Photo: Jumping in January

Juneau Jumpers competitive jump rope team members Talitha Wilson, Grayson Carlile, Iris Neary and Isabel Bush practice their double-dutch pairs freestyle routine during a practice last week.

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Those four, plus Hailey Summers, will compete in the U.S. World Trials Qualifying Competition on Jan. 25-27 in Mason, Ohio. The winners will represent the United States in the World Jump Rope Championships in July in Cape Town, South Africa.

The Jumpers have been training five days a week since August for this competition. The Jumpers represented the U.S. in the world championships in 2004 in Australia.

The team will demonstrate the routines at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Glacier ValleyElementary School gym.