Raw Air
Location of the venues in Norway |
The Raw Air is a ski jumping competition series that is held as part of the Ski Jumping World Cup and was launched by Arne Åbråten as the Norwegian counterpart to the Four Hills Tournament . It took place for the first time in the 2016/17 season as part of the men's World Cup program. The competitions extend over ten days and are held without interruption on four different hills in Norway . In chronological order, these are the large hills in Oslo , Lillehammer and Trondheim as well as the ski flying hill in Vikersund . Between 1997 and 2010, the Nordic Tournament, a similar series of events at the end of the season, took place on ski jumps in Scandinavia .
For the first time, Raw Air was held in a slightly different form in 2019 as part of the women's World Cup program. The competitions extend over six days and are only held on the three large hills in Oslo, Lillehammer and Trondheim.
Competition mode
Men's
The men's Raw Air comprises four individual competitions and two team competitions. These six competitions as well as the four qualifications of the individual decisions will be held within ten days, which means that there will be no rest day during the event. Another special feature of the competition series is that both the qualification jumps and the team competitions are part of the overall ranking. Qualifications are to Prolog ( english Prologue called). This means that there are a total of 16 jumps in the overall ranking:
- four prologue jumps for four individual competitions,
- eight jumps of the four individual competitions and
- four jumps of the two team competitions.
Ladies
The women's Raw Air consists of three individual competitions. These three competitions as well as the three qualifications of the individual decisions will be held within six days without a day of rest. All jumps count towards the overall ranking:
- three prologue jumps for three individual competitions and
- six jumps of the three individual competitions
Prize money
In addition to the usual prize money, which is distributed to the 30 best male jumpers and the 20 female best female jumpers in an individual competition or the best three teams in a team competition in the World Cup, an additional 100,000 euros are paid to the three best male jumpers Overall rating distributed. Of this, the winner will receive 60,000 euros, the runner-up 30,000 euros and the third-placed 10,000 euros. An additional 55,000 euros will be distributed among the women. The winner receives 35,000 euros, the second-placed 15,000 euros and the third-placed 5,000 euros.
Venues
The Raw Air will be held on four different hills in Norway. The men jump on all jumps, while the women do not jump in Vikersund.
| place | Jump | Hill record men | Hill record women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo |
Holmenkollbakken large hill, HS134 |
144.0 m Robert Johansson (March 9, 2019)
 |
137.5 m Sara Takanashi (February 4, 2016)
 |
| Lillehammer |
Lysgårdsbakken large hill, HS140 |
146.0 m Simon Ammann (December 6, 2009)
 |
141.5 m Maren Lundby (March 11, 2019)
|
| Trondheim |
Granåsen large hill, HS140 |
146.0 m Kamil Stoch (March 15, 2018)
 |
137.5 m Juliane Seyfarth (March 14, 2019)
 |
| Vikersund |
Vikersundbakken ski flying hill, HS240 |
253.5 m Stefan Kraft (March 18, 2017)
  |
no official record available |
Time schedule
The competitions are carried out with the following schedule:
| Day | place | competition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Ladies | ||
| 1 | Oslo | prolog | - |
| 2 | Team competition | prolog | |
| 3 | Individual competition | Individual competition | |
| 4th | Lillehammer | prolog | prolog |
| 5 | Individual competition | Individual competition | |
| 6th | Trondheim | prolog | prolog |
| 7th | Individual competition | Individual competition | |
| 8th | Vikersund | prolog | - |
| 9 | Team competition | - | |
| 10 | Individual competition | - | |
Winners list
| year | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
Stefan Kraft
|
Kamil Stoch
|
Andreas Wellinger
|
| 2018 |
Kamil Stoch
|
Robert Johansson
|
Andreas Stjernen
|
| 2019 |
Ryoyu Kobayashi
|
Stefan Kraft
|
Robert Johansson
|
| year | Winner | Second | third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | no event | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 |
Maren Lundby
|
Katharina Althaus
|
Juliane Seyfarth
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Marco Ries: “Raw Air”: New series of competitions presented in the World Cup. In: skispringen.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Salzburger Nachrichten: Raw Air series attracts with high prize money. Retrieved March 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Program. Retrieved March 7, 2019 (UK English).