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| Name: |
Evan Bliss |
| Birth Date: |
May 3rd, 1987 |
| Height / Weight: |
5'9'' / 128 lbs |
| Hometown: |
Lake Placid, NY |
Facts & Figures
... private life:
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attends Lake Placid High School, 11th grade |
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13-year-old brother Andrew ski jumps as well |
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enjoys golf, water skiing, alpine skiing |
... ski jumping:
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started at 7 on his home-hills in Lake Placid |
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personal record: 127.0m, Kuusamo/FIN |
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2002: 4th in Junior Olympics in Coleraine, MN |
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Summer 2002: Schuler Cup in Europe |
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January 2003: 7th in North American Junior
Championships |
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February 2003: FIS World Junior Championships in
Solleftea/SWE, best U.S. competitor on the large hill as 41st |
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Summer 2003: member of the Eastern Summer Elite Team |
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Fall 2003: training camp and Alpen Cup in Europe |
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January 2005: 5th and 7th in Lake Placid,
NY, Masters Ski Jump and Super Tour |
Evan about . . .
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getting started:
"When I was 7 I went to the jumps to watch my friends and I thought it looked
fun so I told my parents to sign me up. I wanted to beat my friends in the
sport." |
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his worst moment in ski jumping: "Being upside down in the air,
thinking this is going to suck!" |
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