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Ski jumping

Slovenia win ski jumping event despite huge crash

Slovenia won the team gold at the ski flying World Cup event in Oberstdorf, Germany, despite one of their team ending up in hospital following a huge crash. It was the first ever victory for Slovenia in a team ski jumping event at the top level, and came ... continued at Yahoo! Eurosport

Slovenia wins team ski jumping event

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP)—Slovenia won a team ski jumping World Cup event Sunday, ahead of Austria and Norway. The competition was cut short after the first series of jumps because of wind and snow. Slovenia’s Peter Prevc had the longest jump of the day ... continued at YAHOO!

Palladino: Ski jump volunteer left a mountain of achievement

SALISBURY -- The news was tragic and ironic. Saturday, during the 86th weekend of ski jumping in Salisbury, one of the event's most influential champions and a decades-long volunteer, Bill Appleyard, died at age 78. It takes an army to make jump ... continued at Waterbury Republican-American

Utah’s Hendrickson soaring to World Cup ski jumping title

It was probably inevitable that Sarah Hendrickson would become a ski jumper. Her father was a ski jumper in high school back in New Hampshire. Her mother was a cross-country and downhill ski racer who still runs ultra-marathons. And perhaps most of all ... continued at Salt Lake Tribune

Hyundai Leaps into International Ski Jumping

VIKERSUND, NORWAY – Feb 16, 2012: Hyundai Motor Company, one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing automakers, announced today that it will sponsor ski jumping competitions around the world, beginning with the FIS (International Ski ... continued at The Auto Chanel

Austria's Koch wins ski jumping World Cup

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) - Martin Koch of Austria won a ski jumping World Cup event Saturday, edging Daiki Ito of Japan. Koch flew 218 meters in the first heat and soared 221.5 meters in the second for the longest jump of the day. He collected ... continued at Buffalo News

Slovenia wins team ski jumping World Cup event

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) - Slovenia won a team ski jumping World Cup event Sunday, ahead of Austria and Norway. The competition was cut short after the first series of jumps because of wind and snow. Slovenia's Peter Prevc had the longest jump of the day ... continued at Universal Sports

Slovenia wins shortened ski jumping World Cup event

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) — Slovenia won a team ski jumping World Cup event Sunday, ahead of Austria and Norway. The competition was cut short after the first series of jumps because of wind and snow. Slovenia's Peter Prevc had the longest jump ... continued at KTUU

Hendrickson Sweeps Women’s Ski Jumping Weekend in Slovenia

Ljubno, Slovenia – Sarah Hendrickson’s double fist-pump in the outrun is a modest show of celebration for the Utah teen who’s been adamantly punching through the ceiling of women’s ski jumping this season. With another World Cup win in ... continued at First Tracks

Ski jumping and human dogsled race comes to Connecticut this weekend

Something new has been added this year when the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts the 86th annual Jumpfest Weekend from Feb. 10 to 12 in northwestern Connecticut. In addition to the US Eastern Ski Jumping Championships that attracts the most ... continued at Amity Observer