Ski jumping - wikipedia Ski jumping `` Ski jump '' redirects here. For the aircraft takeoff ramp, see Ski - jump ( aviation ). Ski jumping Peter Prevc in Titisee - Neustadt, 2016 Highest governing body International Ski Federation ( FIS ) First played 22 November 1808 Olaf Rye, Eidsberg church, Eidsberg, Norway Characteristics Team members M Individual ( 50 ) L Individual ( 40 ) Team event ( 4 ) Type Nordic skiing Equipment Skis Venue Ski jumping hill Presence Olympic 1924 ( men ) 2014 ( women ) World Championships 1925 ( men 's nordic ) 1972 ( ski flying ) 2009 ( women 's nordic ) Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the longest jump after descending from a specially designed ramp on their skis. Along with jump length, competitor 's style and other factors affect the final score. 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. Along with cross-country skiing, it constitutes the traditional group of Nordic skiing disciplines. The ski jumping venue, commonly referred to as a hill, consists of the jumping ramp ( in - run ), take - off table, and a landing hill. Each jump is evaluated according to the distance traveled and the style performed. The distance score is related to the construction point ( also known as the K - point ), which is a line drawn in the landing area and serves as a `` target '' for the competitors to reach. The score of each judge evaluating the style can reach a maximum of 20 points. 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. Women 's participation in the sport began in the 1990s, while the first women 's event at the Olympics has been held in 2014. All major ski jumping competitions are organised by the International Ski Federation. Stefan Kraft holds the official record for the world 's longest ski jump with 253.5 metres ( 832 ft ), set on the ski flying hill in Vikersund in 2017. Ski jumping can also 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. The highest level summer competition is the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix, contested since 1994. Contents 1 History 2 Rules 2.1 Hills 2.2 Scoring system 3 Techniques 4 Major competitions 4.1 Winter Olympic Games 4.2 World Ski Championships 4.3 Ski Flying World Championships 4.4 World Cup 4.5 Four Hills Tournament 4.6 Other competitions 4.7 Ranked by level 5 Women 's participation 5.1 2014 : Olympic Games 6 Historic jumps 6.1 Men 6.2 Women 6.3 Tandem 7 Perfect score jumps : 5 x 20 8 List of national records 8.1 Men 8.2 Women 9 Notable ski jumpers 10 See also 11 References History Olaf Rye Like most of the Nordic skiing disciplines, the first ski jumping competitions were held in Norway in the 19th century, although there is evidence of ski jumping in the late 18th century. The recorded origins of the first ski jump trace back to 1808, when Olaf Rye reached 9.5 m ( 31 ft ). Sondre Norheim, who is regarded as the `` father '' of the modern ski jumping, won the first - ever ski jumping competition with prizes, which was held in Høydalsmo in 1866. The first larger ski jumping competition was held on Husebyrennet hill in Oslo, Norway, in 1875. The event was moved to Holmenkollen in 1892 due to the poor infrastructure and the weather conditions, and is today still one of the main ski jumping events in the season. In the late 19th century, Sondre Norheim and Nordic skier Karl Hovelsen immigrated to the United States and started developing the sport in that country. In 1924, ski jumping was featured at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. The sport has been featured at the every Olympics since. Ski jumping was brought to Canada by Norwegian immigrant Nels Nelsen. Starting with his example in 1915 until the late 1960s, annual ski jumping competitions were held on Mount Revelstoke -- the ski hill Nelsen designed -- the longest period of any Canadian ski jumping venue. Revelstoke 's was the biggest natural ski jump hill in Canada and internationally recognized as one of the best in North America. The length and natural grade of its 600 m ( 2,000 ft ) hill made possible jumps of over 60 m ( 200 ft ) -- the longest in Canada. It was also the only hill in Canada where world ski jumping records were set, in 1916, 1921, 1925, 1932, and 1933 In 1935, the origins of the ski flying began in Planica, Slovenia, where Josef Bradl became the first competitor in history to jump over 100 m ( 330 ft ). At the same venue, the first official jump over 200 m ( 660 ft ) was achieved in 1994, when Toni