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Perhaps nothing will get you off your seat quite like Ski Jumping at this year's Winter Olympics, which officially gets underway on February 4.
The enthralling sport has been at the forefront of the Winter Olympics ever since the tournament's inception back in 1924, though this year there will be a fifth event added to the schedule, being a mixed team format.
Sportsmail takes you through everything you need to know ahead of another enticing competition.
Ski Jumping has been part of the Winter Olympics since all the way back in 1924
The popular Winter Olympics event will be held at the National Ski Jumping Centre in the Zhangjiakou cluster.
The cluster will also host the snowboarding, freestyle skiing, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and biathlon competitions throughout the Games.
In the venue, where part of the Nordic Combined competition will also take place, the large hill stands at a total height of 446 feet, with the normal hill slightly smaller at 337 feet.
Zhangjiakou's National Ski Jumping Centre funnels straight into a 10,000-seat stadium
Incredibly, the landing funnels straight into a 10,000-seat stadium, which can be used for football matches in the summer.
The venue has been nicknamed "Snow Ruyi" due to it's resemblance of a 'Ruyi', which is a traditional Chinese ornament that symbolises good luck.
With the first locally transmitted Omicron case confirmed in Beijing in recent days, Beijing 2022 organisers have pulled the plug on plans to put tickets on general sale, while foreign-based spectators were already prohibited.
Instead, there will be an 'adapted programme' inviting groups of spectators.
How does Ski Jumping work in the Winter Games?There are five events at the Games. Included are the Men's Individual Normal Hill, the Women's Individual Normal Hill, the Men's Individual Large Hill, the Men's Team Large Hill and the Mixed Team event.
In each event, the jumps are scored on the distance travelled, the jump style and the landing.
In the individuals,
