The FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012 was a world championship in ski flying, held in Vikersund, Norway, from 23 to 26 February 2012. Vikersund hosted the event previously in 1977, 1990, and 200
Approval of Vikersund, Norway as host of FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012, FIS Congress 2008 in Cape Town in South Africa
2012 FIS Ski Flying World Champion: Robert Kranjec from Slovenia
2012 FIS Ski Flying World Chp. Team podium: 2 Germany, 1 Austria, 3 Slovenia
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Ski flying is a winter sport discipline derived from ski jumping, in which much greater distances can be achieved. It is a form of competitive individual Nordic skiing where athletes descend at high s
Simon Ammann in Vikersund, 2011
The first ever ski flying events were held at Bloudkova velikanka in Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pictured in 1963)
Josef "Sepp" Bradl was the first ski jumper to land a jump of more than 100 m (330 ft)
Franc Pribošek in Planica, 1936