| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| World Championships |
| 1 | Normal Hill Individual | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 253.7 |
| 6 | Mixed Normal Hill Team | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 938.4 |
| 16 | Normal Hill Individual | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 177.0 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Overall |
|---|
| 2012/2013 | 2 |
| 2011/2012 | 1 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | NH-Individual | Large Hill Individual | NH-Team |
|---|
| 2012/2013 | 3 x 1st | 1 x 1st | 1 x 5th |
| 2011/2012 | 9 x 1st | - | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Junior World Championships |
| 2 | Normal Hill Individual | 2012 | Erzurum, TUR | 265.0 |
| 6 | Normal Hill Individual | 2013 | Liberec, CZE | 241.0 |
| 8 | Ladies' Normal Hill Team | 2013 | Liberec, CZE | 617.0 |
LegendNH-Normal Hill, LH-Large Hill, SF-Ski Flying, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for main competition, DSQ-Disqualified
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerShe began skiing at age two. At age seven she watched the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and was inspired to begin ski jumping at the Utah Olympic Park near Park City, UT, United States. (sportsillustrated.cnn.com, 28 Feb 2013)
Reason for taking up this sport"My brother started jumping when he was eight in an after-school programme. After watching him do it for two years I got tired of watching him and decided to try it myself." (theskichannel.com, 18 Mar 2013)
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (outsideonline.com, 11 Mar 2013)
TrainingA normal day of training includes a couple of hours in the gym or jumping. Jumping includes anywhere from five to eight jumps. Gym strength includes a lot of lower body work such as squats and plyometrics. (outsideonline.com, 11 Mar 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning gold at the 2013 World Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (berkutschi.com, 27 Feb 2013)
HeroUS ski jumper Lindsey Van. (blogs.fasterskier.com, 03 Dec 2011)
Most influential person in careerHer brother Nick. (outsideonline.com, 11 Mar 2013)
Superstitions / RitualsShe ties her left boot first before a jump. (rantsports.com, 30 Jan 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto"I believe working hard always pays off in the end. When looking back, every day of training is worth the good result - not just focusing on the result at the end of the day but how you have grown as a person to get where you are today." (usskiteam.com, 15 Mar 2013)
AwardsShe won the 2013 Olympian of the Year Award at the Utah Governor's State of Sport Awards. (stateofsportawards.com, 06 Apr 2013)
GeneralSKI NATION
She founded Ski Nation, a mobile application that creates an online skiing network, with other ski athletes including Bode Miller and Ted Ligety. (rantsports.com, 30 Jan 2014)
GENDER FIRST
She won the first women's ski jump World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway, in December 2011. She was also the first competitor to jump when the event made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (espn.go.com, 03 Dec 2011; insidethegames.biz, 11 Feb 2014)
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