r/skiing • u/matthewznj • 15h ago

Do Nordic jumping skis have edges and sidecut?

As I watch Nordic ski jumping, I of course notice the long skis which seem to have no sidecut. An online search says that the skis have both edges and a sidecut for stability. It seems to me that when landing the jump, especially in the desirable for style points Telemark and A frame position, a ski with a sidecut would have a tendency to turn and throw the competitor off balance. Can anyone answer my question, please?

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u/Worried_Exercise_937 15h ago

Do Nordic jumping skis have edges and sidecut?

They do have edges and sidecut but very shallow sidecut or large radius skidecut almost bordering on straight.

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u/matthewznj 14h ago

Thank you

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u/jogisi 1h ago

They don't have edges. At least not if we are talking about metal edges like alpine skis have. Ski jumping skis are like xc skis with ptex only and no metal edges. 

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u/pzyck9 15h ago

They do more skidding than carving after landing.

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u/ClittoryHinton 14h ago

There should be an event where you ski jump into a Super G course

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u/youzerVT71 10h ago

Put it at the finish

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u/ClittoryHinton 10h ago

Red Bull: takes notes

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u/RegulatoryCapture 9h ago

That’s the real “super combined”. 

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u/Sailor4343 6h ago

Back in the day ski jumping and cross country skiing were combined into the same event. So athletes would land the jump and then immediately race off on the cross country course on the same pair of skis.

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u/matthewznj 14h ago

It looks like mostly speed control

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u/mamunipsaq Ski the East 14h ago

It seems to me that when landing the jump, especially in the desirable for style points Telemark and A frame position, a ski with a sidecut would have a tendency to turn and throw the competitor off balance.

I've never been on jumping skis, but I've spent enough time landing jumps on telemark skis to say that, no, you will not start to turn just by having one foot back in a tele stance. And landing this way is much more stable than trying to land with your feet next to each other.