Ski Jumping Championships

Nordic World Ski Championships

The Nordic Skiing World Championships were first held during the Olympic Winter Games in 1924 and now they are held every two years respectively in the months January to March. Jumping from the start was one of the most competitive disciplines. Since 1962, there is next to the the normal hill, an individual competition on the large hill. In 1978, the first was held in Lahti, when it was still an unofficial team competition.

In 1984, also held in Engelberg, was a separate team championship. The team competition does not form part of the program for Nordic world championships; it must be requested by the organizers of the FIS. “The Finns and the Germans, after they had been awarded the World Cup, applied with the jump Committee of the FIS, whether they could receive either of the two team competitions. But it is not the rule,” confirmed by FIS race director Walter Hofer. Thus, in the next two world championships in Sapporo in 2007 and Liberec in 2009, team medals were awarded only on the large hill.

Ski Flying World Championships

Since 1972, there has been a ski flying World Championship, held biennially, alternating with the Nordic World Ski Championships.
World Cup
Main article: Ski Jumping World Cup

The best ski jumpers take part in the ski jumping World Cup. Some of the World Cup ski flying competitions takes place on larger jumps. The ranking of ski jumpers in the World Cup is determined by the FIS points. The conclusion of the World Cup season in March is traditionally ski flying on the world’s largest ski jump in Planica, Slovenia.
Four Hills
Jumping Four Hills Tournament
Location Lair Hill record
(Year)
Oberstdorf
(29th or 30th December) Schattenbergschanze 1435m (2003)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
(1 January) Grose
Olympiaschanze 141.0m (2008)
Innsbruck
(3rd or 4th January) Bergiselschanze 136.0m (2004)
Bischofshofen
(6 or 7 January), Paul-Ausserleitner
Lair 1430 m (2005)

Four Hills Tournament

Since 1952, held annually on New Year on four jumps in Germany and Austria, is the Four Hills Tournament. Since 1979, the tour has been organized in the framework of the World Cup.

The prize is considered to be at least as prestigious as a world title, since the jumpers have to adjust in a relatively short time on four different hill profiles. Sven Hannawald is the first and only Springer to have won all four competitions a tour. Janne Ahonen achieved five times the overall victory, Jens Weissflog four times at the Four Hills Tournament 2005/06, it was with the two matches between jumpers Janne Ahonen and Jakub Janda that saw two winners for the first time in history.

Nordic Tournament

Since 1997, four individual competitions of the World Cup as part of the so-called Nordic Tournament has been played, a correlation of the the Four Hills Tournament. This series includes the jumping competition in Lahti, Kuopio and Lillehammer and the most prestigious jumping on the Oslo Holmenkollen.

Fis Team Tour
Main article: FIS Team Tour
Since 2009 the F # team tour, which will be held in Germany. The Skiflying in Oberstdorf can be incorporated in Bad Mitterndorf.
Grand Prix
Main article: FIS Grand Prix Ski Jumping
Since 1994, there is six to ten jumping competition series in the summer, from the trenches on Matt to the Summer Grand Prix. This corresponds to the level of sporting of the World Cup.

Ski jumping Continental Cup

The Continental Cup, abbreviated COC, is the second highest competition of class, right after the World Cup. Typically, here younger Springers take part, trying to gain a place in the World Cup team of their country. In contrast to the World Cup and Grand Prix, which takes place only in winter or summer, a COC-season runs from summer to winter, quite a jump. Since 2004, a Continental Cup women’s competition has been played.

FIS Cup
Main article: FIS Cup
Discharged since 2005, the FIS Cup is currently the lowest of the International Ski Federation race series in ski jumping. Although there is no age limit to take part in the FIS Cup mainly young upcoming athletes do so. Before the introduction of the FIS Cup, jumps at this level was already known as FIS jumping, for there was no overall standings.

More competitions
Are held annually by the FIS Junior World Championships. Also ski jumping competitions are held in the framework of the Universiade. This is the Alpencup, a junior series organized by the OPA. Every major nation hosts ski jumping national championships. There are many organized at club level, as well as junior and senior competitions.