Severin Freund of Germany jumps during the Men's Normal Hill Individual Ski Jumping training ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center on Feb. 6. This is the first year that women will be allowed to compete, after decades of campaigning and a full 90 years since the first men's competition.
Olympians Ready for Liftoff at Sochi Jumping Center
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<p>Olympic ski jumper Severin Freund of Germany took to the slopes to practice before his first event, a normal hill qualification round set for Feb. 8.</p>
