YOG: Strong Jump Performance by Larson
LILLEHAMMER, Norway (Feb. 16, 2016) - Casey Larson (Barrington, IL/Norge Ski Club) soared to a strong sixth place finish on the HS100 meter hill at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer Tuesday. Logan Sankey (Steamboat Springs, CO/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) was 12th for the women. Gold medals went to Bor Pavlovcic for men and Ema Klinec for women – both from Slovenia.
Larson soared 97.0 meters on his first jump, coming back with an 87.0 meter ride on his second. Pavlovcic went 101.0 and 99.0 meters for the gold.
Casey Larson soared to a sixth place finish on the HS100 meter hill at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer Tuesday. (YIS/IOC-Simon Bruty)
In the women’s competition, Sankey, who came out of the Women’s Ski Jumping U.S.A. Fly Girls program, flew 74.0 and 69.0 meters to take 12th.
“I jumped really well from a lot lower speed than I was used to,” Sankey said. “A lot of the girls here are really good, and so it was cool to test myself against them. I’m really stoked for Ben who got silver, and Casey had some of his best jumps of the week, too. I think it was a great day for everyone.”
Up next is Thursday’s mixed gender jump, where Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, WI/Flying Eagles Ski Club) will team up with Larson (Barrington, IL/Norge Ski Club) and Sankey (Steamboat Springs, CO/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club).