13 Facts About Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp.

Ski jumping was first contested in Norway in the late 19th century, and later spread through Europe and North America in the early 20th century.

The jumping technique has evolved over the years, from jumps with the parallel skis with both arms pointing forwards, to the "V-style", which is widely used today.

Ski jumping has been included at the Winter Olympics since 1924 and at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships since 1925.

Ski jumping can be performed in the summer on an in-run where the tracks are made from porcelain and the grass on the slope is covered with water-soaked plastic.

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In 1924, ski jumping was featured at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.

Ski jumping was brought to Canada by Norwegian immigrant Nels Nelsen.

Ski jumping hill is located on a steep slope, and it consists of the jumping ramp, take-off table, and a landing hill.

Large hill ski jumping event was included at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 1924, and has been contested at every Winter Olympics since then.

FIS Ski jumping Flying World Cup is contested as a sub-event of the World Cup, and competitors collect only the points scored at ski flying hills from the calendar.

FIS Ski jumping Flying World Championships was first contested in 1972 in Planica.

International Ski Federation organized three women's team events in this competition and so far the only team events in history of women's ski jumping.

In 2006, the International Ski jumping Federation proposed that women could compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but the proposal was rejected by the IOC because of the low number of athletes and participating countries at the time.