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2023–24 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2023–24 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS), was the 45th FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup season in ski jumping for men, the 27th season in ski flying, and the 13th season for women. The men's season started on 25 November 2023 in Kuusamo, Ruka, Finland and concluded on 24 March 2024 in Planica, Slovenia. The women's season started on 2 December 2023 in Lillehammer, Norway and concluded on 21 March 2024, also in Planica. The men's season took a break in January due to the FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Ski Flying Championships in Bad Mitterndorf. Halvor Egner Granerud (men's) and Eva Pinkelnig (women's) were the reigning champions from the 2022–23 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, previous season, but they did not defend the title. Granerud finished the season in 24th place and Pinkelnig in 2nd place. Stefan Kraft (men's) and Nika Prevc (women's) became the new overall champions. Season overview For the first time since t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bib Yellow
Bib, bib, BIB or BiB may refer to: Bib Clothing * Bib (garment), a piece of fabric or plastic that covers the wearer's chest * Bib shorts, Cycling shorts#Bib shorts, cycle clothing * A scrimmage vest, sportswear used to differentiate players from one-another by colour Other uses * Bib (tribe), in the Hazara Division of Pakistan * Bib Fortuna, a List of Star Wars characters#F, character in Star Wars * Bib., an abbreviation of Bible * bib., an abbreviation of bibliography * .bib, the file extension of a BibTeX bibliographic file in TeX and LaTeX * Competition numbers in sports, derived from the garment ''bib'' * A nickname for Bibendum or the Michelin Man * A freeze-resistant version of a Tap (valve)#United States, spigot * ''Trisopterus luscus'', a species of fish Acronym * ''Back in Black'', an album by the group AC/DC * Bag-in-box, a packaging method for wine, battery acid, and other fluids * Biennial of Illustration Bratislava, an award for illustration in children's books * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuusamo
Kuusamo ( sme, Guossán; smn, Kuáccám) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. One of the largest ski resorts in Finland, Ruka, is situated in Kuusamo. Ruka is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined. The 2005 World Championships of Freestyle Skiing was held in Kuusamo. Kuusamo Airport is located north-east from Kuusamo town centre. History Sami settlement Until the 17th century, the area of Kuusamo was inhabited by the semi-nomadic Sami. During the cold season they lived in the villages Maanselkä and Kitka. In spring they moved to the rivers and in summer, after the melting of the ice, to the lakes; there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skalite (ski Jumping Hill)
Skocznia Skalite im. Beskidzkich Olimpijczyków (''Beskid Olympians Skalite Ski Jumping Hill'') is a complex of three Polish ski jumping hills located in Szczyrk – on the northern slope of the Skalite mountain (864 m), at an altitude of 620 m. It includes the K95 normal hill and smaller facilities K70 and K40. On the largest hill most often takes place FIS Cup competitions. Hill parameters * Construction point: 95 m * Hill size (HS): 104 m * Official hill record: 103,5 m – Eetu Nousiainen ( 17 January 2024) * Hill record: 116.0 m – Krzysztof Leja (1 March 2011) * Inrun length: 82.5 m * Inrun angle: 34.8° * Take-off length: 6 m * Take-off angle: 11° * Take-off height: 2.5 m * Landing angle: 33.7° * Average speed: 88.5 km/h History The history of the Skalite ski jump in Szczyrk dates back to 1937, when the first competition was held there. For many years, Skalite was the arena of important events, both national and international. The most important series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriaki Kasai
is a Japanese ski jumper. His career achievements include a gold medal at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1992, 1992 Ski Flying World Championships, winning the Nordic Tournament 1999, 1999 Nordic Tournament, individual silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and two individual bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003, 2003 Ski Jumping World Championships. During his career, Kasai has broken numerous ski jumping records. In 2016, he was honoured with two ''Guinness World Records'' certificates for the most individual FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup starts, not only in ski jumping, but in all World Cup disciplines organized by the International Ski Federation. At World Cup level, Kasai competed for 31 seasons between 1988–89 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, 1988–89 and 2019–20 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, 2019–20. Career 1988: World Cup debut Kasai made his FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup debut on 1988–89 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
