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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 designed takeoff ramp using skis only; jump from the end of it with as much power as they can generate; then gliding flight, glide – or 'fly' – as far as possible down a ski jumping hill, steeply sloped hill; and ultimately land within a target zone in a stable manner. Points are awarded for distance and stylistic merit by five judges. Events are governed by the International Ski Federation (''Fédération Internationale de Ski''; FIS). The rules and scoring in ski flying are mostly the same as they are in ski jumping, and events under the discipline are usually contested as part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup season, but the hills (of which there are only five remaining, all in Europe) are constructed to different specifications in or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Ammann
Simon Ammann (; born 25 June 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010. His other achievements include winning the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007, 2007 Ski Jumping World Championships, the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010, 2010 Ski Flying World Championships, the Nordic Tournament 2010, 2010 Nordic Tournament, and the 2009–10 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, 2010 Ski Jumping World Cup overall title. Career Ammann made his debut at the age of 16 during the 1997–98 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup season. He qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics, 1998 Olympic Games in Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, Nagano, Japan, where he finished 35th. Before the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah Olympic Park, Salt Lake City, Ammann crashed and suffered injuries during training in Mühlenkopfschanze, Willingen. Despite this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
