Finland’s only competitor Julia Kykkänen broke both hands after a training fall in Klingenthal. Kykkänen spent the time together with the Finish mens national team in Klingenthal, Germany, for a training camp. After a jump on Tuesday at the HS 140 hill she fell unluckily and broke both hands. We wish her a quick recovery and hope to see her ...

Ulrike Grässler wins friday’s competition in Lillehammer, Line Jahr and Sarah Hendrickson on second and third rank. In the first round Line Jahr (NOR) was able to take the first rank. Her 97.0 m jump was one meter shorter then the one of second placed Ulrike Grässler (GER), but due to high judges points Jahr was 5.5 points ahead. Third ...

Grässler wins second competition in Oberwiesenthal. Watase and Jahr on second and third rank. Only few spectators came to see the rescheduled competition in the morning. But as the sun was shining and wind was calm most of the time, it was a nice competition they missed. The problem with the wooden fence was also solved, as the local organizers ...

Anette Sagen wins in Oberwiesenthal, Ulrike Grässler and Melanie Faisst ranked second and third. Due to inconstant wind conditions, only one official training round was held in the morning. Twelve year old Japanese Sara Takanashi was able to use the good conditions she had at her jump and set the longest distance. The Norwegian team, that started in Bischofsgrün and ...

Around a thousand spectators came to the jumping hill in Pöhla to see the competition there. Everybody was making a lot of noise, weather was fine and the local marching band was playing traditional music – so there was really a wonderful atmosphere here in Pöhla. Ski jumping legend Jens Weißflog, who has its roots in Pöhla served as patron ...

Again the German Team presented in good shape at the official Trainig for tomorrow’s Continental Cup here in Pöhla. Right with the beginning of the training the rain, that was here in Pöhla all afternoon, stopped and there were equal conditions for all, as wind was calm all the time during the training round here. The German team, that was ...

Also the second competition on Sunday in Bischofsgrün was won by Ulrike Grässler. Second is Ayumi Watase, third placed is Magdalena Schnurr. More people came to watch todays competition. So there was a quite nice atmosphere here at the jumping hill. The weather changed from cloudy to sunny and the wind was also very inconstant. Cause of that there were ...

Ulrike Grässler won the first Continental Cup competition in Bischofsgrün. Second is Bigna Windmüller, third is Caroline Espiau. The whole competition was held under warm and sticky weather conditions, the sun did show up just sparse. The wind changed constantly from calm to slight upwind. Sadly only few people went to see the competition, as a lot of other events ...

The official training in Bischofsgrün took place on Friday afternoon at sunny weather conditions. Germanys Magdalena Schnurr was the best in both training rounds. The official training here in Bischofsgrün was the kick-off for that summer’s Continental Cup. Sunny, warm weather, disturbed by some clouds and some blowing wind, were a perfect setting for the trainings. Some well-known jumpers, such ...

The case at British Columbia Supreme Court to force IOC to make ladies ski jumping olympic failed – there won’t be a ladies competition at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. As Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees equality of women and men, 15 athletes started a bid against VANOC, the organizing committee of the games, at the BC Supreme ...