Characteristics of the early flight phase in the Olympic ski jumping competition

Take-off analysis of the Olympic ski jumping competition (HS-106 m)

“…Different angles and angular velocities were calculated for different joints Table 1 List of ski jumping projects performed at the Winter Olympics since 1988 (e.g. Virmavirta and Komi, 1989;Arndt et al, 1995;Virmavirta et al, 2005). (hip, knee) and segments (shank, upper body), and the velocity components parallel and perpendicular to the take-off table were also determined.…”

“…High altitude gives a small advantage to heavier jumpers, but it is probably more important to understand that high altitude does not favor low body weight as has been assumed. The effect of high altitude on ski jumping performance has been discussed in more detail previously (Virmavirta et al, 2005). Fig.…”

Kinematic Analysis of the Take-Off and Start of the Early Flight Phase on a Large Hill (HS-134 m) during the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships

“…Such variability can occur not only between performance groups but also within the groups (Janura et al, 2007;Vaverka et al, 1997;Virmavirta et al, 2005). Any p-value less than .05 was deemed significant.…”

Individual flight styles in ski jumping: results obtained during Olympic Games competitions

“…However, Vaverka et al (1997); Vaverka and Janura (2002) have pointed out that different take-off movements and early flight positions can be found when different athletes are compared. The studies of Virmavirta et al (2001Virmavirta et al ( , 2003 and of Bru¨ggemann et al (2003) also focus on the takeoff and on the early flight phase. The question, what optimisation strategy do different athletes use during the whole flight has become increasingly important due to the high aerodynamic lift and drag forces acting on the athletes and their equipment.…”