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50 years ago, MPR News Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard’s dad, Kip Sundgaard, was a ski jumper in the 1976 Winter Olympic. But Sven and his family had never seen Kip’s Olympic jump or him in the opening ceremonies until just recently when someone in Austria reached out with long-lost video footage.

1976 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies: Kip Sundgaard

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Kip Sundgaard Olympic ski jump: Innsbruck, 1976

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50 years ago, MPR News Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard’s dad, Kip Sundgaard, was a ski jumper in the 1976 Winter Olympic. But Sven and his family had never seen Kip’s Olympic jump or him in the opening ceremonies until just recently when someone in Austria reached out with long-lost video footage.


Long-lost footage of Sven Sundgaard's dad, Kip Sundgaard, in the 1976 Winter Olympics

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