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Word: asbjorn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Ruud won his first championship when he was seven years old. Since ski jumping is a matter of confidence and body control, Birger Ruud, like all Kongsberg children, supplemented winter jumping with summertime diving to keep in trim and help develop good technique. The Ruuds have a younger brother, Asbjorn, 18. who has already outjumped Birger. This is Birger's second visit to the U. S. and this trip is his honeymoon. When asked if he can speak English, his answer is "a little." Those two words are practically the limit of his English vocabulary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Norwegian Jumpers | 2/28/1938 | See Source »

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