Although renovation works at the ski jumping stadium in the Italian town are still ongoing, the Nordic Ski Val di Fiemme ...

Ski jumping has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the first in 1924 and calls for an equal mix of bravery and precision. The end result can be thrilling — the jumper hurling off a ...

When Jessica Jerome was granted the honor of testing the Salt Lake City ski jump before the 2002 Olympics, it was the thrill of her young lifetime, a chance to show her skills to family ...

Ski jumping is one of the great spectacles in all of winter sport—and always a hot ticket at the Olympics, for obvious reasons. Modern ski jumpers compete on jumps of two different sizes ...

Q: Which countries are the best at ski jumping? Let’s Talk Olympics Do you love watching the Olympics? Come talk about the Games with us on our exclusive Facebook group. Of the first 18 Olympic ...

Logan Sankey climbs the steep, metal stairs leading up to the top of the Olympic ski jump in Lake Placid, N.Y. Sankey zips up her suit, slides herself over the ramp and takes off, flying down the ...

These are the reference points outsiders tend to throw back at anyone who gushes that after years of admirable persistence, her son or daughter is going to the Olympics in ski jumping. Never mind ...

Ski jumping is the original extreme sport of the Winter Olympics. Accelerating from 0 to 60 m.p.h. as fast as a BMW, ski jumpers launch off the in-run and fly as far as two football fields placed ...

Ski Jumping at the Winter Olympics, a death-defying display of aerial ability and fearlessness, is set to start on Feb 5. Considered one of the most dangerous winter sports, the event has a wide ...

Ski jumping originated in Norway in the 19th century and has been included in the Winter Olympics every edition since 1924. A women's event has been included since 2014. Two sizes of hill are used ...