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Paul Salva on jumping styles
1920's to present
Revelstoke, British Columbia


Credits:
Paul Salva

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As for style points in jumping competitions as set out by FIS (International Ski Federation) rules, each skier started with 20 points before they even left the jump. Points would be deducted for flaws in style during different stages of the jump. Judges scored the in-run, the take off, form while in the air, the landing and touching a hand to the ground or falling. As written in the1959 Tournament of Champions program: "The ideal jump shall be executed with power, boldness and precision. It shall at the same time give the impression of calmness, steadiness and control.....The personality of the jumper counts for much in jumping. The jumper must therefore be allowed an individual style, as long as he conforms with the most important standards of style. Jumps may therefore be executed in different ways and yet be valued and marked the same."