Ski jumping

In ski jumping the athlete gathers speed, takes off from the end of the ramp and flies as far as possible. The result combines distance with judges' marks for style in flight and landing (the "telemark"). The Olympics feature normal-hill and large-hill events; on the biggest ski-flying hills records exceed 250 metres.

History

Ski jumping was born in nineteenth-century Norway. Men have competed at the Olympics since 1924 and women since 2014.

Major competitions

The Olympic Games, the FIS World Championships, the World Cup, the Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria and the Ski Flying World Championships.

Ski jumping in the Turkic world

The Kiremitliktepe ski-jumping hills were built in Erzurum for the 2011 Winter Universiade, and an international ski-jump complex in Almaty for the 2011 Asian Winter Games. Kazakh jumpers compete in the World Cup and at the Olympics.