Made with Xara Web Designer Welcome to AmericanSkiJumping.com Thank you for your interest in the history of American ski jumping! We hope you’ll find this site interesting and informative.  Find out how this organization began and learn about its mission.  Check for announcements and upcoming events.  Visit our online Hall of Fame, and find links to other ski jumping history resources.  You’ll find  all of these things via link buttons at the top of each page.  We’ll also invite you to become a member of Friends of American Ski Jumping! Point your mouse at each thumbnail picture above to see a larger image in the frame at left. Red Wing MN, late 1880s.  Second from left is Mikkel Hemmestvedt, who set the first US distance record of 37 feet at Red Wing in 1887. Here’s a photo of a historic ski tournament held in the summer of 1954 at Chicago’s Soldier Field.  Shaved ice covered the surface! If you hover your mouse over the other three thumbnails (below right), you’ll see several other interesting historic photos. Second from left is a temporary jump constructed in the Los Angeles Coliseum for a summer event in 1938. The second picture from right is the 1952 US Olympic Ski Team after the tryouts were held in Iron Mountain, Michigan.  L to R are Art Devlin, Art Tokle, Ralph Bietila, Wilbert Rasmussen, Billy Olson, and Joe Perrault. The far right picture was taken in 1953, also in Iron Mountain.  Temporary lights were set up for night jumping, but the tournament was held in daylight.  Night jumping is common now.   Enjoy your visit to the rest of our website! See historic ski jumping videos via links on our “Historical Info” page ... click button above ... Preserving the history of the sport of ski jumping in the United States