The 1995–96 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 17th
World Cup
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season in
ski jumping
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and the
6th 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 ...
with sixth small crystal globe awarded.
Season began in
Lillehammer
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,
Norway
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on 2 December 1995 and was finished in
Oslo
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,
Norway
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on 16 March 1996. The individual World Cup overall winner was
Andreas Goldberger
Andreas "Andi" Goldberger (born 29 November 1972) is an Austrian former ski jumper.
In 1994 he became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres, but did not manage to stand.
Career
He won the World Cup overall titles three times (1993, ...
(third and last time in his career), his second
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 ...
small crystal globe and last of his 20 World Cup wins; and Nations Cup was taken by Team of
Finland
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.
28 men's individual events on 20 different venues in 14 countries were held on the three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America); two individual events were cancelled due to bad weaher conditions in
Trondheim
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and
Harrachov
Harrachov (; ) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, close to the border with Poland. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is known as one of the most popular Czech ski resorts.
Administrative divisio ...
(on both occasions cancelled in first round due to strong wind). Also four men's team event was held.
Peaks of the season were FIS Ski Flying World Championships (which also counted for World Cup for the third Championship in a row) and Four Hills Tournament.
For the 2nd season in a row Ski Jumping small crystal globe was awarded (NH and LH events).
Map of world cup hosts
Calendar
Men's Individual
Men's Team
Standings
Overall
Ski Jumping (JP) Cup
Ski Flying
Nations Cup
Four Hills Tournament
See also
*
1995 Grand Prix (top level summer series)
*
1995–96 FIS Continental Cup (2nd level competition)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1995-96 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 ...
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup