Sentences with phrase «of ski jumping»

Mr. Arquit serves on the Board of the United States Ski and Snowboard Foundation (U.S. Ski Team), the Board of USA Nordic (responsible for developing in the U.S., the Nordic disciplines of ski jumping and Nordic Combined) and the Adirondack Land Trust.

On the other hand, it's not yet clear if tDCS poses a noteworthy potential risk for athletes — though any such risk would almost certainly be smaller than the one involved in soaring over 100 meters through the air, as in the case of ski jumping.

Austria's Andreas Felder (above) and Ernst Vettori are hot in the chillingly spectacular sport of ski jumping

They don't raise the youngsters here in The States to respect the art of ski jumping like they do overseas.

It's probably worth noting that Matti Nyk «Äö √ † √ ∂ ¬ ¨ √ ünen of Finland, the erstwhile bad boy of ski jumping, is expected to be Felder's and Vettori's toughest competition at Calgary.

An airplane pilot's first solo is supposed to combine the thrill of a ski jump, the satisfaction of crossing a new frontier and the exhilaration of a bird.

POV of a ski jumper: Wade to LeBron for the half - court alley - oop: Jimmy Fallon does Sochi superlatives for Olympic athletes: Greg...

You start the race by driving out of a helicopter, you drive across the ice, through a cave, across the side of a dam, through the forest, down areas from the Winter Olympics, glide off of a ski jump, and stop in front of Wario's Mansion in the beautiful looking village in the mountain range.

Previous destinations included a stay for two couples at the top of a ski jump in Holmenkollen, Norway, and a trip to and night at Ellis Island in New York.

Not exact matches

Currently the J - 15 launches using a ski - jump arrangement as with Russian and soon UK aircraft but at least one modified J - 15 was photographed with a catapult bridle on its nose wheel for land - based testing of a new magnetic catapult system likely to be used on the next Chinese aircraft carrier, the yet - to - be-named CV - 18, Type 002 aircraft carrier of entirely Chinese indigenous design to be built by the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.

With a stirring voiceover recording of Amelia Earhart, Visa celebrated the ability of women to soar in the ski jump.

Of all the skiing disciplines, jumping is also the most difficult in which to pick the winner.

As Andreas Felder slowly climbs the stairs that lead to the top of the 70 - meter ski jump in Lahti, Finland, one of the regular stops on the World Cup tour, he pauses occasionally to stare at the slope that angles sharply downward.

If there's a wild - and - crazy attitude in any of the Nordic events, it probably arises most often in ski jumping.

Some of last season's favorites: jet skiing in Maui, an ultimate Frisbee tournament and base jumping, which is parachuting off skyscrapers and bridges — all to the sounds of various artists» rap, hip - hop and rock music.

But there, hurtling over the second jump at high speed, Spider caught his arm on a gate, somersaulted onto the back of his neck in an explosion of snow and skis and fractured a vertebra in his back.

The majestic expanse of the giant new Olympic ski jump at Squaw Valley rising behind the spectators on the opposite page symbolizes California's triumphant success in putting together the whole expensive, massive, exciting, colorful and complex production of a Winter Olympics.

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.

The Mt. Shasta Ski Park has something for everyone with both day and night operations, miles of trails available to cater to all skill levels, 32 conventional trails for 425 skiable acres, and two terrain parks to test your skills on twists, jumps and rails.

SKI JUMPING — MARK KONOPACKE of Kingsford, Mich., won the 70 - meter jump at the U.S. national championships in Steamboat Springs, Colo..

By winning the Remsen, Ski's earnings jumped to $ 309,704, making him the top money - winning 2 - year - old of 1976 and one of the early favorites for next spring's Triple Crown races.

Seven miles away to the south are the tiny, clean structures of the Olympic ski jumps and the toy village of Lake Placid.

This weekend, I saw «McConkey,» a documentary on the life and death of Shane McConkey, who was revered as a pioneer of freeskiing and ski - BASE jumping.

The two events, curling mixed doubles tournament and the men's hill ski jumping competition started their preliminary rounds on the 8th of February.

At Sochi, organizers have enlisted three $ 2 million snowmaking units capable of creating snow at temperatures up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure good track coverage at the Nordic combined and ski jump events.

Her primary area of work is on the neural underpinning of visually - based behaviour in jumping spiders - but she also likes working on kea, the «clever» mountain parrots of New Zealand, due to her interest in mountains and skiing.

