Images: Norge Ski Club annual international ski jump competition
As competitors gather near their skis before the competition, Nigel Laurhian of the Norwegian Altius Ski Club, plays with a Yo-Yo at the Norge ski hill Sunday in Fox River Grove.
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Christian Friberg of St. Paul, MN, launches from the 150-foot ramp at Norge Ski Clubs International 5-Hills ski jumping competition.
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Sebastien Dandurand bends his skis as he lands at Norge. He is from Norway.
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Christian Friberg of St. Paul, MN, sits at the top of the 150-foot ramp at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove. The ramp sits on top of a hill and is tall enough to have cell phone antennas mounted halfway up.
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Harvey Patrick of Fox River Grove wears pins he has collected from the ski jumping tournaments at Norge. He said he has been watching the competition for more than 25 years. Norge has held the event for 108 straight years.
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The sun gleams on the skis of Albert Gasienica of Lake Placid, NY, as he lands at the 54-meter mark and snow swirls behind him Sunday. Ski jumpers can reach speeds of 50 mph.
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Luke Daniels of the Andover Outing Club in NH, starts his descent down the hill.
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