Kulm (ski flying venue) explained

Hill Name:Kulm
Constructor(S):Ing. Hans Peyerl
City:Tauplitz
Opened:Hill test:
18 February 1950
Unofficially:
8 March 1950
FIS Official opening:
27 February 1953
Renovated:1953, 1975, 1986,
1996, 2015
Longest Jump:247.5 m (812 ft)
Žiga Jelar
(27 January 2023)
K-Spot:200 m
Hill Size:235 m
Hill Record:244 m (801 ft)
Peter Prevc
(16 January 2016)
Ski Flying World Championships:1975, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2016
World Cup:1982, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023

Kulm is a ski flying hill located in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Styria, Austria opened in 1950.[1]

In 2003, The women's world record at 200 metres was set by Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, who at the time was the only woman in history to have jumped over two hundred meters.

Furthermore, the men's world record has been set three times at Kulm (1962, 1965 and 1986).

This hill is one of only five of its type in the world, allowing for jumps of more than 240 metres. The current hill record of 244 m (801 ft) was set by Peter Prevc during the 2016 Ski Flying World Championships.

They hosted the five FIS Ski Flying World Championships here in 1975, 1986, 1996, 2006, and 2016.

In 2015, the hill was last renovated to a current K200 and HS235, with much longer jumps possible.

History

1948/49: Hill construction

Construction began in 1948 under leadership Viktor Stüger, president of Salzkammergut Ski Association, completed in 1949 as the largest natural ski jumping hill in the world, designed by Ing. Hans Peyerl.[2]

1950: First unofficial event held

On 8–12 March 1950, opening International Ski Flying Week competition was held on new built ski flying hill. Hubert Neuper Sr. was honoured to be the first to try new hill. The last two days counted for "Longest Ski Jump" competition won by Rudi Dietrich (103 metres) ahead of Hans Eder (102 m) and third placed shared by Werfener Huber and Fritz Ruepp (both 94 metres). However, International Ski Federation (FIS) did not approve the hill and not even this unofficial competition, as it turned out to be, that hill was very poorly and insufficiently built, by far from the International standards valid back then.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

1951: Second unofficial event held

On 16–18 March 1951, second International Ski Flying Week, an unofficial competition was held in front of total 15,000 people. Summary of total length of four jumps counted into final score. Already on first day, Bradl set new hill record at 115 meters. He was also the winner of the 4 jumps competition with 530 meters in total, in front of the 2nd ranked West German Sepp Hohenleitner (504 meters) and the 3rd ranked Rudi Dietrich (501 meters). Hill was rebuilt with many improvements, but to receive approval from the FIS to organize the official International Ski Flying Week, further requirements had to be met. Hill was again re-designed by Ing. Hans Peyerl in cooperation with the ski jumping FIS consultant Ing. Straumann.[9] [10] [11]

In 1952, Salzkammergut Ski Association, governed body responsible for the hill was dissolved, because Ausserland came back to Styria. In this way, it was possible to make this hill a top priority for the Styrian state government, which assigned the responsibility to the Styrian Ski Association.

1953: Hill officially opened with FIS approval

On 27 February–1 March 1953, three-day competition, 1st official "FIS International Ski Flying Week", finally recognized by FIS due to many upgrades. About 50,000 people visited the event. Josef Bradl won the competition with 449.8 points ahead of Andreas Däscher and Roy Sherwood.[12] [13]

On 10–11 March 1956, two-day competition, 2nd official "International Ski Flying Week" was held. Total four jumps counted into official result, two best jumps from each day. Peter Lesser won the event with total 428.5 points ahead of Veikko Heinonen (FIN) and Olaf B. Bjørnstad (NOR).[14] [15]

On 20–22 March 1959, three-day competition, 3rd official "International Ski Flying Week" was held, on the last day alone crowd of 30,000 people. Six jumps in total, two best from each day counted into official result. Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR), founder of FIS World Cup won the event.[16] [17] [18]

1962: Lesser set first world record

On 1–4 March 1962, three-day competition, 4th official "International Ski Flying Week" was held. Already on the first day, at the official training, East German Peter Lesser tied the world record with Jože Šlibar (Oberstdorf 1961), first on this hill, at 141 m (463 ft). His teammate Helmut Recknagel won ahead of two West Germans Wolfgang Happle and Max Bolkart, watched by more than 40,000 people on Sunday, the last day alone.[19] [20] [21]

