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ski jumper

  • a word derived from ski jump.
    ski jump
    noun
    a snow-covered chute or slide at the side of a hill or built up on top of the hill, the base of the chute having a horizontal ramp that enables a skier to speed down the chute, take off at the end of the ramp, and land further down the hill.

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They’re cartoons with real relationships, full of devilish takes on media and pop and consumer culture, with jokes that twist in the air like an Olympic ski jumper before landing on their feet going backward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

The pilot covering ski jumping is a former competitive ski jumper himself, and Exarchos has a plan to pull other ex-Olympians into the pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

"That is not something we want in our sport," Norway ski jumper Johann Andre Forfang said.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Gasienica, who was born in Oak Park, developed as a young ski jumper at the Norge Ski Club about 40 miles northwest of Chicago.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

"Claude is a famous ski jumper, did you know?"

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau

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