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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 ...

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Gstaad Gstaad ( , ) is a town in the German language, German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society ...

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Hill was opened in 1916 and owned by Ski-Club Gstaad. It was renovated in 1932, 1959, 1966 and 1972. It hosted six FIS

Ski jumping World Cup The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internati ...

events in from 1980 to 1990. Now it's no longer in use. They closed it in 1992 and demolished in 2008. Ernst Vettori holds the hill record. {{coord, 46.4665, N, 7.2782, E, source:wikidata, display=title Ski jumping venues in Switzerland Sport in Switzerland