The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world 's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the International Ski Federation. Ladies began competing during the 2011/12 season.The rounds are hosted primarily in Europe, with regular stops in Japan and rarely in North America. These have been hosted in 20 different countries around the world for both men and ladies : Austria, Bosnia, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. Summer Grand Prix is the top level summer competition on plastic. The lower competitive circuits include the Continental Cup, the FIS Cup, the FIS Race and the Alpen Cup.
Global map of all world cup hosts
The maps display all 64 locations around the globe that have hosted World Cup events for men (57) and ladies (20) at least one time in the history of the competition. Pyeongchang in 2017 was the latest new host.
Four Hills Tournament (1979– )
Nordic Tour ( 1997 –2010); Raw Air ( 2017 – )
Swiss Tour (1980–1992)
Bohemia Tour (1981–1994)
Nordic Tour ( 1997 –2010)
FIS Team Tour (Oberstdorf included, 2009–2013)
Scoring system
Each season consists of 25–30 competitions, usually two competitions on the same hill during a weekend. One competition consists of a qualifying round; first round, with 50 competitors; and second round, with 30. Qualifying round for the main event was introduced in 1990 to limit the number of competitors: the top 10 jumpers in FIS ranking qualify directly to the first round, while the rest of the jumpers fight for the remaining 40 spots.
