The FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee 2006 (German: ) was the 6th edition of the , an international ski jumping tournament, that was held in the 2006–07 season on hills in Germany and Austria. The tournament began on 6 August 2006 with a competition on the hill in Klingenthal. Three days later, the second contest took place on the hill in Pöhla, with further events in Meinerzhagen. First, a team competition was held, followed by an individual one. On 15 August, the tournament concluded with an individual competition in Bischofshofen.

The first contest was won by Anette Sagen, and the next by Juliane Seyfarth. The third contest – the team event – was won by the United States team consisting of , Abby Hughes, Alissa Johnson, and Jessica Jerome. The penultimate and final events were again won by Anette Sagen, who became the overall winner of the 6th edition for the third time and also scored the most points in the FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee overall standings. Juliane Seyfarth finished 2nd in the general classification, and Jessica Jerome 3rd. A total of 64 female jumpers from 13 national teams participated in the series.

Background

Context Until 1998, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation did not organize any women's competitions. However, female jumpers occasionally participated as forerunners in men's events or competed but were not classified. In January 1998, unofficial junior world championships for women were held in Sankt Moritz, recognized as the first international women's event. In March of the same year, the first senior women's events under FIS auspices took place – two Continental Cup contests in Schönwald. In the following season, the was organized for the first time, the inaugural international women's series under FIS. Since summer 2001, a plastic hill tournament – the – has also been held. In the 2005–06 season, the series was included in the women's Continental Cup calendar.

Of the jumpers participating in the 2006 FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee, 31 had competed in the previous – 5th – edition. Among those classified in the top 30 of the prior edition, absent were Germans Kristin Schmidt (12th) and (16th), Slovenian Maja Vtič (5th), Italian Lisa Demetz (8th), Austrian (21st), and Norwegian Stine Småkasin (27th). The winner of the 2005 FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee was Anette Sagen, ahead of Jessica Jerome and Line Jahr.

In previous editions, Daniela Iraschko won twice (2001 and 2002), as did Anette Sagen (2003 and 2005). Austrian Eva Ganster won once (2004) and finished 2nd twice (2001 and 2002). Japanese Ayumi Watase placed in the top three twice – 3rd in 2001 and 2003 – as did American Jessica Jerome – 3rd in 2002 and 2nd in 2005.

In the winter period, the FIS Ladies Grand Prix was organized under the same rules as the FSLT. Daniela Iraschko won four times (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005), Eva Ganster stood on the podium four times (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004). Anette Sagen finished 2nd in 2002, and first in 2003, 2004, and the final edition. In the last four editions, Lindsey Van also reached the podium – 3rd in 2003, and second in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

2006–07 season Before the tournament, in July 2006, four competitions were held in the USA and Canada as part of the 2006–07 women's Continental Cup. Juliane Seyfarth won all of them, with Daniela Iraschko finishing in the top three each time. Others on the podium included Anette Sagen (twice), Line Jahr, and Ulrike Gräßler. Seyfarth led the standings with a 100-point advantage over Iraschko and 184 over Sagen. The entire top of the series was entered for the 2006 FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee; the highest-ranked Continental Cup jumper not participating was 21st-placed Yurika Hirayama from Japan.

Continental Cup overall standings before FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee Place Athlete Nation Points Deficitto leader 1. Juliane Seyfarth Germany 400 – 2. Daniela Iraschko Austria 300 100 3. Anette Sagen Norway 216 184 4. Jessica Jerome United States 172 228 5. Alissa Johnson United States 151 249 6. Ulrike Gräßler Germany 145 255 7. Lindsey Van United States 143 257 8. Line Jahr Norway 142 258 9. Canada 141 259 10. Jacqueline Seifriedsberger Austria 130 270 11. Ayumi Watase Japan 112 288 12. Abby Hughes United States 111 289 13. Atsuko Tanaka Canada 74 326 14. Canada 71 329 15. Austria 67 333 16. Vladěna Pustková Czech Republic 64 336 17. United States 63 337 18. Elena Runggaldier Italy 56 344 19. Italy 50 350 20. Canada 43 357 21. Yurika Hirayama Japan 35 365 22. Japan 31 369 23. United States 29 371 24. United States 19 381 25. Jaklyn Devos Canada 16 384 26. Karin Friberg United States 14 386 27. Elisabeth Andersson United States 11 389 28. Brittany Rhoads United States 9 391

Rules The rules for the FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee are the same as those for World Cup or Continental Cup events. Points from the competitions were counted toward the FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee overall classification.

