Ski jumping - Planica
Planica, Saturday, 21st of March 2015 –Team competition
Program
04.00 Departure from the bus station in front of Turistica
04.20 Departure from the bus station in the center of Izola
04.40 Departure from the bus station in Koper (Oli Burger)
06.15 Departure from the parking + bus station in Ljubljana (Dolgi most)
09.00 Trial round
10.00 First round
11.00 Final round
12.00 Solemn announcement of results
12.20 Entertainment program – Band Cover Lover
15.00 Departure from Planica
16.00 Possible stop in Bled and coming home in the reverse order at 21.00 (foreseen).
Planica is famous for ski jumping. The first ski jumping hill was constructed before 1930 at the slope of Mount Ponca. In 1934, Stanko Bloudek built a larger hill, known as the "Bloudek Giant". The first ski jump over 100 m was achieved here in 1936 by the Austrian Sepp Bradl. At the time, this was the biggest jumping hill in the world, sometimes called "the mother of all jumping hills." In 1969, a new K-185 hill, Letalnica Bratov Gorišek, was built by Lado and Janez Gorišek. Between 1985, when Matti Nykänen flew 191 m, and 2011, new world records have always been set at Planica rather than any other ski jumping hill (e.g., Kulm in Austria, Harrachov in the Czech Republic, Oberstdorf in Germany, or Vikersundbakken in Norway). After its 2010 rebuilding, Vikersundbakken is the biggest hill in the world, and the current world record is set there.
In 1994, Toni Nieminen of Finland was the first ski jumper in history to jump over 200 m. The hill record is 239 m, set by Bjørn Einar Romøren of Norway in March 2005, which at the time was a world record. The ski jumping infrastructure was recently completely renovated and the old K-130 hill was rebuilt.
This year’s finals of the World Cup ski jumping will be renewed and extended, which will allow flights to 250 meters.
| Hill name | Location | K-point | Hill size | Hill record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikersundbakken | Vikersund, Norway | K-200 | HS 225 | 251.5 metres (825 ft) |
| Letalnica Bratov Gorišek | Planica, Slovenia | K-200 | HS 225 | 239.0 metres (784.1 ft) |
| Kulm | Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | K-200 | HS 225 | 237.5 metres (779 ft) |
| Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, Germany | K-185 | HS 213 | 225.5 metres (740 ft) |
| Čerťák | Harrachov, Czech Republic | K-185 | HS 205 | 214.5 metres (704 ft) |
| Copper peak | Ironwood, MI, USA | K-145 | HS 180 | 158.0 metres (518.4 ft) |
Price of tour
Red Card Zdrava Zabava - 38,00 EUR
Other - 40,00 EUR
Only transport – 17,00 EUR (return ticket)
Applications
SOUP (Student office of University of Primorska) Info Point in Koper.
Hurry up, the number of places IS LIMITED!
