olympic sendoff.

i. Olympic ski jumper Nick Alexander, left, before his olympic sendoff at Storrs Hill Ski Area in Lebanon, NH.

ii. Alexander, right, hugs Meg Hudson, left. Hudson has know Alexander since he was 11 years-old, when her son and Alexander ski-jumped together.

iii. Bill Cilbrith, left, holds his granddaughter, Alanna, 5, right, while watching the festivities.

iv. The ski jump at Storrs Hill, the same jump Alexander trained on when he first learned the sport.

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