ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Anna Hoffmann sat on a metal bar perched about as high as a 40-story building, rolled her shoulders back, took a deep breath and exhaled. “When I am on the bar, I just remind myself that I love this sport.” The women and men who fearlessly fly through the air in ski jumping are not old enough …
FOX RIVER GROVE, Ill. — Julia Lindquist sat on a bench and patiently waited for her turn at ski jumping practice, all decked out in a red, white and blue jumpsuit with stars on her tiny torso and bars across her arms. Former Norge Ski Club ski jumpers Kevin Bickner and Casey Larson will become two-time Olympians at the Beijing …
