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| Venues | 27 |
| Individual | 40 |
The 1995/96 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup was the 5th in a row (3rd official) Continental Cup winter season in ski jumping for men. [1]
The FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup is a series of ski jumping competitions arranged yearly by the International Ski Federation. It is considered the second level of international ski jumping, ranking below the World Cup and not counting Grand Prix which world top class summer competition. Athletes competing in the Continental Cup are usually juniors and jumpers fighting for a spot on their nation's World Cup team. Some jumpers alternate between the World Cup and the Continental Cup and therefore, the winner of the Continental Cup is not necessarily the best jumper.
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the longest jump after descending from a specially designed ramp on their skis. Along with jump length, competitor's style and other factors affect the final score. Ski jumping was first contested in Norway in the late 19th century, and later spread through Europe and North America in the early 20th century. Along with cross-country skiing, it constitutes the traditional group of Nordic skiing disciplines.
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Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Grand Prix.
The 1995/96 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 17th World Cup season in ski jumping and the 6th official World Cup season in ski flying. It began in Lillehammer, Norway on 2 December 1995 and finished in Oslo, Norway on 16 March 1996. The individual World Cup was won by Andreas Goldberger and Nations Cup by Finland.
The 1995 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 2nd Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on 19 August 1995 in Kuopio, Finland and ended on 3 September 1995 in Stams, Austria.
