Ski Jumping
Video and photos: Sarah Hendrickson in training
Watch how Sarah Hendrickson uses a wind tunnel and some new techniques to improve her ski jumping.
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Sarah Hendrickson wind tunnel training
Watch as rising ski-jump star Sarah Hendrickson learns to hones her technique in a wind tunnel.
Sarah, 19, is one of the USA's brightest medal hopes for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. We accompanied her during her first training session in a wind tunnel at Ogden, Utah. Check out the video above to see how she got on.
Ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson
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Sarah was born and raised in Park City, where the US Ski Jumping Team are based. She also comes from a family of ski jumpers, both her brother and father compete in the sport. It's hardly surprising that she is proving to be such a talent.
Sarah Hendrickson training at Park City, Utah
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The training session in the wind tunnel allowed Sarah's coach the opportunity to stand alongside her and offer instant feedback on her positioning, something that is just not possible out on the slope.
Sarah takes a breather during training
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Looking rather like someone from the future and backed by a team of technical experts, Sarah was able to analyse the impact of every tiny aspect of her body position to help her improve her aerodynamics.
Sarah looking Space Age in the wind tunnel
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Sarah clearly had a great time tweaking her technique in the tunnel and left full of enthusiasm to try out what she'd learned back in the outside world:
Had an awesome time playing at the wind tunnel this morning with Red Bull! Thanks so much for hooking it up :)
Sarah Hendrickson
Sarah and her coach in the wind tunnel
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