# U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships

U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships in the winter sport of ski jumping are decided annually in the United States, starting in 1905.

## Origins

Ski jumping national championships organized by the National Ski Association of America (NSA) were held annually from 1905–1962. Ski jumping, a winter sport competed on specially constructed ski hills, had been introduced by Norwegian immigrants to the U.S. in the 1880s, with ski clubs and annual tournaments beginning shortly afterwards. The National Ski Association, formed by five Midwestern clubs, established categories of participation, scoring rules, and scheduled sanctioned meets, including the National Championship Tournament.

## NSA National Championship Tournament

The National Championships were a stand-alone annual competition held during a two day tournament (typically in February, not the end of the ski season). The tournaments were hosted at a member club jumping hill scheduled in advance. Points were awarded by three judges based on distance covered and proper form, combined over two jumps. Champion is the jumper who gets the most points per class, with a separate award for greatest standing distance. As an open competition through 1950, the entrants and tournament champion need not be a U.S. citizen. The National Ski Tournament featured Professional/Expert and Amateur/Novice class divisions, and may also include exhibition, Senior/veteran (over 31 years), and Junior (under 18 years) participation. Starting in 1948, the Class A (Expert) National Champion was awarded the Torger Tokle Memorial Trophy. No championships were held in 1919 and 1943–45, and in the years 1938, 1946 and 1952 separate open and closed competition national championships were awarded. Class B national championships were held 1908–1957. The 1904 Ishpeming annual tournament won by Conrad Thompson is cited by some sources as the first national championship, but this event was prior to official NSA tournaments.
NSA U.S. National Ski Jumping Champions :
| Year | Site | class A Champion | Sponsor | class B Champion | Sponsor |
| 1905 | Ishpeming, MI | Ole Westgaard | Coleraine, MN | n/a | |
| 1906 | Ishpeming, MI | Ole Feiring | Duluth, MN | n/a | |
| 1907 | Ashland, WI | Olaf Jonnum | Coleraine, MN | n/a | |
| 1908 | Duluth, MN | John Evenson | Duluth, MN | H. Trannum | Duluth, MN |
| 1909 | Eau Claire, WI | John Evenson | Duluth, MN | Ingolf Sand | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1910 | Coleraine, MN | Anders Haugen | Chippewa Falls, WI | Barney Riley | Coleraine, MN |
| 1911 | Chippewa Falls, WI | Francis Kempe | Red Wing, MN | Barney Riley | Coleraine, MN |
| 1912 | Fox River Grove, IL | Lars Haugen | Chippewa Falls, WI | Carl Solberg | St. Paul, MN |
| 1913 | Ironwood, MI | Ragnar Omtvedt | Chicago, IL | John Jobe | Ironwood, MI |
| 1914 | Virginia, MN | Ragnar Omtvedt | Chicago, IL | Sigurd Bergerson | Virginia, MN |
| 1915 | Duluth, MN | Lars Haugen | Chippewa Falls, WI | Sigurd Bergerson | Duluth, MN |
| 1916 | Glenwood, MN | Henry Hall | Steamboat Springs, CO | Andrew Olson | Iola, WI |
| 1917 | St. Paul, MN | Ragnar Omtvedt | Chicago, IL | Ludvig Hoiby | Northfield, MN |
| 1918 | Fox River Grove, IL | Lars Haugen | Chippewa Falls, WI | Sverre Hendricksen | Virginia, MN |
| 1919 | cancelled | n/a | | n/a | |
| 1920 | Chippewa Falls, WI | Anders Haugen | Steamboat Springs, CO | Sverre Hendricksen | Superior, WI |
| 1921 | Genesee, CO | Carl Howelson | Steamboat Springs, CO | Einar Jensen | Chicago, IL |
| 1922 | Fox River Grove, IL | Lars Haugen | Chippewa Falls, WI | Ragnar Omtvedt | Chicago, IL |
| 1923 | Glenwood, MN | Anders Haugen | Orchard Lake, MN | Werner Forsberg | Ironwood, MI |
