Editing Ski jumping (section)

== Techniques ==
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[[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-61623-0009, Harald Pfeffer.jpg|thumb|Kongsberger technique, used in 1920s to 1950s.<ref name=heritage2011>MacArthur, Paul J. (March–April 2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=OijwKxr1ER0C&pg=PA20 ''Skiing Heritage Journal''], p. 23, at [[Google Books]]. International Skiing History Association. Retrieved 22 May 2015.</ref>]]
Each jump is divided into four parts: in-run, take-off (jump), flight, and landing.

By using the [[ski jumping techniques#V-style|V-style]], firstly pioneered by Swedish ski jumper [[Jan Boklöv]] in the mid-1980s,<ref name="Techniques"/> modern skiers are able to exceed the distance of the take-off hill by about 10% compared to the previous technique with parallel skis.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Previous techniques included the [[Ski jumping techniques#Kongsberger|Kongsberger technique]], the [[Ski jumping techniques#Windisch|Windisch technique]], and the [[Ski jumping techniques#Parallel/classic/Däscher|Däscher technique]].<ref name="Techniques">{{cite web|url=http://www.skijumping-info.com/info-section/the-history/80-info/107-techniques.html|title=Development of ski jumping technique|publisher=skijumping-info.com|access-date=15 January 2012|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035059/http://www.skijumping-info.com/info-section/the-history/80-info/107-techniques.html}}</ref> Until the mid-1960s, the ski jumper came down the in-run of the hill with both arms pointing forwards. This changed when the Windisch technique was pioneered by [[Erich Windisch]] in the 1949 as a modification of the Kongsberger technique, further modified in the 1950s by the Däscher technique (parallel style), pioneered by [[Andreas Däscher]]. A lesser-used technique as of 2017 is the H-style which is essentially a combination of the parallel and V-styles, in which the skis are spread very wide apart and held parallel in an "H" shape. It is prominently used by [[Domen Prevc]].

Skiers are required to touch the ground in the Telemark landing style ({{langx|no|telemarksnedslag}}), named after the Norwegian county of [[Telemark]]. This involves the landing with one foot in front of the other with knees slightly bent, mimicking the style of [[Telemark skiing]]. Failure to execute a [[Telemark landing]] leads to the deduction of style points, issued by the judges.<ref name="rulesFIS"/><ref name = Kunnskapsforlagets>''Kunnskapsforlagets idrettsleksikon'' (Encyclopedia of Sports), Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget, 1990. {{ISBN|82-573-0408-5}}</ref>