Each season consist of 25-30 competitions, usually two competitions on the same hill during a weekend. One competition consists of a qualifying round, first round and second round. The top 10 jumpers in FIS ranking qualify directly to the first round, while the rest of the jumpers fight for the remaining 40 spots. The top 30 men in the first round advance to the second round, which is held in reverse order, so the best jumper in the first round jumps last. The aggregate score in the first and second rounds determine the competition results. The top 30 are awarded World Cup points. The winner gets 100 points while number 30 receives 1 point.
The table below shows the three highest ranked jumpers each year.
Season |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Third |
1979-80 |
Hubert Neuper, Austria |
Armin Kogler, Austria |
Stanisław Bobak, Poland |
1980–81 |
Armin Kogler, Austria |
Roger Ruud, Norway |
Horst Bulau, Canada |
1981–82 |
Armin Kogler, Austria |
Hubert Neuper, Austria |
Horst Bulau, Canada |
1982–83 |
Matti Nykänen, Finland |
Horst Bulau, Canada |
Armin Kogler, Austria |
1983–84 |
Jens Weißflog, East Germany |
Matti Nykänen, Finland |
Pavel Ploc, Czechoslovakia |
1984–85 |
Matti Nykänen, Finland |
Andreas Felder, Austria |
Ernst Vettori, Austria |
1985–86 |
Matti Nykänen, Finland |
Ernst Vettori, Austria |
Andreas Felder, Austria |
1986–87 |
Vegard Opaas, Norway |
Ernst Vettori, Austria |
Andreas Felder, Austria |
1987–88 |
Matti Nykänen, Finland |
Pavel Ploc, Czechoslovakia |
Primož Ulaga, Slovenia |
1988–89 |
Jan Boklöv, Sweden |
Jens Weißflog, East Germany |
Dieter Thoma, West Germany |
1989–90 |
Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Finland |
Ernst Vettori, Austria |
Andreas Felder, Austria |
1990–91 |
Andreas Felder, Austria |
Stephan Zünd, Switzerland |
Dieter Thoma, Germany |
1991–92 |
Toni Nieminen, Finland |
Werner Rathmayr, Austria |
Andreas Felder, Austria |
1992–93 |
Andreas Goldberger, Austria |
Jaroslav Sakala, Czech Republic |
Noriaki Kasai, Japan |
1993–94 |
Espen Bredesen, Norway |
Jens Weißflog, Germany |
Andreas Goldberger, Austria |
1994–95 |
Andreas Goldberger, Austria |
Roberto Cecon, Italy |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
1995–96 |
Andreas Goldberger, Austria |
Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Finland |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
1996–97 |
Primož Peterka, Slovenia |
Dieter Thoma, Germany |
Kazuyoshi Funaki, Japan |
1997–98 |
Primož Peterka, Slovenia |
Kazuyoshi Funaki, Japan |
Andreas Widhölzl, Austria |
1998–99 |
Martin Schmitt, Germany |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
Noriaki Kasai, Japan |
1999–00 |
Martin Schmitt, Germany |
Andreas Widhölzl, Austria |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
2000–01 |
Adam Małysz, Poland |
Martin Schmitt, Germany |
Risto Jussilainen, Finland |
2001–02 |
Adam Małysz, Poland |
Sven Hannawald, Germany |
Matti Hautamäki, Finland |
2002–03 |
Adam Małysz, Poland |
Sven Hannawald, Germany |
Andreas Widhölzl, Austria |
2003–04 |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
Roar Ljøkelsøy, Norway |
Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norway |
2004–05 |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
Roar Ljøkelsøy, Norway |
Matti Hautamäki, Finland |
2005–06 |
Jakub Janda, Czech Republic |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
Andreas Küttel, Switzerland |
2006–07 |
Adam Małysz, Poland |
Anders Jacobsen, Norway |
Simon Ammann, Switzerland |
2007–08 |
Thomas Morgenstern, Austria |
Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria |
Janne Ahonen, Finland |
2008–09 |
Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria |
Simon Ammann, Switzerland |
Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria |
2009–10 |
Simon Ammann, Switzerland |
Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria |
Thomas Morgenstern, Austria |
2010–11 |
Thomas Morgenstern, Austria |
Simon Ammann, Switzerland |
Adam Małysz, Poland |