Nieminen landed at 203 metres. In 1964 in Zakopane, Poland, the large hill event was introduced at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. In the same year, the normal hill event was included on the Olympic programme at the 1964 Winter Olympics. The team event was added later, at the 1988 Winter Olympics. In 1990, qualifiers for the main event were introduced to limit the number of competitors. Rules Hills Main article : Ski jumping hill Model of the ski jumping hill. A-B = point of departure ; t = take - off zone ; HS = total length of the hill ; P-L = landing area ; K = K - point. A ski jumping hill is located on a steep slope, and it consists of the jumping ramp ( in - run ), take - off table, and a landing hill. Competitors glide down from a common point at the top of the in'run, achieving considerable speeds at the take - off table, where they take off with help of speed and their own leap. While airborne, they maintain an aerodynamic position with their bodies and skis, that would allow them to maximize the length of the jump. The landing slope is constructed so that the jumper 's trajectory is near - parallel with it, and the athlete 's relative height to the ground is gradually lost, allowing for a gentle and safe landing. The landing space is followed by an out - run, a substantial flat or counter-inclined area that permits the skier to safely slow down. The out - run area is fenced and surrounded by a public auditorium. The slopes are classified according to the distance that the competitors travel in the air, between the end of the table and the landing. Each hill has a construction point ( K - point ), which serves as a `` target '' that the competitors should reach. The classification of the hills are as follows : Class Construction point Hill size Small hill to 45 metres to 50 metres Medium hill 45 -- 74 m 50 -- 84 m Normal hill 75 -- 99 m 85 -- 109 m Large hill 100 -- 169 m 110 -- 184 m Ski flying hill over 170 m over 185 m Scoring system Competitors are ranked according to a numerical score obtained by adding up components based on distance, style, inrun length ( gate factor ) and wind conditions. In the individual event, the scores from each skier 's two competition jumps are combined to determine the winner. Distance score depends on the hill 's K - point. For K - 90 and K - 120 competitions, the K - point is set at 90 metres and 120 metres, respectively. Competitors are awarded 60 points ( normal and large hills ) and 120 points ( flying hills ) if they land on the K - point. For every metre beyond the K - point, the competitor is awarded extra points ; the typical value is 2 points per metre in small hills, 1.8 points in large hills and 1.2 points in ski flying hills. A competitor 's distance is measured between the takeoff and the point where the feet came in full contact with the landing slope ( for abnormal landings, touchpoint of one foot, or another body part is considered ). Jumps are measured with accuracy of 0.5 metres for all competitions. Telemark landing During the competition, five judges are based in a tower to the side of the expected landing point. They can award up to 20 points each for jumping style, based on keeping the skis steady during flight, balance, optimal body position, and landing. The highest and lowest style scores are disregarded, with the remaining three scores added to the distance score. Gate and wind factors were introduced by the 2009 rules, to allow fairer comparison of results for a scoring compensation for variable outdoor conditions. Aerodynamics and take - off speed are important variables that determine the value of a jump, and if weather conditions change during a competition, the conditions will not be the same for all competitors. Gate factor competitor can receive or lose points if the inrun ( or start gate ) length is adjusted to provide optimal take - off speed. Points are added when the starting gate is moved up, and subtracted when the gate is lowered. An advanced calculation also determines compensation points for the actual unequal wind conditions at the time of the jump. These points are added or withdrawn from the original scores of the individual jump according to the wind conditions ; when there is back wind, the points are added, and when there is front wind, the points are subtracted. Wind speed and direction are measured at five different points based on average value, which is determined before every competition. If two or more competitors