Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. Planica is an alpine Valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border town Rateče, not far from another well known ski Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively In addition to the length that skiers jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long (240 to 270 cm). A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow Ski jumping is predominantly a winter sport, performed on snow, and is part of the Winter Olympic Games, but can also be performed in summer on artificial surfaces (porcelain or frost rail track on the inrun, plastic on the landing hill). A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years

Contents 1 History 2 Competition 2.1 Women's ski jumping 3 Scoring 4 Technique 5 Popularity 6 Notable ski jumpers 6.1 Currently active 6.2 Notable unsuccessful ski jumpers 6.3 Notable female ski jumpers 7 Important venues 7.1 Ski jumping World Cup 7.1.1 Four Hills Tournament 7.1.2 Nordic Tournament 8 Ski flying 8.1 National records 9 Water ski jumping 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

History

Ski jumping originates from Morgedal, Norway, but the first proper competition was held in Trysil in 1862. Morgedal, of the municipality of Kviteseid in the county of Telemark Norway, is called the cradle of skiing. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Trysil is a Municipality in the County of Hedmark, Norway. Trysil was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The first widely known ski jumping competition was the Husebyrennene, held in Oslo from 1879. Husebyrennet, held in Ullern, Oslo, was the initial version of the Ski jumping competition that was to become the most well known of them all the Holmenkollen (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The annual event was moved to Holmenkollen from 1892, and Holmenkollen has remained the pinnacle of ski jumping venues . The Holmenkollen ski jump, located in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, is host to the world's second oldest Ski jump competition still in existence Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

Competition

Today, World Cup ski jumping competitions are held on three types of hills:

• Normal hill competitions:- for which the calculation line is found at approximately 80-100m. The FIS Ski jumping World Cup is arranged yearly by the International Ski Federation (FIS Distances of up to and over 110 metres can be reached.
• Large hill competitions:- for which the calculation line is found at approximately 120-130m. Distances of over 145 m can be obtained on the larger hills. Both individual and team competitions are run on these hills.
• Ski-flying competitions:- for which the calculation line is found at 185 m. The Ski Flying World Record is currently held by Bjørn Einar Romøren (239m), set in Planica (SLO) in March 2005. Planica is an alpine Valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border town Rateče, not far from another well known ski

Amateur and junior competitions are held on smaller hills.

Individual Olympic competition consists of a training jump and two scored jumps. Ski jumping has been included in the program of every Winter Olympic Games. The team event consists of four members of the same nation who have two jumps each.

Ski jumping is one of the two elements in the Nordic combined sport. The Nordic combined is a Winter sport in which athletes compete in both Cross-country skiing and Ski jumping.

Women's ski jumping

Currently, women ski jump internationally in the Continental cup. On May 26, 2006, the International Ski Federation decided to allow women to ski jump at the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic and then to have a team event for women at the 2011 world championships. The International Ski Federation/Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS is the main international organisation of ski sports The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 will take place between February 18 and March 1, 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. Liberec ( pronounced, Reichenberg Romany: Libertsis) has been since 1918 a City in Czechoslovakia, since 1993 in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, FIS also decided to submit a proposal to the International Olympic Committee to allow women to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal ^[1] On November 28, 2006, the proposal was rejected by the Executive Board of the IOC. The reason for the rejection cited the low number of athletes as well as few participating countries in the sport. The Executive Board noted that women's ski jumping has yet to be fully established internationally. ^[2] Currently there are 135+ athletes competing on an international level, which is more than snowcross, ski cross, bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee states that they don't allow women ski jumpers in the Olympics because "We do not want the medals to be diluted and watered down. " Meanwhile, the current record holder on Vancouver's 90m Olympic hill is US female jumper Lindsey Van. It is against Federal and Provincial Law in Canada to use taxpayers money to fund for facilities that discriminate. Canada used taxpayers' money to build the Olympic Jumps in Vancouver.

Scoring

The winner is decided on a scoring system based on distance and style.

Each hill has a target called the calculation point (or K point) which is a par distance to aim for. This point is marked by the K line on the landing strip. For K90 and K120 competitions, the K line is at 90 m and 120 m respectively. Skiers are awarded 60 points if they land on the K Line. For every metre short/beyond this average, jumpers receive fewer/more points than the par 60 (1. 8 points per metre).

