Sarah Hendrickson

Sarah’s nickname is Giggles, but this 17-year-old rising star has some serious accomplishments already on her résumé: a 2011 World Cup victory in Lillehammer becoming the first woman ever to win a World Cup ski jumping competition; youngest skier ever named to the U.S. Nordic team; bronze medalist at the 2010 Junior World Championships (first American, male or female, to win a medal at Juniors); sixth-place finish overall on the 2010 COC; a Continental Cup victory in February 2009; a second-place finish in the K120 at the 2008 and 2011 U.S. Championships.

Sarah was on skis at age 2, and both her father and older brother are involved in jumping. Her career best is a 126-meter leap on the K120 hill at Utah Olympic Park. Sarah’s also a talented soccer player, loves alpine and tele skiing and likes to ride her unicycle. She has picked up motherly tasks such as suit sewing skills, and she is always making sure her teammates have what they need. They’ve started calling her the “Team Mom.”

Born: August 1, 1994 in Salt Lake City, UT
Hometown: Park City, UT
School: Winter Sports School, Park City
Longest Jump: 143m, Lillehammer, Norway

Noted Accomplishments:
• 2nd Place U.S. Nationals 2009, 2011 (large hill)
• 1st Place 2009 Zakopane COC
• 1st Place U.S. Nationals 2011 (small hill)
• Bronze medal, 2010 Junior Worlds
• 1st Place 2010 Bischofsgrün COC
• 2nd Place 2010 Vikersund COC
• 1st Place 2011 Lillehammer WC, first-ever FIS World Cup comp for women ski jumpers
• 1st Place 2012 Hinterzarten WC,
• Two 1st Places, 2012 Val di Fiemme WC

See Sarah's career COC and WC results at FIS's website.