Career
In 1973, Kip was a National Junior Team member. In 1974, as a 17-year-old, he topped the field of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival Tournament—held at Battle Creek Park—with jumps of 196 feet (60 m) and 197 feet (60 m). The 197 feet (60 m) leap tied the hill record.
Additionally, he leaped 202 feet (62 m), but a fall kept that effort from remaining in the record book
He also placed second that year at the Canadian Nationals. Sundgaard was on the United States team for eight years, competing at the 1976 Winter Olympics and several World Championships.
His greatest ever jump came in 1979 on the ski flying hill at Planica, Slovenia, when he went 464 feet (141 m). Sundgaard was inducted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame in 2008.
