NYSEF Alums make 2019 World Championship Team!
Gabby Armstrong (R) alongside NYSEF and teammates Tara Geraghty-Moats (Center) and Nina Lussi (L) on the National Championship Podium on October 9, 2016.
NYSEF Snowsports alums, Nina Lussi and Tara Geraghty-Moats have been named to the USA Nordic 2019 World Championship Team! Competitions will be taking place February 26 through March 2! More information below!
Excerpt taken from USA Nordic:
PARK CITY, Utah (February 6, 2019) – A team of 13 ski jumping and nordic combined athletes has been named to the 2019 World Championship Team that will compete later this month in Seefeld, Austria. The team will compete in a total of ten medal events beneath the Tyrolean Alps from February 22nd to March 2nd. The 2019 Nordic World Championships will feature a women’s ski jumping team event for the first time ever.
The team includes four men and four women on the jumping team, along with five men qualifying for the nordic combined team. Selection was made based on world rankings throughout the season.
The women’s ski jumping team will consist of three veterans including Nita Englund (Florence, Wis.), Nina Lussi (Lake Placid, N.Y.), who has returned in strong form from last season’s knee injury, and Tara Geraghty-Moats (Fairlee, Vt.) – a two-sport wonder.
2019 FIS World Championship Team
Women’s Ski Jumping Team
Nita Englund, Florence, Wis. (Kiwanis Ski Club)
Tara Geraghty-Moats, West Fairlee, Vt. (New York Ski Educational Foundation)
Nina Lussi, Lake Placid, N.Y. (New York Ski Educational Foundation)
Logan Sankey, Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Friday, February 22
Nordic combined HS130/10k
Sunday, February 24
Nordic combined team sprint
Men’s team HS130 ski jumping
Tuesday, February 26
Women’s team HS109 ski jumping
Wednesday, February 27
Women’s HS109 ski jumping
Thursday, February 28
Nordic combined HS109/10k
Men’s HS109 ski jumping qualifying
Saturday, March 2
Nordic combined HS109/4x5km team event
Mixed gender HS109 team ski jumping