FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY

COLERAINE MN (3/05) - The 2002 Junior Olympics for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined ended here last weekend, and medals were awarded at a banquet honoring the winners and all athletes participating in these U.S. junior national championship competitions.

Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded for the week's events as follows.

KEY:

J2 Class = ages 12-15
J1 Class = ages 16-17
OJ Class = ages 18-19

CEN = Central Division (Midwestern U.S. clubs)
EAST = Eastern Division (based in Lake Placid, NY)
IMD = Intermountain Division (based in Park City, Utah)
RMD = Rocky Mountain Division (based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado)
CAN = 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.

EVENT: NORDIC COMBINED TEAM COMPETITION
Wednesday, 2/27/02
Temperature: 10* F   Wind: 5-8 MPH NW   Hill Condition: Excellent
Course:Hard packed
Note: Classes/teams may be of mixed gender for this competition

J1 Class:
Gold: EAST TEAM 1 (Marshall Ambrose, Jonathan Kling)
Silver: RMD TEAM 1 (Alex Miller, Davis Miller)
Bronze: IMD TEAM 1 (Brenna Ellis, Trevor Keate)

J2 Class:
Gold: RMD TEAM 1 (Paul Berry, Bryan Fletcher)
Silver: EAST TEAM 1 (Matt Delaney, Willy Graves)
Bronze: IMD TEAM 1 (Logan Oxford, Skyler Keate)

EVENT: TEAM SPECIAL JUMPING COMPETITION
Thursday, 2/28/02
Temperature: 8* F   Wind: 8-10 MPH NW   Hill Condition: Excellent
Note: Classes/teams may be of mixed gender for this competition

J1 Class:
Gold: IMD TEAM 1 (Blake Hughes, Chris Francis, Skyler Keate, Jessica Jerome)
Silver: EAST TEAM 1 (Jonathan Kling, Evan Bliss, Jerry Carter, Matt Delaney)
Bronze: CEN TEAM 1 (Kyle Kessler, Eric Denney, David Edlund, Jake Wolf)

J2 Class:
Gold: IMD TEAM 1 (Anders Johnson, Blake Hughes, Chris Francis, Skyler Keate) Silver: EAST TEAM 1 (Evan Bliss, Willy Graves, Sam Burke, Matt Delaney) Bronze: IMD TEAM 2 (Jessica Jerome, Stephen McKay, Logan Oxford, Josh Hanson)

OJ Class:
Gold: CEN TEAM 1 (Anthony Myhra, Brian Nelson, Ty Jacobson)

EVENT: NORDIC COMBINED INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
Day/Date: Friday 3/1/02
Temperature: 5* F   Wind: 3-8 MPH NW   Hill Condition: Excellent
Course: Hard Packed

J1 Boys Class:
Gold: JONATHAN KLING (EAST)
Silver: MARSHALL AMBROSE (EAST)
Bronze: DAVIS MILLER (RMD)

J2 Boys Class:
Gold: BRYAN FLETCHER (RMD)
Silver: MATT DELANEY (EAST)
Bronze: WILLY GRAVES (EAST)

J2 Girls Class:
Gold: BRENNA ELLIS (IMD)

EVENT: INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL JUMPING COMPETITION
Day/Date: Saturday, 3/2/02
Temperature: 8* F   Wind: 5-7 MPH NW   Hill Condition: Excellent

J1 Boys Class:
Gold: SKYLER KEATE (IMD)
Silver: JONATHAN KLING (EAST)
Bronze: CHRIS FRANCIS (IMD)

J1 Girls Class:
Gold: JESSICA JEROME (IMD)
Silver: ALISSA JOHNSON (IMD)
Bronze: VERONICA MYHRA (CEN)

J2 Boys Class:
Gold: SKYLER KEATE (IMD)
Silver: BRYAN FLETCHER (RMD)
Bronze: ANDERS JOHNSON (IMD)

J2 Girls Class:
Gold: JESSICA JEROME (IMD)
Silver: ALISSA JOHNSON (IMD)
Bronze: BRENNA ELLIS (IMD)

OJ Boys Class:
Gold: ANTHONY MYHRA (CEN)
Silver: BRIAN NELSON (CEN)
Bronze: TY JACOBSON (CEN)

MEDAL COUNTS FOR ALL U.S. DIVISIONS

CEN (Central Division, Midwestern U.S.)
TOTAL = 6
Gold:      2
Silver:     1
Bronze:   3

EAST (Eastern Division, based in Lake Placid NY)
TOTAL = 9
Gold:      2
Silver:     6
Bronze:   1

IMD (Intermountain Division, based in Park City UT)
TOTAL = 15
Gold:      7
Silver:     2
Bronze:   6

RMD (Rocky Mountain Division, based in Steamboat Springs CO)
TOTAL = 5
Gold:      2
Silver:     2
Bronze:   1

The Junior Olympics for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined is hosted by the Itasca Ski Club of Coleraine, Minnesota. The Junior Olympic series of national championship ski tournaments is sponsored nationally by the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Chevy Trucks. Local northern Minnesota sponsors of these nordic skiing events include the Sawmill Inn, First National Bank of Coleraine, Grand Rapids State Bank, Wells Fargo Bank of Grand Rapids, The Greenway (Coleraine) Business Association, and the Blandin Foundation, as well as many generous individuals and organizations who have supported these events through financial contributions or in-kind services.

More information about all skiing sports is available on the USSA website at www.usskiteam.com. Information about the 2002 Junior Olympic Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined competitions was posted daily during the events on www.SkiJumpingCentral.com.