Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Ski Jumping - Ladies' Normal Hill Individual - 2014 Winter Olympics

 Carina Vogt
Gold Medal
Germany
Carina Vogt (born 5 February 1992 in Schwäbisch Gmünd) is a German ski jumper. She won the first Olympic gold medal ever awarded for women's ski jumping, at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
Vogt's international debut was in the Meinerzhagen competition. She participated in the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup from 2006 to 2012.
Vogt's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2012 in Hinterzarten. Her individual best World Cup result is a 2nd place.
Jessica Jerome
10th Place
U.S.A.
Jessica Anne Jerome (born February 8, 1987) is an American ski jumper who has been competing since 2000. She started ski jumping at age of 7, and in 2001 became a Junior Olympic champion. She holds the honor of being a three-time national champion (with wins in 2002, 2003 and 2005). In 2006, she finished third in the Continental Cup, behind Anette Sagen and Lindsey Van.
On December 29, 2013, Jessica Jerome became the first U.S. woman to win the U.S. Olympic Trials in women’s ski jumping. Her combined two jumps scored 248.5 points in her hometown of Park City, Utah.

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