson
Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men Peter Frenette
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women Jessica Jerome
2013Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men Nicholas Fairall
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women Sarah Hendrickson
2014 Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men Nicholas Alexander
MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women Lindsey Van
2015Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men William Rhoads
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women Nina Lussi
Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men Michael Glasder [62]
MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women Nita Englund
2016Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men William Rhoads
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women Jessica Jerome
Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men William Rhoads
MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women Tara Geraghty-Moats
2017Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men William Rhoads
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women Nita Englund
Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men Michael Glasder
MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women Nina Lussi

In 2017 USSA announced it was rebranding itself as U.S. Ski & Snowboard.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Ski Jumping Champions

The 2020 National Championships were cancelled due to the global pandemic.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Ski Jumping Champions
YearSiteHillChampionNote
2018Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Men Kevin Bickner
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Women Nita Englund
2019Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men Kevin Bickner
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Women Nina Lussi
2020cancelledn/a
2021Park City, UT Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Men Casey Larson [63]
Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Women Annika Belshaw [64]
2022Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Men Casey Larson [65]
MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Women Annika Belshaw [66]
2023Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Men Erik Belshaw [67]
MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Women Annika Belshaw [68]
2024Lake Placid, NY MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Men Tate Frantz [69]
MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Women Annika Belshaw

See also

References

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