Chicago area’s Norge Ski Club is a training ground for Olympic talent

APTOPIX Growing Roots Olympics Jumping
Julia Lindquist, 4, center, heads down the 5-meter ski jump as Erik Bakk-Hansen monitors the start of the kids practicing Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. With the fearlessness befitting a 4-year-old, she shuffled her skis to the top of the 5-meter hill (16.4 feet) in between two wood posts and nudged herself down the run. AP Photo
APTOPIX Growing Roots Olympics Jumping
Julia Lindquist, 4, center, heads down the 5-meter ski jump as Erik Bakk-Hansen monitors the start of the kids practicing Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill. With the fearlessness befitting a 4-year-old, she shuffled her skis to the top of the 5-meter hill (16.4 feet) in between two wood posts and nudged herself down the run. AP Photo

Chicago area’s Norge Ski Club is a training ground for Olympic talent

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The Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing, China Friday.

Reset checks in with Norge Ski Club in suburban Fox Grove Valley, a training ground for professional ski jumpers.

GUEST: Charlie Sedevic, publicity chairman of Norge Ski Club