| 1924 | Brattleboro, VT | Lars Haugen | Canton, SD | Tarald Hoidalen | Chicago, IL |
| 1925 | Canton, SD | Alfred Ohrn | Chicago, IL | Halvor Bjorngaard | Red Wing, MN |
| 1926 | Duluth, MN | Anders Haugen | Grand Beach, MI | Hans Troye | Madison WI |
| 1927 | Genesee, CO | Lars Haugen | Minneapolis, MN | Hans Thorsdalen | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1928 | Red Wing, MN | Lars Haugen | Minneapolis, MN | Steffan Trogstad | Superior, WI |
| 1929 | Brattleboro, VT | Strand Mikkelsen | Greenfield, MA | Guttorm Paulsen | Chicago, IL |
| 1930 | Canton, SD | Casper Oimoen | Minot, ND | John Steele | Denver, CO |
| 1931 | Fox River Grove, IL | Casper Oimoen | Minot, ND | George Gunderson | Racine, WI |
| 1932 | Lake Tahoe, CA | Anton Lekang | New York, NY | Hjalmar Hvam | Portland, OR |
| 1933 | Salisbury, CT | Roy Mikkelsen | Chicago, IL | Olav Aasen | New York, NY |
| 1934 | Fox River Grove, IL | Casper Oimoen | Minot, ND | James Hendricksen | Wisconsin Rapids, WI |
| 1935 | Canton, SD | Roy Mikkelsen | Auburn, CA | Barney McLean | Hot Sulphur Springs, CO |
| 1936 | Red Wing, MN | George Kotlarek | Duluth, MN | Eugene Wilson | Coleraine, MN |
| 1937 | Salt Lake City, UT | Sigmund Ruud | Norway | Walter Johnson | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1938 | Brattleboro, VT | Birger Ruud (open) | Norway | Ray Lambert | Lebanon, NH |
| 1938 | Brattleboro, VT | Sig Ulland (closed) | Leavenworth, WA | Ray Lambert | Lebanon, NH |
| 1939 | St. Paul, MN | Reidar Andersen | Norway | Len Soler | St. Paul, MN |
| 1940 | Berlin, NH | Alf Engen | Sun Valley, ID | Ellsworth Mitchell | Ishpeming, MI |
| 1941 | Snoqualmie Pass, WA | Torger Tokle | Brooklyn, NY | Robert Riley | Coleraine, MN |
| 1942 | Duluth, MN | Ola Aanjesen | Norway | Max Rentsch | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1943 | cancelled | n/a | | n/a | |
| 1944 | cancelled | n/a | | n/a | |
| 1945 | cancelled | n/a | | n/a | |
| 1946 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Alf Engen (open) | Sun Valley, ID | W. Fahlstrom | Lake Placid, NY |
| 1946 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Arthur Devlin (closed) | Lake Placid, NY | W. Fahlstrom | Lake Placid, NY |
| 1947 | Ishpeming, MI | Arnholdt Kongsgård | Norway | Kenneth Oja | Ishpeming, MI |
| 1948 | Snoqualmie Pass, WA | Arne Ulland | Norway | Neil Bergstrom | Iron Mountain, MI |
| 1949 | Salt Lake City, UT | Petter Hugsted | Norway | Willis S. Olson | Eau Claire, WI |
| 1950 | Duluth, MN | Olavi Kuronen | Finland | Dave Freeman | Iron Mountain, MI |
| 1951 | Brattleboro, VT | Arthur E. Tokle | Chicago, IL | Keith Zuehlke | Eau Claire, WI |
| 1952 | Salisbury, CT | Merrill Barber (open) | Brattleboro, VT | Earl Hill | Detroit, MI |
| 1952 | Salisbury, CT | Clarence Hill (closed) | Ishpeming, MI | Earl Hill | Detroit, MI |
| 1953 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Arthur E. Tokle | Chicago, IL | Richard Rahoi | Iron Mountain, MI |
| 1954 | Ishpeming, MI | Roy Sherwood | Salisbury, CT | Raymond Gauthier | Ishpeming, MI |
| 1955 | Leavenworth, WA | Rudy Maki | Ishpeming, MI | Jack Hooper | Iron Mountain, MI |
| 1956 | Westby, WI | Keith Zuehlke | Eau Claire, WI | Jerry Lewis | Duluth, MN |
| 1957 | Berlin, NH | Ansten Samuelstuen | Steamboat Springs, CO | William P. Erickson | Iron Mountain, MI |
| 1958 | Iron Mountain, MI | Willis S. Olson | Eau Claire, WI | n/a | |
| 1959 | Leavenworth, WA | William P. Erickson | Iron Mountain, MI | n/a | |
| 1960 | Iron Mountain, MI | James Brennan | Leavenworth, WA | n/a | |
| 1961 | Brattleboro, VT | Ansten Samuelstuen | Steamboat Springs, CO | n/a | |
| 1962 | Fox River Grove, IL | Ansten Samuelstuen | Steamboat Springs, CO | n/a | |
The National Ski Association was succeeded by the United States Ski Association (USSA) as the U.S. national governing body for skiing.

