The 2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 39th

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season in

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for men, the 21st official World Cup season in

ski flying Ski flying is a winter sport discipline derived from ski jumping, in which much greater distances can be achieved. It is a form of competitive individual sport, individual Nordic skiing where athletes descend at high speed along a specially de ...

, and the 7th World Cup season for ladies. The season began on 19 November 2017 in

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, Poland, and concluded on 25 March 2018 in

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, Slovenia. The highlight of the ladies' season was the first edition of the "Lillehammer Triple", contested between 1–3 December 2017 in Lillehammer, with a total of three individual events: two on the normal hill and one on the large hill. The best athletes of these three competitions received an additional prize money of €10,000 (divided between the Top 3). On 16 December 2017, the first ever ladies' World Cup team event was held in

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. The first edition of a new competition, the "Willingen Five", took place from 2–4 February 2018 in

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. A total of five rounds counted in the final standings: Friday's qualification round, two individual competition rounds from Saturday and two from Sunday. The Willingen Five overall winner was awarded with an extra €25,000. The first edition of a new competition, the " Planica7", took place from 22–25 March 2018 in

. A total of seven rounds counted in the final standings: Thursday's qualification round, two individual competition rounds on Friday, two team competition rounds on Saturday and two individual competition rounds from the season final on Sunday. The Planica 7 overall winner was awarded with an extra 20,000 CHF. For the first time since the introduction of qualification sessions in the 1990–91 season, the top ten athletes in the World Cup rankings were no longer "pre-qualified", and therefore had to achieve a result good enough for them to qualify for the competition.

Map of world cup hosts

All 24 locations hosting world cup events for men (18) and ladies (9) in this season. Blue pog

''Raw Air'' Pink pog

''Planica 7'' Orange pog

''Willingen Five'' Green pog

''Four Hills Tournament'' Black pog

''Ladies only''

Calendar

Men

Ladies

Men's team

Ladies' team

Men's standings

Overall

Nations Cup

Prize money

Four Hills Tournament

Ski Flying

Raw Air

Willingen Five

Planica7

Ladies' standings

Overall

Nations Cup

Prize money

Lillehammer Triple

Yellow bib timeline

Men

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Ladies

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Raw Air

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Planica7

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Ski Flying

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Four Hills Tournament

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Lillehammer Triple

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Willingen Five

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Qualifications

Men

Ladies

Participants

Overall, a total of 23 countries for both men and ladies participated in this season:

Achievements

;First World Cup career victory: * Junshirō Kobayashi (26), in his seventh season – the WC 1 in Wisła *

Andreas Stjernen Andreas Kolset Stjernen (born 30 July 1988) is a Norwegian retired ski jumper. He is the son of former ski jumper Hroar Stjernen. Career He made his debut in the Continental Cup in February 2005 in Brotterode, scoring two 49th places over two ...

(29), in his ninth season – the WC 12 in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf * Anže Semenič (24), in his sixth season – the WC 13 in Zakopane *

Robert Johansson Robert Høneren Johansson (born 23 March 1990) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He is a former ski flying world record holder, having landed a jump of in Vikersund on 18 March 2017. Johansson has often been nicknamed the "Wing Commander" for his di ...

(27), in his fifth season – the WC 20 in Vikersund ;First World Cup podium: * Junshirō Kobayashi (26), in his seventh season – the WC 1 in Wisła *

Dawid Kubacki Dawid Grzegorz Kubacki ( ; born 12 March 1990) is a Polish ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the Winter Olympics in 2014, 2018 and 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Sa ...

(27), in his eleventh season – the WC 8 in Oberstdorf * Anže Semenič (24), in his sixth season – the WC 13 in Zakopane *

Nika Križnar Nika Križnar (born 9 March 2000) is a Slovenian ski jumper. Career In the 2020–21 World Cup season, she won the overall title after finishing nine points above Sara Takanashi. At the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (202 ...

(17), in her third season – the WC 12 in Râșnov ;Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins): *

Kamil Stoch Kamil Wiktor Stoch (; born 25 May 1987) is a Polish ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport, having won two World Cup titles, three Four Hills Tournaments (two of them consecutive), three individual go ...

– 9 (31) *

Maren Lundby Maren Lundby (born 7 September 1994) is a Norwegian ski jumper. She is one of the most successful ski jumpers, male or female, having won three consecutive World Cup overall titles (an all-time record), thirty individual World Cup wins, and go ...

– 9 (13) *

Richard Freitag Richard "Richi" Freitag (; born 14 August 1991) is a German former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level from 2010 to 2022. Career His FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut took place on 29 December 2009 at the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf ...

– 3 (8) *

Katharina Althaus Katharina Althaus (born 23 May 1996) is a German ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level since the 2011/12 season. She finished runner-up in the 2017/18 season overall standings, and won individual silver medals at the 2018 and 2022 Win ...

– 3 (4) *

Sara Takanashi (born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female ski jumpers to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles (an all-time fema ...

– 2 (55) *

Daniel-André Tande Daniel-André Tande (; born 24 January 1994) is a Norwegian ski jumper, 2018 ski flying World Champion and 2018 team Olympic champion. Career Tande's first World Cup start was in Bad Mitterndorf on 11 January 2014. On 25 November 2015, he achiev ...

– 2 (5) *

Daniela Iraschko-Stolz Daniela Iraschko-Stolz ( Iraschko; born 21 November 1983) is an Austrian ski jumper and footballer. She is one of the ski jumping's most successful female athletes, having won the 2014/15 women's World Cup season, and has the third most indi ...

– 1 (13) *

Anders Fannemel Anders Fannemel (; born 13 May 1991) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He is a former ski flying world record holder, with set in Vikersund on 15 February 2015. Career Fannemel started ski jumping when he was 14 years old, which is rather late ...

– 1 (4) *

Andreas Wellinger Andreas Wellinger (born 28 August 1995) is a German ski jumper. His career-best achievements include winning an individual gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, individual silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics, mixed team gold at the 2017 Ski Jump ...

– 1 (3) *

Jernej Damjan Jernej Damjan (born 28 May 1983) is a Slovenian former ski jumper. Career Damjan won a bronze medal in the team normal hill event at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, and finished 6th in the individual normal hill ev ...

– 1 (2) *

Johann André Forfang Johann André Forfang (born 4 July 1995) is a Norwegian ski jumper and 2018 team Olympic champion. Career Like his older brother Daniel Forfang Daniel Forfang (born 28 December 1979) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. He had thirty-four W ...

– 1 (2) *

– 1 (1) * Junshirō Kobayashi – 1 (1) * Anže Semenič – 1 (1) *

– 1 (1)

Footnotes

References

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