LILLEHAMMER, Norway (Feb. 16, 2016) – Casey Larson (Barrington, IL/Norge Ski Club) soared to a strong sixth place finish on the HS100 meter hill at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer Tuesday. Logan Sankey (Steamboat Springs, CO/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) was 12th for the women. Gold medals went to Bor Pavlovcic for men and Ema Klinec for women – both from Slovenia.
Larson soared 97.0 meters on his first jump, coming back with an 87.0 meter ride on his second. Pavlovcic went 101.0 and 99.0 meters for the gold.
(From Tom Kelly-USSA)