pepsi-cola trophie

O.S.C. JUMPING- 1961
By FRANZ V. BAIER, Director of Ski Jumping
Looking back, the past year was very
successful for our O.S.C. Jumping group.
Before the winter started, in September,
all our jumpers worked hard every
week-end (760 voluntary hours) to
finish the first part of the Lockeberg
Jump (the artificial landing, take-off,
etc.,) and to make it ready for winter.
Now we all hope that in the near future
the rest cf the work on the inrun, tower,
transition, outrun and a new judges'
stand wilr follow. Completely rebuilt,
our Lockeberg Jump will be a F.I.S.
Standard 60 meter hill.
As soon as the skiers' "white gold"
came down Lockeberg Lodge became
one of the busiest places in our O.S.C.
ski paradise every weekend. Beside our
scheduled local competiticns our jum-
-49-
pers practised to get in shape for the
big meets. A regular training clinic
was held every weekend for all classes
and on all four jumps our boys learned
and improved their style and distance.
In many competitions in and out of
town the jumpers were successful. Leading
the senior group, Gerry Gravelle has
best shown what he learned. In an International
Jumping Tournament at Lake
Placid he placed 3rd behind two world
famous Finns and was the outstanding
jumper of the continent, out distancing
the whole U.S. National Jumping Team
as well. In an International Jumping
Competition in Sault Ste. Marie Gerry
placed second to Aarne Valkama of
Finland, once holder of the World's
longest jump on the flying hill in Oberst-
Coach Baier and
Gerry Gravelle
Winner of the
O'Keefe Jumping
Competition
Photo : Ruth Baier