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The Olympic Regional Development Authority announces that final preparations are underway for the return of the Viessmann FIS Ski Jumping World Cup tour to the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, New York, from Friday, February 9 through Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Following in the footsteps of last year’s success, the Olympic Authority plans to enhance the three-day men’s ski jumping competition this year with the addition of the Stifel Sno Bird Days festivities that will include live music by Fritz’s Polka Band and entertainment by DJ Trizz during breaks in the competition as well as before and after the event.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 9 | HS 128 | Olympic Jumping Complex
2 p.m. | Venue Opens
5 p.m. | Qualification Round
6:30 p.m. | Opening Ceremonies
7:30 p.m. | Athlete Meet & Greet
Saturday, Feb. 10 | HS 128 | Olympic Jumping Complex
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
7 a.m. | Venue Opens
8:15 a.m. | Trial Round
9:15 a.m. | 1st Competition Round
SUPER TEAM COMPETITION
5 p.m. | 1st Competition Round
Sunday, Feb. 11 | HS 128 | Olympic Jumping Complex
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
7 a.m. | Venue Opens
8 a.m. | Qualification Round
9:15 a.m. | 1st Competition Round
FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP
The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup season is currently in its third of five periods, a section that is considered the Polish Tour with stops in Wisla (Jan. 13-14), Szczyrk (Jan. 17), and Zakopane (Jan. 20-21). Period IV opens in Willingen, Germany before heading to Lake Placid on Feb. 9-11, Sapporo, Japan on Feb. 17-18, and Oberstdorf, Germany on Feb. 23-25.
Austria’s Stefan Kraft leads the overall World Cup standings with 989 points, followed by Andreas Wellinger of Germany with 757 points and Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan with 691 points.
LAST YEAR
Last year’s World Cup in Lake Placid was the first time a ski jumping World Cup had been held in the United States since 2004, and the event drew a large crowd of 15,000 spectators over three days of competition. Andreas Wellinger of Germany and Norway’s Halvor Egner Granerud, the 2022-23 overall World Cup points champion, were individual champions last year in Lake Placid, while the Polish duo of Piotr Zyla and Dawid Kubacki energized the crowd by winning the Super Team competition.
