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Ski Flying
Ski flying is the flying-hill specialist form of ski jumping. Athletes jump on very large hills where distance, flight position, telemark landing, wind compensation and judge/point scoring count.
LevelVariant
FamilyWinter Sport
CategoryWinter sport
Classification
Category
Winter sport
Family
Winter Sport
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Aliases
Skifliegen
Tags
ski-flying, winter-sport, wintersport, skifliegen
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Jump legally on the flying hill with maximum distance and clean landing.
Teilnehmer
ski jumpers.
Teamgröße
individual; team by event.
Spielfeld
flying hill.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
distance, style, wind/gate, points.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- jump skis
- helmet
- suit
- flying hill
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- equipment breach
- landing error
- gate/start breach
- disqualification
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- FIS
- Federation Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard (FIS)
- Ski Jumping Documents FIS · official-rulebook-index · high
- FIS Ski-Flying World Championships Oberstdorf 2026 FIS · official-event-guide · high
- Ski Jumping 101 USA Ski Jumping · beginner-guide · medium