Nina Lussi

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Nina Lussi
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Full nameNina Lussi
Born (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 27)
Lake Placid, New York, United States
Height5'10"
Ski clubNew York Ski Educational Foundation
Personal best135m
World Cup career
Seasons2012-
Individual wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Updated on 13 January 2013.

Nina Lussi (born 29 March 1994 in Lake Placid, New York) is an American ski jumper and 4 - time National Champion.

As a young jumper, Lussi won several Junior Olympic titles in Special Jumping and Nordic Combined.[1] She also competed in track and field in the 400 meters and triple jump. Her debut on the international circuit was in 2009 at the Junior World Championships in Strebske Pleso, Slovakia where she placed 26th.[2] Nina Lussi graduated from the Austrian Schigymnasium Stams in 2013 and went on to study business at the University of Utah.[3]

Lussi’s best results are the Continental Cup competitions in Falun, Sweden (1 March 2014, 2 March 2014) , where she placed 1st and 2nd respectively. Her first World Cup start was in Hinzenbach, Austria (4 February 2012) [4] Lussi's personal best is 135 meters in Planica, Slovenia.

Nina Lussi is the great grand daughter of famous figure skating coach Gustave Lussi. She has two siblings Miles and Danielle who are inactive ski jumpers. Miles is a water skier at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Danielle is a student at Harvard University and is on the polo team as well as a writer for the Harvard Crimson.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ See https://skiracing.com/?q=node/6656 and http://nysefnordic.wordpress.com/2008/02. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ^ "FIS Junior World Ski Championships Strbske Pleso (SVK)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  3. ^ See http://www.schigymnasium-stams.at/sport/sprunglauf/schuelerinnen.html Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. ^ "LUSSI Nina - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  5. ^ "Danielle L Lussi | Writer Page | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

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