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Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. In addition to the length, referees give points for style, on a scale from 1 to 20. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long, with parallel sides.The origin of ski jumping was in Morgedal, Norway, but the first proper competition was held in Trysil in 1862. The first widely known ski jumping competition was held in Husebybakken, Oslo, in 1879. The yearly event was moved to Holmenkollen from 1892, and Holmenkollen has remained the Mecca of ski jumping ever since. In addition to the separate sport of ski jumping, with the three events of "normal hill", "large hill", and "team competition", ski jumping is one of two elements in Nordic combined.
Using the modern V-technique, pioneered by Jan Boklöw of Sweden, world-level 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 have become a factor of increasing importance in modern ski jumping, with recent rules addressing the regulation of ski jumping suits (following a period when "holes" in the rules seemed to favour skinny jumpers in stiff, "air foil"-like suits).
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 and the Ski jumping sling invented by Spede PasanenPertti "Spede" Olavi Pasanen ( April 10 1930 in Kuopio September 7 2001 in Kirkkonummi) was a Finnish film director, humorist and practitioner of gags with high domestic fame. During his career he directed about 50 movies and participated in numerous TV p which allows construction of an inexpensive and unobtrusive jumping tower.
1 Notable ski jumpers
- Matti NykänenMatti Nykanen (born July 17, 1963) is a Finnish ski-jumper, and inarguably one of the greats of the discipline, winning five olympic medals (four golden), 15 world championships medals (six golden) and 22 Finnish championships medals (13 golden). He won g
- Jens Weissflog
- Jan Boklöw
- Sven Hannawald
- Toni Nieminen
- Bjørn Wirkola
- Adam MalyszAdam Malysz (born December 3 1977) is a Polish ski jumper. He was born and still lives in a town of Wisla in the southern Poland. His career began in 1995. For two consecutive seasons, he was moderately successful in the Ski Jump World Cup (7th and 10th i
- Simon AmmannSimon Ammann was born June 16, 1981 in Grabs and currently lives in Unterwasser, Switzerland. He is a double Olympic champion 2002 in ski jumping in Salt Lake City. He attended the 1998 Winter Olympics. Before the 2002 Winter Olympics, he crashed and was
- Janne Ahonen
- Primož Peterkaborn on February 28, 1979 is a Slovenian ski jumper. Primoz was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He started ski jumping at a small ( critical point at approx. 20 metres) ski jumping hill near the school in his hometown Moravce, a small town about 30 km north
- Primož Ulaga
- Matjaž Debelak
- Franci Petek
1.1 Notable unsuccessful ski jumpers
- Vinko BogatajVinko Bogataj was a Slovenian ski jumper, who became noted on television in the United States for a moment of spectacular failure. Bogataj was competing as a (then) Yugoslav entrant at the World Ski Flying Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany (then West G - Best known as "The Agony of Defeat"
- Eddie 'the Eagle' EdwardsMichael Edwards (b. 5 December 1963) better known as Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards was the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic Ski jumping. Eddie was born in Cheltenham and was working as a plasterer when he qualified for the 1988 Winter Ol - Popular favourite at the 1988 Winter OlympicsThe XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Olympics were highly successful, financially, as they brought in million-dollar profits. The games have left a lasting impression on the host city and gave it a new identity from a cow
