FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Facts 2019/20

The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was carried out for the first time in winter 1979/80, this means it will be its 41st season this year. The most overall titles went to Matti Nykaenen of Finland and Poland's Adam Malysz, who could both win four times. Last winter, the overall World Cup winner was Ryoyu Kobayashi, he was the first Japanese athlete ever to win the big crystal globe.

Season opener: Wisla (POL) on November 23rd and 24th

21 World Cup events
Wisla (POL), Ruka (FIN), Nizhny Tagil (RUS), Klingenthal (GER), Engelberg (SUI), Oberstdorf (GER), Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER), Innsbruck (AUT), Bischofshofen (AUT), Predazzo (ITA), Titisee-Neustadt (GER), Zakopane (POL), Sapporo (JPN), Willingen (GER), Bad Mitterndorf (AUT), Rasnov (ROU), Lahti (FIN), Oslo (NOR), Lillehammer (NOR), Trondheim (NOR), Vikersund (NOR)

36 competitions / 30 individual, 6 team (Wisla, Klingenthal, Zakopane, Lahti, Oslo, Vikersund)
World Cup calendar men 2019/2020

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Highlights
· 4-Hills-Tournament (Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck, Bischofshofen)
Defending champion: Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN)

· Raw Air (Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim, Vikersund)
Defending champion: Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN)

· Ski Flying World Championships in Planica (SLO)
Defending champions: Daniel Andre Tande (NOR), Team Norway
Results 2018: Individual, Team

· World Cup final in Vikersund (NOR)

· Reigning World Cup champion: 
Ryoyu Kobayashi Overall World Cup 2018/2019

Favorites for the 2019/2020 season:
Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN)
Stefan Kraft (AUT)
Kamil Stoch (POL)
Markus Eisenbichler (GER)
Dawid Kubacki (POL)
Robert Johansson (NOR)

World Cup prize money:
For an individual competition: At least CHF 71 800, - 
Prize money for the Top 30: CHF 100,- for every scored World Cup point
1st CHF 10 000,— 2nd  CHF 8 000,— 3rd  CHF 6 000.—

Team competition: CHF 70 000.— for the Top 3 teams
1st 30 000.—  2nd 22 000.—  3rd 18 000.—

· Additional prize money at 4-Hills-Tournament and RAW Air

World Cup points
1st = 100 points
2nd = 80 points
3rd = 60 points
4th = 50 points
5th = 45 points
6th = 40 points
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30th = 1 point

Other highlights:
Youth Olympic Games Lausanne (SUI): 09. - 22.01. 2020
FIS World Junior Championships Oberwiesenthal (GER): 28.2. - 8.3. 2020

It will be the ninth edition of the women's World Cup. The first-ever overall World Cup winner was Sarah Hendrickson of the USA in 2011/12. After her, Sara Takanashi (JPN) won the title four times (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), Austria's Daniela Iraschko-Stolz won in 2015 and Maren Lundby of Norway claimed the overall title in 2018 and 2019.

Season opener: Lillehammer (NOR) on December 7th and 8th

13 World Cup events 
Lillehammer (NOR), Klingenthal (GER, together with the men), Sapporo und Zao (JPN), Rasnov (ROU), Oberstdorf (GER), Hinzenbach (AUT), Ljubno (SLO), Oslo, Lillehammer Trondheim (NOR, together with the men), Nizhny Tagil and Chaikovsky (RUS).

23 competitions / 21 individual, 2 team (Zao and Ljubno)
Women's World Cup calendar 2019/2020

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Highlights
· Raw Air (NOR / Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim)
Defending champion: Maren Lundby (NOR)

· Russian Bluebird (RUS / Nizhny Tagil, Chaikovsky) 
Defending champion: Juliane Seyfarth (GER)

· World Cup final in Chaikovsky (RUS)

· Reigning World Cup champion**:** 
Maren Lundby (NOR) Overall World Cup 2018/2019

Favorites for the 2019/2020 season:
Maren Lundby (NOR) 
Sara Takanashi (JPN) 
Juliane Seyfarth (GER) 
Katharina Althaus (GER) 
Eva Pinkelnig (AUT) 
Nika Kriznar (SLO)

World Cup prize money:
At least CHF 25’194.— for an individual World Cup competition
For the Top 20: CHF 38.— for every scored World Cup points
1.  CHF 3'800.— 2.  CHF 3'040.— 3.  CHF 2'280.—
Team competition: CHF 10’000.—, for the Top 3 teams
1. 6’000.—  >2. 3’000.—  3. 1’000.—  
· Additional prize money at the RAW Air and Russian Blue Bird

World Cup points
1st = 100 points
2nd = 80 points
3rd = 60 points
4th = 50 points
5th = 45 points
6th = 40 points
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30th = 1 point

More highlights:
Youth Olympic Games Lausanne (SUI): 09. - 22.01. 2020
FIS World Junior Championships Oberwiesenthal (GER): 28.2. - 8.3. 2020