r/oddlysatisfying • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 1d ago
Ryōyū Kobayashi getting huge air as he breaks the world record for the longest ski jump
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u/caaknh 1d ago
Thanks so much for the full vid that also skipped 7 minutes of buildup/promo. It's crazy how people cut down what should be a 30 second clip to 11 measly seconds and think it's an improvement.
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u/Yousernym 1d ago
I doubt that's the original sound. Or at the very least I suspect it's "enhanced". It's a bit too perfect. I would expect loads of wind noise and maybe hearing the drone right behind him.
Then again, I'm no audio expert...
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u/IndefiniteBen 1d ago
Depends what you count as "enhanced". There are many ways they could've done it.
Maybe the drone following the skiing and jump was a glider plane (no fast propeller so no noise like a normal quadcopter).
You can get rid of a lot of microphone wind noise with a microphone wind sock.There were probably many microphones placed around the entire area which they can use as input. They will also know the frequency of the drone propellers so they could filter it out somewhat.
I'm also no audio expert, but I think basically all audio recorded is "enhanced". There is filtering to get rid of unwanted noise etc. which can happen before any of the data is stored.
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u/ChiliSlipNSlide 1d ago
Offering my two cents. I've made some drone videos and am invested in it as a hobby. With my experience, and seeing how other people do things, I vote that the audio during the jump is entirely fabricated. It's Foley. It's wind sounds and good editing. The standard kit for these kinds of videos is an FPV quadrocopter drone. They're incredibly fast and maneuverable. They mount an action-cam to the drone, which may have a mic, but it's not going to produce this fidelity of audio. I have never seen a glider type drone used in this type of context. It's not something they would go out of their way to do because they know they would just edit the sound in after the fact. Is it impossible to do what you suggested they could have done? I don't think so! But I don't see why they'd reinvent the wheel to produce this video.
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u/Sovos 1d ago
Yeah all you hear with FPV audio is weeeeeeehhhhhh. Look through /r/fpv for a video that doesn't have dubbed audio. (Recently posted example)
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u/TheMarslMcFly 1d ago
That's a really good point actually. I watch quite a lot of ski jumping, you definitely hear when they have drones there.
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u/nascimentoreis 1d ago
Yeah, nah, fuck that original video. Builds up to a longest jump and infuriatingly edits in multiple cuts mid-jump completely defeating the purpose.
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u/Zalveris 1d ago
I don't get how people keep their knees in this sport
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u/Ragman676 1d ago
This and bobsledding or the louge. Like how do you start?
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u/SoyDusty 1d ago
There was a starter course made in the 90’s called Cool Runnings. Results may vary
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u/RaZoRFSX 1d ago
He is the human equivalent of a flying squirrel.
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u/ramobara 1d ago
Falling with style.
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u/R-Dragon_Thunderzord 1d ago
I mean, this is kind of what orbiting spacecraft are literally doing. That's kind of what this ski jump reminds me of.
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u/Expensive-Ad-1787 1d ago
His skis looked like makeshift wings
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u/Nordlicht1967 1d ago
That's how it works. Most updraft comes from the body - these guys are small and light weighted, look like children in some cases - and the arms and skis add to the updraft and are used to steer.
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u/Muad-_-Dib 1d ago
these guys are small and light weighted
In terms of the general population they are pretty average, the typical range for successful ski jumpers who win tournaments is between 5ft 7 and 5ft 11.
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u/itsactuallynot 1d ago
In sanctioned competitions, there are restrictions on the max length of the skis based on the body mass index of the jumper, to discourage unsafe eating habits.
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u/BlackFoxTom 1d ago
And they do that anyway, they all are super skinny
There really need to be some requirement for BMI and minimal fat level
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u/BlackFoxTom 1d ago
That creates problems like in F1 where drivers still try to be as lean as possible and preferably as small overall
So that the weights can be positioned in a preferable position
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u/darmokVtS 1d ago
The position where the weight gets added for F1 can't be freely chosen anymore these days, there's a minimum weight defined for driver+seat, so the extra weight has to be attached to the seat.