In addition, five judges are based in a tower that lies to the side of the expected landing point. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 They can award up to 20 points for style based on: keeping the skis steady during flight, balance, good body position and landing.

The final score consists of the distance score plus the middle three style scores from the judges (the highest and lowest scores are ignored). For the individual event, the jumper with the best combined total from his two jumps is the winner.

Technique

Using the modern V-technique, pioneered by Jan Boklöv of Sweden in 1985, world-class skiers are able to exceed the distance of the take-off hill by about 10 percent compared to the previous technique with parallel skis. This V-style of Ski jumping was created by Jan Boklöv of Sweden in 1985. Jan Boklöv (born April 14, 1966, in Koskullskulle near Gällivare, Sweden) is one of the most successful Swedish ski jumpers "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Aerodynamics has become a factor of increasing importance in modern ski jumping, with recent rules addressing the regulation of ski jumping suits. This follows a period when loopholes in the rules seemed to favour skinny jumpers in stiff, air foil-like suits.

Previous techniques first included the Kongsberger technique, developed in Kongsberg, Norway by two ski jumpers, Jacob Tullin Thams and Sigmund Ruud following World War I. The Kongsberger technique (Norwegian Kongsbergknekk) in Ski jumping was created in Kongsberg, Norway by Jacob Tullin Thams and This article is about the Norwegian town For the industrial corporation named Kongsberg see Kongsberg Gruppen (with links to subsidiary firms. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Jacob Tullin "Tulla" Thams ( April 7, 1898 &ndash July 27, 1954) was a Norwegian Olympian Sigmund Ruud ( December 30, 1907 &ndash April 7, 1994) was Norwegian ski jumper. This technique had the upper body bent at the hip, a wide forward lean, and arms extended the front with the skis parallel to each other. It would lead to jumping length going from 45 meters to over 100 meters. In the 1950s Andreas Daescher of Switzerland and Erich Windisch of Germany modified the Kongsberger technique by placing his arms backward toward his hips for a closer lean. Andreas Däscher (born 9 June 1927) is a Ski jumping athlete from Switzerland, who is best known for developing the Daescher technique Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Erich Alfred Windisch (born on January 4, 1918, in Schöneck, Germany, died February 14, 2007, in Vail, The Daescher technique and Windisch technique would be standard for ski jumping from the 1950s until the V-style technique was developed in 1985. The Daescher technique was created by Andreas Daescher of Switzerland. The Windisch technique is a Ski jumping technique that was created by Erich Windisch of Germany in 1949

The skiers have to touch the ground in the Telemark landing style. This involves the jumper landing with one foot in front of the other, mimicking the style of the Norwegian inventors of Telemark skiing. Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn, which is a technique invented by Norwegian Sondre Norheim. Otherwise the style points will be reduced.

Popularity

Ski jumping is popular among spectators and TV audiences in Scandinavia and Central Europe. Nizhny Novgorod (Ни́жний Но́вгород Nižnij Novgorod) colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Almost all world-class ski jumpers come from those regions or from Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Traditionally, the strongest countries (with consistently strong teams) are Finland, Norway, Germany (formerly both East and West), Austria, Poland, Slovenia and Japan. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. However, there have always been successful ski jumpers from other countries as well (see list below). The Four Hills Tournament, held annually at four sites in Bavaria (Germany) and Austria around New Year, is very popular and draws huge crowds. The Four Hills Tournament (Vierschanzentournee is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich

There have been attempts to spread the popularity of the sport by finding ways by which the construction and upkeep of practising and competition venues can be made easier. These include plastic "fake snow" to provide a slippery surface even during the summer time and in locations where snow is a rare occurrence. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation.

