The American had just been crowned 2013 World Champion in the high-risk sport of ski jumping. Hendrickson finished 21st at the 2014 Sochi (Japan) Olympics, the first Games with a ladies ski jump competition, and hopes to compete again at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Jim Clash: What was so special about the Nansen jump? When I’m at the top, whether it’s World Championships, the Olympics or Nansen, I’m really thinking about the things my coaches are telling me to do. For the Nansen jump, it was about 45 mph.

Source: Forbes March 12, 2017 20:04 UTC