All Pre-World Cup, Olympic Games, World Championships & World Cup events are included. (As of 27 November 2011)
Category |
Ski Jumper |
Record |
Date/Year |
Olympic Games (1924-2010) |
|
most individual victories |
Simon Ammann |
4 |
2002–2010 |
all medals |
Matti Nykänen |
5 |
1984–1988 |
most team victories |
Finland Team |
2 |
1988–1992 |
Germany Team |
2 |
1994–2002 |
Austria Team |
2 |
2006–2010 |
most team medals |
Austria Team |
5 |
1992–2010 |
youngest winner individual (Albertville) |
Toni Nieminen |
16 y, 261 d |
1992 |
oldest winner individual (Lillehammer) |
Jens Weißflog |
29 y, 214 d |
1994 |
by No. of Olympic appearances |
Noriaki Kasai |
6 |
1992–2010 |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1925-2011) |
|
most individual victories |
Adam Małysz |
4 |
2001–2007 |
most individual medals |
Adam Małysz |
6 |
2001–2011 |
all medals |
Janne Ahonen |
10 |
1995–2005 |
Martin Schmitt |
10 |
1997–2011 |
most team victories |
Austria Team |
8 |
1984–2011 |
most team medals |
Austria Team |
14 |
1984–2011 |
youngest winner individual (Thunder Bay) |
Tommy Ingebrigtsen |
17 y, 222 d |
1995 |
oldest winner individual (Liberec) |
Andreas Küttel |
29 y, 308 d |
2009 |
by No. of Championships appearances |
Noriaki Kasai |
10 |
1989–2009 |
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships (1972-2010) |
|
most individual victories |
Walter Steiner |
2 |
1972–1977 |
Sven Hannawald |
2 |
2000–2002 |
Roar Ljøkelsøy |
2 |
2004–2006 |
most individual medals |
Matti Nykänen |
5 |
1983–1990 |
all medals |
Janne Ahonen |
7 |
1996–2008 |
most team victories |
Norway Team |
2 |
2004–2006 |
Austria Team |
2 |
2008–2010 |
most team medals |
Norway Team |
4 |
2004–2010 |
Finland Team |
4 |
2004–2010 |
youngest winner individual (Oberstdorf) |
Gregor Schlierenzauer |
18 y, 47 d |
2008 |
oldest winner individual (Bad Mitterndorf) |
Roar Ljøkelsøy |
29 y, 228 d |
2006 |
by No. of Championships appearances |
Janne Ahonen |
9 |
1994–2010 |
Four Hills Tournament (1952-2011) |
|
most overall victories |
Janne Ahonen |
5 |
1999–2008 |
most individual victories |
Jens Weißflog |
10 |
1983–1996 |
youngest winner individual (Oberstdorf) |
Toni Nieminen |
16 y, 212 d |
29 December 1991 |
oldest winner individual (Bischofshofen) |
Jens Weißflog |
31 y, 169 d |
6 January 1996 |
youngest winner overall |
Toni Nieminen |
16 y, 220 d |
1991–92 |
oldest winner overall |
Jens Weißflog |
31 y, 169 d |
1995–96 |
World Cup (1979-2011) |
|
most overall wins |
Matti Nykänen |
4 |
1983–1988 |
Adam Małysz |
4 |
2001–2007 |
most individual victories |
Matti Nykänen |
46 |
1981–1989 |
most individual podiums |
Janne Ahonen |
108 |
1993–2010 |
most individual Top 10 results |
Janne Ahonen |
245 |
1993–2011 |
most team victories |
Austria team |
24 |
1990–2011 |
most team medals |
Austria team |
46 |
1990–2011 |
most individual performances |
Noriaki Kasai |
396 |
1989-active |
most team performances |
Noriaki Kasai |
39 |
1990-active |
all performances |
Noriaki Kasai |
435 |
1989-active |
most seasons |
Noriaki Kasai |
22 |
1989-active |
most ski-flying individual victories |
Gregor Schlierenzauer |
10 |
2006-active |
youngest winner individual (Lahti) |
Steve Collins |
15 y, 362 d |
9 March 1980 |
oldest winner individual (Kuopio) |
Takanobu Okabe |
38 y, 135 d |
10 March 2009 |
youngest winner overall |
Toni Nieminen |
16 y, 303 d |
1991-92 |
oldest winner overall |
Adam Małysz |
29 y, 112 d |
2006-07 |
most wins in one season individual |
Gregor Schlierenzauer |
13 |
2008-09 |
most points in one season individual |
Gregor Schlierenzauer |
2083 (points) |
2008-09 |
Other records (all times) |
|
first jump over 100m (Planica) |
Sepp Bradl |
101m |
1936 |
first jump over 200m (Planica) |
Andreas Goldberger (fall, invalid) |
202m* |
1994 |
Toni Nieminen (official) |
203m |
1994 |
most jumps over 200m |
Adam Małysz |
114 |
1995-2011 |
world record (Vikersund) |
Johan Remen Evensen |
246.5m |
2011 |
first World Cup individual event |
Cortina d'Ampezzo |
December |
1979 |
first World Cup team event |
Lahti |
March |
1990 |