the only active ski jumper in his family since his big sister quit

his mother, Marianne Fairall, is a member of the Eastern Division committee

in his free-time Nick is into "collecting and making things", bare footing, wakeboarding and lacrosse

started at 6 in his hometown with the Andover Outing Club

personal record: 122.0m in Lake Placid, NY

points out that the "first time past 100 metres" was his best moment in ski jumping so far

Summer 2001: 4th at the Summer Nationals in Coleraine, MN

2001/2002: 6th at the Pre-Olympics Trials, Lake Placid, NY

2002/2003: 4th at the Junior Olympics in Park City, UT

Spring 2003: member of the Eastern Division summer elite team

Spring 2004: member of the Eastern Division summer elite team

2004/2005: 12th and 10th in Lake Placid, NY, Masters Ski Jump and Super Tour

his role model (in spring 2003): "My role model is Ryan Nicholson. He has been jumping for about 4 years and he has really succeeded in jumping."

getting started: "I was motivated by my sister. When she started jumping I was at the hills most of the time and I got into jumping that way."