## USSA National Ski Jumping Champions

Starting in 1981, ski jumping championships were competed on both Normal and Large Hills, with hill size measured in meters. In 1997 USSA was renamed the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). Women's national championship was added starting in 1997. Since 2010 the championships have been awarded by season (as does the FIS), which means that the championships held in October 2013 count as 2014 champions.
USSA National Ski Jumping Champions :
| Year | Site | Hill | Champion |
| 1963 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) | Gene Kotlarek |
| 1964 | Ishpeming, MI | Suicide Hill (K90) | John Balfanz |
| 1965 | Berlin, NH | Big Nansen Ski Jump (K82) | David Hicks |
| 1966 | Iron Mountain, MI | Pine Mountain Jump | Gene Kotlarek |
| 1967 | Leavenworth, WA | Bakke Hill (K100) | Gene Kotlarek |
| 1968 | Westby, WI | Snowflake Ski Jump (K100) | Jay Martin |
| 1969 | Brattleboro, VT | Harris Hill (K88) | Adrian Watt |
| 1970 | Eau Claire, WI | Silver Mine Hill (K85) | Bill Bakke |
| 1971 | Durango, CO | (K70) | Jerry Martin |
| 1972 | Berlin, NH | Big Nansen Ski Jump (K82) | Greg Swor |
| 1973 | Ishpeming, MI | Suicide Hill (K90) | Jerry Martin |
| 1974 | Leavenworth, WA | Bakke Hill (K100) | Ron Steele |
| 1975 | Brattleboro, VT | Harris Hill (K88) | Jerry Martin |
| 1976 | Olympic Valley, CA | Papoose Peak Jumps (K80) | Jim Denney |
| 1977 | Gilford, NH | Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jump (K87) | Jim Denney |
| 1978 | Leavenworth, WA | Bakke Hill (K100) | Mike Devecka |
| 1979 | Ishpeming, MI | Suicide Hill (K90) | Jeff Davis |
| 1980 | Eau Claire, WI | Silver Mine Hill (K85) | Walter Malmquist |
| 1981 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90, K114) | Horst Bulau |
| 1982 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (K90) | Reed Zuehlke |
| 1982 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (K120) | Jeff Hastings |
| 1983 | Eau Claire, WI | Silver Mine Hill (K85) | Mark Konopacke |
| 1983 | Westby, WI | Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) | Jeff Hastings |
| 1984 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90, K114) | Jeff Hastings |
| 1985 | Gilford, NH | Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jump (K87) | Chris Hastings |
| 1986 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) | Rick Mewborn |
| 1986 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K114) | Mike Holland |
| 1987 | Ishpeming, MI | Suicide Hill (K90) | Chris Hastings |
| 1987 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K114) | Mike Holland |
| 1988 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) | Mark Konopacke |
| 1988 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K114) | Mike Holland |
| 1989 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (K90, K114) | Mike Holland |
| 1990 | Eau Claire, WI | Silver Mine Hill (K85) | Jim Holland |
| 1990 | Westby, WI | Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) | Jim Holland |
| 1991 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) | Jim Holland, Mark Konopacke |
| 1991 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K114) | Ryan Heckman |
| 1992 | Brattleboro, VT | Harris Hill (K88) | Jim Holland |
| 1992 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (K120) | Jim Holland |
| 1993 | Westby, WI | Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) | Jim Holland |
| 1994 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) | Randy Weber |
| 1994 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K114) | Todd Lodwick |
| 1995 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K90) | Randy Weber |
| 1996 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (K90, K120) | Randy Weber |
| 1997 | Westby, WI | Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) Men | Casey Colby |
| 1997 | Westby, WI | Snowflake Ski Jump (K106) Women | Karla Keck |
| 1998 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) Men | Randy Weber |
| 1998 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K114) | Todd Lodwick |
| 1998 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 1999 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (K90) Men | Todd Lodwick |
| 1999 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (K120) Men | Alan Alborn |
| 1999 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2000 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) Men | Brendan Doran |
| 2000 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K114) Men | Clint Jones |
| 2000 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K70, K114) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2001 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K90) Men | Alan Alborn |
| 2001 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K120) Men | Bill Demong |
| 2001 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (K90, K120) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2002 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90, K114) Men | Alan Alborn |
