'I want to jump': Growing Olympic ski jumpers starts young
Jake Lindquist, left, gives his 4-year-old daughter Julia encouragement as she practices Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. It’s not far fetched to suggest one or more of the young jumpers may land in the Olympics someday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jake Lindquist, left, gives his 4-year-old daughter Julia encouragement as she practices Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. It’s not far fetched to suggest one or more of the young jumpers may land in the Olympics someday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:06 AM EST
Jake Lindquist, right, gives his 4-year-old daughter Julia double high-fives for encouragement as she practices Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jake Lindquist, right, gives his 4-year-old daughter Julia double high-fives for encouragement as she practices Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:12 AM EST
Julia Lindquist, 4, left, and Miles Stanton, 7, stand in silhouette on tree stumps and look over the five ski jump runs at the Norge Ski Club Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up."(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Julia Lindquist, 4, left, and Miles Stanton, 7, stand in silhouette on tree stumps and look over the five ski jump runs at the Norge Ski Club Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up."(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:00 AM EST
Julia Lindquist, 4, heads down the 5-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Julia Lindquist, 4, heads down the 5-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:01 AM EST
A commercial aircraft streaks across the evening sky above the 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill, 40 miles northwest of Chicago. While the mostly flat Chicago area may not seem like a ski jumping hotbed, there's a hill created by a glacier that has been a home for the sport since 1905 and three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A commercial aircraft streaks across the evening sky above the 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill, 40 miles northwest of Chicago. While the mostly flat Chicago area may not seem like a ski jumping hotbed, there's a hill created by a glacier that has been a home for the sport since 1905 and three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 10:55 AM EST
A commercial aircraft streaks across the evening sky above the 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill, 40 miles northwest of Chicago. While the mostly flat Chicago area may not seem like a ski jumping hotbed, there's a hill created by a glacier that has been a home for the sport since 1905 and three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A commercial aircraft streaks across the evening sky above the 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill, 40 miles northwest of Chicago. While the mostly flat Chicago area may not seem like a ski jumping hotbed, there's a hill created by a glacier that has been a home for the sport since 1905 and three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 10:54 AM EST
Jacob Fuller, left, and Isak Nichols, right, watch Shane Kocher finish his last jump of the night off the 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jacob Fuller, left, and Isak Nichols, right, watch Shane Kocher finish his last jump of the night off the 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:20 AM EST
Kids wait their turn at the 10-meter ski jump, as a teenager slides down the 25-meter jump, background, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. For the second straight winter games, the club has produced three men who will represent the United States in China. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Kids wait their turn at the 10-meter ski jump, as a teenager slides down the 25-meter jump, background, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. For the second straight winter games, the club has produced three men who will represent the United States in China. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:21 AM EST
Cole Stanton, 5, gets a little air off the 10-meter ski jump, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. For the second straight winter games, the club has produced three men who will represent the United States in China. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Cole Stanton, 5, gets a little air off the 10-meter ski jump, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. For the second straight winter games, the club has produced three men who will represent the United States in China. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:20 AM EST
Jake Lindquist, right, lets go of his 4-year-old daughter Julia, as she experiences the landing slope on the 10-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jake Lindquist, right, lets go of his 4-year-old daughter Julia, as she experiences the landing slope on the 10-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:15 AM EST
Four people stand in silhouette and watch a teenager finish their 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. It’s not far fetched to suggest one or more of the young jumpers may land in the Olympics someday. The mostly flat Chicago area may not seem like a ski jumping hotbed, but there’s a hill created by a glacier that has been a home for the sport since 1905. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Four people stand in silhouette and watch a teenager finish their 70-meter ski jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. It’s not far fetched to suggest one or more of the young jumpers may land in the Olympics someday. The mostly flat Chicago area may not seem like a ski jumping hotbed, but there’s a hill created by a glacier that has been a home for the sport since 1905. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:17 AM EST
Julia Lindquist, 4, center, heads down the 5-meter ski jump as Erik Bakk-Hansen monitors the start of the kids practicing Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. With the fearlessness befitting a 4-year-old, she shuffled her skis to the top of the 5-meter hill (16.4 feet) in between two wood posts and nudged herself down the run. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Julia Lindquist, 4, center, heads down the 5-meter ski jump as Erik Bakk-Hansen monitors the start of the kids practicing Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. With the fearlessness befitting a 4-year-old, she shuffled her skis to the top of the 5-meter hill (16.4 feet) in between two wood posts and nudged herself down the run. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:35 AM EST
Kids and parents stand in silhouette and look out over the five ski jumps Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Kids and parents stand in silhouette and look out over the five ski jumps Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Three men will represent the club for a second straight Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:19 AM EST
Jake Lindquist, left, looks up at the top of the 10-meter ski jump as his 4-year-old daughter Julia watches another kid ski off the jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jake Lindquist, left, looks up at the top of the 10-meter ski jump as his 4-year-old daughter Julia watches another kid ski off the jump Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. Lindquist was drawn to the sport when her parents would drive around the area for something safe to do during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Each time the family of four drove near the club last year, the little girl in the back of the car told her parents of her hopes and dreams. "She didn't stop saying she wanted to do it," said her father, Jake. "I want to jump. It still hasn't let up." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:13 AM EST
Miles Stanton, 7, gets a little air off the 10-meter ski jump, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. For the second straight winter games, the club has produced three men who will represent the United States in China. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Miles Stanton, 7, gets a little air off the 10-meter ski jump, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. For the second straight winter games, the club has produced three men who will represent the United States in China. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jan. 31, 2022 11:21 AM EST