Editing Ski jumping (section)

== History ==
[[File:Herman Paus.jpg|thumb|[[Herman Paus]] jumping in Hyttlibakken at [[Tryvannshøgda]] ca. 1919]]

Like most of the [[Nordic skiing]] disciplines, the first ski jumping competitions were held in [[Norway]] in the 19th century, although there is evidence of ski jumping in the late 18th century. The recorded origins of the first ski jump trace back to 1808, when [[Olaf Rye]] reached {{convert|9.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}. [[Sondre Norheim]], who is regarded as the "father" of the modern ski jumping, won the first-ever ski jumping competition with prizes, which was held in [[Høydalsmo]] in 1866.

The first larger ski jumping competition was held on [[Husebyrennet]] hill in [[Oslo]], Norway, in 1875. Due to its poor infrastructure and the weather conditions, in 1892 the event was moved to [[Holmenkollen]], which is today still one of the main ski jumping events in the season.

In the late 19th century, Sondre Norheim and Nordic skier [[Karl Hovelsen]] immigrated to the United States and started developing the sport in that country. In 1924, ski jumping was featured at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]] in [[Chamonix]], France. The sport has been featured at every Olympics since.

Ski jumping was brought to Canada by Norwegian immigrant [[Nels Nelsen]]. Starting with his example in 1915 until late 1959, annual ski jumping competitions were held on Mount Revelstoke — the ski hill Nelsen designed — the longest period of any Canadian ski jumping venue. Revelstoke's was the biggest natural ski jump hill in Canada and internationally recognized as one of the best in North America. The length and natural grade of its {{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=on}} hill made possible jumps of over {{convert|60| m|ft|abbr=on}}—the longest in Canada. It was also the only hill in Canada where world ski jumping records were set, in 1916, 1921, 1925, 1932, and 1933.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/revelstoke/decouvrir-discover/hist/ski |title=The History of Skiing on Mount Revelstoke |access-date=2017-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018071701/https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/revelstoke/decouvrir-discover/hist/ski |archive-date=2017-10-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1935, the origins of [[ski flying]] began in [[Planica]], Slovenia, where [[Josef Bradl]] became the first competitor in history to jump over {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}. At the same venue, the first official jump over {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} was achieved in 1994, when [[Toni Nieminen]] landed at 203 meters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skisprungschanzen.com/EN/Ski+Jumps/SLO-Slovenia/Planica/0475-Letalnica/|title=Letalnica, Planica|publisher=skisprungschanzen.com|access-date=13 March 2017}}</ref>

In 1962 in [[Zakopane]], Poland, the normal hill event was introduced at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]]. Two years later, the normal hill event was included on the Olympic programme at the [[1964 Winter Olympics]]. The team event was added later, at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]].