Sioux Falls will be host to the American Jump Rope Federation’s National Championship event next year. Members of the federation (AMJRF) recently announced that Augustana University will welcome more ...

The 2025 World Jump Rope Championships are underway, with the fastest rope-skippers and Double Dutch masters converging in Kawasaki, Japan. The World Championships, which will be administered by the ...

The jump rope contest concluded Wednesday, May 28, with a “jump off” in grades 1-4 and grades 5-8. The two winners were third grader, Taryn Ashby and sixth grader, Eastin Ashby. Winners who competed ...

BLOOMER n Cory Zwiefelhofer, 12, wants to be a champion at the Bloomer Speed Rope Jump, just like his dad, Doug. “I just try to go as fast and as long as I can,” he said. Alex Skaw, 13, is a two-time ...

On a 90-degree July afternoon inside a karate studio in West Seattle, there was no AC, just a handful of struggling box fans. That wasn't slowing down the 44 kids, aged 7 to 17, who whipped ropes ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway and athletes are competing in more than 30 sports, including breaking, which makes its debut this year. Advocates of jump rope say why not add their sport to the ...

Ashton Ashby, grade 4; Angelina Falcone, grade 3; Melanie Kusakavitch, Kendall Tigue, grade 1; and Katie Ann Costa, grade 2. Eastin Ashby, grade 8; Taryn Ashby, grade ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — With the American Jump Rope Federation’s (AMJRF) National Championship coming to Sioux Falls in 2025, that begs the question, what is competitive jump rope? During a press ...

Zach Peckman, a 16-year-old jump rope champion from New Hope, was introduced to the sport in kindergarten during the Jump Rope for Heart fitness program. But after seeing a gymnastics-style jumping ...