Notable ski jumpers

Currently active

Austria Martin Höllwarth Martin Koch Andreas Kofler Wolfgang Loitzl Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer Andreas Widhölzl Czech Republic Jakub Janda Roman Koudelka

Finland Janne Happonen Matti Hautamäki Arttu Lappi Veli-Matti Lindström Harri Olli Germany Michael Neumayer Martin Schmitt Georg Späth Michael Uhrmann Andreas Wank Japan Noriaki Kasai Takanobu Okabe

Norway Lars Bystøl Tom Hilde Anders Jacobsen Roar Ljøkelsøy Bjørn Einar Romøren Sigurd Pettersen Anders Bardal Poland Stefan Hula, Jr. Adam Małysz Robert Mateja Klemens Murańka Kamil Stoch Tomislaw Tajner

Slovenia Robert Kranjec Jernej Damjan Primož Peterka Rok Urbanc Switzerland Simon Ammann Andreas Küttel Russia Denis Kornilov Dimitry Vassiliev

Notable unsuccessful ski jumpers

• / Vinko Bogataj - Best known as "The Agony of Defeat" because the constant use of footage of his spectacular tumble in the title sequence of ABC's Wide World of Sports
• Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards - Popular favourite at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Notable female ski jumpers

• Anette Sagen
• Eva Ganster
• Lindsey Van
• Jessica Jerome
• Daniela Iraschko

Important venues

Ski jumping World Cup

• Engelberg, Switzerland
• Harrachov, Czech Republic
• Kulm, Austria
• Kuusamo, Finland
• Liberec, Czech Republic
• Planica, Slovenia
• Sapporo, Japan
• Trondheim (Granåsen), Norway
• Vikersund (Vikersundbakken), Norway
• Willingen, Germany
• Zakopane, Poland
• Kranj, Slovenia

Four Hills Tournament

• Oberstdorf, Germany
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
• Innsbruck (Bergisel), Austria
• Bischofshofen, Austria

Nordic Tournament

• Lahti, Finland
• Kuopio (Puijo), Finland
• Lillehammer (Lysgårdsbakkene), Norway
• Oslo (Holmenkollen), Norway

