ski jumping
Ramp-launched winter sport
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors ski down a steep ramp and launch into the air, scoring points for distance traveled and style.
The sport originated in Norway and features prominently in the Winter Olympics.
She watched the ski jumping competition from the lodge.
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- telemarkLunging split-stance turn
- bindingsThings that secure together
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
helmet · wax · technique · training · coach · World Cup · large hill · judges
Physics of air motion
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
airspeed · altitude · hang time · parabolic · descent · body position · air resistance · float
Frozen crystalline precipitation
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- alpineOf high elevations
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
Austria · Germany · Japan · Innsbruck · cold · frost · January · February
Awards for achievement
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- PyeongchangCounty in Gangwon Province
Beijing · Sochi · Eddie the Eagle · podium · team event · mixed team · individual · opening ceremony
Emergency response hormone
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- rushQuick sudden movement
- daringAdventurous courage
- courageFortitude facing danger
heights · fear · danger · spectacle · heart-pounding · nerve-wracking · extreme · boldness
takeoff
Departure or parody
goggles · helmet · wax · technique · training · coach · World Cup · large hill · judges · points
aerodynamics
Physics of air motion
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
lift · airspeed · altitude · hang time · parabolic · descent · body position · air resistance · float · angle of attack
snow
Frozen crystalline precipitation
Finland · Austria · Germany · Japan · Innsbruck · cold · frost · January · February
medals
Awards for achievement
Pyeongchang · Beijing · Sochi · Eddie the Eagle · podium · team event · mixed team · individual · opening ceremony · Olympic record
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- rushQuick sudden movement
- daringAdventurous courage
courage · heights · fear · danger · spectacle · heart-pounding · nerve-wracking · extreme · boldness · leap
- Polish Sportssports legends, national teams
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- NorwayOslo, Bergen, Trondheim, fjord, fjords
- skiingchairlift, chairlifts, gondola, gondolas, poles
- Winter Olympicsbiathlon, bobsled, curling, figure skating, ice hockey
ski jumpingcross-country skiing
Self-propelled snow travel sport
downhill skiing · downhill racing · Nordic skiing · alpine skiing · slalom
jump, jumping, hopping, ski, jumper, skiing, jumps, skis, jumped