2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
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The 2017/18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup was the 27th in a row (25th official) Continental Cup winter season in
ski jumping Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...
for men and the 14th for ladies. This was also the 16th summer continental cup season for men and 10th for ladies. After twenty-eight years break, the total 29th edition of the "Beskidy Tour" returned to the ski jumping, first time as part of the Continental Cup. Competition was originally held between 1958 and 1989 as FIS Race event. A total of three competitions at three different hills in two countries took place from 18–20 August 2017. Competition was held in
Szczyrk Szczyrk (; ; ) is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river. It is part of the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously being part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1 ...
,
Wisła Wisła (; ; ) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 (2019), near the border with the Czech Republic. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range in the historical region of ...
and
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (; ) is a town in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument z ...
. Overall winner became
Klemens Murańka Klemens Murańka (born 31 August 1994) is a retired Polish ski jumper, a member of the national team, a 2014 Junior World Champion in team, a bronze medalist of 2015 World Championship in team. Personal life On 28 August 2014 his fiancée gave ...
from Poland. Other competitive circuits this season included the
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, FIS Race and
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Map of continental cup hosts

All 23 locations hosting continental cup events in summer (8 for men / 2 for ladies) and in winter (14 for men / 3 for ladies) this season. ''Men'' ''Ladies'' ''Men & Ladies''


Men


Summer


Winter


Ladies


Summer


Winter


Men's standings


Summer


Winter


Beskidy Tour


Ladies' standings


Summer


Winter


Participants

Overall, total of 22 countries for both men and ladies participated in this season:


Europa Cup vs. Continental Cup

Last two seasons of Europa Cup in 1991/92 and 1992/93 are recognized as first two Continental Cup seasons by
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, although Continental Cup under this name officially started first season in 1993/94 season.


References

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