'' The Jump'' began airing its first series live on

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from 26 January 2014 for 8 non-consecutive nights ending on 3 February 2014. The series was presented by

Davina McCall Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show ''Big Brother (UK), Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's '' ...

and

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. The celebrities were trained by

Amy Williams Amy Joy Williams, (born 29 September 1982) is a British former skeleton racer and Olympic gold medallist. Originally a runner, she began training in skeleton in 2002 after trying the sport on a push-start track at the University of Bath. Altho ...

and Graham Bell, with

Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), better known as Eddie the Eagle, is an English ski-jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor since 1928 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the ...

mentoring them.

Contestants

The twelve original celebrities taking part were revealed on 11 December 2013. Two of the original line-up withdrew from the show before it began: it was announced on 13 January 2014 that socialite

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Tara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson (23 December 1971 – 8 February 2017), also known as T P-T, was an English socialite and television personality. She appeared in several television shows, including the reality programme '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me ...

had quit the show and been replaced by

Laura Hamilton Laura Jane Hamilton (born 24 April 1982) is an English television presenter, property expert and entrepreneur. She began her career on children's television, presenting shows such as '' Fun Song Factory'' and on Nickelodeon. She participated in ...

, while actor

Sam J. Jones Samuel Gerald Jones (born August 12, 1954), known professionally as Sam J. Jones, is an American actor and former football player. He is known for playing the title character in the 1980 film ''Flash Gordon'' and for starring in the short-lived ...

withdrew the following day due to a shoulder injury, to be replaced by

Ritchie Neville Richard Neville Dobson (born 23 August 1979) is a British singer, songwriter, sommelier and restaurateur from Solihull, England. He is most noted for being a member of the boy band Five. Career Music The lure of the stage brought him to London ...

. When the series began, it was revealed that

Joe McElderry Joseph McElderry (; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the sixth series of the ITV show ''The X Factor'' in 2009. His first single " The Climb" reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singl ...

and

Donal MacIntyre Donal MacIntyre (born 25 January 1966) is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. He has also worked as a presenter of both television news and documentaries on various U ...

were also training as standby competitors. When Henry Conway withdrew from the competition on 28 January 2014 following a hand injury, a live ski jump-off was contested between McElderry and MacIntyre, with McElderry winning and thus taking Conway's place. However, MacIntyre joined the following day, when

Melinda Messenger Melinda Jane Messenger (born 23 February 1971) is an English television presenter and former glamour model and Page Three girl. She presented the magazine programme ''Live from Studio Five'' and was formerly the co-presenter of the reality show ...

was forced to withdraw due to concussion. On 3 February 2014, prior to the evening's final, Sir Steve Redgrave and

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were forced to withdraw due to injuries they suffered during training.

Live shows

The series began airing on 26 January 2014 for eight days, there was no show on 1 February, until the final on 3 February 2014. During the live ski jump, the celebrities are given the option of three jumps – K15 (small), K24 (medium) or K40 with the largest. The celebrity that jumps the shortest distance is eliminated. From Day 5 onwards the K15 jump was removed from the competition.

Results summary

;Colour key * Due to Conway pulling out due to injury, McElderry joined the competition after winning a live ski-jump against

on Day 3. * Due to Messenger's pulling out, McIntyre joined the competition on Day 4. * There was no episode on 1 February.

Episode details

Episode 1 (26 January)

*Event: Men's Giant slalom *Location:

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;Live ski jump details

Episode 2 (27 January)

*Event: Women's

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*Location: Igls sliding centre ;Live ski jump details

Episode 3 (28 January)

*Event: Men's

*Location: Igls sliding centre At the beginning of the show it was revealed that Conway had to pull out of the competition due to injury during training for the Skeleton. It was then revealed that

and

had been training as standbys, and that one of them would join the competition to replace Conway. They both had to complete a live ski-jump, with the celebrity jumping the furthest joining the competition. They both jumped from the K24, with McElderry jumping 15.0 meters and MacIntyre jumping 11.5 meters meaning that McElderry joined the competition to replace Conway. ;Live ski jump details

Episode 4 (29 January)

*Event: Women's Giant slalom *Location:

At the start of the show it was announced that Messenger had to pull out due to concussion during training for the Bobsleigh event. She was replaced by

who initially lost out to McElderry in the ski-jump on Day 3. ;Live ski jump details

Episode 5 (30 January)

*Event:

Bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

*Location: Igls sliding centre From this point onwards the K15 jump was removed from the competition. Although Redgrave took part in the event, he was not present during the live show following an accident which happened after the event took place. ;Live ski jump details

Episode 6 (31 January)

*Event:

Speed skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...

*Location:

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(outdoor rink) ;Live ski jump details

Episode 7: Semi-final (2 February)

*Event 1:

Speed skiing Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line at as high a speed as possible, as timed over a fixed stretch of ski slope. There are two types of contest: breaking an existing speed record or having the fastest run at a given co ...

and Slalom *Location:

;Live ski jump details

Episode 8: Final (3 February)

*Events:

Ski cross Ski cross is a skiing competition which incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle skiing with courses which include big-air jumps and high-banked turns. In spite of the fact that it is a timed racing event, it is often con ...

*Location:

;Live ski jump details

Ratings

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, but do not include Channel 4 +1.

References

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