USCSA Adopts Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Park City, UT (June 6, 2010) The United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) held its annual Board of Directors meeting in Park City, June 4th to June 6th. John Jacobs, president of Reliable Racing Supply and USCSA Board Member, introduced a proposal that the USCSA sanction Nordic Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined, men and women, for the 2011 season. As part of Jacobs’s presentation the entire USCSA Board visited the Utah Olympic Park to watch a Nordic jumping practice session. Upon returning to the meeting the USCSA Board of Directors voted unanimously to sanction Nordic Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined during the 2011 season, culminating with these events being contested at the 2011 USCSA National Championships. Nordic Ski Jumping has not been sanctioned at the college level in the US since the early 1980’s. “With this vote by the USCSA, male and female jumpers and Nordic Combined athletes can further their education and continue to participate in the sports that they love,” says Jacobs. “Today’s vote is a historic moment for our organization and the sport of Nordic Jumping and Nordic Combined, and will carry the USCSA well into the future”, proclaims Mark Sullivan, president of USCSA. The USCSA is the sports federation for collegiate team ski racing and snowboarding in America. The USCSA provides student-athletes of all levels and abilities access to quality and exciting venues of competition. In excess of 180 colleges from coast to coast field over 4,500 male and female alpine, freestyle, Nordic, and snowboarding athletes in over 300 events annually. Team performance is emphasized within the USCSA, a departure from the typical individual scoring format often found in skiing. # # # If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview, please contact Laura Sullivan at laurasullivan@uscsa.com. For more information on USCSA, visit www.uscsa.com.

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