Ski Jumping Is A High School Sport In N.H.
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
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Ethan Winter, of Hanover, N.H., competes in a ski jumping event at Storrs Hill, in Lebanon, N.H. He is a member of Hanover High School's ski jump team. New Hampshire is the only state in the nation to include ski jumping as a high school sport.
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When it comes to winter sports in high school, New Hampshire athletes stand alone — in some high places. Itβs the only state in the country where students still compete in ski jumping, a sport kids learn in ski jumping clubs.
Charlotte Albright from Here & Now contributor Vermont Public Radio, takes us to a competition that brought young jumpers to Lebanon, New Hampshire.
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