Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics

Ski jumping has been part of every Winter Olympic Games since 1924. At first, athletes jumped from just one hill, and the hill’s height changed each year.

Later, two kinds of hills were used: a normal hill at 70 meters and a large hill at 80 meters.

In 1988, a team event was added, so athletes could compete as a group. By 1992, the hills were described by their K-point distances instead of exact lengths.

In 2014, women joined in for the first time, and Carina Vogt from Germany won the first gold medal. Ski jumping stays a fun and exciting part of the Winter Olympics.

Summary

Ski jumping has been a part of every Winter Olympic Games since 1924. In the early years, from 1924 to 1956, athletes jumped on one hill. The size of the hill changed for each Games. People still talk about whether they used normal hills or large hills for the jumps.

Events

Ski jumping has been part of every Winter Olympic Games since 1924. In the early years, from 1924 to 1956, athletes jumped on one hill. The length of this hill changed with each Games. There is some debate about whether these early events used normal hills or large hills.

Medal table

See also: List of Olympic medalists in ski jumping

The medal table shows how different countries have done in ski jumping at the Winter Olympics. The information is current after the 2026 Winter Olympics.

There was a special case in the 1980 normal hill competition where two athletes tied for the silver medal, so no bronze medal was given that year.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	14	12	15	41
2	Finland	10	8	4	22
3	Austria	8	10	10	28
4	Germany	7	7	3	17
5	Japan	4	7	7	18
6	Poland	4	5	4	13
7	Slovenia	4	3	4	11
8	Switzerland	4	1	1	6
9	East Germany	2	3	2	7
10	Czechoslovakia	1	2	4	7
11	United Team of Germany	1	0	1	2
12	Soviet Union	1	0	0	1
13	Sweden	0	1	1	2
	Yugoslavia	0	1	1	2
15	ROC	0	1	0	1
16	Canada	0	0	1	1
	France	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		60	61	60	181

Number of ski jumpers by nation

¹ Some athletes did not start at the Games.

Some athletes might not have been able to jump in the competition at the Games.