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~ Jamie
Peterson ~
Jamie started jumping
at age 4 at the Norge Ski Club in
Chicago
. When he was 7, he
and his family moved to
Linden
,
MI
, about 40 miles north of
Ann Arbor
, although he skis for the Tri-Norse Ski Club of Wisconsin
Rapids, who are wonderful supporters and sponsors.
He often travels on weekends to ski tournaments
throughout the Central Division, both in the winter and the
summer, to train and practice.
The closest ski jumping facility is at Norge, which is 5
hours away by car. Jamie
is a 15 year old sophomore at
Linden
High School
, plays euphonium in the Linden High School Concert Band, and
Marching Baritone in the Marching Band.
That marching band took 8th place overall in
the State Championships at the Silverdome for the last two years
in a row. He is also
a member of the High School Quiz Bowl Team.
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| Jamie’s favorite hills are
the K90 at
Park
City
and the K10 in the back yard of his grandparent’s house, where
the Peterson family gets together each year to host a family fun
tournament, where everyone takes out 30 year old jumping skis and
boots. Anyone in the
family who has jumped in competition is eligible to take out
vintage skis and boots, and can jump, including his uncles and
grandfather, and everyone takes first place.
Jamie will soon be moving to northwest
Wisconsin
, where he will be able to practice and train more regularly. |
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