Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. In addition to the length, referees give points for style, on a scale from 1 to 20. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long, with parallel sides.

Notable ski jumpers

Former World Cup ski jumpers

• Jan Boklöv (Sweden)
• Espen Bredesen (Norway)
• Sepp Bradl (Austria)
• Matjaž Debelak (Yugoslavia)
• Christof Duffner ((West) Germany)
• Andreas Felder (Austria)
• Kazuyoshi Funaki (Japan)
• Andreas Goldberger (Austria)
• Lars Grini (Norway)
• Armin Kogler (Austria)
• Anton Innauer (Austria)
• Toni Nieminen (Finland)
• Matti Nykänen (Finland)
• Franci Petek (Yugoslavia)
• Pavel Ploc (Czechia)
• Ji?í Ra?ka (Czechia)
• Helmut Recknagel (East Germany)
• Birger Ruud (Norway)
• Walter Steiner (Switzerland)
• Dieter Thoma (West Germany / Germany)
• Primož Ulaga (Yugoslavia)
• Ernst Vettori (Austria)
• Bjørn Wirkola (Norway)
• Jens Weissflog (East Germany / Germany)
• Sven Hannawald (Germany)

Currently active

• Janne Ahonen (Finland)
• Simon Ammann (Switzerland)
• Matti Hautamaeki (Finland)
• Martin Höllwarth (Austria)
• Jakub Janda (Czech Republic)
• Noriaki Kasai (Japan)
• Roar Ljoekelsoy (Norway)
• Wolfgang Loitzl (Austria)
• Adam Małysz (Poland)
• Thomas Morgenstern (Austria)
• Bjoern-Einar Romoeren (Norway)
• Andreas Widhölzl (Austria)

Notable unsuccessful ski jumpers

• Vinko Bogataj - Best known as "The Agony of Defeat"
• Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards - Popular favourite at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Former ski jumpers (not active in the World Cup, but somewhat notable in the US)

• The Flying Bietila Brothers, including three-time U.S. Olympian Walter Bietila and his brothers Roy, Ralph, Paul, Leonard and Jackie (United States)