Jumps were scored in the same way as in World Cup or Continental Cup events. Reaching the K-point earned 60 points. Each additional meter added 2 points, while each meter short subtracted 2 points. Additionally, jump style and landing were judged by five FIS-appointed judges, each able to award up to 20 points. The two extreme scores (highest and lowest) were discarded from the final score.

Hills Hill name Location K-point Hill size Hill record Vogtlandschanze Klingenthal K-80 85.0 m 86.0 m Marcus Schneider Maxime Laheurte Dejan Plevnik Eric Frenzel 23.01.199818.01.200418.01.200418.01.2004 Pöhlbachschanze Pöhla K-60 65.0 m 68.5 m Dirk Else 2001 Meinhardus-Schanze Meinerzhagen K-62 68.0 m 68.5 m Daniela Iraschko 15.08.2004 Laideregg-Schanze Bischofshofen K-65 78.0 m 76.5 m Martin Machreich 12.02.2006

Jury The main directors of the competitions in the FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee were: Andreas Hille for the first event, Günter Beck for the second, Manfred Bachmann for the third and fourth, and Gerhard Krab for the last. The technical delegate for the first four competitions in Klingenthal, Pöhla, and Meinerzhagen was Dalibor Motejlek from the Czech Republic, with Edgar Ganster as his assistant. For the final competition at Laideregg-Schanze, the technical delegate was Uwe Mühln from Germany, with Edgar Ganster again assisting.

Judge Country Position at the judging tower Klingenthal Pöhla Meinerzhagen Meinerzhagen Bischofshofen Michal Bartoš Czech Republic D C C C – Claudia Denifl Austria – – – – D Reinhard Distlmeier Germany C – – – – Günther Frettlöh Germany – – A A – Michael Herzig Germany E – – – – Bernd Heß Germany – A – – – Gerhardt Hoyer Germany – B – – – Mirko Hünefeld Germany – E – – – Stephan Klein Germany – – E E – Bernd Krauß Germany A – – – – Robert Krautgartner Austria – – – – E Wolfgang Patzina Germany – – D D – Günter Riedel Germany – D – – – Manfred Schnetzer Austria – – – – B Bernhard Selbach Germany – – B B – Peter Stattmann Austria – – – – A Jürgen Thomas Germany B – – – – Helmut Wegscheider Germany – – – – C

Podiums Overall classification podium Athlete Klingenthal Pöhla Meinerzhagen Bischofshofen Total score Deficit Jump 1 Jump 2 Score Jump 1 Jump 2 Score Jump 1 Jump 2 Score Jump 1 Jump 2 Score Anette Sagen 79.5 m 81.5 m 230.0 60.5 m 63.0 m 226.4 67.0 m 66.5 m 250.8 73.0 m 71.5 m 267.8 975.0 – Juliane Seyfarth 81.0 m 81.0 m 227.5 61.0 m 62.0 m 234.7 67.0 m 67.0 m 249.5 70.0 m 72.0 m 260.8 972.5 2.5 Jessica Jerome 79.0 m 79.5 m 225.0 60.0 m 61.5 m 230.1 63.0 m 66.5 m 213.7 70.0 m 68.5 m 250.9 919.7 55.3

Competition progress Klingenthal

The first competition of the 2006 FIS Sommer Ladies Tournee was held on the normal-sized hill in Klingenthal. 49 jumpers participated. In the first round, three jumpers reached at least the K-point, set at 80 meters. The longest jump was by the last starter, Juliane Seyfarth (81.0 m). Half a meter shorter, with slightly lower style points than the German, were Lindsey Van and Elena Runggaldier. The third-best distance was achieved by Anette Sagen and (79.5 m). Seyfarth led after the first round, followed by Van and Runggaldier.

In the final round, four jumpers exceeded the K-point. The longest jump in the second round was by Abby Hughes (83.5 m), though with lower style points. 14th after the first round, Japan's moved up to 5th overall with an 81-meter jump, earning the second-best score of the final round. She was overtaken by Jessica Jerome (79.5 m), who jumped 5th from the end. However, Norway's Anette Sagen (81.5 m), with the best score of the second round, took the lead and held it to win the competition. Seyfarth, with a similar distance but slightly lower style points, finished 2nd, 2.5 points behind Sagen. Jessica Jerome took 3rd.

