2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

FEB. 7-23 | SOCHI, RUSSIA

Ski jumping
MENS NORMAL HILL MENS LARGE HILL MENS TEAM EVENT WOMENS NORMAL HILL

A Sochi R U S S I

Sarah Hendrickson
Womens ski jumping

Female ski jumpers won a decadelong ght to get their sport in the Winter Olympics, joining their male counterparts on the 105-meter normal hill at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center. Reigning world champion Sarah Hendrickson, of Park City, injured just this past August, has returned to the hill and pronounced herself ready for competition. She joins former world champion Lindsey Van and Jessica Jerome, also of Park City, on the inaugural womens team. A young U.S. mens team featuring no one over 25 years of age includes three-time Olympian Anders Johnson.
Event descriptions RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center Large Hill Normal Hill

U.S. athletes to watch

Lindsey Van
Womens ski jumping

Jessica Jerome
Womens ski jumping

Peter Frenette Nick Fairall

Mens ski jumping Mens ski jumping

Anders Johnson

Nick Alexander

Normal Hill
Individual normal hill competition is an event in which athletes jump from a HS 105 hill (HS = hill size). The longest distance reached is around 105 meters. Athletes make two jumps, with only the athletes with the best results in the rst jump making a second jump. The highest total score wins.

Mens ski jumping Mens ski jumping

2010 U.S. medalists in Vancouver

U.S. had no individual or team winners, though Bill Demong, of Park City, did win gold in nordic combined, which involves jumping off the large hill. Johnny Spillane won silver in the event. Demong is returning to defend his gold medal.

Large Hill
For the men, individual large hill competition is an event in which athletes jump from an HS 140. Therefore, the length of the jump may be up to 140 meters or a little more. The competition is structured and jumpers are scored by judges for form, not just pure distance, just like on the normal hill.

Team event
Team competition, again only for the men this year, takes place on the large hill, the HS 140. Teams consist of four people. In the nal round the eld is reduced to the eight teams with the highest scores on the rst jump. The team with the highest total score for all jumps is declared the winner.

EVENT SCHEDULE
M-Normal Hill qualifying M-Normal 1st round & nal W-Normal 1st round & nal M-Large Hill qualifying

Event day
M-Large 1st round & nal

Off day
M-Team 1st round & nal

2.8

2.9

2.11

2.14

2.15

2.17
The Salt Lake Tribune

Sources: U.S. Ski Jumping, wire service reports, Tribune archives