FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

This week Lake Placid welcomes the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, February 11-16. Come watch as the next generation of elite nordic athletes compete for the title of world champion! The event will feature the world’s top U20 Junior Nordic athletes from 21 nations competing in Ski Jumping (HS 100) and Nordic Combined at the Olympic Jumping Complex and Mt Van Hoevenberg. The livestream link will be on Ski & Snowboard Live.

Event Schedule Highlights

Opening Ceremony

An Opening Ceremony will be held at the Olympic Center from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11.

Olympic Jumping Complex

• Feb. 12: Women’s Ski Jumping Individual (1 p.m.), Men’s Ski Jumping Individual (5 p.m.)
• Feb. 14: Women’s Ski Jumping Team (1 p.m.), Men’s Ski Jumping Team (5 p.m.)
• Feb. 16: Mixed Team Ski Jumping (9 a.m., 5 p.m.)

Mt Van Hoevenberg

• Feb. 13: XC Competition Team Sprint (2 p.m.)
• Feb. 15: Women’s 5k & Men’s 10k XC Competition (1 p.m.)
• Feb. 16: Mixed Team XC Competition (2 p.m.)

Ticketing

All competition at Mt Van Hoevenberg is free to spectate, and the Ski Jumping competition at the Olympic Jumping Complex will require a ticket.  The event includes 3 evenings of Ski Jumping under the lights, and Friday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day) is a special half priced ticket, encouraging spectators to bring a “Valentine”.

Get your tickets!

Athletes to Watch

Tate Frantz (Ski Jumping, Lake Placid) – Competing in his fourth Junior World Championships and a regular on the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup tour for the last couple years, Frantz will be fresh off the World Cup event taking place Feb. 6-9 on the large hill at the Olympic Jumping Complex. At the age of 19, Frantz has already collected a long list of accomplishments, including an 18th-place finish at a World Cup in Wisla, Poland and competing in the Ski Flying World Championships in 2024 and finishing 20th overall.

Kai McKinnon (Nordic Combined, Lake Placid) – McKinnon was part of the U.S. team that won silver in the Women’s Nordic Combined Team Sprint at the 2024 Junior Worlds in Slovenia. She has competed in Continental Cup events in Europe and in the Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea.

Henry Loher (Ski Jumping, Lake Placid) – Loher, a Northwood School student and member of the Men’s U.S. Junior National Team, came up through the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) program and has competed on the FIS Cup tour in Estonia.