Two jumpers fell: Switzerland's Sabrina Windmüller in the first round and Canada's in the second. The following jumpers withdrew: Germans Jeanine Drechsel and Laila Jung, Switzerland's Malika Schüpbach, and Norway's . Jumpers in both rounds started from the 13th gate. It rained during the competition, with air temperatures of 12.4 °C in the first round and 13.2 °C in the second.

Results (6 August 2006) Place Jumper Country Round 1 Round 2 Total score Jump Score Jump Score 1. Anette Sagen Norway 79.5 113.0 81.5 117.0 230.0 2. Juliane Seyfarth Germany 81.0 116.0 81.0 111.5 227.5 3. Jessica Jerome United States 79.0 111.5 79.5 113.5 225.0 4. Lindsey Van United States 80.5 114.5 75.5 104.0 218.5 5. Japan 73.5 97.0 81.0 115.5 212.5 6. Canada 79.5 111.0 74.0 100.0 211.0 7. Elena Runggaldier Italy 80.5 113.5 72.0 95.5 209.0 8. Abby Hughes United States 72.0 96.0 83.5 111.0 207.0 9. Bigna Windmüller Switzerland 75.5 103.5 75.0 102.5 206.0 10. Daniela Iraschko Austria 74.0 102.0 73.0 99.5 201.5 11. Jacqueline Seifriedsberger Austria 72.5 97.5 73.5 99.5 197.0 12. Alissa Johnson United States 73.0 98.0 73.5 98.5 196.5 Line Jahr Norway 75.0 101.5 72.0 95.0 196.5 14. Ayumi Watase Japan 72.5 97.0 73.5 98.5 195.5 15. Ulrike Gräßler Germany 75.0 101.5 71.0 93.0 194.5 16. Gyda Enger Norway 70.0 90.5 75.5 103.5 194.0 17. Japan 69.0 88.0 73.5 98.5 186.5 18. Atsuko Tanaka Canada 71.0 93.5 70.5 92.0 185.5 19. Melanie Faißt Germany 73.5 97.5 68.5 86.5 184.0 Japan 69.5 90.0 71.5 94.0 184.0 21. United States 70.5 92.0 67.5 84.5 176.5 22. Vladěna Pustková Czech Republic 68.5 87.5 69.5 88.5 176.0 23. Austria 69.0 88.0 68.5 86.5 174.5 24. Anna Häfele Germany 71.5 93.5 63.0 74.5 168.0 25. Svenja Würth Germany 66.5 79.5 68.0 82.5 162.0 26. Italy 63.5 76.5 67.0 84.0 160.5 27. Katja Požun Slovenia 64.0 76.5 64.5 78.5 155.0 28. Eva Logar Slovenia 64.5 78.5 59.5 63.5 142.0 29. Canada 67.0 82.5 67.5 55.5 138.0 30. Magdalena Schnurr Germany 64.5 78.5 55.0 53.5 132.0 31. Carina Vogt Germany 63.5 75.5 – – 75.5 32. Switzerland 63.5 75.0 – – 75.0 33. Verena Pock Austria 63.0 74.5 – – 74.5 34. Canada 63.5 73.5 – – 73.5 35. Carina Ziller Germany 60.0 68.0 – – 68.0 Nicole Hauer Germany 60.0 68.0 – – 68.0 37. Norway 58.5 65.0 – – 65.0 38. Franziska Moser Germany 58.5 64.5 – – 64.5 39. Anja Tepeš Slovenia 57.0 62.0 – – 62.0 40. Valentine Prucker Italy 56.5 61.0 – – 61.0 Czech Republic 58.0 61.0 – – 61.0 42. Italy 56.0 59.5 – – 59.5 43. Stefanie Krieg Germany 56.0 55.5 – – 55.5 44. Norway 56.0 55.0 – – 55.0 45. Austria 54.5 53.0 – – 53.0 46. Monika Pogladič Slovenia 53.5 50.5 – – 50.5 47. Sabrina Windmüller Switzerland 60.0 41.5 – – 41.5 48. Monika Planinc Slovenia 49.0 38.5 – – 38.5 49. Sweden 47.0 34.5 – – 34.5

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