The ski jumping season 2021/22 will be very special with both the Winter Olympics in Beijing and Ski Flying World Championship in Vikersund. There is also hill development in Granåsen.
- Norway has through the introduction of RAW AIR for Women promoted and supported women ski jumping internationally. More competitions for women in same hills as men will give better opportunities for women and contribute to grow the ski jumping product. Mixed Team competitions also gives good attention to the sport, project leader Ståle Villumstad says.
This season RAW AIR is special since Trondheim are being rebuilt for the Ski World Championships 2025 and the tournament must fit into the calendar with Ski Flying World Championship in Vikersund and the Olympics.
This week it was decided to have a mixed team competition in Holmenkollen.
- A change this year will be to have a Mixed Team competition to create attention around the equality question and have a good competition for both gender in a traditional hill. The points from the competition will not count towards the overall standing in RAW AIR. Whether a Mixed Team competition will be part of RAW AIR in the future must be evaluated based on the experience this year, Villumstad says.
- We are happy to host the RAW AIR final at Holmenkollen this year and are looking forward to give it a special boost in our national arena. We are especially delighted to host a mixed competition since we see this as a great innovation for the sport, says Stefan Marx, CEO of Holmenkollen Skifestival.
Program:
March 2nd: Qualifications Lillehammer
March 3rd: Competitions Lillehammer
March 4th: Mixed team Holmenkollen (not included in overall standings)
March 5th: Qualifications and competitions Holmenkollen
March 6th: Qualifications and competitions Holmenkollen
