Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex
44.255833333333 - 73.964722222222Koordinaten: 44 ° 15 ' 21 "N and 73 ° 57' 53 " W
The MacKenzie Intervale Ski Jumping Complex is a ski jumping facility consisting of five ski jumps in Lake Placid in upstate New York.
- 4.1 Specifications
- 4.2 hill record
History
Today's large hill was built in the early 1930s for the Olympic Winter Games 1932.
1979, the complex was generously expanded and remodeled in 1980 were once again the competitions of the Winter Games held here.
The hills are still for international and national competitions, as well as used for training. They are regarded as very popular and always well prepared. Apart from the large hill ski jumps all are available all year round.
International Competitions
Called all be organized by the FIS jump competitions
Large Hill
The World Cup made on the large hill of Lake Placid is no longer being station. The last competition took place on 2 December 1990, the winner was Andre Kiesewetter and came from Germany.
At the Olympic Games 1932, the winner came from Norway and was, as so often, Birger Ruud. 48 years later the Finn Jouko Törmänen Olympic champion.
In 1950, the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid ( world champion Hans Bjørnstad from Norway), 1986 Junior World Championships in Lake Placid was held ( Junior World Champion was Ivan Lunardi from Italy).
Specifications
Hill record
Normal hill
At the normal hill international competitions take place again and again. Recently in October 2005, a Continental Cup doubleheader for men and women.
At the Olympic Winter Games in 1980 the winner was on the normal hill Anton Innauer from Austria.
Specifications
Hill record
Further jumps
In addition to the above treated jumps there in Lake Placid the following jumps: K48, K18, K10; All three are covered with mats.