Ski jimpin
 Vikersundbakken in Modum, Norawa is the warld's lairgest ski jimpin hill. (Pictur takken afore it wis redesigned in 2010/2011) | |
| Heichest govrenin body | Internaitional Ski Federation |
|---|---|
| First played | 1808 Eidsberg, Norawa |
| Characteristics | |
| Team members | Individual or groups |
| Olympic | Syne the first iver Winter Olympics in 1924 |
Ski jimpin is a sport in that skiers gang doun a tak-aff ramp, jimp an attempt tae land as far as possible doun the hill ablo. In addeetion tae the lenth o the jimp, juidges gie pynts for style. The skis uised for ski jimpin are wide an lang (260 tae 275 centimetre (102 tae 108 in)). Ski jimpin is predominantly a winter sport, performed on snaw, an is pairt o the Winter Olympic Gemmes, but can an aa be performed in simmer on airtificial surfaces – porcelain or frost rail track on the inrun, plastic on the laundin hill. Ski jimpin belangs tae the nordic teep o competitive skiin.