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 ...

Bloomer Middle School eighth grader Kever Pederson won her second Bloomer Speed Rope Jump Grand Championship with 58 jumps, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Pederson won the Division 4 girls competition ...

There's jump rope, and then there's double Dutch jump rope. "It's jump rope and instead of one single rope, we're jumping in the middle of 2 jump ropes," LaDonna Reed said. "It's a 1-2 beat, so they ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — For the first time ever, Sioux Falls will be hosting the American Jump Rope National Championship. With jump roping under Olympic consideration, city leaders say the timing ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Things are really hopping at Augustana University this week. A big competition has brought 160 of the best jump-ropers in the country to the Elmen Center. Tournament ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago mom and grandmother are passing their love of double Dutch on to the next generation. Founder Paulette Jones and co-founder Lolita Scott created Jumping Juniors as a ...

A total of eight students at Vilonia Primary School were top finalists in the school’s “Jump Rope for Heart” competition on Friday. Second grader Rhett Matkin was the winner of the competition and ...