Max Becker, 12, from Guilford, Vt., goes down the inrun of the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., during practice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Alone at the top, Max Becker, 12, from Guilford, Vt., puts his skis on before going down the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., during practice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Spencer Jones, 11, from Putney, Vt., starts to go down the inrun of the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., during practice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Todd Einig coaches some children at the ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., during practice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Children practice going off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Spencer Jones, 11, from Putney, Vt., watches Max Becker, 12, from Guilford, Vt., take off from the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., during practice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Spencer Jones, 11, from Putney, Vt., goes off the 18-meter ski jump at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., during practice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
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