Coaches & Skiers: The coaches platform at the 70-meter ski jump had a full house for Wednesday's Nordic Combined Team Jump competitions. Shown here are coaches from across the country, as well as some of their skiers. Photo by Marianne Fairall
		NC Team Race start: Skiers took their places at the start of the Nordic Combined Cross-Country Team Relay race Wednesday. Photo by Sue Denney.
		Harry Hutchins: Harry Hutchins, Chief of Course for the Nordic Combined events watched as skiers entered the stadium area. In Nordic combined, the skiers first compete on the jump. Start times are then calculated based on the jumping results. The jumper with the longest ride starts first in the cross-country race, and the other skiers start at intervals proportionate to their standings in the jumping event. Photo by Sue Denney
		Jonathan Kling: Jonathan Kling of the Eastern Division broke Mt. Itasca's hill record on Wednesday with jumps of 75.5 and 76.5 meters. This picture gives a good perspective of the jumper's height above the surface of the landing in mid-flight. Photo by Marianne Fairall.
		Hill Record - Another View: Here's another shot of Jonathan Kling on one of his record-setting flights. Again on this picture, you can see that the vertical height above the landing is not that great. Ski jumping is about distance, not height. This photo was taken by Mike Andrews.
		SJC Banner: Skiers and fans alike got a good look at a good web site address! Thanks to webmaster Ken Anderson, a banner advertising the web site hung proudly just below the takeoff of the 70-meter ski jump during the national events in Coleraine, Minnesota.
		Judges: These guys had the best seats in the house to watch the airborne skiers. Left to right: Larry Glueck (Rocky Mountain Division), Dan Johnson (Central Division), Mark Lavasseur (Eastern Division), Doug Wahl (Central Division), Rich Francis (Intermountain Division), and Announcer John Lyons of St. Paul.
		Coaching: Central Division Coach, Martin Bayer, practices takeoffs with jumper Eric Denney.
		J1 NC Boys: A star is rising from the East, and he is Junior Olympic gold medalist Jonathan Kling, shown here (center) with teammate and silver medalist Marshall Ambrose (left). On the right is bronze medalist Davis Miller from the Rocky Mountain Division. The young men medaled in today's Junior Olympic Nordic Combined Individual Boys championships.
		J2 NC Boys: In the younger Junior 2 Class, Nordic Combined Individual Boys champions were gold medalist Bryan Fletcher (center) from Rocky Mountain Division, silver medalist Matt Delaney (left) from the Eastern Division, and bronze medalist Willy Graves (right) also from the Eastern Division.
		J2 NC Girls: In the Junior 2 Nordic Combined Individual Girls class, Brenna Ellis of the Intermountain Division (Park City, Utah) was the sole competitor and winner of the gold medal, with gallant efforts on both the 70-meter ski jump and the cross-country course.
		J1 Boys Individual Jumping: Skyler Keate (center, gold medal), Jonathan Kling (right, silver medal), and Chris Francis (left, bronze medal). Kling broke the hill record for a final time in the last of the week's competitions, with a long and stylish 77.5 meter jump. Keate and Francis, both 14, competed against older athletes in this competition.
		J2 Boys Individual Jumping: Skyler Keate (center, gold medal), Bryan Fletcher (right, silver medal), Anders Johnson (left, bronze medal).
		Older Junior Boys Individual Jumping: Anthony Myrha (center, gold medal), Brian Nelson (right, silver medal), Ty Jacobson (left, bronze medal).
		J1 Girls Individual Jumping: Jessica Jerome (front right, gold medal), Alissa Johnson (front center, silver medal), Veronica Myhra (front left, bronze medal). Back row, from right: Janne Rand (4th place), Brenna Ellis (5th place), Taylor Lyons (6th place), and Alana Maki (7th place). Jerome, Johnson, Ellis, and Lyons all competed "up a class" in this competition, against older juniors.
		Distance Champion: Jonathan Kling smiles after breaking the hill record at Mt. Itasca's 70-meter during the Junior Olympics. He went on to break the record two more times, leaving Mt. Itasca with his new hill record of 77.5 meters.
		Keate Receives Medal: Skyler Keate is awarded one of his many gold medals by Galen Sayward, who was the Technical Delegate for the week's events.
		Central Division Team: Central Division skiers hail from across the Midwestern United States, but they frequent the hills and trails of Coleraine to train and compete. They are coached by Scott Smith of Fox River Grove, Illinois (far left), and Martin Bayer, of Ishpeming, Michigan (far right); team leader is LeeAnn Myhra, of St Paul.
		Eastern Division Team: Based in the 1980 Olympic town of Lake Placid, NY, this team is coached by Larry Stone, Jason Lemieux, and John Farnham; the team leader is Marianne Fairall.
		Intermountain Division Team: This team, also known as the National Sports Foundation, is based in Park City, UT, the site of the 2002 Olympics. IMD coaches are Corby Fischer and Jarrett Moe, and the team leader is Patricia Wood.
		Rocky Mountain Divsion Team: The RMD team is based in Steamboat Springs, CO. Their coaches are Christ Gilbertson, Todd Wilson, and Scott Berry.
		Canadian Guests: The Canadian contingent (based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) skied in a separate "Guest" class for these events, as they were not eligible for U.S. national awards. They are coached by Jindro Mayer and Petrov Nikolay.
		Inside Looking Out: The Ole Mangseth 70-meter ski jump in Coleraine, Minnesota, is visible through the windows of the Mt. Itasca chalet, where Junior Olympians rested and ate lunch between events.
		Organizers Recognized: Chief of Competition, Jon Denney, recognizes the co-chairmen of this year's Junior Olympic Organizing Committee: Rick Anderson (left) and Mike Andrews (right).
		Linda Johnson, USSA: Linda Johnson from the U.S. Ski Team headquarters in Park City, Utah, spoke to the Junior Olympians at the awards banquet Saturday night. "I hope," she said, "that I'll be arranging plane tickets for some of you as members of the U.S. Ski Team someday."
		Stars of the Future: Eight-year-old Tyler Hutchins and seven-year-old Andre Denney skied down the landing hill portion of the 70-meter jump in Coleraine bearing the flags of Canada and the United States to start the day's Junior Olympic events. Three days later, after being inspired by what they saw during the Junior Olympic competitions, they made club history as the youngest skiers ever to jump from Coleraine's 70-meter slide.