page_title: Ski flying
section_title: Rules and technique
hierarchical_section_title: Ski flying / Rules and technique
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Anders Jacobsen
context_page_description: Ski flying is a winter sport discipline derived from ski jumping, in which much greater distances can be achieved. It is a form of competitive individual Nordic skiing where athletes descend at very fast speeds along a specially designed takeoff ramp using skis only; jump from the end of it with as much power as they can generate; then glide – or 'fly' – as far as possible down a steeply sloped hill; and ultimately land within a target zone in a stable manner. Points are awarded for distance and stylistic merit by five judges, and events are governed by the International Ski Federation.
  The rules and scoring in ski flying are mostly the same as they are in ski jumping, and events under the discipline are usually contested as part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup season, but the hills are constructed to different specifications in order to enable jumps of up to 66% longer in distance. There is also a stronger emphasis on aerodynamics and harnessing the wind, as well as an increased element of danger due to athletes flying much higher and faster than in ski jumping.
context_section_description: Ski flyers take off at speeds of 96–110 km/h (60–68 mph), flying as high as 10 m (33 ft) above the slope, accelerating to 120–130 km/h (75–81 mph) before landing, and spending almost ten seconds in the air. All these figures are considerably less in ski jumping. David Goldstrom, longtime commentator for Eurosport, has described the appearance of ski flying as that of "flying like a bird".
caption: Anders Jacobsen in the flight phase
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