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They’re cartoons with real relationships, full of devilish takes on media and pop and consumer culture, with jokes that twist in the air like an Olympic ski jumper before landing on their feet going backward.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Norway ski jumper Johann Andre Forfang said the reports are "not something we want in our sport"

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

If a ski jumper happens to require a slightly bigger suit, the broader surface area allows him to catch more air and fly even longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Gasienica, who was born in Oak Park, developed as a young ski jumper at the Norge Ski Club about 40 miles northwest of Chicago.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2023

"Claude is a famous ski jumper, did you know?"

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by Wetterau, John Moncure