Raw Air is a series of ski jumping competitions in ski jumping and ski flying in venues across Norway, taking place starting from the 2016–17 season. Founded by Arne Åbråten, it is organized as part of the FIS World Cup.
| Raw Air | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | ski jumping ski flying |
| Location(s) |  Oslo (5 rounds) Lillehammer (3 rounds) Trondheim (3 rounds) Vikersund (5 rounds) |
| Inaugurated | 10 March 2017 (Men) 9 March 2019 (Women) |
| Founder | Arne Åbråten |
| Organised by | International Ski Federation |
Competition edit
Prize money edit
| Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's[1] | €60,000 | €30,000 | €10,000 |
| Women's[2] | €35,000 | €15,000 | €5,000 |
Locations edit
Men's competition will be held on four different ski jumping hills in this order: Oslo (Holmenkollbakken), Lillehammer (Lysgårdsbakken), Trondheim (Granåsen) and Vikersund (Vikersundbakken).
Women's competition will be held on three hills other than Vikersund.
Format edit
The competition will last for ten days in a row, with no break and 10 events with total of 16 rounds from individual events, team events and qualifications (prologues):
| Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Rounds | Events | Rounds | ||
| Individual | 4 | 8 (4x2) | 3 | 6 (3x2) | |
| Qualifications | 4 | 4 (4x1) | 3 | 3 (3x1) | |
| Team | 2 | 4 (2x2) | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 16 | 6 | 9 | |
Hosts edit
Map edit
Raw Air (Norway) |
Hill records edit
| # | Image | Name | Location | Hill record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Holmenkollbakken | Oslo | 144.0 m (472 ft) Robert Johansson
|
| 2 | 
|
Lysgårdsbakken | Lillehammer | 146.0 m (479 ft) Simon Ammann
|
| 3 | 
|
Granåsen | Trondheim | 146.0 m (479 ft) Kamil Stoch
|
| 4 | 
|
Vikersundbakken | Vikersund | 253.5 m (832 ft) Stefan Kraft
|
Edition edit
Men edit
| Year | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10–19 March | Stefan Kraft
|
Kamil Stoch
|
 Andreas Wellinger
|
14/16 |
| 2018 | 9–18 March | Kamil Stoch
|
Robert Johansson
|
Andreas Stjernen
|
16/16 |
| 2019 | 8–17 March |  Ryōyū Kobayashi
|
Stefan Kraft
|
Robert Johansson
|
15/16 |
| 2020 | 6–11 March | Kamil Stoch
|
Ryōyū Kobayashi
|
Marius Lindvik
|
9/16 |
| 2022 | 2–6 March | Stefan Kraft
|
Karl Geiger
|
Ryōyū Kobayashi
|
9/9 |
| 2023 | 10–19 March | Halvor Egner Granerud
|
Stefan Kraft
|
 Anže Lanišek
|
18/18 |
Women edit
| Year | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9–14 March | Maren Lundby
|
Katharina Althaus
|
Juliane Seyfarth
|
9/9 |
| 2020 | 7–11 March | Maren Lundby
|
Silje Opseth
|
Eva Pinkelnig
|
7/9 |
| 2022 | 2–6 March | Nika Križnar
|
Sara Takanashi
|
Urša Bogataj
|
12/12 |
| 2023 | 10–19 March | Ema Klinec
|
Katharina Althaus
|
Selina Freitag
|
14/14 |
References edit
- ^ "RAW AIR: 10 days Ski Jumping on the edge". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "RAW AIR: Extra prize money also for the ladies". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2019.