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ski jumping
in the
eastern u.s.a.
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EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC.
(A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ALL DONATIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE AS ALLOWED BY LAW)
Meet the Athletes:
Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA
Pictures of many young Eastern Ski Jumpers
Peter
Frenette
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Young jumpers grow and mature. Athletes move on and new youngsters burst on the scene. The last edition
of Meet the Eastern Athletes page was more than two years old so in Nov. 2009 we made some changes, removed a few inactive
people to make room for new faces, and posted more up-to-date photos.
Three previous versions of our photo gallery are still available in Grampa's Attic and we
comment below on some of the faces that have disappeared.
Peter Frenette (left), still a teenager, has enjoyed spectacular success, skiing in the Vancouver Olympics, winning the National Championship, and competing in World Cup Jumping.
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Spencer
Knickerbocker
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Zach
Daniels
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Luke
Daniels
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Miles
Lussi
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The next four have moved on to college, but they jump when they can.
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Andrew
Bliss
St. Lawrence
Canton, NY
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Cooper
Dodds
Carlton
Minneapolis
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Colin
Delaney
St. Michaels
Burlington, VT
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Alex
Madden
Colorado
Boulder, CO
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Tara
Geraghty-Moats
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Danielle
Lussi
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Nina
Lussi
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Annie
Frenette
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Jeff
Colt
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Parker
Haynes
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Nate
Capone
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Matthew
Doyle
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Chris
Rydel
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These two skiers continue the quiet flow of jumpers who started in the New Hampshire High school program and migrated over to the Eastern circuit.
Chris Rydel (left) began his jumping as a freshman at Concord High School and Sam Shapiro began in his first year at Hanover High School.
The four New Hampshire high school jumpers below preceded Chris and Sam by a couple of years. We hope that this trend will continue.
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Sam
Shapiro
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David
Remillard
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Joseph
Merrow
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Duncan
Sweny
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Michael
Larson
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David
McCahill**
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Ryan
Nicholson**
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Chris
Jones**
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Josh
Flanders**
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[ **These skiers are now less active or officially retired. ]
Where are they now?
Here are some short notes about some of the jumpers shown above, as well as
others who previously appeared in this or prior "Meet the Athletes" pages.
(Please submit updates, additions or corrections. Thanks.)
- Fairall, Lamb, Alexander and Bliss are all on Team-X, the
independent US Team
- Peter Freire is finishing at Paul Smiths Coll. and plans to jump again.
- In 2006, Willy Graves stepped up to the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team.
- David McCahill finished his Harvard and is coaching in Lake Placid.
- Matt Delaney is working toward a Masters degree at Clarkson University.
- Carl VanLoan came out of retirement in summer of 2009.
- Josh Flanders is a student and a multi-sport athlete at Norwich University.
- Joe Novakowski is at Embry-Riddle University, but hopes to jump in the summer.
- Jonathan Kling finished his WPI degree, works in MA, and skis when he can.
- Sam Burke took a few jumps before leaving for University of Aberdeen in Scotland.
- Chris Jones is back after a spell in Coleraine, MN, and is jumping just a little.
[ See the previous edition of this collection, archived in Grampa's Attic.]
Next, the
Old Boys
, a few
Eastern Masters Jumpers
or meet one of these:
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