Ski flying

Ski flying is an extreme version of ski jumping. Martin Höllwarth (born April 13, 1974 in Schwaz) is a Austrian ski jumper who competed from the early 1990s to 2008 Martin Koch may refer to Martin Koch (novelist, Swedish novelist Martin Koch (ski jumper, Austrian ski-jumper Martin Koch Andreas "Kofi" Kofler (born May 17, 1984 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian ski jumper, and member of the Austrian National Thomas "Morgi" Morgenstern (born October 30, 1986 in Spittal an der Drau) is an Austrian Ski jumper. Gregor "Schlieri" Schlierenzauer (born January 7 1990 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian ski jumper. Andreas Widhölzl (born October 14, 1976 in St Johann in Tirol) is an Austrian Ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2008 Jakub Janda (ˈjakup ˈjanda (born April 27, 1978 in Čeladná) is a Czech Ski jumper, winner of 2005-6 Four Hills Tournament Roman Koudelka (born 9 July 1989 in Turnov, Czech Republic) is a Czech Ski jumper. Janne Mikael Happonen (born 18 June 1984 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper. Matti Antero Hautamäki (born July 14, 1981 in Oulu) is a Finnish Ski jumper. Arttu Ville Eemeli Lappi (born May 11, 1984 in Kuopio) is a Finnish Ski jumper who has competed since 2002 Veli-Matti Lindström (born November 15, 1983, Nastola) is a Finnish Ski jumper who has competed since 1999 Harri Olli (born January 15, 1985 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish ski jumper who has been competing since 2002. Michael Neumayer (born January 15, 1979 in Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria) is a German Ski jumper who has competed since Martin Schmitt (born January 29, 1978 in Villingen-Schwenningen) is one of Germany 's most successful ski jumpers Georg Späth (born February 24, 1981 in Oberstdorf) is a German Ski jumper who competed from 1995 to 2006. Michael Uhrmann (born September 16, 1978) is a German Ski jumper who has competed since 1995. born June 6, 1972 in Shimokawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese Ski jumper. Takanobu Okabe (born October 26, 1970) is a Japanese Ski jumper who has competed from 1990. Lars Bystøl (born 4 December 1978 in Voss, Hordaland) is a Norwegian Ski jumper who has won one Olympic gold medal Tom Hilde (born September 22, 1987 in Bærum) is a Norwegian Ski jumper who has competed since 2005 Anders Jacobsen (born February 17, 1985 in Hønefoss) is a Norwegian Ski jumper, representing Ringkollen Skiklubb and the youngest Roar Ljøkelsøy (born May 31, 1976 in Orkdal) is a world-class Norwegian Ski jumper. Bjørn Einar Romøren (born April 1, 1981 in Oslo) is a Norwegian Ski jumper representing Hosle I Sigurd Pettersen (born 28 February 1980 is a Norwegian Ski jumper. Anders Bardal (born August 28, 1982 in Steinkjer) is a Norwegian Ski jumper who has competed since 2001 Stefan Hula Jr (born September 29, 1986) is a Polish Ski jumper who has competed since 2002 Ski Jumping World Cup Competition Triumphs Oslo / Holmenkollen &ndash March 17 1996 Sapporo &ndash January 18 1997 Robert Mateja (born October 5, 1974 in Zakopane) is a Polish ski jumper who has been competing since 1993 Klemens "Klimek" Murańka (born September 30 1994 in Zakopane) is a young Polish Ski jumper, who has become popular Kamil Stoch (born May 25, 1987 in Zakopane) is a Polish ski jumper who has been competing since 2003. Tomisław Tajner (born May 14, 1983 in Cieszyn) is a Polish Ski jumper who has competed since 2001. Robert Kranjec (born July 16, 1981 in Kranj is a Slovenian Ski jumper who has competed since 1998 Jernej Damjan (born May 28, 1983) is a Slovenian Ski jumper who has competed since 2002 Primož Peterka (born February 28 1979) is a Slovene Ski jumper. Rok Urbanc (born February 28, 1985 in Jesenice) is a Slovenian ski jumper. Simon Ammann (born June 25, 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper. 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Jessica Jerome (born February 8, 1987) is an American Ski jumper who has been competing since 2000 Daniela Iraschko (born November 21, 1983) is an Austrian Ski jumper who has been competing since 2000 Engelberg is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Harrachov (ˈɦaraxof Harrachsdorf is a Town on the Mumlava river in the northern Czech Republic, four km from the border with Poland. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Famous people from Kuusamo Hannu Hautala, photographer Tuomo Hänninen, politician Anssi Koivuranta, Nordic Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. 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Below is a list of the longest ski jumps in the world Those marked * were World records at the time of the jump It's possible to fly more than 200 meters in all the ski flying hills, and the current World Record is 239 meters, set by Norwegian Bjørn Einar Romøren in Planica 2005. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event Norwegians See also History of Norway and Demography of Norway. Bjørn Einar Romøren (born April 1, 1981 in Oslo) is a Norwegian Ski jumper representing Hosle I The longest jump ever was 240 meters long, achieved by Janne Ahonen at the same competition, but it is not recognized as a record because Ahonen fell when he landed. Janne Petteri Ahonen ( (born May 11, 1977 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1992 to 2008 Since 1972 there's been a Ski flying World Championship every other year. The FIS Ski Flying World Championships is a competition that is held semiannually with the occasional exception

