2010 Olympic Ski Jumping was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Vancouver, British Columbia from February 12 through February 22. The event is held every four years at the site of the Winter Olympics. In ski jumping the skiers travel down a long ramp and into the air at speeds up to 95 kilometers (57 miles) per hour. Competitors are judged by the distance of the jump and their technique in the air and in landing.

There are three different events in ski jumping. In the normal hill and large hill individual there are two rounds of jumps. Fifty competitors jump in the first round with the top 35 advancing to the final round. In the team event, there are four competitors per team, each of which jumps in the first round. In the second round, only the top eight teams participate.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/additional-information/about-the-sport_146098ob.html Competitors to watch include Gregor Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern and Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria, Simon Ammann and Andreas Kuettel of Switzerland, Janne Ahonen and Matti Hautamaeki of Finland, Adam Malysz of Poland, Martin Schmitt of Germany and Anders Johnson of the United States.http://www.nbcolympics.com/ski-jumping/athletes/index.html

The origins of ski jumping date back to 1809 when Olaf Rye, a lieutenant from Norway, jumped 9 1/2 meters. Ski jumping competitions began in 1862 and first appeared in the Olympics in 1924. The large hill competition was first held at Innsbruck in 1964. The technique of holding the skis in a V-shaped position started in 1985 and is still used today. The method was shown to provide more distance than the parallel position of the skis. The three events are the men's short hill, long hill and team jumps.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/additional-information/about-the-sport_146098ob.html Legendary ski jumpers include Kazuyoshi Funaki of Japan, Jens Weissflog of Germany and Matti Nykaenen of Finland.http://www.nbcolympics.com/ski-jumping/insidethissport/history/newsid=280387.html#ski+jumping+history

February 12

During the normal hill qualification round 40 qualified and 10 others prequalified. Michael Uhrmann of Germany ranked first with a distance of 106 meters and 138.5 total points. Heung-Chul Choi of China and Anders Johnson of the United States qualified 40th with a jump distance of 93.5 meters and 108.5 total points. Gregor Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern and Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria, Simon Ammann of Switzerland are some notables that all prequalified.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/schedule-and-results/nh-individual-qualification-round_sjm070901qL.html

February 13

The first round jumps for the normal hill started at 9:45 in the morning. Simon Ammann lead with a jump of 105 meters and 135.5 total points. In second and third position were Michael Urmannn and Adam Malysz of Poland. Thirty jumpers qualified for the final round, which started at 10:45. Gregor Schlierenzuer ranked seventh in the first round jumps, but won the bronze medal with a jump of 106.5 meters and 140 points for a total of 268 points for the two jumps. Adam Malysz jumped 132.5 meters in the final round for 137 points and a total of 269.5 points to win the silver medal. Simon Ammann easily won the gold medal with a final round jump of 135.5 meters for 141 points and a total of 276.5 pointshttp://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/schedule-and-results/nh-individual-final-round_sjm070102Lh.html

February 19

The qualification round of the large hill ski jumping was held at 10:00 am. Ten competitors prequalified. Of the reamining fifty-one to jump, forty qualified. Noriaki Kasai of Japan lead with a jump of 142.5 meters and a score of 143.5. His teammate, Daiki Ito finished second with a jump of 139.5 meters and a score of 142.6 points. Matti Hautamaeki of Finland, Antonin Hajek of the Czech Republic and Andreas Wank of Germany tied for third with 138.0 points.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/schedule-and-results/lh-individual-qualification-round_sjm090901qr.html

February 20

Round one of the individual large hill was held at 11:30 am. Thirty-one of the fifty jumpers qualified for the final round. Simon Ammann of Switzerland was in first place with a jump of 144.0 meters and score of 144.7 Adam Malysz was second with a jump of 137.0 meters and score of 138.1. Matti Hautamaeki was third with a score of 131.7. Andreas Kofler, Gregor Schlierenzuer, Wolfgang Loitzl and Thomas Morgenstern, all from Austria, finished fourth through seventh.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/schedule-and-results/lh-individual-1st-round_sjm090101iy.html

The final round of the individual large hill was held at 12:47 pm. Simon Ammann had a jump of 138.0 meters for a score of 138.9 points and an overall score of 283.6. He won the gold medal, his second of this year's Olympics. Adam Malysz finished second to win the silver medal. That was his second silver medal of this year's games. Gregor Schlierenzuer edged teammate Andreas Kofler by one point to win the bronze, his second of this year's Olympicshttp://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/schedule-and-results/lh-individual-final-round_sjm090102t6-tA.html

February 22

The first found of team ski jumping was held at 10:00 am. Twelve teams participated and eight advanced to the final round. The teams that advanced were Austria, Germany, Norway, Finland, Japan, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/schedule-and-results/team-1st-round_sjm490101yD.html

The final round of the team ski jumping was held at 11:18 am. Austria won the gold with a total score of 1107.9. Germany edged Norway and won the silver with a score of 1035.8. Norway won the bronze with a total of 1030.3.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-ski-jumping/schedule-and-results/team-final-round_sjm490102t6-El.html

Winners

• Watch Olympic Ski Jumping Online
• February 12
• 10:00 - Olympic Ski Jumping Normal Hill Qualification Round

• February 13
• 9:45 - Ski Jumping - Normal hill 1st Round
• 10:45 - Ski Jumping - Normal hill Final Round Medal Event

• February 19
• 10:00 - Olympic Ski Jumping Large Hill Qualification Round

• February 20
• 11:30 - Ski Jumping - Large hill 1st Round
• 12:30 - Ski Jumping - Large hill Final Round Medal Event

• February 22
• 10:00 - Olympic Team Ski Jumping - Team 1st Round
• 10:45 - Team Ski Jumping Medal Event