CULTURE

Quantum Leap

Prepare to watch the U.S. team show off their skills in Sochi


American Sarah Hendrickson, the 2013 world champion. Photograph by Getty.

Hard as it is to compete with the razzle-dazzle of figure skating, the ultimate spectacle in this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia (February 7 through 23), just might be ski jumping. For the first time ever, women will participate in the high-flying event. Lean in, indeed.