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Ski jumping
Highest governing bodyInternational Ski Federation (FIS)
First played22 November 1808
Olaf Rye,
Eidsberg church, Eidsberg, Norway
Characteristics
Team membersM Individual (50)
L Individual (40)
Team event (4)
Super Team event (2)
TypeNordic skiing
EquipmentSkis
VenueSki jumping hill
Presence
Olympic1924 (men)
2014 (women)
2022 (mixed team)
World Championships1925 (men's nordic)
1972 (ski flying)
2009 (women's nordic)
A ski jumper in a V-style jump, Canada.
The Ski Jumping Complex in Pragelato during the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin.

Ski jumping is, mostly, a winter sport performed on snow where skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump forward and land as far as possible down the hill below. Judges give points both for length of the jump and for the jump style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long (260 to 275 centimetres (102 to 108 in)). Ski jumping is a part of the Winter Olympic Games. True ski jumping originates in Norway in 1809 when a Norwegian lieutenant launched himself 9.5 metres in the air in front of his soldiers. The first widely known ski jumping competition was held in Oslo in 1879, with Olaf Haugann of Norway setting the first world record for the longest ski jump at 20 metres(meters)[1]

Ski jump techniques are divided into four sections; 1) In-run, 2) Take-off (jump), 3) Flight and 4) Landing. In each part the athlete is required to pay attention to and practice a particular technique in order to maximize his or her length and style marks.[2]

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