| Ski jumping at the Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | FIS |
| Events | 5 (boys: 2; girls: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Ski jumping is one of the sports featured at the Winter Youth Olympics. It has been part of the games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
| Ski jumping at the Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Governing body | FIS |
| Events | 5 (boys: 2; girls: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Ski jumping is one of the sports featured at the Winter Youth Olympics. It has been part of the games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
• = Did not compete in the sport, × = the country did not participate in the Games
| Event | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Belarus | 1 | • | • | × | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 1 | • | • | • | 1 |
| Canada | 2 | • | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 China | 1 | • | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Finland | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
 Georgia | • | • | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Great Britain | • | • | 1 | • | 1 |
 Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | • | 3 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 1 | • | • | • | 1 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Romania | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 4 | × | 3 |
 Slovakia | • | • | • | 3 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 South Korea | • | • | • | 2 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | • | • | 2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Total athletes | 37 | 32 | 71 | 72 | |
| Total countries | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
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