finish the competition with the same number of points, they are given the same placing and receive same prizes. Ski jumpers below the minimum safe body mass index are penalized with a shorter maximum ski length, reducing the aerodynamic lift they can achieve. These rules have been credited with stopping the most severe cases of underweight athletes, but some competitors still lose weight to maximize the distance they can achieve. In order to prevent an unfair advantage due to a `` sailing '' effect of the ski jumping suit, material, thickness and relative size of the suit are regulated. Techniques For details, see Ski jumping techniques. Kongsberger technique Each jump is divided into four parts : in - run, take - off ( jump ), flight, and landing. By using the V - style, firstly pioneered by Swedish ski jumper Jan Boklöv in the mid-1980s, skiers are able to exceed the distance of the take - off hill by about 10 % compared to the previous technique with parallel skis. Previous techniques included the Kongsberger technique, the Däescher technique and the Windisch technique. Until the mid-1960s, the ski jumper came down the in - run of the hill with both arms pointing forwards. This changed when the Däscher technique was pioneered by Andreas Däscher in the 1950s, as a modification of the Kongsberger and Windisch techniques. A lesser - used technique as of 2017 is the H - style which is essentially a combination of the parallel and V - styles, in which the skis are spread very wide apart and held parallel in an `` H '' shape. It is prominently used by Domen Prevc. The landing requires the skiers to touch the ground in the Telemark landing style ( Norwegian : telemarksnedslag ), named after the Norwegian county of Telemark. This involves the jumper landing with one foot in front of the other, mimicking the style of Telemark skiing. Failure to comply with this regulation leads to the deduction of style points, issued by the judges. Major competitions All major ski jumping competitions are organized by the International Ski Federation. Winter Olympic Games The 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. The normal hill event was added in 1964. Since 1992, the normal hill event is contested at the K - 90 size hill ; previously, it was contested at the K - 60 hill. Women 's debuted at the Winter Olympics in 2014. World ski Championships A ski jumper after landing on a hill equipped for summer events The ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was firstly contested in 1925. The team event was introduced in 1982, while the women 's event was firstly held in 2009. Ski flying World Championships The FIS Ski Flying World Championships was firstly contested in 1972 in Planica. World Cup The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is contested since the 1979 -- 80 season. Four hills Tournament The Four Hills Tournament is contested since the 1952 -- 53 season. Other competitions Other competitions, organised by the International Ski Federation, include the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix, Continental Cup, FIS Cup, FIS Race, and Alpen Cup. Ranked by level Rank Competition Since Men Women Winter Olympic Games 1924 2014 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1925 2009 FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1972 N / A World Cup 1979 2011 5 Four Hills Tournament 1952 N / A 6 Summer Grand Prix 2012 7 Continental Cup ( 1991 ) 8 FIS Cup 2005 2012 9 FIS Race 1953 1999 10 Alpen Cup Women 's participation In January 1863 in Trysil, Norway, at that time 16 years old Norwegian Ingrid Olsdatter Vestby, became the first - ever known female ski jumper, who participated in the competition. Her distance is not recorded. Women began competing at the high level since the 2004 -- 05 Continental Cup season. 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. Sara Takanashi is the most successful female ski jumper, winning the World Cup title on four occasions. Women 's made a premiere FIS Nordic World Ski Championships performance in 2009 in Liberec. The first world champion became American ski jumper Lindsey Van. In the 2011 -- 12 season, women competed for the first time in the World Cup. The first event was held on 3 December 2011 at Lysgårdsbakken at normal hill in Lillehammer, Norway. The first - ever female World Cup winner was Sarah Hendrickson, who also became the inaugural women 's World Cup overall champion. Previously, women had only competed in Continental Cup seasons. 