{"id":25958,"date":"2014-02-27T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=25958"},"modified":"2022-03-26T13:26:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T18:26:56","slug":"american-ski-jumper-jessica-jerome-on-her-first-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/american-ski-jumper-jessica-jerome-on-her-first-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"American Ski Jumper Jessica Jerome on her First Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7mJjPf1bJvA?list=UUzSYeE9apguB1sXiCOMWl0Q\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn 2005, she was ranked third in the world when she suffered a season-ending knee injury. It took her a full two years to complete her rehab, but in 2008, she won not one, but two U.S. Championships in Ski Jumping and to top it all off she won the first-ever U.S. Olympic trials in women\u2019s ski jumping this past December.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Jerome\u2019s setback in her U.S. Olympic career has afforded her opportunity to comeback and rise. As a part of Team Liberty Mutual, Jerome\u2019s comeback story is something you have to see and hear. She shared what it took to overcome her obstacles and what she had to do to make it back to the very pinnacle of their sport. 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