SKI JUMPING

* Ski

jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long (260 to 275 cm). Ski jumping is predominantly a winter sport, performed on snow, and is part of the Winter Olympic Games, but can also be performed in summer on artificial surfaces porcelain or frost rail track on the inrun, plastic on the landing hill. Ski jumping belongs to the nordic type of competitive skiing.

* Olaf

Rye (November 16, 1791, B, Telemark July 6, 1849, Fredericia) was a Norwegian-Danish military officer and the first known ski jumper. In 1809, he launched himself 9.5 metres in the air in front of an audience of other soldiers.

* Ski jumping athletes occupy a leading position in Austria,

Norway, Japan, Germany, Finland, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland and Russia.

* First

in Ukraine "competitions in ski jumping" was held in Kharkiv in 1904. Today, ski jumping is developing in sports schools in Ivano-Frankivsk (Vorohta, Verhovina, Nadvornaya) and Ternopil (Kremenets) regions.

* The first ever world champion in women's ski jumping. * December 3, 2011 in Lillehammer held the first ever World

Cup ski jumping for women. * In 2014, women jumpers will participate for the first time at the Olympics.

* The

technique involves overclocking leaving the track leaving, flight and landing phase. Harmonious implementation of all elements, the coordination of the body in the air - it's the most important technical elements for the jumper

Table for estimating the jump distance (depending on the critical point): * K20 - K24: 4,8 points per meter * K25 - K29: 4,4 points per meter * K30 - K34: 4 points per square meter * K35 - K39: 3,6 points per meter * K40 - K49: 3,2 points per meter * K50 - K59: 2,8 points per meter * K60 - K69: 2,4 points per meter * K70 - K79: 2,2 points per meter * K80 - K99: 2 points per square meter * K100 - K169: 1,8 points per meter * K170 and above 1.2 points per meter

Interesting facts: * Flight altitude of the skier after leaving the track is 5-8 m * Ski Jumping is one of the six sports included in the program of every Winter Olympic Games (along with figure skating, ski racing, hockey, Nordic combined and skating). * The greatest number of spectators - 150,000 people - gathered by competitions in Oslo in 1952.

* Ski

Flying is an extreme version of ski jumping. The events take place in big hills with a K-point of at least 185 meters. The difference between ski flying and "big hill" ski jumping is subtle: ski flying puts more focus on the ability to float or glide through the air, and less on jumping landing ability and style.

* The ski jump is performed on

two long skis similar to those a beginner uses, with a specialized tailfin that is somewhat shorter and much wider (so it will support the weight of the skier when he is on the jump ramp).