That's the location of many international ski competitions including this year's ski jumping world cup.

The Dux Virus Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 10 Burpee Box Jumps, 24/20 20/15 Calories, Ski 400m Sandbag Run

As recently as 2010, the ancient myth of the falling uterus was cited as a reason why ski jumping was «not appropriate for ladies.»

Never force a joint through painful range of motion Avoid high impact activities (jumping, skiing, etc.).

Bounce # 3 The Cardio Bounce Combo: This includes Jumping Jacks, running in place, the ski bunny twist, bouncing on one leg at a time, dancing, and any other ways you can think of.

You know, the kind of kid that eats Chipotle too often, drinks unhealthy amounts of Diet Coke, gets giggly and jumps on the bed when excited, could go to Chuck - E-Cheese every weekend and play Ski - Ball till she drops, and gets a huge kick out of feel - good Disney flicks.

I am a snowboarding, snowmobiling, water skiing, partying, 4 wheeling, skinny dipping, cliff jumping, bmxing, dirt bike, skateboarding, drifting kind of guy.

but in my heart I'm always going to be a ski - jumper.1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.

there's comedy value in that, and that means headlines — Crazy Eddie, Unsteady Eddie, The Abominable Snowman, Inspector Clouseau on Skis — which generate sponsors.On a big jump, the classic error is to break the Golden Rule of Ski - Jumping: «Don't let your knees bend».

From the Studio: The film details the inspiring exploits of Michael Edwards, better known as «Eddie the Eagle,» the most famous ski jumper in British history.

British actor Taron Egerton, who appears in this year's Eddie the Eagle film as British underdog ski jumper Michael «Eddie» Edwards, will play Robin and Bridge of Spies actress Eve Hewson will play Maid Marian.

With the help of Bronson, Eddie finally makes it to the Winter Olympics in Calgary (despite dastardly attempts by the British Olympic Committee to block his participation, mostly because he's goofy looking) where he at first enjoys his sudden stardom but then is reminded by coach Bronson to take himself more seriously and put forth his best effort despite the fact that he's been ski jumping for a fraction of the time his competitors have.

Taron Egerton stars as the bespectacled Olympian in this weirdly mythologised, heavily fictionalised story of Team GB's only ski - jumper at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The biopic of the legendary ski - jumper arrives in 2016.

One of the most entertaining parts of the 2018 Academy Awards was a running joke Kimmel jump - started when he promised that the Oscar winner who delivered the shortest speech would also go home with a new jet ski.

The campy and sun bleached aesthetic works well - it is about competitive ski jumping after all - but the camera work is haphazard, leaping from one questionable choice to the next, stealing tricks and tones of other filmmakers without any of the finesse.

This is a film for sports lovers because it's so fully dedicated to the love of skiing and ski jumping and the spectacle of the Olympics.

Commendably old - fashioned family viewing, meanwhile, is on offer in Eddie the Eagle (Lionsgate, PG), a fact - fudging but dorkily likable biopic of Eddie Edwards, Britain's supremely improbable but unflappably determined Olympic ski jumper.

Indeed, it looks like he already has: In addition to small roles in this year's «Testament of Youth» and «Legend,» Egerton has already completed filming on the biopic of indomitable 1980s aspiring Olympic ski - jumper / punchline «Eddie the Eagle» (also starring Hugh Jackman and Christopher Walken) and has the title role in «Robin Hood: Origins» (alongside «The Knick ««s Eve Hewson as Maid Marion) as well as the inevitable «Kingsman» sequel coming up.

I realize I am probably a terrible human being for not liking this formulaic, feel - good family tale, based on the true story of unlikely British ski jumper Michael «Eddie» Edwards.

The former film benefits from Christopher Lee as its bad guy, and the latter ranks as the best of the seven Moore films, thanks to its perky sense of humor and outstanding ski - jump stunt during the opening teaser.

In the News Activity: Since 1924, ski jumping has been one of the exciting sports at the Winter Games.

A few weeks ago we were having lunch at work, chatting about things we've always wanted to learn: new languages, musical instruments, flying an aircraft, ski jumping... you know the kind of conversation.

The headline supporter of the week is Eddie «The Eagle» Edwards who famously competed for Great Britain in the Calgary Olympic Games in Ski Jumping.