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On April 6, 2011, the International Olympic Committee officially accepted women's ski jumping into the official Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On February 11, 2014, Carina Vogt of Germany won the first gold medal for women's ski jumping at the Winter Olympic Games. [1]
The 2024–25 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS), is the 46th World Cup season for men, the 28th season in ski flying, and the 14th season for women as the highest level of international ski jumping competitions. [1] [2] [3] The men's and women's season started on 22 November 2024 in Lillehammer, Norway
The 2023–24 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS), was the 45th World Cup season in ski jumping for men, the 27th season in ski flying, and the 13th season for women. [1] [2] [3] The men's season started on 25 November 2023 in Ruka, Finland and concluded on 24 March 2024 in Planica, Slovenia.
The IOC finally accepted women’s ski jumping into the Olympics in 2014. Germany’s Carina Vogt flew 103 meters and somehow didn’t explode on impact to win the gold that year.
A maximum of 105 athletes (65 male and 40 female) will be allowed to qualify for the ski jumping events. The quotas will be allocated using the Olympic Quota Allocation List, which is calculated using the FIS World Cup, FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2020–21 and 2021–22 added together.
Katharina Schmid (née Althaus, born 23 May 1996) is a German ski jumper.She is a seven-time world champion, including one individual title and six team titles, as well as a two-time Olympic silver medalist, making her one of the most decorated athletes in the history of ski jumping.
Ski jumping has been included at the Winter Olympics since 1924 and at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships since 1925. Women's participation in the sport began in the 1990s, while the first women's event at the Olympics has been held in 2014. All major ski jumping competitions are organised by the International Ski Federation.
Urša Križnar (née Bogataj; born 7 March 1995) is a Slovenian ski jumper. [2] She was the 2022 Olympic champion in the women's normal hill individual event. She made her World Cup debut on 3 December 2011 in Lillehammer , Norway.