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Ski jumping is a winter sport in which athletes compete on distance and style in a jump from a ski jumping hill.The sport has traditionally focused on a combination of style and distance, and it was therefore early seen as unimportant in many milieus to have the longest jump. [2]
Evgenii Dmitriyevich Klimov (Russian: Евге́ний Дми́триевич Кли́мов; born 3 February 1994) is a Russian ski jumper and a former Nordic combined skier. He is the first Russian in history who won an individual ski jumping World Cup event for men. He also took the Grand Prix 2018 overall title in ski jumping. He also has ...
Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), [1] better known as Eddie the Eagle, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the Normal Hill and Large Hill events. He held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001.
Yevhen Marusiak (Ukrainian: Євген Ігорович Марусяк; born 16 March 2000) is a Ukrainian ski jumper.. He holds the national record for the longest jump, which was established on 1sh April 2023 in Planica, Slovenia, on Letalnica bratov Gorišek flying hill where he scored 213.5 m (700 ft) in team event.
Starting with his example in 1915 until late 1959, 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.
Fannemel started ski jumping when he was 14 years old, which is rather late compared to other elite ski jumpers. He made his debut in the Continental Cup in September 2008 in Lillehammer, scoring two seventh places over two days. He finished in lower positions throughout the rest of the 2008/09 season, but in the 2009/10 season he recorded a ...
Artti Aigro (born 29 August 1999) is an Estonian ski jumper. He represented Estonia at 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. [1] [2] Aigro is the Estonian record holder in the men's longest ski jump (228 m).
Nation Athlete Metres Feet Place Year Source Japan Ryōyū Kobayashi: 291.0 955 Hlíðarfjall: 2024 [2] Austria Stefan Kraft (WR): 253.5 831 Vikersund: 2017 [3] Norway Robert Johansson