Ski jumping and Nordic combined words · Beginner

The words you will hear in your first match, grouped the way you meet them.

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General terms

Hill

The jumping hill, classified by Hill Size (HS), the distance from the edge of the take-off to the end of the landing area. Small hills are up to HS 49 m, medium 50 to 84 m, normal 85 to 109 m, large 110 to 149 m, giant 150 to 184 m and flying hills 200 m and larger.

Also called: jump
See also: Hill size

In-run

The part of the hill the jumper descends before take-off: a straight section, a curve and a straight take-off table. The Jury decides the highest start place allowed, and a competitor may not use a longer in-run than decided.

Takeoff

The straight take-off table at the end of the in-run, ending at the edge of the take-off (point T), from which distances are measured. The jumper must have the whole jump finished before the next start signal.

Landing slope

The landing hill profile from the base of the take-off (the knoll) through the landing area P to L, and the outrun. Its circular shape between P and L gives the K point and the HS point; the outrun must give room to slow and stop.

K-point

The construction point on the landing slope. It is the table point for distance scoring: a jumper who lands on it receives 60 distance points. The hill is classified by HS, not K.

Also called: construction point, table point
See also: Landing slope

Hill and equipment

Outrun

The area after the landing slope where the jumper slows and stops, through the transition curve and past the fall line. It must give enough room and have a horizontal cross-section.

Competition procedure

Start signal

The green light (or a flag) that tells the jumper the hill is clear. A jumper may not start before it or deliberately delay, and the jump must be finished before the next signal. Start numbers must be worn in all rounds.

Scoring terms

Distance score

Points for distance, from 60 at the K point plus or minus a value per metre that depends on the K point of the hill: for example 1.8 points per metre for K 100 to 134 m, 2.0 for K 80 to 99 m and 1.2 for K 180 m and more. Distances are measured to 0.5 m.

Also called: distance points
See also: K-point

The ruleHow are distance points calculated in ski jumping?

Style score

Up to 60 points from five Jumping Judges, each marking out of 20. The highest and lowest marks are dropped and the other three are added. Judges deduct points for faults in the flight, the landing and the outrun.

Also called: style points
See also: Outrun

The ruleHow do ski jumping judges score style?

Telemark landing

The required landing position, with one foot ahead of the other (the legs split by about a foot length) and the back leg knee bent, with the skis parallel and equal pressure on both. A landing without it (feet parallel at the end of the landing phase) costs at least 3.0 points as a single fault.

The ruleHow do ski jumping judges score style?

Judges' panel

Five Jumping Judges, each marking independently, with the highest and lowest style scores eliminated and the three remaining added. Scores must be published at the same time. The judges are looking at the jumper from the end of the take-off to the fall line.

Wind compensation

A points adjustment included in the total score when the wind and gate compensation system is in use, to account for wind. The ICR only says the factor is included; the calculation is in a separate FIS document. Wind measuring instruments are placed at the take-off and at about 50 and 100 per cent of the distance to the K point.

Gate compensation

A points adjustment for a change in the start gate, so that a jumper starting from a different in-run length is scored fairly. With the system, the Jury may change the in-run length even during a round. A coach who shortens the in-run gets the compensation only if the jumper reaches at least 95 per cent of the HS distance.

Jumping distance

Measured from the edge of the take-off to the point where the jumper touches the landing slope. Landing is complete when both feet are in full contact; for a one-foot landing the first foot's contact point counts, and in a fall the point where any part of the body first touches.

Officials and sanctions

Disqualification

Grounds include no start number, using ski poles or outside assistance, starting before the signal or deliberately delaying, false data and breaches of equipment rules. The Jury sanctions.

Technique terms

V-style

The flight technique with the skis in a V shape. The rules do not name it, but judge the combination of body and skis, symmetric skis, legs and arms and fully stretched legs in flight.

Flight phase

The airborne part of the jump. The jumper is judged on a bold take-off, a rapid and smooth move to an optimal flight position and starting landing preparation at the right moment. Faults in the flight can cost at most 5.0 points.

Two rounds

At all international ski jumping competitions two official competitive rounds are held, with one trial round the jumper may choose to jump. If a second round cannot be held in bad weather, the first round's scores are the result. The total point score is the sum of the rounds.

Also called: format
See also: Hill, Trial round

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