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  1. VANCOUVER 2010; It Seems Ski Jumping Has Become a Picnic

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Feb 23, 2010

    PHOTOS: Johan Remen Evensen of Norway in the finals of ski jumping, which was once the extreme sport of the Winter Games. The finals at Whistler drew a noticeable contingent of Polish fans. There were no surprises at the team competition on Monday. Austria won, just as everyone suspected. No one fell, except on the slick ice in the crowd. There… Full Story »

  2. RINGS; Another Gold For Ammann

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Feb 21, 2010

    Ammann's style points were not necessarily the highest of the day, but no other skier equaled the combined distance of his two jumps: 144 and 138 meters. He also won the jumping competition on the normal hill last Saturday, eight… Full Story »

  3. For Female Ski Jumpers, Chance to Compete Remains Elusive

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Feb 20, 2010

    Ski jumping and Nordic combined, which includes jumping, are the only sports in the Winter Games that do not have a women's event. Female ski jumpers have chafed at the suggestion that their sport is not competitive, saying that snowboard… Full Story »

  4. WINTER SPORTS; Ski Jumpers Turned Down

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Dec 23, 2009

    The Canadian Supreme Court extinguished the last hopes of the female ski jumpers who were trying to have their event added to the Vancouver Games by refusing Tuesday to hear the jumpers' appeal. The women -- 15 jumpers from five… Full Story »

  5. Support for Ski Jumping

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Aug 27, 2009

    Women's ski jumping will be included in the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 and has a "very strong case" to be part of future Olympics, said Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee. Full Story »

  6. Art Devlin, 81, Olympian And Television Commentator

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Mar 19, 2009

    Art Devlin, former US Olympic ski jumper and sports broadcaster, dies at age 81; photo Full Story »

  7. SPORTS BRIEFING | SKI JUMPING; Austrian Fails To Get Record Win

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Oct 28, 2008

    Thomas Morgenstern (Austria) finishes third in Switzerland, failing to win record seventh consecutive event in World Cup ski jumping Full Story »

  8. World Briefing | Europe: Finland: Ski Champion Held In Stabbing

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Oct 14, 2008

    Former world champion ski jumper Matti Nykanen is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for stabbing at Nokia (Germany) cottage; victim, male acquaintance of Nykanen, remains hospitalized; Nykanen was convicted in March of assaulting his wife with knife in Feb… Full Story »

  9. In Race for Fractions, Swiss Skier Stands a Tad Too Tall

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Oct 14, 2008

    Didier Defago won a super combined event at a World Cup ski race but was disqualified when his ski was found to be a tenth of a millimeter over the legal limit. Full Story »

  10. Art Devlin, Olympian and Television Commentator, Dies at 81

    NYT > Ski Jumping &bull Oct 14, 2008

    Art Devlin was a former United States Olympic ski jumper and sports broadcaster for CBS and ABC. Full Story »

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