American ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson takes the skies above Austria with pilot Hannes Arch.

Only one ski jumper has ever received a perfect set of style points in Olympic competition. Japan's Kazuyoshi Funaki got 20.0 from all 5 judges on his second jump in Nagano 1998. The longest ski ...

Then enlisted the help of Japanese Olympian Ryoyo Kobayashi to land the world's longest ski jump. It's simultaneously epic and calming, like observing the night sky away from city lights.

How long are ski jumping skis? Jumping skis are widest and longest type of skis used in Winter Olympic sports. They are made of a light plastic material and designed for optimal aerodynamic flight.

Coming up just 0.1 points short behind Lindvik with 116.6 points, Johansson landed the farthest jump of the competition at 103.0. Also a top contender to finish the run with a medal is Austria’s ...