PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — World champion Lindsey Van, who fought for women’s ski jumping to be included in the Olympics, was nominated to the U.S. team headed to the Sochi Games.
The team was nominated on Wednesday in Park City, where the team trains. Van, who won the inaugural 2009 world championships, joins Olympic Trials winner Jessica Jerome and Sarah Hendrickson on the team that will debut the sport in Sochi.
The men’s team includes first-time Olympian Nick Fairall, who won the Olympic Trials in Park City in December, as well as Nick Alexander, Peter Frenette and Anders Johnson.
The U.S Olympic Committee is set to formally name the entire U.S. team for Sochi on Jan. 27.