| 2002 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K70, K114) Women | Jessica Jerome |
| 2003 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K90) Men | Alan Alborn |
| 2003 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS127) Men | Johnny Spillane |
| 2003 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (K70) Women | Jessica Jerome |
| 2004 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Men | Todd Lodwick |
| 2004 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2005 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Men | Todd Lodwick |
| 2005 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS127) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2005 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100) Women | Jessica Jerome |
| 2006 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100) Men | Todd Lodwick |
| 2006 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS127) Men | Clint Jones |
| 2006 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2007 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Men | Bill Demong |
| 2007 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Howelsen Hill (HS100, HS127) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2008 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men | Johnny Spillane |
| 2008 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men | Anders Johnson |
| 2008 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100, HS134) Women | Jessica Jerome |
| 2009 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men | Anders Johnson |
| 2009 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men | Nicholas Alexander |
| 2009 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2010 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men | Nicholas Alexander |
| 2011 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100, HS134) Men | Peter Frenette |
| 2011 | Fox River Grove, IL | Cary Hill (K70) Women | Sarah Hendrickson |
| 2012 | Fox River Grove, IL | Cary Hill (K70) Men | Anders Johnson |
| 2012 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men | Peter Frenette |
| 2012 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women | Jessica Jerome |
| 2013 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men | Nicholas Fairall |
| 2013 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women | Sarah Hendrickson |
| 2014 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men | Nicholas Alexander |
| 2014 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women | Lindsey Van |
| 2015 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men | William Rhoads |
| 2015 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women | Nina Lussi |
| 2015 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men | Michael Glasder |
| 2015 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women | Nita Englund |
| 2016 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men | William Rhoads |
| 2016 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women | Jessica Jerome |
| 2016 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men | William Rhoads |
| 2016 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women | Tara Geraghty-Moats |
| 2017 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Men | William Rhoads |
| 2017 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134) Women | Nita Englund |
| 2017 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Men | Michael Glasder |
| 2017 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS100) Women | Nina Lussi |
In 2017 USSA announced it was rebranding itself as U.S. Ski & Snowboard.

## U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Ski Jumping Champions

The 2020 National Championships were cancelled due to the global pandemic.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Ski Jumping Champions :
| Year | Site | Hill | Champion |
| 2018 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Men | Kevin Bickner |
| 2018 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Women | Nita Englund |
| 2019 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Men | Kevin Bickner |
| 2019 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS100) Women | Nina Lussi |
| 2020 | cancelled | | n/a |
| 2021 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Men | Casey Larson |
| 2021 | Park City, UT | Utah Olympic Park Jumps (HS134, HS100) Women | Annika Belshaw |
| 2022 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Men | Casey Larson |
| 2022 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Women | Annika Belshaw |
| 2023 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Men | Erik Belshaw |
| 2023 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Women | Annika Belshaw |
| 2024 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Men | Tate Frantz |
| 2024 | Lake Placid, NY | MacKenzie Intervale (HS128, HS100) Women | Annika Belshaw |