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Ski Jumping World Cup as a test event for the 28th Winter Universiade

Winter Games 29 February 2016

ALMATY –  From 26 to 28 February Almaty hosted the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. About 150 athletes from 15 countries demonstrated their mastery at the “Sunkar” International Ski Jumping Complex. This venue will be used during the 28th Winter Universiade that will be held in Almaty in 2017. At the concluding press conference World […]

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Ski Jumping for Mixed Teams catches on

Ski Jumping 30 January 2015

STRBSKE PLESO – Introduced at the previous edition of the Winter Universiade in Trentino, in 2013, today’s Mixed Team competition in ski jumping confirmed its potential with nine teams battling it out for the Universiade gold. The purpose of this new competition was to provide female athletes a new opportunity to compete, all delegations not […]

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Women's Ski Jumping is growing

Winter Games 27 January 2015

STRSBKE PLESO – The first competition of ski jumping was held today, 27 January on the site of Strbske Pleso. The women were honoured as they were the first to jump from the 100m hill. Irina Avvakumova (RUS) gold medallist in Strbske Pleso   Olympic discipline for the first time in Sochi in 2014, the […]

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Landslide destroyed Ski Jumping Hill in Erzurum

Winter Games 16 July 2014

  ERZURUM – A landslide in Turkey’s Erzurum, host city of the 2011 Winter Universiade, has severely damaged the Türk Telekom Ski Jumping Towers, one of the most modern ski jumping venues in the world. The ski jumping venue is located on the Kiremitlik Hill at the base of Palandöken Mountain just southwest of Erzurum. […]

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Women's Ski Jumping: FISU Pioneer in the Introduction of New Disciplines

Ski Jumping 12 February 2014

Daniela Irashko (AUT), first gold medallist ever on a women’s ski jumping event at the Winter Universiade, Innsbruck 2005   Daniela Irashko from Austria, double gold medallist at the Winter Universiade (2005-2007), World Champion 2011 and silver medallist at the Sochi Olympic Games 2014LAUSANNE –While women’s ski jumping is an Olympic discipline for the first […]

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Mixed Ski Jumping proves to be Success

Winter Games 19 December 2013

   Podium of the Mixed Relay Ski Jumping PREDAZZO – At the 2013 Winter Universiade, mixed ski jumping made its debut in international sports. And it certainly landed on both feet. “I liked it very much because it’s new,” said Daniel Huber. “The girls can show their talent, I enjoyed it, so yes, I love […]

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FISU Delegates at FIS HQ Oberhofen

Ski Jumping 29 July 2011

    BRUSSELS – On July 28th, Roger Roth CTI Chair for the Winter Universiade, Milan Augustin, Director for the Winter Universiade, Laurent Briel, Director for the World University Championships and WUC Assistant Julien Buhajezuk met with Mrs. Sarah Lewis, International Ski Federation (FIS) Secretary General to discuss the position of Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping […]