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has been included in the program of every

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. From

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through to

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, the competition involved jumping from one hill whose length varied from each edition of the games to the next. Most historians have placed this length at 70 meters and have classified this as the ''large hill''. (Recent information from the FIS offices in

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have had the K-points from 1924 to 1956 determined as shown below). In 1960, the

ski jump 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 ...

hill was standardized to 80 meters. In 1964, a second ski jump, the ''normal hill'' at 70 meters (K90) was added along with the 80 meters (K120) large hill. The length of the large hill run in 1968 increased from 80 meters to 90 meters (K120). The team large hill event was added in 1988. By 1992, the ski jumping competitions were referred by their K-point distances rather than their run length prior to launching from the ski jump (90 meters for the normal hill and 120 meters for the large hill, respectively) and have been that way ever since. For the

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, the normal hill was designated as HS106 (K95) while the large hill was designated as HS140 (K125). On April 6, 2011, the

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officially accepted women's ski jumping into the official Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On February 11, 2014,

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of Germany won the first gold medal for women's ski jumping at the Winter Olympic Games.

Events

Medal table

Sources (after the

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):
''Accurate as of

.'' ''Note: a tie for silver and no bronze medal in the 1980 normal hill competition.''

Number of ski jumpers by nation

*¹ Athletes did not start at the Games.

References

* Wallenchinsky, David (1984). Ski Jump, 90-meter Hill. ''The Complete Book of The Olympics.''

External links

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Events

Medal table

Number of ski jumpers by nation

See also

References

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