ski jump
Airborne winter sport
A ski jump is a steep ramp that launches skiers into the air for distance or style competitions, or the act of using such a ramp: She landed a ninety-meter ski jump.
The sport involves sliding down an inrun, launching from the takeoff table, and landing on a sloped hill below.
To ski jump is to perform this feat.
Traveling through air
- soarAscend to heights
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- parabolicShaped like a conic section
lift · descent · landing · aerial · telemark · airtime · midair · elevation
Frozen crystalline precipitation
- coldLow temperature state
- alpineOf high elevations
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- frostThin ice coating
ice · goggles · helmet · bindings · wax · wind · January · February
Global athletic contest
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
medals · champion · medalist · Olympians · Sochi · Pyeongchang · Innsbruck · Norway
Departure or parody
- outrunSurpass in speed
- rampSloped connecting surface
- platformRaised flat structure
- gradientRate of change across space
profile · stadium · scaffold · large hill · track · construction · engineering
Skilled way of performing
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- timingArt of choosing moments
strength · flexibility · precision · form · conditioning · discipline · takeoff · mental focus
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
intensity · anticipation · nerves · spectacle · breathtaking · daredevil · extreme · courage
Exposure to harm
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- fallDescend under gravity
- crashSudden violent impact
- wind gustsSudden strong air bursts
hazard · fear · peril · accident · precariousness · uncertainty · concussion · fracture
airborne
Traveling through air
- soarAscend to heights
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- trajectoryPath of moving object
parabolic · lift · descent · landing · aerial · telemark · airtime · midair · elevation · float
snow
Frozen crystalline precipitation
frost · ice · goggles · helmet · bindings · wax · wind · January · February · season
Olympics
Global athletic contest
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
bronze · medals · champion · medalist · Olympians · Sochi · Pyeongchang · Innsbruck · Norway · Austria
takeoff
Departure or parody
gradient · profile · stadium · scaffold · large hill · track · construction · engineering
technique
Skilled way of performing
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
timing · strength · flexibility · precision · form · conditioning · discipline · takeoff · mental focus · visualization
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
heart-pounding · intensity · anticipation · nerves · spectacle · breathtaking · daredevil · extreme · courage · gasps
danger
Exposure to harm
wind gusts · hazard · fear · peril · accident · precariousness · uncertainty · concussion · fracture · recovery
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- Nosenose, nostril, nostrils, nares, nasal
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- Jumpshop, leap, bound, skip, bounce
- Olympic venuesOlympic village, aquatic center, velodrome, diving pool, swimming pool
- towed watersportswaterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, tubing, towable tube
ski jumpcross-country skiing
Self-propelled snow travel sport
Nordic skiing · ski touring · biathlon · snowplowing · backcountry skiing
ski jumplevel ground
jump, jumping, ski, jumper, skiing, jumps, skis, jumped, jumpers