If you want to see some great Historical Jumping check out some from
RiPa Konamies
Most are on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/vanha.konamies/videos?pnref=lhc
but his Feed has other ones as well.
Not sure how to imbed, but better just to go.
Love the Oberstorf 1976 piece. but many more as well.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
One of the nicest jumps and "replay sets" you can find.
250 Meters straight up for Peter Prevec - February 2015, Vikuersund Norway
"robbed on style points" but not fun.
https://www.facebook.com/EurosportRU/videos/1583841345186919/
250 Meters straight up for Peter Prevec - February 2015, Vikuersund Norway
"robbed on style points" but not fun.
https://www.facebook.com/EurosportRU/videos/1583841345186919/
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Ski Jumping - a difficult sport
I have had the opportunity to be on the hill and near to it for many years. In my memory bank of athletics and in my view on the hill, I know the difficult spread that can go from near to doing. It is a difficult gap to smoothly span.
When you see the path from first jumps, through exploration and improvement there is a fundamental of practice, striving and improvement. The process can take years, and it can, at the same time have steps that show progress in short time spans. The process of improving is also in learning to understand and keep the improvements you have made.
Ski Jumps in general are expanding scales of the same form. (Starter "bunny" jumps break this just a bit).
Each jump has:
When you see the path from first jumps, through exploration and improvement there is a fundamental of practice, striving and improvement. The process can take years, and it can, at the same time have steps that show progress in short time spans. The process of improving is also in learning to understand and keep the improvements you have made.
Ski Jumps in general are expanding scales of the same form. (Starter "bunny" jumps break this just a bit).
Each jump has:
- Start Gate
- Inrun
- Inrun Curve
- Table
- Takeoff
- Knoll
- Flight Plane
- Transition Curve
- Flats
Each of these areas are areas of skiing and to be skied well each needs a proper approach, as what happens there feeds into the next area, and the next area after that.
Done well, the process is internalized by the skier and the mental anticipation is absorbed and accepted and let to go. Very much happens in a very short time and dwelling on specific details can make the process blocky and break the fluidity which ultimately is critical.
But the internalization also needs to keep control. One needs to move into the air and actually go into a space which is "out there". It is a remarkable space and unbelievably fun. Getting there, however, requires commitment and something akin to bravery. What it really is though is kinesthetic awareness of what works and an an willingness to look for what might work better.
Being fully "on" game means taking all this and adding physical training, power, gymnastic control and the mind of an actor as the art must be performed on stage and performed with a smile.
I will expand on this this as we start opening these pages up again. Video, Pictures, nice graphics are all needed. But deep breath, relaxation and the will to go, those are among the touchstones you will want to know on every hill.
Have fun out there and stick those landings!
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Internet Streaming: and Nordic Sport
USSA made a big move this year aquiring the broadcast rights to both World Alpine Championships and the World Nordic Champs. They ran the production on the Alpine side at Vail-Beaver Creek and did a great job of it. In Falun Sweden for the Nordic, they have simply broadcast everything directly via the http://nordic.usskiteam.com web site and simul streamed at UniversalSports.com.
The footage has been fantastic. There needs to be commentation on some of the events, but even without it you can follow the events and really understand a heck of a lot about the sports. Jumping is Fun. Cross Country and Nordic Combined are fun. (Commentation does help. The Women's jump had a very good british commentator. The Nordic Combined Team relay had, it seems, a Scottish commentator.
NITA ENGLUND just put a huge jump down to 94 Meters!! Very cool. (Back Ground on site commentator only. They are cutting speed.) -- we will explain that one later. Czech's are next.
Distracted, I need to watch the comp. Really addicting.
The footage has been fantastic. There needs to be commentation on some of the events, but even without it you can follow the events and really understand a heck of a lot about the sports. Jumping is Fun. Cross Country and Nordic Combined are fun. (Commentation does help. The Women's jump had a very good british commentator. The Nordic Combined Team relay had, it seems, a Scottish commentator.
NITA ENGLUND just put a huge jump down to 94 Meters!! Very cool. (Back Ground on site commentator only. They are cutting speed.) -- we will explain that one later. Czech's are next.
