ski jumping winter olympics men ski jumping winter olympics took place meter switzerland february thirty competitors thirteen nations competed event won norway ahead czechoslovakia norway sent strong contingent able win event including reigning olympic world champion won norwegian qualification events world record holder canada permitted participate financial problems japan participated international ski jumping competition time asian country jump lead minute discussion erupted speed central european wanting increased complied jury resulting falls favorites including vocal speed increase proponents won reducing speed run venue event took place located neighborhood bad town ski jumping hill opened large olympic tournaments forcing town build larger venue construction started venue inaugurated january size meters crowd people attended event venue hosted combined event later winter olympics background norway sent strong delegation participants able win event won winter olympics event won world championships making reigning olympic world champion rest delegation consisted oldest brothers won norwegian qualifications olympics favorites won ski jumping combined event host nation asia participated time international tournament represented japan canada originally planned send ski held world record longest ski jump lack funding meant planned work fare freighter plans stopped officials british delegation organized canadian team felt working fare inappropriate fitting team competed winter olympics race jury consisted norway switzerland ice run reduced speed round jumped meters far longest jump joint second place meters fourth meters poland czech jumped meters czech fell terms points lead ahead break number central europeans including asked speed protested scandinavian united_states minute discussion broke point run received telephone confirming speed skeptical chose judges confirm given ahead end judges chose allow higher speeds compromise meters distance moved rope meters swiss furious knives cut rope accused participants opposed speed run standing position reduce speed longest standing jumps event regarded international break gave speed landed meters fell ended 28th place stood new world record wounds taken hospital stated showed guys subject higher speeds falling ending 30th 32nd place respectively ban shortest jump rounds fell round ended results following list participants noting rank country length second round judge score judges final score denotes fall participating nations total ski nations competed event austria canada czechoslovakia finland france germany italy japan norway poland sweden switzerland united_states
Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics