ski jumping
Judges score distance and style. This topic is part of Winter Sports within Sports. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
ski jumping trivia questions
Ski jumping athletes launch from a ramp and travel through what?
Answer: Air
Bonus fact: Judges score distance and style.
What body position with skis spread in a V became standard in modern ski jumping?
Answer: V-style
Bonus fact: The V-style creates more aerodynamic lift.
What is the name for the point on a ski-jumping hill used as a key distance reference?
Answer: K-point
Bonus fact: Hill size and scoring are related to the K-point.
Cross-country skiing is part of which combined Olympic sport along with ski jumping?
Answer: Nordic combined
Bonus fact: Nordic combined pairs jumping and cross-country skiing.
Which two countries hosted the inaugural Four Hills ski jumping tournament in the 1952-53 season?
Answer: Germany and Austria
Bonus fact: The four venues were Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen.
Which Norwegian won Olympic ski jumping gold in 1924 and later an Olympic sailing silver medal in 1936?
Answer: Jacob Tullin Thams
Bonus fact: Thams became the second athlete to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.