FISskijumping.com - The up-to-date magazine about skijumping and skiflying. News, results, statistics, profiles, stories, background info, all stars. http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/rss At the convention of USA Ski Jumping in Park City this week, the US teams for the upcoming season were announced. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:27:20 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2835-us-teams-named http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2835-us-teams-named The Italian Ski Association (FISI) named its ski jumping teams for the upcoming Olympic season 2013/14 on Monday. Tue, 14 May 2013 08:09:39 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2834-colloredo-only-italian-on-the-a-team http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2834-colloredo-only-italian-on-the-a-team In a charity auction of the Polish Fakt-Foundation you now have the chance to bid on jumping skis of World Champion Kamil Stoch. Sat, 11 May 2013 17:24:15 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2833-charity-auction-bid-on-kamil-stoch-s-skis http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2833-charity-auction-bid-on-kamil-stoch-s-skis The Swiss ladies national team will start the upcoming Olympic season with a new head coach. Thu, 09 May 2013 07:59:32 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2832-new-head-coach-for-swiss-women-s-team http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2832-new-head-coach-for-swiss-women-s-team Like already in the last couple of years, the Austrian team started its preparation for the new season with a training camp at the famous "Stanglwirt" hotel in Tyrol. There the Austrian Ski Association (OESV) also announced a change in their coaching staff. Wed, 08 May 2013 15:09:11 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2831-andreas-widhoelzl-new-in-the-austrian-coaching-staff http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2831-andreas-widhoelzl-new-in-the-austrian-coaching-staff The last World Championships in Val di Fiemme ended only about two months ago, now the race for the Championships in the years 2018 and 2019 already started. Sat, 04 May 2013 17:38:14 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2830-five-applications-for-the-world-championships-2018-and-2019 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2830-five-applications-for-the-world-championships-2018-and-2019 Construction works are in full swing at the Muehlenkopfschanze in Willingen (GER). The old judges' tower is demolished and at the same time the new tower is built. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:34:29 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2829-construction-works-in-willingen http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2829-construction-works-in-willingen After a long season and a few weeks break the teams now start with the training and preparation for the summer competitions and the upcoming Olympic season. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:38:52 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2828-teams-of-south-korea-and-france-announced http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2828-teams-of-south-korea-and-france-announced The elections for the FIS Athletes Commission for the years 2013 - 2015 were carried out at the World Championships 2013. A total of 24 athletes of 12 nations were put forward by the national ski associations for election to the Commission. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:57:00 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2827-stoch-and-windmueller-in-the-athletes-commission http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2827-stoch-and-windmueller-in-the-athletes-commission The preparation for the new season already started for the Norwegian athletes with a first short training camp recently and at a press conference on Friday the national team for the upcoming season was announced. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:02:37 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2826-seven-norwegians-on-the-national-team http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2826-seven-norwegians-on-the-national-team Despite a lot of speculations due to the bad results of the team recently, it was now decided that Pekka Niemelae will remain head coach in Finland. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:56:29 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2825-pekka-niemelae-remains-head-coach http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2825-pekka-niemelae-remains-head-coach We have something to win for you again so it won't get too boring in the time of waiting between the past and the new season. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:08:03 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2824-win-signed-bibs http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2824-win-signed-bibs Last winter, the Slovenian jumpers could not only celebrate success at the World Championships and in the World Cup, but also in the Continental Cup: Anze Semenic took the overall title in the so-called "Second Division" of ski jumping. FISskijumping.com spoke to the 19-year-old about his recent success and the goals for the future. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:26:19 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2823-anze-semenic-olympics-would-be-a-dream-come-true http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2823-anze-semenic-olympics-would-be-a-dream-come-true After a meeting of the Slovenian Ski Association the ski jumping teams for the upcoming 2013/14 Olympic season were named on Thursday. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:39:49 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2822-slovenian-association-named-teams http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2822-slovenian-association-named-teams After the bid to host the Nordic Ski World Championships 2017 was not successful, Planica will now try it again and wants to host the World Championships two years later. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:00:10 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2821-planica-places-a-bid-to-host-wsc-2019 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2821-planica-places-a-bid-to-host-wsc-2019 A few weeks after the end of last season, Swiss Ski was now the first ski association to name the teams for the 2013/14. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:08:19 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2820-swiss-teams-for-2013-14 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2820-swiss-teams-for-2013-14 After a long and emotional discussion, the FIS Ski Jumping Sub-Committee has decided to carry out competitions with only three instead of the usual five jumping judges for the first time. Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:16:49 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2819-test-with-three-judges http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2819-test-with-three-judges The competition calendars for the upcoming season were announced at the spring meetings of the FIS Sub-Committees in Zurich on Friday. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:18:16 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2818-fis-publishes-calendars-for-next-season http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2818-fis-publishes-calendars-for-next-season Casey Colby, long time coach at USA Ski Jumping (USASJ) and recently working as program director and coach of the development and junior team mainly in the Continental Cup, will quit his job in ski jumping. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:13:17 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2817-casey-colby-to-leave-usa-ski-jumping http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2817-casey-colby-to-leave-usa-ski-jumping Also after a long season, overall World Cup winner Gregor Schlierenzauer won't get bored. A lot of different appointments are on the schedule of the 23-year-old. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:40:52 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2816-lots-of-appointments-for-gregor-schlierenzauer http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2816-lots-of-appointments-for-gregor-schlierenzauer Although the Austrian capital Vienna is not associated with winter sports right away, there are also active ski jumpers there. Now it was again tried to enthuse new talents for the sport with a special event. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:04:09 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2815-thomas-morgenstern-as-talent-scout http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2815-thomas-morgenstern-as-talent-scout Two Norwegian jumpers, Fredrik Bjerkeengen and Kim Rene Elverum Sorsell, took part in a unique competition organized by the Golden Goal TV program at the Midtstubakken. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:43:21 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2814-unusual-competition-in-norway http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2814-unusual-competition-in-norway Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:30:02 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2813-team-usa-is-looking-for-a-coach http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2813-team-usa-is-looking-for-a-coach Anders Jacobsen, who suffered a serious knee injury when he fell at the World Cup final in Planica about two weeks ago, will have to undergo surgery on May 20th. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:50:55 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2812-anders-jacobsen-has-to-undergo-surgery http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2812-anders-jacobsen-has-to-undergo-surgery Severin Freund, fourth of the 2012/13 overall World Cup, spoke to FISskijumping.com about the changes head coach Werner Schuster brought to German ski jumping and about the strengths of the German team. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:42:11 +0200 http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2811-severin-freund-we-don-t-need-a-leader http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2811-severin-freund-we-don-t-need-a-leader