He did well in the downhill race but badly in the ski jump.
The ski jump was out of his league.
He was so enthusiastic about his task that he rode a bronco at a Montana rodeo and daringly took a ski jump at a winter sports tournament in Wisconsin to impress a crowd.
Finland's Janne Ahonen soars through the air during the qualification for the first event of the four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany December 28.
A landing slops is for ski jumping or ski soaring.