Clint Jones (born October 5, 1984) is an American former ski jumper, currently residing in Park City, Utah. He participated in both the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 42nd in the individual large hill at the 2002 event.
Jones' best individual World Cup finish was ninth at the large hill event in Kuopio, Finland, on 23 November 2001. He has a total of four individual Continental Cup career victories from 2002 to 2004.
Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010. His other achievements include winning the 2007 Ski Jumping World Championships, the 2010 Ski Flying World Championships, the 2010 Nordic Tournament, and the 2010 Ski Jumping World Cup overall title.
Jakub Janda is a Czech politician and former ski jumper. In ski jumping he competed from 1996 to 2017, winning the gold medal in the 2005–06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup as the 2006 World Champion. He also won the 2005/06 Four Hills Tournament, as well as silver and bronze medals at the 2005 World Championships. Janda is one of the most successful ski jumpers from the Czech Republic, and is the only Czech World Cup champion to date.
Martin Schmitt is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2014. He is one of Germany's most successful ski jumpers, having won the World Cup twice; a gold medal at the Winter Olympics; four gold medals at the World Championships; and a ski flying world record. His and his countryman Sven Hannawald's success further popularized ski jumping in Germany, and with particular help from cable TV station RTL, their coverage received great acclaim in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Roar Ljøkelsøy is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 1993 to 2010, and twice finished runner up in the World Cup.
Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the World Cup overall title twice with 23 individual wins, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, eight World Championship gold medals, and three Winter Olympic gold medals.
Ville Valtteri Kantee is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level from 1996 to 2002.
Anders Bardal is a Norwegian former ski jumper.
Dimitry Gennadyevich Ipatov is a Russian ski jumper who has been competing since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Turin in 2006.
Andrea Morassi is an Italian ski jumper who has competed since 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best finish of 11th in the team large hill event at Turin in 2006 while earning his best individual finish of 36th in the individual normal hill event at those same games.
Daiki Itō is a Japanese former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level between 2002 and 2022.
Robert Mateja is a Polish former ski jumper who competed from 1992 to 2008. His best individual World Cup finishes were fifth in Harrachov on 14 December 1996, and fifth again in Sapporo on 28 January 2001. His best team finish was third in Villach on 9 December 2001.
Choi Seou is a South Korean ski jumper who has been competing since 1998. Competing in six Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002 Winter Olympics and his best individual finish of 34th in the individual normal hill event at those same games.
Kim Hyun-ki is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed from 1998 to 2018.
Michael Möllinger is a German-Swiss former ski jumper who has competed since 2000, representing initially Germany, then Switzerland since 2004. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished seventh in the team large hill and 13th in both individual hill events.
Jan Matura is a Czech former nordic skier competing from 1999 to 2001 and a former ski jumper competing from 2002 to 2017.
Alan Jacob Alborn is an American former ski jumper. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 11th in the individual normal hill events.
Jens Salumäe is an Estonian former ski jumper and nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2002. He finished 23rd in the individual large hill event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Maksim Viktaravich Anisimov is a Belarusian ski jumper who has been competing since 2003. He finished 33rd in the individual normal hill at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Alessio Bolognani is an Italian ski jumper who has competed since 2002. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 44th in the individual large hill events.
Sébastien Lacroix is a French Nordic combined skier who has competed between 2001 and 2015. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished fourth in the 4 x 5 km team event and finished 19th in both the 10 km individual normal hill and the 10 km individual large hill events.
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