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[[File:Calgary.jpg|thumb|A ski jumper in a V-style jump, [[Canada]].]]'''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 ({{convert|260|to|275|cm|in}}). Ski jumping is a part of the [[Winter Olympic Games]].
[[Image:Trampolino pragelato.jpg|thumb|267px|left|The Ski Jumping Complex in Pragelato during the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] of [[Turin]].]]
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<ref>[http://www.skisprungschanzen.com/e_index.htm?/nor/nore_huseby.htm ''Oslo – Huseby'' (Ski Jumping Hill Archive)]</ref>
Ski jump techniques is 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.<ref name="SlidingScale">[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/sports/olympics/12skijump.html For Ski Jumpers, a Sliding Scale of Weight, Distance and Health]</ref>
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*[[Skiing]]
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[[Category:Skiing]]
[[Category:Winter Olympic sports]]
[[File:Calgary.jpg|thumb|A ski jumper in a V-style jump, [[Canada]].]]'''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 ({{convert|260|to|275|cm|in}}). Ski jumping is a part of the [[Winter Olympic Games]].
[[Image:Trampolino pragelato.jpg|thumb|267px|left|The Ski Jumping Complex in Pragelato during the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] of [[Turin]].]]
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<ref>[http://www.skisprungschanzen.com/e_index.htm?/nor/nore_huseby.htm ''Oslo – Huseby'' (Ski Jumping Hill Archive)]</ref>
Ski jump techniques is 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.<ref name="SlidingScale">[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/sports/olympics/12skijump.html For Ski Jumpers, a Sliding Scale of Weight, Distance and Health]</ref>
==Other pages==
{{commonscat}}
*[[Skiing]]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{sport-stub}}
{{Link FA|bs}}
[[Category:Skiing]]
[[Category:Winter Olympic sports]]