- Utahns Lindsey Van and Raelene Davis were elected to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
- Van fought for the inclusion of women’s Olympic ski jumping, while Davis expanded skiing’s reach, introducing programs for children and diversity.
- Van and Davis will join six other inductees in the Class of 2025.
SALT LAKE CITY — Two Utahns were named to the U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame class of 2025, including one who fought tirelessly for the inclusion of women’s ski jumping in the Olympics.
The eight inductees’ achievements have shaped and elevated skiing and snowboarding in the United States.
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Lindsey Van, of Park City, is a pioneering ski jumper who won her sport’s first World Championship in 2009 and was among those who paved the way for the women to compete in the sport in the Winter Games.
Van was among 15 internationally ranked female ski jumpers who sued the organizers of the Vancouver Olympics to force them to include female ski jumping in the 2010 Games after the International Olympic Committee had ruled against including the sport. It was the only sport in the Olympics to not include both genders…