Sarah Hendrickson

Sarah Hendrickson
Hendrickson in Hinterzarten, 2013
Country  United States
Full name Sarah Catherine Hendrickson
Born (1994-08-01) August 1, 1994
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Ski club Park City Nordic Ski Club
Personal best 148 m (486 ft)
Oberstdorf, 20 Aug 2013
World Cup career
Seasons
Individual wins 13
Indiv. podiums 25
Yellow bibs 14
Indiv. starts 59
Team starts 3
Overall titles 1 (2012)
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
2013 Val di Flemme Individual NH
Updated on 28 January 2018.

Sarah Catherine Hendrickson (born August 1, 1994) is an American ski jumper.[1] She won the first ever women's World Cup season in 2012,[2] finished runner-up in 2013, and won an individual gold medal at the 2013 World Championships.

Career

Hendrickson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended Park City High School until 2011, when she began competing in the Ski Jumping World Cup. During this she moved to The Winter Sports School in Park City, where she graduated in November 2012.

In the first ever women's World Cup season in 2011/12, Hendrickson dominated by winning nine competitions; her first being on December 3, 2011 in Lillehammer. The 2012/13 season saw her win four World Cup competitions while finishing runner-up to nearest rival Sara Takanashi. Hendrickson was also able to win the women's event at the 2013 Ski Jumping World Championships in Val di Fiemme.

On August 21, 2013 in Oberstdorf, Hendrickson suffered a serious knee injury which required reconstructive surgery for a damaged ligament.[3] She was one of five top female jumpers who, within a few months, had a bad fall and was forced to take a long recovery period. Hendrickson's injury would drain the chances of the United States women's team for a good result at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, but it was announced on January 22, 2014 that Hendrickson would still be able to make the team in time for the Games.[4] She was granted the historic honor of being the first female to ever jump in a ski jumping event at the Olympics, with women having been allowed to participate in Olympic ski jumping for the first time in history.[5]

Hendrickson re-injured her surgically repaired knee during off-season training in June 2015, ruling her out of the 2015/16 season.[6]

In 2017, in an event sponsored by Red Bull, Hendrickson jumped off the historic Nansen Ski Jump in Berlin, New Hampshire.[7] This event marked the first time the jump had been used in 32 years.

In December 2017, Hendrickson won the women's ski jumping competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Nordic Combined & Ski Jumping, securing her place on the U.S. Olympic team for Pyeongchang.[8]

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall L3
2011/12 1st, gold medalist(s)N/A
2012/13 2nd, silver medalist(s)N/A
2013/14 —N/A
2014/15 8N/A
2016/17 14N/A
2017/18 49—

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2011/123 December 2011  Norway LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS100 (night)NH
2 8 January 2012  Germany HinterzartenRothaus-Schanze HS108NH
3 14 January 2012  Italy Val di FiemmeTrampolino dal Ben HS106 (night)NH
4 15 January 2012  Italy Val di FiemmeTrampolino dal Ben HS106 (night)NH
5 11 February 2012  Slovenia LjubnoSavina Ski Jumping Center HS95NH
6 12 February 2012  Slovenia LjubnoSavina Ski Jumping Center HS95NH
7 3 March 2012  Japan ZaōYamagata HS100NH
8 4 March 2012  Japan ZaōYamagata HS100NH
9 9 March 2012  Norway OsloMidtstubakken HS106NH
10 2012/138 December 2012  Russia SochiRusSki Gorki HS106NH
11 12 January 2013  Germany HinterzartenRothaus-Schanze HS108NH
12 15 March 2013  Norway TrondheimGranåsen HS105NH
13 17 March 2013  Norway OsloHolmenkollbakken HS134LH

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, T. (2008). From Bulkeley to Bulkley to Buckley: The Ancestors and Descendants of Moses Bulkley (1727–1812). Xlibris Corporation. pp. 1–90. ISBN 9781469120317. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jessica (2011-12-04). "USA's Sarah Hendrickson wins first-ever Women's Ski Jumping World Cup competition" Archived February 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.. Women's Sports & Entertainment Network. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ See http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/21/sarah-hendrickson-ski-jumping-injury/. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Historic Olympic Ski Jumping Team Revealed". teamusa.org. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "sports/olympics/american-woman-jump-olympics-article-1". nydailynews.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson undergoes season-ending knee surgery" The Salt Lake Tribune. MediaNews Group. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Famed Nansen Ski Jump to host a daring last hurrah". concordmonitor.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ Rosen, Karen (December 31, 2017). "After Years Of Injuries, Ski Jumper Sarah Hendrickson Comes Back To Win Olympic Trials". Team USA. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
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