Winter Olympics 2018 schedule: When are Ski Jumping events?
By Josh Hill
Ski Jumping should be near the top of your list of things to watch this year at the Olympics.
One of the best things about the Winter Olympics is the fact that we can latch onto an event that we otherwise wouldn’t care about and become obsessed with it. There are popular examples of this in bobsledding and the biathlon, but ski jumping should probably be your new obsession this year.
Among the various different skiing events, Ski Jumping is probably the most self-explanatory. The event is exactly what it sounds like, but it’s far more complicated to do than it is to explain or watch. Going downhill at a fast pace and then hitting your jump perfectly is the stuff of art if done right.
Chances are, with the best ski jumping athletes in the world at the Olympics, we will see plenty of modern art in motion at this event.
That being said, you’re a fool to miss any of the action. Here are the times for the Ski Jumping events this year at the Olympics:
Note – We’ve converted the time difference, so these are the actual times you the events will air in America. Bolded times are medal events, non-bolded are qualifying events.
| DATE | EVENT | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Feb. 8 | Men’s individual normal hill qualifying | 7:30 a.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 10 | Men’s individual normal hill final | 7:35 a.m. |
| Monday, Feb. 12 | Women’s individual normal hill final | 7:50 a.m. |
| Friday, Feb. 16 | Men’s individual large hill qualifying | 7:30 a.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 17 | Men’s individual large hill final | 7:30 a.m. |
| Monday, Feb. 19 | Men’s team large hill final | 7:30 a.m. |
Ski jumping might not be the most popular of the Winter Olympic sports, but it should be on your radar. Make it your new obsession and all of a sudden you’ll find that you’ve never been a bigger ski jumping expert than you will be over the course of the first few weeks in February.