Čerťák

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The ski jump facility Čerťák on the northern slope of the mountain Devil's Mountain ( Teufelsberg German ) in the Czech Republic Harrachov ( German Harrachov ) consists of five ski jumps, including one of the world's five ski jump. Harrachov is a regular venue for world and Kontinentalcupspringen and Weltcupskifliegen and Ski Flying World Championships. With its strategic location in the north of the Czech Republic, the town of 1,700 inhabitants, is very popular with Polish ski jumping fans.

• 3.1 Specifications
• 3.2 hill record
• 3.3 Farthest jump

• 4.1 Specifications
• 4.2 hill record

History

Already at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, the first ski clubs were founded in Harrachov. In 1922 the first ski jumping hill with artificial start tower in Bohemia was built by a Czech sports club, but not yet on Čerťák, but in the district Ptačince. There you could already jump 30 meters. The hill was enlarged several times, so were soon reached about 50 meters. Beginning of the 1930s, was built near the old hill a new, could be reached on the lengths to 70 meters, but this was destroyed in 1937 by a storm and not refurbished.

On Čerťák itself also back in the early 1920s built the first jump of a German sports club. This was extended again and again over the years and enlarged, and later a smaller ski jump came about. Here Sudeten German Championships, German youth championships and internationally staffed Teufelsberg competitions were organized. Widths were achieved around 60 meters on the larger hill.

1946 united the two clubs, and as a result was only jumped on Čerťák.

1952, the hills were rebuilt, even then there were plans to build a 100 - meter hill.

In 1955 the entire site was re-done, the large hill was K70, the small rebuilt to a K50 ski jump. In addition, a K30 ski jump was built, which a year later was occupied with mats and thus was the first ski jump Czechoslovakia.

When the wooden structures were in disrepair in the 1970s, from 1955, a renovation was inevitable. Subsequently, the then Czechoslovak ski federation decided the construction of the site in its present form. It created a total of five jumps. The mammoth ski jump, so today's ski jump, a K120 ski jump, a K90 ski jump and a K70 and a K40.

In 1979, the new facility was officially opened in March 1980, the ski jump was inaugurated at the ski flying week. In 1983 there was the first ski flying World Cup in front of 60,000 spectators. In the following years, however, the jump made ​​more headlines with serious falls than with long flights. The air level was too high up to twelve meters, which meant that the FIS blocked the hill. Since this problem affected almost all flying hills, was at that time recognized that an air level of five meters for the jumpers is much safer and still large widths can be achieved if the profile of a jump is adjusted accordingly. The advent of the V- style finally sealed the profile change of the hills.

From 1989-1992 the ski jump was rebuilt according to the latest findings, the K- point shifted to 185 meters and a windbreak wall was installed. Andreas Goldberger flew over 1996, the magical 200 -meter mark on this hill.

The other four jumps were updated to the latest state of the art, the K90 ski jump 1998 received a ceramic track and a plastic covering.

Čerťák ski jump

The Čerťák ski jump is one of five world famous ski jump. She is a regular venue for ski jumping World Cups and Championships. The last World Cup events were held in the 2012/2013 season. Due to the weather conditions both competitions were held on Sunday. The winner was both times Gregor Schlierenzauer. The last ski flying World Cup on this hill took place in 2014, Severin Freund was this decide for themselves.

Specifications

Hill record

• 214.5 m - Finland Matti Hautamäki, March 9, 2002

Development of the ski jump cup record

Below is a list of the hill record development since the beginning of competitions on ski jump.

Čerťák large hill

On the large hill at the Čerťák World Cup competitions are held regularly. In the 2006/07 season and in the season 2010/ 11, the jumping had to be canceled due to lack of snow in early December. The history of Bakken is treated here. With a table angle of 10.5 degrees, the two ski jumps at Čerťák the flattest start of all the World Cup ski jumping hills.

Specifications

Hill record

Farthest jump

Čerťák normal hill

At the normal hill in Harrachov World Cup Competitions will be held in the Nordic combined and FIS Cup jumping. Since 1998 there is a ceramic track and mats so that the jump can be jumped on throughout the year. The history of ski jumping hill is covered in this section.

Specifications

Hill record

Further jumps

In addition to the above three hills there are in Harrachov still a K70 ski jumping hill on which the Czech Jan Matura holds the hill record of 77 meters, and a K40, on the Czech Frantisek Vaculik holds the record with 43.5 meters.

International Competitions

Called all be organized by the FIS jump competitions.