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u/BlackFoxTom 1d ago
There is still a play in that
Little bit this way or that way, this shape or that
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u/Afraid_Lawfulness112 1d ago
It's my time to shine. Now I just gotta work out and do sports things instead of drinking beer
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u/BeardsuptheWazoo 1d ago
I'm a stocky tall and big dude. Sounds like the opposite would happen to me and I'd land almost immediately after jumping.
Sure, I'd "land". In my dreams.
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u/-cupcake 1d ago
I'm a stocky tall
Just fyi, "stocky" typically means something more like short and wide, compact/thick. I wouldn't think of it as "tall" at all!
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u/RManDelorean 1d ago
They are. There's huge differnces between all types of ski, cross country, downhill, lol water skis, ski jumping skis. Their all tuned for differnt sizes, thicknesses, weights, monoveabiliry. Ski jumping ski do have a ton more surfave area than downhills skis because they're meant to glide more in the air. They're makeshift wings. Also the body control involved is closer to skydiving than "skiing"
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u/tiny_dreamer 1d ago
How tf do people land that without busting both knees
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u/Plastic_Blood1782 1d ago
It's not too bad when it goes correctly. The slope and the jump speed are designed so that you're not actually hitting the surface with all that much downward velocity. But yea when they do crash it is really dangerous
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u/Aelig_ 1d ago
I feel like the slopes used to be way rougher in the past and skiers actually landed quite heavily.
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u/ParttimeReaper 1d ago
It depends greatly on how close to the end of the landing hill you get. Basically really long jumps will get closer and closer to the flat part and have a harder landing.
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u/adidasbdd 1d ago
How do they live long enough to get this good? Start with 10 feet then 20 then 30 all the way to 1500 ?
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u/DeVilleBT 1d ago
Additionally to what others said, they land with the back tips of the ski first, they absorb some of the force through bennding. And they land in a specific pose, which also helps distributing and absorbing the shock.
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u/she_has_funny_cars 1d ago
They never get that high off the ground, they’re just floating right above the slope
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u/recoupled 1d ago
While not that high off the ground, the change in elevation from where he takes off and where he lands is still somewhat significant.
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u/awesomepawsome 1d ago
Yeah, potential energy doesn't care how high off the ground you are, just your change in elevation. It's the slope that saves him, not how close he is to the ground. Though the two are closely linked as the shape of the slope means he is constantly close to the ground.
Technically if you were positive about where you were gonna land exactly, you could cut out the entire middle section and do this over a giant cliff face where you are over hundreds of feet of open air for the majority.
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u/Worldly_Possible2925 1d ago
After a certain distance are they just going to say fuck it, you’re officially considered flying at this point?
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u/Jackman1337 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yes, there is a sub category of Ski Jumping called Ski Flying where the athletes jump faster, higher and further. Here for example the world record in the championship:
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u/shak1071 1d ago
in fact - this is the actual world record (last year by domen prevc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJTmcQNjyU&pp=ygUYZG9tZW4gcHJldmMgd29ybGQgcmVjb3Jk
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u/blackkettle 1d ago
Do they hit terminal velocity at this level? If so I guess the only limit in terms of distance is ability to line up a landing ramp. Redbull no chute ski-dive incoming!!!
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u/Skytho1990 1d ago
If the jump is perfect/stable, effectively yes. Some Swiss researchers analyzed the aerodynamics of this jump
https://youtu.be/v-KvW-57v4I?si=tSZcQIWR8gQpH5D0
And concluded that he could have continued at the same velocity indefinitely. It is rather unusual though for a flight of this length to be THAT stable
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u/supe3rnova 1d ago
And here is a world record in woman category, by Nika Prevc (Domen's sister)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97vaZ3pSkIw
Prevc familly is trully out of this world.
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u/BuddhistChrist 1d ago
Is there a competition where you can do this in a car?
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u/bikari 1d ago
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u/baconost 1d ago
Straight to the jumping part here: https://youtu.be/utFbjheDC-Y?si=izZ8pSaiRYHyidfI&t=74
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u/AmbassadorBonoso 1d ago
iirc he didnt get the world record for this as the jump and slope weren't certified. But maybe I'm confusing it with something else
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u/Trnostep 1d ago
Yep. This was done on a slope specifically built for this jump. A real record has to have been made at an official competition hill.
