An incredibly technical and graceful discipline, in which competitors seem to defy gravity as they hang in the air over the hill. Amazing skill is required to fly 80 metres through the air and land perfectly with only your skis and arms to balance yourself.
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Norwegian nordic athlete Sondre Nordheim is credited with the first officially measured ski jump in 1860. The first ski jumping contest was held in Trysil, Norway, in 1862. Throughout the mid-1800’s, ski jumping was part of ski carnivals in Norway, but the sport gained added prestige when, in 1892, the Norwegian royal family decided to donate the “King’s Cup” trophy to the winner of the annual meet held in Holmenkollen.
The sport was brought to the United States by Norwegian emigrants, and the first ski jumping meet in the U.S took place Feb. 8, 1887. It was won by Norwegian emigrant Mikkel Hemmestvedt.
The only ski jumping event from the normal hill, which is 90 metres (about 295 feet) high. Each athlete takes two jumps, and the one with the greatest total score is declared the winner.
This event is contested on the large hill, which measures 120 metres (394 feet). Each athlete takes two jumps, and the one with the greatest total score is declared the winner.
This event is contested on the large hill, which measures 120 metres (394 feet). There are four members on each team, and each athlete takes two jumps. The team with the highest total score over the eight jumps is declared the winner.
Ski jumpers wear specially designed aerodynamic suits, gloves and obligatory helmets. The ski suit is only allowed to be 5mm thick, limiting the amount of trapped air inside the suit and reducing the advantage this gives in lift and distance.
The length of the skis are permitted to be the height of the jumper plus 80cm. The bindings must be placed so that the distance from toe to ski tip is no more than 57% of the total length of the ski.
The underside of the skis have a groove to keep them straight down the in-run. The skis are also hollow inside and than their alpine counterparts to allow more life in flight.
In the Individual normal-hill and individual large-hill competitions there is a Trial run before a Qualifying run where the participants are reduced to 50 (the top 15 from the current World Cup standings are automatically qualified.) The competition itself has two jumps but only the top 30 after the first jump will take the second jump. Each jump is scored for distance and style. The two scores are added together and the competitor with the highest total after the two runs is declared the winner.
In the Team competition, for both the trial round and the two competition rounds, there are four groups. One jumper from each team is entered per group. Each team decides the order in which its jumpers will start. The competitors must remain in the same group in the trial round and both competition rounds. In the second round only the leading 8 nations from the first round are entitled to start.
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