McSorley Hill (also: Bush Street Ski Jump) was a K30 ski jumping hill located in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States, opened in 1887.
History On 8 February 1887, a ski jumping hill owned by the Aurora Ski Club opened with a ski jumping competitionThe Ski Tournament St Paul Daily Globe, 1887-02-09 often cited as first ever on US soil.Johnson, Frederick L. (2003) Sky Crashers: A History of the Aurora Ski Club Red Wing: Goodhue County Historical Society Press ISBN 9780961719753 Mikkjel Hemmestveit set the first ever American record at 37 feet (11.3 metres).
Two official world records in ski jumping were set on this hill. In 1891 Mikkjel Hemmestveit set a record at 102 feet (31.1 metres) and two years later was improved by Torjus Hemmestveit to 102.5 feet (31.4 metres).
On 17 February 1894, Torjus Hemmestveit made a world record distance jump at 120 feet (36.6 metres), but he fell and it didn't count as a record.
Ski jumping world records DateNameCountryMetresFeet#6 9 March 1891 Mikkjel Hemmestveit 31.1 102#7 15 January 1893 Torjus Hemmestveit 31.4 103F 17 February 1894 Torjus Hemmestveit 36.6 120 Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.
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External links McSorley Hill skisprungschanzen.com