Media Websites
WCSN.com
Excellent European sports site, English language. Good coverage of jumping & NC, live audio
available for major events.
Eurosport.com
US-based website that covers a large variety of sports not widely covered in the US, including
some live coverage of international ski jumping. You need to check their site and schedule
periodically, as things are added as rights are acquired. Lots of free stuff, inexpensive
subscription to get everything.
Ski Flying!
Here are links to the world's six ski flying hills ... these are rated for flights
of 170 to 185 meters; the world's record flight of 231 meters was set on the Planica jump
in 2003 by Finland's Matti Hautamaeki. In 2002, Alan Alborn of the U.S. flew 221.5 meters
at Planica.
International Websites
You can use "Language Tools" on www.Google.com to translate web pages;
you just have to type in or paste in the URL of the page you want to translate.
You will find that automatic translations are imprecise, and can be quite amusing,
but you will be able to follow the topic reasonably well.
SkiJumpingCanada.com
The other North American ski jumping country! The Canadians have been absent from the Olympics
since 1992, but they have an excellent group of young jumpers training in the Calgary Olympic
complex. Like the US, they've got an excellent women's team to complement the make athletes,
and their program is producing some excellent young jumpers.
Boldtracks.com
Official site of the Callaghan Valley Organizing Committee ... it's the source for information
on the venue for ski jumping for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. The first event at this
new facility will be the North American Junior Championships and Canadian National Championships
scheduled for Jan 1-5, 2008.
ESkijumping.com
From Poland, but in ENGLISH ... comprehensive site covers all major series; World Cup, World
Championships, Men's & Women's Continental Cup. Easy to navigate, attractive, full of up-to-date
information. Ski jumping is as popular in Poland as NFL football or NASCAR are in the USA.
Skokinarciarskie!
This site now redirects you to www.eskijumping.com (link above) which is available in English!
Ski-Jumping.Net
New in 2004, this is a good overall ski jumping site, English language, maintained in
Austria. Covers both World Cup and Continental Cup jumping, lots of information on
various national teams and athletes.
Jump Like A Girl
Beautiful, informative site about women's ski jumping; there will be a documentary film
by the folks who brought you this site, and it features two of the top US female
jumpers, Lindsey Van and Jessica Jerome.
Siugraskoszeg.hu
Hungarian site! No, it's not in English, but we think you'll enjoy visiting this very attractive
site from a country not often associated with our favorite sport.
Russian Sports Club - Flying Skier
This is our first listing from Russia. It's a very attractive site, and you can switch from
English to Russian via a link in the upper left corner of the homepage. There's a very
familiar skier image in the top banner! This is an exceptionally attractive and complete site,
worth taking the time to explore completely. Huge page of links, interesting photos of Russian
jumps. It's based in Perm, Russia, home of Roman Kirov, who has competed in the United States
for several years.
Ski Jumping Team Slovenia
Attractive and informative site from Slovenia, and this link is to the English version of the
site. Slovenian ski jumpers are well-known throughout the midwestern US because of their
participation in Continental Cup meets at several venues in this part of the U.S.
www.SkiJumping.pl
Another really interesting Polish site. Mostly in Polish, but take some time to
explore. There's a "forum" section with a button at the bottom of the page that will
switch you to English (click the Dla Kibica link, then Forum). They also have a large
collection of photos, link Foto Galerie, and lots of jumping videos at Filmy ze Skokami.
The drop lists to select videos are understandable even if you don't read or speak Polish.
Ski Jumping in Poland
Another attractive Polish ski jumping site. Like many of the excellent international sites,
there's no English version, but it's easy to navigate, and fun to visit.
Ski-Mail
German site, but if you click "English" on the home page, most of the links and a lot
of other content is presented in English. This site is extensive and well done, and under
"Links" you can find the homepages of all the major national ski federations in Europe,
homepages for a lot of top-ranked jumpers, and a real variety of other things.
You can spend a lot of time here.
DamenSkiSpringen.com
(Women's Ski Jumping)
The text is German, but you can navigate it easily. Section "Nationen" has photos
and profiles of the athletes on many national teams. This and other international sites
show how well ski jumping is covered in other countries.
www.SkiSpringen.de
It's in German only, and takes a while to load, but it's worth the wait ...
the graphics and animation are outstanding.
www.SkiSpringen.com
Another in German only, lots of news & photos, and like most European sites is kept
very current.
Braunlage Wintersportverein
There are two logos on the homepage; one takes you to the winter sports association, the other
takes you to the site featuring the Continental Cup meet at Braunlage.
Schoenwald Ski Club
Women's ski jumping is an emerging international sport. Check out the "Ladies GP" link from
their homepage. This site is all in German, and it's got some very good pictures and competition
results for some of the women pictured on our
Photo Gallery page at the Schoenwald jump!