Women's ski jumping: 2024/25 season starts with excitement!

The women's ski jumping World Cup has become an integral part of winter sports in recent years and is becoming increasingly important. The first competitions in women's ski jumping were organized at the turn of the century, and the first world championship was held in Liberec in 2009, which was won by Lindsey Van. After the first women's team competition was held in Oslo in 2011, international competitions in this area became established. Previously, the Continental Cup was the most important competition series for women. The first World Cup competition for women took place in December 2011 and was won by Sarah Hendrickson. In 2014, women's ski jumping celebrated its Olympic premiere in Sochi. The unofficial world record is 200 meters and is held by Daniela Iraschko.

The 2024/25 Women's Ski Jumping World Cup season begins on November 22, 2024 in Lillehammer, Norway. The calendar includes various dates and locations:

• 22. November 2024: Lillehammer, Norwegen (Mixed Team, HS 140)
• 23. November 2024: Lillehammer, Norwegen (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 140)
• 24. November 2024: Lillehammer, Norwegen (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 140)
• 13. Dezember 2024: Zhangjiakou, China (Qualifikation, HS 106)
• 14. Dezember 2024: Zhangjiakou, China (Einzel, HS 106)
• 15. Dezember 2024: Zhangjiakou, China (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 106)
• 20. Dezember 2024: Engelberg, Schweiz (Qualifikation, HS 140)
• 21. Dezember 2024: Engelberg, Schweiz (Einzel, HS 140)
• 22. Dezember 2024: Engelberg, Schweiz (Einzel, HS 140)
• 30. Dezember 2024: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland (Two Nights Tour, Qualifikation, HS 142)
• 31. Dezember 2024: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland (Two Nights Tour, Einzel, HS 142)
• 1. Januar 2025: Oberstdorf, Deutschland (Two Nights Tour, Einzel, HS 137)
• 4. Januar 2025: Villach, Österreich (Qualifikation, HS 98)
• 5. Januar 2025: Villach, Österreich (Einzel, HS 98)
• 6. Januar 2025: Villach, Österreich (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 98)
• 17. Januar 2025: Sapporo, Japan (Qualifikation, HS 134)
• 18. Januar 2025: Sapporo, Japan (Einzel, HS 134)
• 19. Januar 2025: Sapporo, Japan (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 134)
• 24. Januar 2025: Zao, Japan (Einzel, HS 102)
• 25. Januar 2025: Zao, Japan (Super-Team, HS 102)
• 26. Januar 2025: Zao, Japan (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 102)
• 31. Januar 2025: Willingen, Deutschland (Mixed, HS 147)
• 1. Februar 2025: Willingen, Deutschland (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 147)
• 6. Februar 2025: Lake Placid, USA (Qualifikation, HS 128)
• 7. Februar 2025: Lake Placid, USA (Einzel, HS 128)
• 8. Februar 2025: Lake Placid, USA (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 128)
• 14. Februar 2025: Ljubno, Slowenien (Qualifikation, HS 94)
• 15. Februar 2025: Ljubno, Slowenien (Einzel, HS 94)
• 16. Februar 2025: Ljubno, Slowenien (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 94)
• 21. Februar 2025: Hinzenbach, Österreich (Qualifikation, HS 90)
• 22. Februar 2025: Hinzenbach, Österreich (Einzel, HS 90)
• 23. Februar 2025: Hinzenbach, Österreich (Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 90)
• 27. Februar 2025: Trondheim, Norwegen (WM, Qualifikation, HS 105)
• 28. Februar 2025: Trondheim, Norwegen (WM, Einzel, HS 105)
• 5. März 2025: Trondheim, Norwegen (WM, Mixed Team, HS 138)
• 6. März 2025: Trondheim, Norwegen (WM, Qualifikation, HS 138)
• 7. März 2025: Trondheim, Norwegen (WM, Einzel, HS 138)
• 12. März 2025: Oslo, Norwegen (Raw Air, Qualifikation, HS 134)
• 13. März 2025: Oslo, Norwegen (Raw Air, Einzel, HS 134)
• 14. März 2025: Vikersund, Norwegen (Skifliegen, Raw Air, Qualifikation, HS 240)
• 15. März 2025: Vikersund, Norwegen (Skifliegen, Raw Air, Einzel, HS 240)
• 16. März 2025: Vikersund, Norwegen (Skifliegen, Raw Air, Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 240)
• 19. März 2025: Lahti, Finnland (Qualifikation, HS 130)
• 20. März 2025: Lahti, Finnland (Einzel, HS 130)
• 21. März 2025: Lahti, Finnland (Weltcup-Finale, Qualifikation und Einzel, HS 130)

The 2020/2021 season of women's ski jumping was also remarkable and featured some extraordinary events. Only in Nizhny Tagil were competitions with spectators held. Nika Kriznar dominated the season and secured the overall World Cup with ten podium places in 13 competitions. She won two World Cups and emphasized the importance of good preparation and team cohesion. The closest competitors were Sara Takanashi and Marita Kramer, with Takanashi leading into the World Cup final but ultimately showing nerves. Marita Kramer achieved seven victories, but was not the overall World Cup winner. The Norwegian team endured a turbulent season, while Eirin Maria Kvandal celebrated a win in Ljubno but suffered a serious crash. Silje Opseth achieved seven podium places and came fourth in the overall World Cup. Maren Lundby, also part of the Norwegian team, had a challenging season but became world champion on the large hill in Oberstdorf.

Other notable results were Ema Klinec's Normal Hill World Championships without any previous World Cup victories, as well as the successes of Takanashi, who took silver and bronze at the World Championships. Germany surprised with the gold medal in the mixed team at the World Cup. In contrast, the DSV women had a disappointing season with only one podium finish and one behind the top 3. Katharina Althaus achieved the best individual result for the DSV team with a sixth place, while Anna Rupprecht showed positive results after an injury break and Juliane Seyfarth failed to live up to expectations and failed to qualify four times.

For further details see Allgäu newspaper and Skijumping.com.