Sarah Hendrickson
| File:Sarah Hendrickson Hinterzarten12012013.jpg Hendrickson in Hinterzarten, 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Catherine Hendrickson |
| Born | August 1, 1994 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | Park City Nordic Ski Club |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | |
| Indiv. starts | 61 |
| Indiv. podiums | 25 |
| Indiv. wins | 13 |
| Team starts | 3 |
| Overall titles | 1 (2012) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 148 m (486 ft) Oberstdorf, August 20, 2013 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on March 10, 2019 | |
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Sarah Catherine Hendrickson (born August 1, 1994) is an American retired ski jumper.[1] She won the inaugural 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Standings
[edit | edit source]| Season | Overall | L3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | N/A |
| 2012/13 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | N/A |
| 2013/14 | — | N/A |
| 2014/15 | 8 | N/A |
| 2016/17 | 14 | N/A |
| 2017/18 | 49 | — |
Wins
[edit | edit source]| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011/12 | December 3, 2011 | Norway Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS100 (night) | NH |
| 2 | January 8, 2012 | Germany Hinterzarten | Rothaus-Schanze HS108 | NH | |
| 3 | January 14, 2012 | Italy Val di Fiemme | Trampolino dal Ben HS106 (night) | NH | |
| 4 | January 15, 2012 | Italy Val di Fiemme | Trampolino dal Ben HS106 (night) | NH | |
| 5 | February 11, 2012 | Slovenia Ljubno | Savina Ski Jumping Center HS95 | NH | |
| 6 | February 12, 2012 | Slovenia Ljubno | Savina Ski Jumping Center HS95 | NH | |
| 7 | March 3, 2012 | Japan Zaō | Yamagata HS100 | NH | |
| 8 | March 4, 2012 | Japan Zaō | Yamagata HS100 | NH | |
| 9 | March 9, 2012 | Norway Oslo | Midtstubakken HS106 | NH | |
| 10 | 2012/13 | December 8, 2012 | Russia Sochi | RusSki Gorki HS106 | NH |
| 11 | January 12, 2013 | Germany Hinterzarten | Rothaus-Schanze HS108 | NH | |
| 12 | March 15, 2013 | Norway Trondheim | Granåsen HS105 | NH | |
| 13 | March 17, 2013 | Norway Oslo | Holmenkollbakken HS134 | LH |
References
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- ^ Jessica (December 4, 2011). "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.
- ^ See http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/21/sarah-hendrickson-ski-jumping-injury/. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
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- ^ "Ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson undergoes season-ending knee surgery" The Salt Lake Tribune. MediaNews Group. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sarah Hendrickson at the International Ski and Snowboard FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sarah Hendrickson at Women's Ski Jumping USA (archived September 29, 2019)
- Sarah Hendrickson at U.S. Ski & Snowboard (archived October 20, 2019)
- Sarah Hendrickson at Team USA (archive May 31, 2023)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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