Kongsberger technique
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The Kongsberger technique (Norwegian:Kongsbergknekk) in ski jumping was created in Kongsberg
, Norway
by Jacob Tullin Thams
and Sigmund Ruud
. The technique was developed after World War I
, and was characterized by the upper body being bent at the hip, and arms extended at the front with the skis parallel to each other. This technique would extend jumping lengths from 45 meters to over 100 meters and would be the popular ski jumping technique until it was superseded by the Daescher technique
and Windisch technique
in the 1950s.
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
by Jacob Tullin Thams
Jacob Tullin Thams
Jacob Tullin "Tulla" Thams was a Norwegian Olympian. He won the first Olympic ski jumping gold medal in 1924, and became the third person to medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympics in 1936 as a member of the silver medal-winning...
and Sigmund Ruud
Sigmund Ruud
Sigmund Ruud was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Kongsberg, Norway, Sigmund Ruud, with his brothers Birger and Asbjørn, dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Sigmund earned a silver medal in the ski jumping competition...
. The technique was developed after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and was characterized by the upper body being bent at the hip, and arms extended at the front with the skis parallel to each other. This technique would extend jumping lengths from 45 meters to over 100 meters and would be the popular ski jumping technique until it was superseded by the Daescher technique
Daescher technique
The Daescher technique is a ski jumping technique that was created by Andreas Daescher of Switzerland. This technique was created in the 1950s as a modification of the Kongsberger technique where the arms are placed backward toward the hips for a closer lean...
and Windisch technique
Windisch technique
The Windisch technique is a ski jumping technique that was created by Erich Windisch of Germany in 1949. This technique was a modification of the Kongsberger technique. In the Windisch technique, the jumper’s arms are placed backward toward the hips for a closer lean...
in the 1950s.