The 2016–17 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 38th
World Cup
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season in
ski jumping
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for men, the
20th official World Cup season in
ski flying
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and the 6th World Cup season for ladies. The season began on 26 November 2016 in
Kuusamo
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, Finland and concluded on 26 March 2017 in
Planica
Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hikin ...
, Slovenia.
The season calendar was officially confirmed two months later at the congress in
Cancún
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, Mexico. After a four-year absence, the
FIS Team Tour 2017 was almost certain to return in the World Cup calendar, but cancelled in the last moment when
Klingenthal
Klingenthal is a town in the Vogtland region, in Saxony, south-eastern Germany.
Geography
Klingenthal is situated directly on the border with the Czech Republic opposite the Czech town of Kraslice. Klingenthal is 29 km southeast of Plauen, ...
had to replace
Titisee-Neustadt
Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau.
The town ...
early in the season. South Korea hosted a World Cup event for the first time, in
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo ...
.
The first edition of the
Raw Air was held this season in Norway between 10–19 March 2017 on four different hills in
Oslo
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,
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...
,
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
, and
Vikersund
Vikersund is a town of 3,232 (in 2020) inhabitants in the municipality capital of Modum, in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Overview
Vikersund is located 30 kilometers south of Hønefoss and 40 kilometers northwest of Drammen. The village is l ...
. The competition lasted for ten consecutive days with a total of 16 rounds in overall standings: 8 rounds from four individual events, 4 rounds from two team events and all 4 qualifications rounds. The competition also had a record high prize money of €100,000 in total for top 3 competitors in overall standings: €60,000 for the title, €30,000 for the second place and €10,000 for the third place.
This season a total of four different ski brands supplied the athletes. The two new ski manufactures premiered in the circuit and replaced the two brands that stopped the production: German company Verivox replaced Fluege.de and Slovenian company Slatnar instead of
Elan.
Fischer
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People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
and Sport 2000 were also present.
Invention by Slovenian manufacturer, with LED lights illuminated inrun track, was presented for the first time to the public at the
International Ski Federation
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fall meeting this season in
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
. It premiered in December at
Engelberg
Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality enc ...
, since they equipped their completely new inrun track with it.
Map of world cup hosts
All 23 locations hosting world cup events for men (19) and ladies (10) in this season.
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo ...
was the new host in 2017.
''Raw Air''
''Four Hills Tournament''
''Ladies only''
''New host premiere''
Calendar
Men
Ladies
Men's team
Men's standings
Overall
Nations Cup
Prize money
Four Hills Tournament
Ski Flying
Raw Air
Ladies' standings
Overall
Nations Cup
Prize money
Yellow bib timeline
Men
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Ladies
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Raw Air
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Ski Flying
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Four Hills Tournament
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Qualifications
Men
Ladies
Participants
Overall, a total of 22 countries for both men and ladies participated in this season:
Achievements
;First World Cup career victory:
*
Domen Prevc
Domen Prevc (born 4 June 1999) is a Slovenian Ski jumping, ski jumper. He is one of the most successful Slovenian ski jumpers with two gold medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Nordic World Ski Championships and two gold medals at the ...
(17), in his second season – the WC 1 in Ruka
*
Maren Lundby (22), in her sixth season – the WC 3 in Nizhny Tagil
*
Yūki Itō (22), in her sixth season – the WC 7 in Sapporo
*
Maciej Kot (25), in his tenth season – the WC 18 in Sapporo
*
Katharina Althaus (20), in her sixth season – the WC 16 in Ljubno
;First World Cup podium:
*
Anna Rupprecht (20), in her sixth season – the WC 1 in Lillehammer
*
Markus Eisenbichler (25), in his sixth season – the WC 5 in Lillehammer
*
Maciej Kot (25), in his tenth season – the WC 5 in Lillehammer
*
Evgeni Klimov (22), in his second season – the WC 10 in Innsbruck
*
Robert Johansson (26), in his fourth season – the WC 10 in Innsbruck
*
Katharina Althaus (20), in her sixth season – the WC 8 in Sapporo
*
Manuela Malsiner (19), in her fourth season – the WC 9 in Zao
*
Svenja Würth (23), in her sixth season – the WC 16 in Ljubno
;Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins):
*
Sara Takanashi – 9 (53)
*
Stefan Kraft
Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup overall titles three times each, the Four Hills Tournament once ...
– 8 (12)
*
Kamil Stoch – 7 (22)
*
Yūki Itō – 5 (5)
*
Domen Prevc
Domen Prevc (born 4 June 1999) is a Slovenian Ski jumping, ski jumper. He is one of the most successful Slovenian ski jumpers with two gold medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Nordic World Ski Championships and two gold medals at the ...
– 4 (4)
*
Maren Lundby – 4 (4)
*
Daniel-André Tande – 2 (3)
*
Maciej Kot – 2 (2)
*
Severin Freund – 1 (22)
*
Peter Prevc
Peter Prevc (; born 20 September 1992) is a Slovenian former ski jumper. He won the 2016 Ski Jumping World Cup overall title and four Olympic medals, including gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the mixed team event. He also won the 2016 Fou ...
– 1 (22)
*
Michael Hayböck – 1 (5)
*
Andreas Wellinger – 1 (2)
*
Katharina Althaus – 1 (1)
Footnotes
References
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FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
World cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
World cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...