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Fairall Returns to Bischoshofen
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USSA
2016-01-06 07:12
Nick Fairall speaks at a press conference in Bischoshofen a year after being seriously injured there training for the Springertournee finale. (Getty Images/AFP-Barbara Gindl)
 

BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria (Jan. 6, 2015) - A courageous Nick Fairall returned to the towering ski jump in Bischoshofen Tuesday, seeking closure and to say thanks on the one year anniversary of a training accident while preparing for the final round of the Springertournee. Fairall, who won the Olympic Trails for the USA in 2014, took a ride to the top of the jump and then told his story to a throng of journalists - appearing very positive and confident and he chronicled his long journey over the past twelve months.

Here's a collection of tributes from journalists and the ski jumping community honoring Fairall and his journey.
 


 


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