Letalnica Bratov Gorišek

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The Letalnica Bratov Gorišek [ ɡɔriʃɛk ] ( Ger. Skiflugschanze Brothers Gorišek ), usually called only briefly Letalnica [le ː talnitsa ], has been the expansion of Vikersundbakkens on HS225 in 2010, the second largest ski flying hill in the world and is located in Slovenia Planica. On the hill 28 ski flying world records have been set so far.

History

In the first Planica ski jump was built before 1930. 1934 ( Ger. Bloudeks large hill ), the first large hill in the world, which at that time was still considered flying hill opened, Stanko Bloudek the Bloudkova Velikanka hill. On this jump in the ski flying world record has been improved several times. However, after the jumps were getting bigger worldwide, and large modern ski jump emerged, it was decided to follow suit in Planica in the 1960s. Since an increase in the fieldwork has not been possible, the brothers Lado and Janez Gorišek constructed near the old jump the new ski jump. This was opened on March 19, 1969 in front of 90,000 spectators. On the opening weekend of ski flying world record was improved five times.

Since then, World Cup show jumping and ski flying world championships are held regularly at the hill. Multiple also the world record has been improved. While initially different flying hills were involved in the development of the world record, he was from 1986, when Matti Nykänen flew 191 meters until 2011, when Johan Remen Evensen on the Vikersundbakken 246.5 meters jumped, always situated on the Letalnica. On 17 March 1994 jumped Andreas Goldberger in Planica the first man over 200 meters, but could not stand the plunge. The first official "two hundreds" is therefore Toni Nieminen counted, who was a jump on 203 meters on the same day.

2005 was placed here by Bjørn Einar Romøren with 239 meters of the current hill record, which was also until 11 February 2011, the ski flying world record. On the same day the Finn Janne Ahonen with 240 meters succeeded, yet another flight, but he could not stand the jump, so the jump is not considered a world record. The current ski flying world record was set on February 11, 2011 by Johan Remen Evensen with 246.5 meters at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund.

On the hill minor modifications are regularly made ​​to always meet the current needs. In 2013, the jump is to be rebuilt to the extent that jumps to 250 meters are possible, so that the world record could be brought back to Planica again. In the coming years, then to even jumps up to 270 meters are possible, which is, however, controversial.

The name of the hill

The hill was originally called Velikanka ( Ger. large hill or plain Great) and became ski flying World Championships in 2004 renamed Letalnica ( Ger. flying hill ).

Specifications

Others

Each time a Springer jumped over 200 meters, the song " Planica " the group Avsenik was played. Since the season 2011/2012 it is only at distances over 215 meters for use as 200-meter jumps now occur very frequently.

Development of the hill record

International Competitions

Called all be organized by the FIS jump competitions