U.P. ties mark the fledgling Olympic women’s ski jumping field

This is the first year the Olympics have held ski jumping events in which women can compete, and some of the women who are taking a shot at that opportunity are, no surprise, linked to the U.P.

Excerpt: Emilee Anderson doesn’t have her driver’s license yet.

The 16-year-old Eau Claire girl has been too busy flinging herself off ski jumps at speeds up to 55 mph to take the test allowing her to drive a motor vehicle that fast.

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Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel