Grondahl: Lake Placid ski jumper Tate Frantz set to soar at Winter Olympics

Grondahl: Lake Placid ski jumper Tate Frantz set to soar at Winter Olympics

Tate Frantz fulfills a childhood dream with selection to the U.S. ski jumping team at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Meet the Adirondack ski jumper in his first Winter Olympics

Ever since he built snow ramps as a little kid to do flips off the deck of his house, Tate Frantz dreamed of being an Olympian. His quest has been to fly faster, farther, better. He hurtles through the air at 70 mph, defying gravity for 7 seconds, covering a staggering distance of 2½ football fields before returning to terra firma with gracefully flexed knees and outstretched arms. At 6-foot-1 and 138 pounds, he’s a rocketing exclamation point, …