| Ski Jumping Continental Cup | |
|---|---|
| Genre | ski jumping ski flying(rarely) |
| Inaugurated | 1991/92(Europa/Continental Cup) 1992/93(Europa/Continental Cup) 1993/94(1st official men season) 2002/03(men's summer season) 2004/05(1st women season) 2008/09(women's summer season) |
| Organised by | International Ski Federation |
TheFIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup is a series ofski jumping competitions arranged yearly by theInternational Ski Federation. It is considered the second level of international ski jumping, ranking below theWorld Cup and not countingGrand Prix which world top class summer competition. Athletes competing in the Continental Cup are usually juniors and jumpers fighting for a spot on their nation's World Cup team. Some jumpers alternate between the World Cup and the Continental Cup and therefore, the winner of the Continental Cup is not necessarily the best jumper.
International Ski Federation considers the last two Europa Cup seasons in1991/92 and1992/93 where they competed only inEurope and with only European ski jumpers, as first two continental cup season. However, men officially began first season in1993/94 spreading, with hosts spreading from Europe toAsian andNorth American ground. Competitors fromUnited States,Canada andAsia previously competed in their ownPacific Rum Cup which was canceled, joined with Europeans on the second level of world ski jumping competition. Summer continental cup event was first time organized in 1996, however those summer events counted together in joined overall winter ranking until2001/02. But from the season2002/03 on, summer events counts in separated men's summer rankings.
The women competition was introduced in the2004/05.[1] Summer events organized already in first season like with men counted together in joined overall winter ranking until2007/08. But from the2008/09 on, summer events counts in separated women's summer rankings. Until the2010/11 this was the women's top international ski jumping competition and the season later, World Cup for women was introduced in2011/12.
So far only four individual and none of the team events in this competition have been held onski flying hills: two events inIronwood (1994) and two events inVikersund (2004).
Higher competitive circuits are theWorld Cup and theSummer Grand Prix; the lower circuits include theFIS Cup, theFIS Race and theAlpen Cup.
First 408 individual events for men between 1991 and 2001 are not yet calculated in the incomplete winning statistics list at theInternational Ski Federation official homepage, where they currently run statistics only from 17 November 2001 on.[2] However in this table all wins and also those from 1991 and 2001 period are included. For example: leader in this statisticsManuel Fettner has actually 21 wins and not 19 as mentioned in FIS statistics. He achieved those two wins before 17 November 2001.
Men[edit]As of 8 March 2020
| Women[edit]As of 17 March 2023 (final Women's Continental Cup competition)
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| No. | Season | Date | Place | Hill | Size | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006/07 | 6 February 2007 |  Ljubno | Savina HS95 | NH |  Ulrike Gräßler |  Lindsey Van |
| 2 | 2011/12 | 10 September 2011 |  Trondheim | Granåsen HS105 | NH |  Daniela Iraschko | Jacqueline Seifriedsberger |
