MILAN — The Friends of the Big Nansen Ski Jump are hosting a tour today to showcase the work done on the big jump as well as the new 39K and 10K jumps.
Among the former jumpers coming is Vinko Bogataj, better known as the “Agony of Defeat” jumper whose tumbling and out-of-control crash for years was part of the opening footage to ABC’s "Wide World of Sports."
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