Ski binding

In a ski binding comprising a front jaw and a heel holder and a connecting element which extends between the front jaw and the heel holder, the heel holder being arranged at a rear end of the connecting element and the front jaw being arranged at a front end of the connecting element, the heel holder in the mounted state of the ski binding being guided with slip motion in a guide rail fastened on the ski by means of screws, the front jaw being in the mounted state fastened by means of screws directly to an upper side of the ski, and the connecting element being provided with a coating of plastic material between the front jaw and the heel holder, the improvement wherein the connecting element is comprised of first and second partial sections, wherein the first partial section is connected to the front jaw and has a recess extending in a longitudinal direction of the connecting element, wherein the second partial section is connected at one end to the heel holder and at the other end is received in the recess, the first partial section associated with the front jaw having at least one bolt with a head thereon, said bolt being located in the recess, the other end of the second partial section having a portion with at least one keyhole-like recess therein, said portion being received in said recess, said at least one keyhole-like recess receiving said at least one bolt therein to effect a securement of said first and second partial sections together at a location between the front jaw and the heel holder, and wherein a stop means is provided in said recess and extends transversely of the longitudinal direction of the connecting element, said second partial section having abutting means thereon for engaging said stop means so that relative movement of said front jaw and said heel holder toward one another is prevented by one of said at least one bolt and said stop means.