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Show L T for approximately 11 months. Their workouts include biking, hiking, running, core work, lunges, weight lifthops standing, long jumps and ing and plyometrics squat jumps. Workouts last one to two hours each day. When not in school or training, the team is traveling around the world competing. This season, 25 Interna17 in the winter tional competitions will take place and eight in the summer. The team will travel to Norway, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Japan and end in Steamboat Springs, Colo., for nationals. jumper has to jump well in all conditions. That's this sport. The wind can be screwy, so get used to it. That's why there are two jumps. "A good Jessica Jerome Over Labor Day weekend, the final two competitions of the Visa Womens FIS Continental Cup took place at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. Due to erratic winds Saturday evening, the competition was moved to Sunday morning. The first day of competition was tough because of the wind, said Hughes, who wasnt able to compete due to back injuries. Every competition is different depending on weather and the wind really makes the competitions unfair. The weather for Sundays competition was a lot better. Jerome and Johnson had the top performances in the morning. Teammate Lindsay Van finished as the best American during the night competition. More than 30 athletes representing 11 nations participated in the event. "We are still hopeful that we will somehow get our spot in the games, but it is not as likely as it had once been." Brenna Ellis The women have no easy challenge in front of them. Their balancing act doesnt only include the typical things that go into completing a college degree, they are also competing in a high-ris- k sport and fighting for their spot in the Olympic Games. This could very well be the definition of multitasking. f- I T1 j |