National records

Rank	Nation	Record holder	Length
1.	Norway	Bjørn Einar Romøren	239 meters
2. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Bjørn Einar Romøren (born April 1, 1981 in Oslo) is a Norwegian Ski jumper representing Hosle I The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Finland	Matti Hautamäki	235. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Matti Antero Hautamäki (born July 14, 1981 in Oulu) is a Finnish Ski jumper. 5 meters
3. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Austria	Gregor Schlierenzauer	233. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Gregor "Schlieri" Schlierenzauer (born January 7 1990 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian ski jumper. 5 meters
4. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Slovenia	Robert Kranjec	229 meters
5. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Robert Kranjec (born July 16, 1981 in Kranj is a Slovenian Ski jumper who has competed since 1998 The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Russia	Dimitri Vassiliev	228 meters
6. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev ( Russian ru Дмитрий Викторович Васильев (born December 26, 1979 in Ufa) is an The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Germany	Michael Neumayer	227. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Michael Neumayer (born January 15, 1979 in Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria) is a German Ski jumper who has competed since 5 meters
7. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Poland	Adam Małysz	225 meters
8. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ski Jumping World Cup Competition Triumphs Oslo / Holmenkollen &ndash March 17 1996 Sapporo &ndash January 18 1997 The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Japan	Daiki Ito	222. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Daiki Ito (born December 27 1985) is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed since 2002 5 meters
9. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Switzerland	Andreas Küttel	222 meters
10. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Andreas Küttel (born 25 April 1979) is a Swiss Ski jumper.He grew up in Einsiedeln and still lives there The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	United States	Alan Alborn	221. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alan Jacob Alborn (born December 13, 1980) is a former American Ski jumper who has been competing since 1998 5 meters
11. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Czech Republic	Antonin Hajek	219 meters
12. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	France	David Lazzaroni	212 meters
13. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Italy	Roberto Cecon	207. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Roberto Cecon (born December 28, 1971 in Gemona) is a retired ski jumper. 5 meters
14. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Sweden	Isak Grimholm	207. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Isak Grimholm is a Swedish Ski jumper. He jumps for the Swedish club in Örnsköldsvik, Friska Viljor 5 meters
15. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Belarus	Petr Chaadaev	197. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Petr Chaadaev may refer to Petr Chaadaev (ski jumper, Belarussian athlete Pyotr Chaadaev, Russian philosopher (name has also been transcribed 5 meters
16. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Kazakhstan	Radik Zhaparov	196. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Radik Zharparov (born February 29, 1984) was a Kazakhstani Ski jumper who has competed since 2003. 5 meters
17. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Slovakia	Martin Mesik	195. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million 5 meters
18. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Estonia	Jens Salumäe	195 meters
19. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Jens Salumäe (born March 15, 1981) is an Estonian Ski jumper who has been competing since 2002. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Canada	Stefan Read	191. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Stefan Read (born May 7, 1987 in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian ski jumper. 5 meters
20. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	South Korea	Heung Chul Choi	191 meters
21. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Ukraine	Oleksander Lasarovich	178. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 5 meters
22. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Netherlands	Christoph Kreuzer	162 meters
23. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Hungary	Gabor Geller	139 meters
24. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Turkey	Baris Demirci	123 meters
25. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Kyrgyzstan	Dmitry Chvykov	122 meters
26. Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	China	Zhandong Tian	121. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 5 meters
27. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Romania	Florin Spulber	118 meters
28. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Bulgaria	Petar Fartunov	116. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian 5 meters
29. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	United Kingdom	Glynn Pedersen	113. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 5 meters
30. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Georgia	Kakhaber Tsakadze	105 meters
31. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Croatia	Josip Sporer	102 meters
32. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Denmark	Andreas Bjelke Nygaard	100. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe 5 meters
33. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Iceland	Skarphedinn Gudmundsson	64 meters
34. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Australia	Hal Nerdal	53 meters
35. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Latvia	Kristaps Laganovski	52 meters
36. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Uganda	Dunstan Odeke	50 meters
37. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International	Ireland	Richard Brown	35 meters

Water ski jumping

The ski jump is performed on two long skis similar to those a beginner uses, with a specialized tailfin that is somewhat shorter and much wider (so it will support the weight of the skier when he is on the jump ramp. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Richard Brown or Browne may refer to Rabbit Brown, Richard "Rabbit" Brown an early blues musician Richard Brown (journalist The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International ) Skiers towed behind a boat at fixed speed, manoeuver to achieve the maximum speed when hitting a ramp floating in the water, launching themselves into the air with the goal of travelling as far as possible before touching the water. Professional ski jumpers can travel up to 70 metres. The skier must successfully land and retain control of the ski rope to be awarded the distance. An extreme version of this sport named Ski Flying was promoted by Scot Ellis and Jim Cara, in which boat speeds and ramp heights are boosted because physics have proved that the standard 75ft line and traditional 35mph boat speed is outrun by the skier and the pro skier was ahead of the boat, being held back by the line. Jim Cara (born December 18, 1960) is an American guitar-builder and an early proponent of MIDI -based online musical collaboration

See also

• Skiing and Skiing Topics
• Ski jumping World Cup
• Freestyle skiing
• Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics

References

External links

• eSkijumping.com - everything about ski jumping
• skijumpingcentral.com A great english language ski jumping resource
• Olympic Ski Jumping History
• World's longest ski jump Bjørn Einar Romøren video

Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment The FIS Ski jumping World Cup is arranged yearly by the International Ski Federation (FIS Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training Ski jumping has been included in the program of every Winter Olympic Games.

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