Afraid of Heights, Flying High in Woodbury
Elizabeth Wallace, 16, a junior at Woodbury High School, has been named to the U.S. women’s ski jumping development team.
Woodbury High School junior Elizabeth Wallace was clear when asked why she enjoys ski jumping. “It’s like flying,” she said. One thing though: “I’m actually terrified by heights,” Elizabeth said. The 16-year-old is the reigning Junior Women’s national champion, and has been named to the U.S. women’s ski jumping development team. She hopes to go to the winter Olympics to represent her country in Russia in 2014, when women will compete in the event for the first time. Elizabeth, whose brother Brian is also an up-and-coming ski jumper, has been skiing since she was 6 years old, and trains with the St. Paul Ski Club. Despite the danger involved with the sport, Elizabeth said she stays loose as she prepares at the top of the ramp before flying …
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Kris Janisch
10:45 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Absolutely! I did ask her what she has to do to make the team: "Jump better." more ›