Belshaw Takes Silver at Junior Worlds
Erik Belshaw took home the silver medal in the 2024 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships individual HS102, becoming the first ever U.S. male ski jumper to medal at the Junior World Champs.
In the first round, Belshaw jumped to 94.5 meters for 121.5 points, putting him fourth overall going into the final round. Belshaw was then able to best his first jump, soaring to 104.5 meters for 144.4 points, carding the longest jump of the day in the field of competition and earning a second place finish.
“Earlier this year, the staff and I sat down and made a goal to win a medal at Junior Worlds. We knew it was ambitious, but we also knew we had the athletes to do make it happen,” said Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Sport Director Anders Johnson. “Today, Erik did something that has never been done in men’s ski jumping in the United States, which was winning a medal at Junior World Championships. I couldn’t be more proud and excited for Erik and the entire team.”
Jason Colby finished 23rd overall, going 92.0 and 93.0 meters for 233.6 points. Maxim Glyvka finished 56th overall, after tallying a 78.5 meter jump for 83.3 points. Tate Frantz was disqualified in the first round of competition.
RESULTS
Individual HS102
Erik Belshaw
Erik Belshaw, 18, hails from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. His older sister, Annika Belshaw, is a member of the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping team.
Belshaw competed in his first Continental Cup in the 20/21 season. He then competed in the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games, as well as the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Junior World Championships. Belshaw was also named to his first World Championships team in 2023, carding a 26th place finish in the Individual HS138 World Championship in Planica, Slovenia.