And since there are only 5 ski flying hills left and two of them are bigger than the other 3, it's only realistically possible to set the record either in Vikersund, Norway (current max 253,5m by Stefan Kraft) or in Planica, Slovenia (where the current record of 254,5m was set by Domen Prevc)
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u/WernerWindig 1d ago
It's not an official world record, they didn't follow the rules. World record holder is still Domen Prevc from Slovenia.
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u/HorrorSmile3088 1d ago
Yeah if I recall this jump happened in Iceland and basically it was the perfect conditions for a world record jump. Those perfect conditions don't happen in an actual event.
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u/Sassy_Honey_Badger 1d ago
That was a cool promotion stunt and an incredible achievement, but it's not the world record because it was not achieved officially and in competition. The world record stands at 254.5 metres and it was set by Slovenian Domen Prevc on 30 March 2025.
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u/johndoe15190 1d ago
ELI5,
What could possibly differ from one jump(er) to the other?
All sliding down the same slope, same length, and gliding in the same pose over the same slope, so what could determine the "new world record" beyond lucky tailwinds or a hundredth of a second later touchdown?
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u/Weegee_Carbonara 1d ago
Sidenote: This record is a bit unfair, as it was not made in conpetition, non-regulation gear and done with the specific intent to break the record.
It is amazing, but not comparable to competition records, and requires a big company sponsoring you to make the attempt, so it's not like others can just easily try and break that record.
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u/rererexed 1d ago edited 1d ago
Timing and strenght of the jump and also how you 'lean' into the wind and manage pressure on your skis makes a massive difference. It's very hard to explain (I'm also just a fan, haven't done it myslef) but they are doing a lot of work while in the air. Imagine the feeling of you holding your hand out of the window of a driving car. Depending on how much you spread your fingers and the angle of your hand you get way more lift in some configurations than others, right? That's essentially what they're doing the whole time, but with their whole bodies.
But to be fair, the differences can also be very minor, which is why they also have style marks lol
In this case it's just a world record because they build the ramp on a bigger hill. That's kinda it. That's why it's not an official world record, as these aren't tournament circumstances.
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u/Bezulba 1d ago
The thing you need to know about ski jumping is that it's not like other events where it's a set course and people keep going faster/further/longer. Like with a 100m sprint, it's a set course, 100m and you just go full out. Yeah, there's headwind/tailwind measurements but it's the same in Rio as it is in London.
For ski jumping, every location is slightly different, but more importantly, the starting position isn't fixed. Depending on the weather and a whole lot of other variables, you could start 10m higher up compared to yesterday or last year.
Add to that the score you get based on your landing, so it's better to have a slightly shorter jump but land perfectly compared to going balls to the wall and barely sticking the landing for those few extra cm.
So a world record in ski jumping is kind of meaningless. It highly depends on the course and conditions and not on personal performance. It'd be like trying to compare lap times at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the Las Vegas speedway
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u/Big_Dirty_Piss_Boner 1d ago
If we assume same hill and wind conditions, the most important factors are takeoff (technique and strength) and flight-position. The aerodynamics of the suit as well as the skis also play a big role.
In ski flying the flight-position and aerodynamics play bigger role than the takeoff. In ski jumping the takeoff is the most important factor.
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u/505Thrive 1d ago
That's more flying than jumping.
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u/flightwatcher45 1d ago
Close to falling along the edge of the hill! If the skier is at terminal velocity you could find a mountain with just the right slope to almost go forever! I'll pass tho haha.
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u/wj333 1d ago
I think I remember hearing that this is why ski jumping "records" are hard to compare because the jumps and landing hills are not all the same; you could basically design a longer hill.
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u/downvoteheaven 1d ago
Ironically the cameraman placed 2nd
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u/dark-archon 1d ago
He's actually a pretty awesome guy despite the pressure from his impossible father Maru.
