Letalnica bratov Gorišek
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Letalnica bratov Gorišek (English: Flying hill of Gorišek brothers) is one of the two largest ski flying hills in the world and the biggest of eight hills located at the Planica Nordic Centre in Planica, Slovenia.[2]
Letalnica bratov Gorišek | |
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Constructor(s) | Janez Gorišek (planning) Vlado Gorišek (execution) |
Location | Planica, Slovenia |
Operator | ZŠRS Planica |
Opened | 6 March 1969 (test) 21 March 1969 (official) |
Renovated | 1984, 1990s, 2009–2010, 2013–2015 |
Expanded | 1979, 1985, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2015[1] |
Size | |
K–point | 200 metres (660 ft) |
Hill size | 240 metres (790 ft) |
Longest jump (unofficial / fall) | 253.5 metres (832 ft) Gregor Schlierenzauer (22 March 2018) |
Hill record | 252 metres (827 ft) Ryōyū Kobayashi (24 March 2019) |
Top events | |
Ski Flying World Championships | 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994, 2004, 2010, 2020 |
It was built in 1969 and is named after the original constructors and brothers Vlado and Janez Gorišek. Since its opening, a total of 28 world records were set at the venue.
Yugoslav ski jumper Miro Oman made the inaugural test jump of 135 metres (443 ft) on 6 March 1969. The first FIS Ski Flying World Championships were organized on the hill in 1972. After Matti Nykänen set a world record jump of 191 metres (627 ft) at the 1985 FIS Ski Flying World Championships, a new rule was instituted by the International Ski Federation that awarded no additional points for jumps over this distance due to safety reasons. The rule was abolished in 1994.
On 17 March 1994, Andreas Goldberger touched the snow with his hand at 202 metres (663 ft) for the first, albeit disqualified, over 200-metre jump. Just a few minutes later Toni Nieminen landed on his feet at 203 metres (666 ft) and officially became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres.
Letalnica bratov Gorišek is a regular venue of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, and has hosted the FIS Ski Flying World Championships on seven occasions, most recently in 2020.[3][4] Since 2012, it also hosts the Red Bull 400 world series, the world's steepest 400-metre race.[5] The world's steepest zip line with an average incline of 38 degrees opened at the hill in September 2015.[6]
During the Ski Flying World Championships in 1985, the venue's highest all-time attendance was recorded when a total of 150,000 people gathered over three days.