Distracted, I need to watch the comp. Really addicting.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Livestream.com features USA Ski Jumping, including Iron Mountain Continental Cups this weekend
Check out todays comp in Iron Mountain live today at:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/991921/events/3825879
USA Ski Jumping can be followed on LiveStream at:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/991921
As USASJ is using a free account, you do need to login to LiveStream. I have found that the easiest way is through Facebook. Yeah, they won't mess with you, and if you like what you see you can share pretty easily too.
...or just search "USA Ski Jumping" and they will pop to the front. Follow them to get notices of competitions.
I can see improved production methods in the future but looks like this will be from a nice angle in the Judges tower when the event gets underway.
Great thing about livestream is they generally archive events for at least a month. Better still there is open chat that is associated with many events. Fun way to check in with your friends far and wide.
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/991921/events/3825879
USA Ski Jumping can be followed on LiveStream at:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/991921
As USASJ is using a free account, you do need to login to LiveStream. I have found that the easiest way is through Facebook. Yeah, they won't mess with you, and if you like what you see you can share pretty easily too.
...or just search "USA Ski Jumping" and they will pop to the front. Follow them to get notices of competitions.
I can see improved production methods in the future but looks like this will be from a nice angle in the Judges tower when the event gets underway.
Great thing about livestream is they generally archive events for at least a month. Better still there is open chat that is associated with many events. Fun way to check in with your friends far and wide.
2015 World Championships - Falun Sweden
Not sure we can imbed this, but there is some very good coverage being streamed, and sometimes commentated at:
http://nordic.usskiteam.com/nordic
Right now, women's 1st round has just ended. At the bottom of the feed line choose "Womens Ski Jumping". You can see other events that are playing. Generally it seems there are feeds coming from different venues, and the various named events share those venus.
May have been a mistake, but one time I found the audio on one feed and the video on the other (basically the audio was in the background, seemed to be the British TV video for Nordic Combined racing).
Happening fast.
http://universalsports.com/video/2015-fis-nordic-world-ski-championships-falun-sweden-february-20-ski-jumping/
Universalsports.com also is streaming video. Ads are a bit loud. I haven't figured out how to see any replays.. seems that like the USSkiTeam.com feed this is Live only. Does seem good quality and it may work on an android, which I have not been able to get to work with the USSkiTeam site.
There is also an IOS ap referenced off of the USSki Team site.
Check it out. Really great coverag, generally early mornings to morning (Sweden Evening) US times.
It seems you can "watch later" on Universal Sports. Maybe also on the USST website. I am not sure how long they will keep the feeds open, but you can quickly scroll to the end for instance to see the last 10 or 20 for example.
Mens Jump feed did not show the final result but you can see it here:
http://live.berkutschi.com/worldcup/3931
http://nordic.usskiteam.com/nordic
Right now, women's 1st round has just ended. At the bottom of the feed line choose "Womens Ski Jumping". You can see other events that are playing. Generally it seems there are feeds coming from different venues, and the various named events share those venus.
May have been a mistake, but one time I found the audio on one feed and the video on the other (basically the audio was in the background, seemed to be the British TV video for Nordic Combined racing).
Happening fast.
http://universalsports.com/video/2015-fis-nordic-world-ski-championships-falun-sweden-february-20-ski-jumping/
Universalsports.com also is streaming video. Ads are a bit loud. I haven't figured out how to see any replays.. seems that like the USSkiTeam.com feed this is Live only. Does seem good quality and it may work on an android, which I have not been able to get to work with the USSkiTeam site.
There is also an IOS ap referenced off of the USSki Team site.
Check it out. Really great coverag, generally early mornings to morning (Sweden Evening) US times.
It seems you can "watch later" on Universal Sports. Maybe also on the USST website. I am not sure how long they will keep the feeds open, but you can quickly scroll to the end for instance to see the last 10 or 20 for example.
Mens Jump feed did not show the final result but you can see it here:
http://live.berkutschi.com/worldcup/3931
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