2014 : Olympic Games In 2006, the International Ski 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. A group of fifteen competitive female ski jumpers later filed a suit against the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms since men were competing. The suit failed, with the judge ruling that the situation was not governed by the charter. A further milestone was reached when women 's ski jumping was included as part of the 2014 Winter Olympics at normal hill event. The first Olympic champion was Carina Vogt. Historic jumps Sepp Bradl became the first ski jumper to surpass 100 metres in 1936. In 2003, Daniela Iraschko became the only female ski jumper in history to reach 200 metres. Note : Only official results are listed, invalid jumps are not included. Men First jump Date Country Hill Place Meters Yards Feet in history 22 / 11 / 1808 Olaf Rye Denmark -- Norway Eidsberg church Eidsberg, Norway 9.5 10.4 31 over 50 metres 16 / 02 / 1913 Ragnar Omtvedt United States Wolverine Hill Ironwood, Michigan, United States 51.5 56.3 169 over 100 metres 15 / 03 / 1936 Sepp Bradl Austria Bloudkova velikanka Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia 101.5 111.0 340 over 150 metres 11 / 02 / 1967 Lars Grini Norway Heini - Klopfer - Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 150.0 164.0 492 over 200 metres 17 / 03 / 1994 Toni Nieminen Finland Velikanka bratov Gorišek Planica, Slovenia 203.0 222.0 666 over 250 metres 14 / 02 / 2015 Peter Prevc Slovenia Vikersundbakken Vikersund, Norway 250.0 273.4 820 Women First jump Date Country Hill Place Meters Yards Feet in history 1863 Ingrid Olsdatter Vestby Norway Nordbybakken Trysil, Norway unknown over 50 meters 1932 Johanne Kolstad Norway Gråkallbakken Trondheim, Norway 62.0 67.8 203 over 100 meters 29 / 03 / 1981 Tiina Lehtola Finland Rukatunturi Kuusamo, Finland 110.0 120.3 361 over 150 meters 05 / 02 / 1994 Eva Ganster Austria Kulm Tauplitz / Bad Mitterndorf, Austria 161.0 176.1 528 over 200 meters 29 / 01 / 2003 Daniela Iraschko Austria Kulm Tauplitz / Bad Mitterndorf, Austria 200.0 218.7 656 Tandem First jump Date Country Hill Place Meters Yards Feet in history 18 / 02 / 2016 Rok Urbanc Jaka Rus Slovenia Slovenia Planica Nordic Center HS45 Planica, Slovenia 35.0 38.3 115 Perfect score jumps : 5 x 20 Those who have managed to show a perfect jump, which means that all five judges attributed the maximum style score of 20 points for their jumps. Kazuyoshi Funaki, Sven Hannawald and Wolfgang Loitzl were attributed 4x20 ( plus another 19.5 ) style score points for their second jump, thus receiving nine times the maximum score of 20 points within one competition. Kazuyoshi Funaki is the only one in history who achieved this more than once. So far only seven jumpers are recorded to have achieved this score in total of ten times : No. Date Rank Hill Location Competition Metres Yards Feet 07 / 03 / 1976 Anton Innauer 1st Heini - Klopfer - Skiflugschanze K175 Oberstdorf KOP International Ski Flying Week 176.0 192.5 577 24 / 01 / 1998 Kazuyoshi Funaki 2nd Heini - Klopfer - Skiflugschanze K185 Oberstdorf World Cup / Ski Flying World Championships 187.5 205.0 615 25 / 01 / 1998 Kazuyoshi Funaki 1st Heini - Klopfer - Skiflugschanze K185 Oberstdorf World Cup / Ski Flying World Championships 205.5 224.7 674 15 / 02 / 1998 Kazuyoshi Funaki 1st Hakuba K120 Nagano Olympic Games 132.5 149.9 438 5 17 / 01 / 1999 Kazuyoshi Funaki 2nd Wielka Krokiew K116 Zakopane World Cup 119.0 130.1 390 6 08 / 02 / 2003 Sven Hannawald 1st Mühlenkopfschanze K130 Willingen World Cup 142.0 155.3 466 7 08 / 02 / 2003 Hideharu Miyahira 6th Mühlenkopfschanze K130 Willingen World Cup 135.5 148.2 445 8 06 / 01 / 2009 Wolfgang Loitzl 1st Paul - Ausserleitner - Schanze HS140 ( night ) Bischofshofen Four Hills Tournament 142.5 155.8 468 9 20 / 03 / 2015 Peter Prevc 1st Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 Planica World Cup 233.0 254.8 764 10 22 / 03 / 2015 Jurij Tepeš 1st Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 Planica World Cup 244.0 266.8 801 List of national records For the world records, see List of the longest ski jumps. The all - time longest jump was achieved in Vikersund in 2017. Men Nation Athlete Metres Feet Place Year Source Austria Stefan Kraft ( WR ) 253.5 831 Vikersund 2017 Norway Robert Johansson 252.0 826 Vikersund 2017 Poland Kamil Stoch 251.5 825 Planica 2017 Slovenia Peter Prevc 250.0 820 Vikersund 2015 Germany Markus Eisenbichler 248.0 