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PARK CITY — Park City's Zia Terry received a big surprise honor from the U.S. Women's Ski Jumping Team Thursday. She became an honorary junior team member.
The 10-year-old earned the honor by recording a courageous feat: her first 40 meter ski jump.
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A fourth grader serves as an inspirational example as she overcomes her fear and avoids a face plant into the snow."You've got the camera on, you can't turn back," Zia explained. "Once you go down, there's no turning back."
Now, nearly 1.3 million people have seen Zia's first jump on YouTube.
She told KSL News she loves that feeling of flight and aims to make bigger jumps.
Zia hopes to one day to make the Olympics and eventually coach kids.
