The FIS Ski Flying World Cup is an annual competition in ski flying , contested as part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and organized by International Ski Federation . It should not be confused with the FIS Ski Flying World Championships , which are a separate one-off event contested biennially during the World Cup season, but with points not counting towards it.
8-518: Four World Championships in ski flying organized in 1992 , 1994 , 1996 and 1998 also counted for World Cup points. From 1979/80 until 1989/90 ski flying world cup events were organized as K.O.P. Ski Flying Week Tournaments and were not awarded with trophies but counted in overall ranking. Ski Flying World Cup was first time officially organized from 1990/91 until 2000/01 and after eight years break again since 2008/09 have been awarded with small crystal globe. Only forty competitors can enter
16-475: A weekend. One competition consists of a qualifying round, first round and second round. The top 10 jumpers in FIS ranking qualify directly to the first round, while the rest of the jumpers fight for the remaining 30 spots. The top 30 men in the first round advance to the second round, which is held in reverse order, so the best jumper in the first round jumps last. The aggregate score in the first and second rounds determine
24-411: Is Ironwood which is expected to be reopened and covered with plastic mate in 2017 as the only flying hill active all year round. First test flights for women are provided in season 2023/2024 in case women jump technique developed at same speed. According to the results women competition should start next season. Each season consists of 2–7 competitions, usually two competitions on the same hill during
32-606: Is a ski flying event organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1972 and held every two years. The event takes place on hills much larger than ski jumping hills , with the K-point set between 185 metres (607 ft) and 200 m (660 ft). Unlike ordinary ski jumping , the Ski Flying World Champion is determined after four jumps which take place over two days. 40 jumpers qualify for
40-588: The competition and jump the first round, 10 are eliminated, and the 30 remaining jumpers compete in the last three rounds. The person with most points combined after four jumps is declared the World Champion. In 2004, the FIS introduced a team event between national teams of four jumpers, with two jumps each. The competitions are not included in the general classification of the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup . The exception to this rule were
48-568: The competition results. The top 30 are awarded World Cup points. The winner gets 100 points while number 30 receives 1 point. At team events only top 8 receive points. (As of 22 March 2024) (As of 23 March 2024) (As of 23 February 2024) As of 2 April 2022 As of 22 March 2024 As of 17 March 2024 As of 23 March 2024 As of 27 March 2022 Last updated: 17 March 2024 updated: 25 February 2024 FIS Ski Flying World Championships The FIS Ski Flying World Championships
56-604: The competition. First individual event organized in 1980 is the only world cup event in history where single event took three days in total. First team event in history was organized in 2000 in Planica . There are six ski flying hills that exists in the world: Planica , Oberstdorf , Vikersund , Kulm , Harrachov and Ironwood . They are joined in the »K.O.P.« (Kulm-Oberstdorf-Planica) ski flying hills association founded in 1962 in Ljubljana . The only hill located outside of Europe
64-951: The seasons 1991/1992, 1993/1994, 1995/1996 and 1997/1998, in which the points scored during the Ski Flying World Championships in Harrachov (in 1992 ), in Planica (in 1994 ), in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf (in 1996 ) and in Oberstdorf (in 1998 ). Europe After the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2024 FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1992 The 1992 FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships took place on 21–22 March 1992 at Čerťák in Harrachov , Czechoslovakia for
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