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International ski jumping is split into two levels, Continental Cups and World Cups. Right now, Pine Mountain can only hold Continental Cups, featuring less experienced athletes from fewer nations. A ...
When 21-year-old Dallas LeBeau vowed to jump over a highway to win a contest and social media clout, his parents felt helpless to stop him. Now they’re left with regret.
The three-time national ski jumping champion and Olympic athlete from Iron Mountain earned that success. “I guess I was lucky in everything I did, but luck comes with hard work.
IRON MOUNTAIN — Pine Mountain’s record-holders are back. Austria’s Clemens Aigner and Jonas Schuster, along with Markus Eisenbichler of Germany, can all lay claim to the best rides in Giant Pine’s ...
NEGAUNEE, MI -- The longest consecutively running ski jumping tournament in the United States is set to return to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
In 1994, Copper Peak, a ski-flying hill located in a remote area of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, hosted its last ski-jumping competition—or so it thought. At the time, the site was $300,000 ...
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI— The 2023 Pine Mountain Continental Cup ski jumping tournament takes off beginning Friday. Officials say $3.4 million has been invested to bring the 176-foot jump up to date. The ...
The annual Pine Mountain ski jumping competition brings together international athletes and makes strangers into friends in an amazing outdoor party.
Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “When I was a kid, Iron Mountain, the Kiwanis Ski Club, had a terrific kids’ program for ski jumping,” Mariucci said. “It was unbelievable.
Copper Peak Ski Jump, located in Ironwood in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is set to reopen for the first time since 1994. Copper Peak secured $20 million from the state of Michigan last year to ...