Genre summer ski jumping | ||
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Location(s) Europe, Japan, Russia,
Kazakhstan Inaugurated 28 August 1994 (28 August 1994) (men)
28 August 1994 (28 August 1994) (men's team)
14 August 2012 (14 August 2012) (mixed team)
15 August 2012 (15 August 2012) (ladies) Organised by International Ski Federation People Walter Hofer (men)
Chika Yoshida (ladies) | ||
The FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix is a summer circuit yearly arranged by International Ski Federation. This competition for men was first arranged in 1994 and for the first time for ladies in 2012. Competition is held on hills with plastic surfaces. There are about 10 competitions per season, held in the months between July and October. For most of the time competition is held in Courchevel, Hakuba, Einsiedeln, Wisla, Hinterzarten and Klingenthal. First official mixed team event with four jumpers (two men and two ladies) was organized in 2012. The most successful participants are Adam Małysz and Thomas Morgenstern, each having won the Grand Prix three times.
Higher or actually the same level of competition only it's held in winter is the World Cup; the lower circuits include the Continental Cup, the FIS Cup, the FIS Race and the Alpen Cup.
Global map of all grand prix hosts
All 25 locations around the globe which have been hosting grand prix events for men (25) and ladies (5) at least one time in the history of this competition. Ironwood is the next new upcoming host in 2017.