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HISTORY Ski jumping originates from Morgedal , Norway , but the first proper competition was held in Trysil in 1862 . The first widely known ski jumping competition was the Husebyrennene , held in Oslo from 1879 . The annual event was moved to Holmenkollen from 1892 , and Holmenkollen has remained the Mecca of ski jumping ever since. COMPETITION , Canada .]] Today, World Cup Ski Jumping Competitions are held on three types of hills:
Amateur and junior competitions are held on smaller hills. Individual Olympic competition consists of a training jump and two scored jumps. 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. Women's ski jumping Currently, women ski jump internationally in the Continental cup. On May 26, 2006, the . 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.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/28/sports/ME_SPT_OLY_IOC_Meetings.php IOC approves skicross; rejects women's ski jumping 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). for the 2002 Winter Olympics ]] In addition, five judges are based in a tower that lies to the side of the expected landing point. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 . Otherwise the style points will be reduced. POPULARITY Ski jumping is popular among spectators and TV audiences in Scandinavia and Central Europe . Almost all world-class ski jumpers come from those regions or from Japan . Traditionally, the strongest countries (with consistently strong teams) are Finland , Norway , Germany (formerly both East and West), Austria , Poland and Japan . 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. 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. NOTABLE SKI JUMPERS Former World Cup ski jumpers
Currently active
Notable unsuccessful ski jumpers
Notable female ski jumpers
IMPORTANT VENUES Ski jumping World Cup
Four Hills Tournament
Nordic Tournament
SKI FLYING Ski flying is an extreme version of have been jumped. It's possible to jump over 200 Meter s in all the ski flying hills, and the current World Record is 239 meters, set by Norwegian Bjørn Einar Romøren in Planica 2005. The longest ever jump was actually 240 meters long, achieved by Janne Ahonen at the same competition, but it has not been homologated as the record because Ahonen fell as soon as he landed. Since 1972 there's been held a Ski Flying World Championship every other year. National records 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.) 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. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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