Sentences with phrase «now ski jumpers»

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How well the state of California has succeeded in preparing for her guests can be best summarized by statistics: 45 miles of cross-country runs, 14 miles of downhill trail and, of course, the great jump, 1,300 feet from top to bottom, are all ready and now being tested by advance contingents of skiers; three ski lifts have been constructed at a cost of $ 600,000; $ 50,000 has been spent to secure Squaw against the chance of avalanche; communications on the downhill courses require 80 miles of telephone wire; blasting the trails smooth took two tons of dynamite; 12 miles of construction road were built; it took 50 men and $ 250,000 to build the ski jump.

On the men's side, there is Kevin Bickner, who now holds the record for longest jump in U.S. ski jump history.

However, in order to succeed Eddie is going to need a trainer, which is where Bronson Peary (Hugh Jackman) comes in, a retired Olympic ski jumper who now is an alcoholic, picking up the slopes for the newest athletes.

You've seen the movie, now come and ski with the real «Eddie the Eagle» on an exclusive trip to Canada's Powder Highway hosted by the ski jumping legend, Eddie «the Eagle» Edwards.

In 1993, Disney's Cool Runnings put Olympic bobsledding in the spotlight with its tale of an underdog team from Jamaica that defied the odds to compete on the same track as the world's greatest athletes, and now Eddie the Eagle seems poised to do the same for ski jumping.