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Visa Team honors YouTube sensation
Zia Terry, 10, named as Honorary Team Member
March 22 — Zia Terry is a star on YouTube simply because she showed the world her courage by soaring off a 40-meter ski jump. She got to meet some of her biggest fans — the No. 1-ranked U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team. read more

U.S. ends World Cup season on top
Hendrickson wins, takes home overall trophy
March 9 —The last time Sarah Hendrickson and her teammates ski jumped on the Midstubakken hill in Oslo, Norway, they had a job to do. This time, it was purely for joy. read more

Hendrickson wins again in Zao; Jerome is 5th
March 4 — Pressure or no pressure, Sarah Hendrickson proved this weekend in Zao, Japan that she’s the best in the world. read more

Hendrickson secures World Cup overall title
March 3 — Sarah Hendrickson clinched the inaugural women’s ski jumping World Cup overall title Saturday in Zao, Japan — a feat so significant that even she was left nearly speechless. read more

Hendrickson wins Silver Medal at Junior Worlds
Feb. 23 — U.S. Ski Jumper Sarah Hendrickson won the Silver Medal today in the 2012 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, adding to the Bronze she won two years ago. read more

Two Visa Team members on podium in Hinzenbach
Feb. 5 — Sarah Hendrickson is just 116 points ahead of veteran and reigning World Champion Daniela Iraschko, Austria, in the race for the overall women’s ski jumping World Cup title — and she doesn't plan on letting up. read more.

Feature film about women ski jumpers premieres Feb. 10
Feb. 2 — Ski jumping hits the big screen Friday, Feb. 10 with the World Premiere of the new documentary feature film “Ready To Fly,” which tells the powerful true story of women ski jumpers and their allies who fight to be included in the Olympic Winter Games. read more

Team posts top results in Zakopane COC
Jumpers donate portion of earnings to Burke's family
Jan. 21 — The Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team continued its strong performance this weekend with four members in the top 10 on Friday and five in the top 15 on Saturday at a Continental Cup (COC) event in Zakopane, Poland. read more

Anderson in top 10 in Youth Olympic Games
Jan. 14 — Emilee Anderson, of Eau Claire, Wis., finished 9th after a resounding second-round jump in Saturday's women's ski jumping event in the inaugural Youth Olympic Winter Games. read more

Sarah Hendrickson wins second WC; Jessica Jerome nabs third
Jan. 8 - Sarah Hendrickson has now won two out of the three World Cup competitions so far this season after a resounding 30-point victory Sunday over second-place finisher Sara Takanashi, of Japan. read more

Van donates marrow again for man with cancer
Dec. 19 — Eight months after Lindsey Van donated bone marrow to help a cancer-stricken man, the doctors called to say they needed twice the number of stem cells they took from her last spring. read more

Hendrickson makes history; wins WC opener
Dec. 3 - Visa Team member Sarah Hendrickson, 17, dominated Saturday's competition to win the World Cup opener in Lillehammer, Norway. She becomes the first-ever woman ski jumper to win a World Cup comp. read more

Jerome sees Olympics coming into view
Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2011

Leap of Faith
ESPNW.com, Sept. 26, 2011

Women's ski jumping OK'd, but battle not over
ESPN.com, April 6, 2011

Rachel Maddow Show
April 6, 2011

Women's ski jumping gains Olympic status
New York Times, April 6, 2011

IOC approves women's ski jumping for 2014
AP/NBC Sports, April 6, 2011

U.S. women's ski jumpers excited, relieved after decision
USA Today, April 6, 2011

Women ski jumpers relieved, ecstatic
ESPNW, April 6, 2011