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The Jump

The Jump

In a heartwarming story of small-town magic, the townspeople of Salisbury, Connecticut, unite to save their cherished ski jump spurred by a can-do spirit of volunteerism and a local hero who overcame polio to compete in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Italy.

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The Jump is a local public television program presented by CPTV

The Jump

The Jump

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The townspeople of Salisbury, CT unite to save their cherished ski jump. (56m 45s)

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