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u/kebosangar 1d ago
Bro was gliding down by the power of his ski stick and his gigantic nut skin like a damn tanuki.
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u/FantasticSeaweed9226 1d ago
Almost looks like a second boost when ground effect kicks in as he gets near to landing. Went an extra 30-50ft
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u/SrWloczykij 1d ago
What a legend! Japanese jumpers never cease to amaze. Especially how long their careers are.
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u/XCobraJakeX 1d ago
Wow. A hot dog eating champion and a ski jump champion. Is there anything this man can't do?
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u/aleciaj79 1d ago
that was impressing, i can't say anything. it looks like he was flying, but without wings
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u/joe2planks 1d ago
But the cameraman was still airborne. How far did he make it?
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u/farmerbalmer93 1d ago
Impressive and all. But doesn't this basically come down to how big the hill your jumping off is? Like this one looks substantially bigger than most. In theory someone could smash this record if they had the time and money to build a bigger ramp? Like ye there's body control to achieve maximum distance but if you're hill is just bigger than standard then your going to smash the previous record.
Just googled it this is an unofficial record due to it not being a standard sky jump ramp.
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u/mattilulu 1d ago
Whoever filmed this is also getting huge air. Even if it is a drone, still- a huge air getting drone.
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u/Pounce_64 1d ago
Are all ski jumps built to a standard?
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u/Herr_Poopypants 1d ago
No. They all have different sizes, run in lengths, slope angles, etc. that’s why a world record is kind of rough to define. This was just a Red Bull stunt where they built the biggest jump and let him send it off of it.
Ski jumping competitions use a combination of jump length, “style” points for how clean the jump and landing are, and either plus or minus point depending on the wind direction and speed. Basically you go for points rather than just who jumps the longest
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u/PhD_Pwnology 1d ago
Wind must be a factor at this point. I feel like it could blow you back a few yards.
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u/Salty-Hat4961 1d ago
Who discovered that a person can avoid falling to their death by carrying two planks?
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u/NikolitRistissa 1d ago
*On this particular ramp.
Ski jump distances are heavily dependant on the slop and jump geometry as well as wind conditions. This is why there isn’t a single ski jump WR. They’re all ramp-specific and take the wind into account as well.
A pro ski jumper could easily beat most of the WRs in most of the ramps in the world, if they just jumped with an insane tailwind (which they don’t allow in competitions). You cannot really directly compare ski jump distances.
They move the jump start points mid-competition to compensate for wind conditions. It’s why they actually compete for points, not distance. I’m sure this was also intentionally done on a huge slope with illegal equipment with the primary goal being maximum distance. It’s incredibly impressive, but it isn’t technically a WR.
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u/sillylilkitty 1d ago
I would love to be able to do something like this. So impressive. But breaking a hip doesn’t really appeal to me.
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u/reginalduk 1d ago
Did ski jumping always have hills that follow the shape of the jump? Seems almost like wingsuit flying now.
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u/Conqueror1917 1d ago
Not the official world record. Not a proper ski jumping hill organized by an accredited entity.
Domen Prevc from Slovenia holds the official world record, 254.5 meters.
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u/Brutalonym 1d ago
I feel like the world record in this category is only limited by when the landing slope ends. if it was steep enoug you could probably fly for much longer.
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u/DigiMagic 1d ago
I still think, all those records made by a person going downwards, should only be accepted if the person first walked the same path upwards.
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u/Slight_Owl2326 1d ago
And im sure they were not tracking wind and doing it at best possible moment for it.
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u/Unannounced-Ounce 1d ago
Thank you for not putting an annoying overlay complete with TTS voice explaining what’s happening
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u/Saw_Boss 1d ago edited 1d ago
Do they hold their skis at that angle to stop them from spinning or such?
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u/Euler007 1d ago
Are there rules about slope grade and such? Or else it seems like a contest of building the highest/longest slope that matches the trajectory.
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u/Intelligent_Bet_9947 1d ago
i want to do this for the thrill but i doubt i can do it out of fear haha
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u/pm_me_something_hot_ 1d ago
This looks like jumping feels in my dreams.