814 Planica 2017 United States Kevin Bickner 244.5 802 Vikersund 2017 Japan Daiki Ito 243.0 797 Vikersund 2017 Finland Janne Happonen 240.0 787 Vikersund 2011 Switzerland Simon Ammann 239.5 785 Vikersund 2017 Czech Republic Antonín Hájek 236.0 774 Planica Russia Dimitry Vassiliev 233.5 766 Vikersund 2015 Italy Alex Insam 232.5 763 Planica 2017 France Vincent Descombes Sevoie 230.5 756 Vikersund 2016 Canada Mackenzie Boyd - Clowes 224.0 735 Planica 2016 Bulgaria Vladimir Zografski 213.5 700 Planica 2013 Estonia Kaarel Nurmsalu 213.0 698 Planica 2017 Sweden Isak Grimholm 207.5 681 Planica 2007 South Korea Choi Heung - chul Planica 2008 Belarus Petr Chaadaev 197.5 648 Kulm 2006 Kazakhstan Radik Zhaparov 196.5 645 Planica 2007 Slovakia Martin Mesik 195.5 641 Kulm 2006 Ukraine Vitaliy Shumbarets 189.5 622 Planica 2009 Greece Nico Polychronidis 186.0 610 Oberstdorf 2013 Netherlands Christoph Kreuzer 162.0 531 Planica 2002 Turkey Muhammed Munir Gungen 145.0 475 Rukatunturi 2016 Georgia Koba Tsakadze 142.0 466 Vikersund 1967 Spain Bernat Sola 141.0 463 Tauplitz 1986 Hungary Gábor Gellér 139.0 456 Harrachov 1980s Denmark Andreas Bjelke Nygaard 137.0 449 Lillehammer 2000s United Kingdom Robert Lock 130.0 427 Park City 2015 Romania Eduard Torok 128.0 420 Engelberg 2013 Kyrgyzstan Dmitry Chvykov 124.0 407 Innsbruck 2002 China Tian Zhandong 121.5 399 Bischofshofen Croatia Josip Šporer 102.0 335 Planica 1940s Latvia Kristaps Nežborts Liberec 2012 Lithuania Zbigniew Kiwert 86.0 282 Nizhny Novgorod 1960 Iceland Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson 80.0 262 Squaw Valley 1960 Macedonia Goga Popov junior 62.0 203 Planica 1952 Australia Hal Nerdal 53.0 174 Squaw Valley 1960 Chris Hellerud Falun Uganda Dunstan Odeke 50.0 164 Oslo 1990s Montenegro Božo Čvorović 46.0 151 Žabljak 1960s Serbia Vid Černe 40.0 131 Jahorina 1949 Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemo Zahirović 36.0 118 Jahorina 1949 Belgium Rembert Notten 35.0 115 Rückershausen 2012 Ireland Richard Brown Gothenburg 2002 Greenland Hans Holm 23.3 76 Nuuk 1949 New Zealand Brian MacMillan 18.6 61 Mount Cook 1937 ^ Jump up to : Part of Yugoslavia at the time. 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Women Nation Athlete Metres Feet Place Year Source Austria Daniela Iraschko - Stolz ( WR ) 200.0 656 Kulm 2003 Norway Anette Sagen 174.5 484 Vikersund Sweden Helena Olsson 174.5 484 Vikersund United States Lindsey Van 171.0 561 Vikersund Germany Ulrike Gräßler 146.0 479 Willingen Japan Sara Takanashi 141.0 463 Sapporo 2011 Slovenia Špela Rogelj 140.0 459 Klingenthal 2012 Russia Irina Taktayeva 137.0 449 Switzerland Bigna Windmüller 133.0 436 Oberstdorf 2008 France Julia Clair 131.5 431 Planica 2014 Canada Atsuko Tanaka 130.0 426 Courchevel 2013 Italy 130.0 426 Oslo 2016 Finland Julia Kykkänen 125.0 410 Oslo 2016 China Chang Xinyue 125.0 410 Lillehammer 2017 Czech Republic Michaela Doleželová 116.5 382 Courchevel 2013 Romania Daniela Haralambie 115.0 377 Oslo 2016 Poland Kinga Raida 111.0 364 Planica 2016 Netherlands Wendy Vuik 107.0 351 Oslo 2013 Hungary Virág Vörös 101.0 331 Predazzo 2016 Latvia Šarlote Šķēle 85.0 279 Predazzo 2013 Estonia Anemarii Bendi 83.0 272 Otepää 2014 Kazakhstan Valentina Sderzhikova 80.0 262 Szczyrk 2015 South Korea Park Guy - lim 79.5 261 Notodden 2015 Ukraine Khrystyna Droniak 77.0 253 Szczyrk 2016 Notable ski jumpers To be included in the list, the male athlete needs to either win at least 20 individual World Cup events, have at least 400 individual starts in the World Cup, or win three or more medals at the Winter Olympics. The female athlete needs to either win at least 10 individual World Cup events or win a medal at the Winter Olympics. Male Gregor Schlierenzauer Thomas Morgenstern Andreas Goldberger Andreas Felder Andreas Kofler Andreas Widhölzl Martin Höllwarth Heinz Kuttin Matti Nykänen Toni Nieminen Jari Puikkonen Janne Ahonen Matti Hautamäki Sven Hannawald Dieter Thoma Jens Weißflog Severin Freund Martin Schmitt Andreas Wellinger Kazuyoshi Funaki Masahiko Harada Noriaki Kasai Lars Bystøl Birger Ruud Robert Johansson Kamil Stoch Adam Małysz Peter Prevc Simon Ammann Gregor Schlierenzauer is the most successful male athlete in the World Cup, winning 53 individual World Cup events. Carina Vogt has won the women 's first - ever gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in 2014. 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Question: when did mens ski jumping become an olympic sport
Answer: 1924