Tag: FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

Local Ski Jumper Tate Frantz in a Full Circle Moment

Tate Frantz soaring off the big jump at Lake Placid against a blue sky with Whiteface Mountain in the background.

Q&A in the Leadup to World Cup Competition By Jaime Collins Born and raised in Lake Placid, Tate Frantz has been skiing all of his life. In elementary school he joined the After School Ski Program at Whiteface and became an experienced cross-country skier at Mt Van Hoevenberg, too. Then he started ski jumping, and… Read more »

Living His Dream Every Day on the World Cup Circuit

Tate Frantz soars through the air off a jump with nothing but blue sky around him.

Big dreams plus hard work is a simple but powerful formula for making great things happen. If you need any proof, just keep your eye on ski jumper Tate Frantz. He’s a Lake Placid local who’s had skis strapped to his feet since the age of two and now at 18 is an elite level… Read more »

A High Flying Test of the Best Returns to Lake Placid

The six winners of the team competition from Austria, Poland, and Japan, stand together with their skis on the World Cup podium.

Anything possible when FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition arrives at the Olympic Jumping Complex Competition among the world’s best is flying high as the International Ski and Snowboard Federation’s (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup prepares to return to Lake Placid February 9 through 11. Around the world, the biggest names in the sport are… Read more »

FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Returns to Lake Placid on Feb. 9

Ski jumper in black soars through the winter air with Whiteface Mountain, a snow covered landscape, and a blue sky in the background.

The Olympic Regional Development Authority announces that final preparations are underway for the return of the Viessmann FIS Ski Jumping World Cup tour to the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y., from Friday, Feb. 9 through Sunday, Feb. 11. Following in the footsteps of last year’s success, the Olympic Authority plans to enhance the… Read more »

Olympic Authority Announces Return of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

Ski jumper in black soars through the winter air with Whiteface Mountain, a snow covered landscape, and a blue sky in the background.

Tickets On Sale Now Here, With Exclusive Early Promotion Pricing Available The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup will return to the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, February 9-11, 2024. This event joins the calendar with two additional World Cup events already confirmed… Read more »

World Cup Weekend Wrap Up

The six winners of the team competition from Austria, Poland, and Japan, stand together with their skis on the World Cup podium.

Polish-American fans celebrate Super Team title at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Granerud solidifies top spot in World Cup rankings The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup came to a close Sunday afternoon with World Cup points leader Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway standing on the top step of the podium with the 23rd World Cup… Read more »

Special Behind the Scenes Feature

Image of a World Cup ski jumper sitting on the top of the inrun preparing to go with other athletes, staff, and volunteers on the stairs surrounding him.

Special Feature: Behind the Scenes at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup World Cup competition is how greatness is measured. It’s a test of the best. Everything that factors into excellence must be in place, and only then does one successfully reach the pinnacle of performance a World Cup represents. That test is designed for athletes,… Read more »