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Norwich Hill at Fox River Grove near Chicago wears its winter mantle for the National Ski

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Jumping Championship.

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Some 120 riders of the snow slopes parade out before 7,500 spectators who brave the

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cold to see the daring sport.

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Among the contenders is the United States team which will visit Europe for the

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World Championships.

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Believe it or not the biggest problem for the meet was too much snow. They've

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really been getting it in the Midwest and the officials were afraid a last

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minute fall might white out the event. But everything works out and the snowbirds

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fly on schedule. However because the jumpers were nearly over jumping the

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hill in practice the takeoff run is shortened.

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One after another the high flyers float out over the snowy track.

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Nobody threatens the hill record partly because of the shortened in run. Riding

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the air with the help of gravity.

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Anybody who goes up may come down harder than he plans.

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From Steve Boat Springs Colorado comes Steve Reichel a member of the American

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team. He challenges for the crown with a leap of 184 feet and a point score of

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212.

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Another Coloradan Norwegian-born Aston Samuelson who did not make the US team

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because of a poor showing in the trials outclasses the field. With a leap of 194

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feet he eclipses the rest by more than 10 points and wins his third national

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crown since 1957.

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They'd like to have him on the team now.