Ski jumping

Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers ski down a ramp and attempt to jump as far a distance as possible while also being judged on style for points.

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Bindings

Sports; Ski jumping

The bindings are where the skier's feet are attached to the skis. On ski jumping skis the bindings can can't be more then 57 %, from the tip, then the ski's total length. The heel on the bindings ...

Breaking area

Sports; Ski jumping

The breaking area is the area right after the K point on the ski jump.

An aerodynamic position that a ski jumper wants to get into after leaving the ski jump. The skis are kept as motionless as possible and they are pointed slightly upward. The skier has their arms down ...

Easy-turning ski

Sports; Ski jumping

Vos skis sont dans l'axe de la courbe qu'ils décrivent mais dérapent légèrement en latéral, sans se mettre en travers.

Space jump

Sports; Ski jumping

A space jump is a skydive from the edge of space high in the sky. Unlike ordinary skydiving, a space jump takes off at a much higher altitude far above the Earth's stratosphere. To accomplish such a ...

Sarah Burke

People; Ski jumping

Sarah Burke (September 3, 1982 – January 19, 2012) was a pioneering Canadian freestyle skier, who helped get superpipe accepted into the Olympics. She was a four-time Winter X Games gold medalist, ...