1965: Lesser set second world record

On 19–21 March 1965, three-day competition, "K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week" was held. First day (Friday) counted as official training, but also as a reserved date, if one of two competition days (Saturday or Sunday) was cancelled, would be calculated into official result. Already on first day, Bjørn Wirkola fell at world record distance at 144 meters (472 ft). On Saturday, Peter Lesser also fell at world record distance at 147 metres (482 ft). On Sunday, in front of 30,000 people, Peter Lesser set official world record for the second time here after three years at 145.5 metres (477 ft).[22] [23]

1971: Competition blown away

On 19–21 March 1971, three-day competition, "K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week", which would also be counting for "Europa Cup", was due to strong wind all three days, first and only time in history completely cancelled. Only four trial jumpers managed to perform the last day. Saturday and Sunday results were planned to count into official results, and if one of them was cancelled, Friday results would be counting as a reserve.[24] [25] [26]

1986: Horrible crashes and WR tied

On 8–9 March 1986, Kulm hosted "9th FIS Ski Flying World Championships" at enlarged and rebuilt with new K185 point, renovation plan inspired by Planica. More than 50,000 people in total visited in all three days. It started great already on official training (Friday), with new hill record at 188 meters (617 ft) set by Austrian Franz Neuländtner. On the last day (Sunday), Masahiro Akimoto, Ulf Findeisen, Øyvind Berg and Grega Peljhan, all four crashed very hard, from high in the air direct to the ground. Four best jumps in total (2 of 3 best jumps each day) counted into final results. For the great final Andreas Felder who became world champion, set the world record at 191 m (627 feet) and equaled it with Matti Nykänen (1985).[27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

1996: World Championships counted also for World Cup

On 10–11 February 1996, two-day competition "14th FIS Ski Flying World Championships", with each day also counting for FIS World Cup, was held. Total of 130,000 people gathered in all four days. It all started with free training on Thursday, when Jens Weißflog (201 m) became the first who managed to surpass two-hundred-meter mark on this hill and 8th jump over this barrier in history. Andreas Goldberger became world champion in front of home crowd with total four jumps, two from each day counting (183, 183, 194 and 198 m), with final score of total 738.1 points.[32] [33] [34] [35]

Events

DateYearHillsizeWinnerSecondThird
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ International Ski Flying Week ↓
(FIS did not officially recognize those two competitions)
11–12 March   1950 K95 Werfener Huber
Fritz Ruepp
16–18 March   1951 K95 Rudi Dietrich
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ FIS International Ski Flying Week ↓
27 February  
—  
1 March   		1953 K120 Roy Sherwood
10–11 March   1956 K120
20–22 March   1959 K120
2–4 March   1962 K120 Max Bolkart
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ International Ski Flying Week ↓
19–21 March   1965 K120 Peter Lesser
3 March   1968 K120
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week = FIS Europa Cup ↓
align=right style=color:#69696919–21 March   1971 K120 strong wind all three days; only four jumps held in total
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ 3rd FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
14–16 March   K165
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week ↓
3–5 March   1978 K165 Alois Lipburger
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ FIS World Cup ↓
12 March   align=center rowspan=3align=center rowspan=3K165
13 March  
14 March  
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ 9th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
8–9 March   K185
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ FIS World Cup ↓
23 February   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2K185
24 February  
30 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2K185
31 January  
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ 14th FIS Ski Flying World Championships = FIS World Cup ↓
10 February   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2K185
11 February  
Championships (10–11 February)bgcolor=#B9D9EB style="border-top-width:2px" Andreas Goldbergerbgcolor=#B9D9EB style="border-top-width:2px" Janne Ahonenbgcolor=#B9D9EB style="border-top-width:2px" Urban Franc
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ FIS World Cup ↓
8 February   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2K185
9 February  
19 February   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2K185
align=right style=color:#69696920 February   cancelled due to strong wind
1 February   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2K185
2 February  
15 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS200
16 January   Risto Jussilainen
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ 19th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
13–14 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS200
15 January  
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ FIS World Cup ↓
10 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS200
11 January  
9 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS200
10 January  
align=right style=color:#69696914 January   align=center rowspan=3align=center rowspan=3HS200 strong wind; postponed to the next day morning as event No.1
15 January  
15 January  
11 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS200
12 January   Peter Prevc
10 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS225 Jurij Tepeš
align=right style=color:#69696911 January   cancelled due to strong wind
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ 24th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
15–16 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS225
17 January  
align=center colspan=6 bgcolor=#F0EAD6 style="border-top-width:5px"↓ FIS World Cup ↓
13 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS235 Simon Ammann
align=right style=color:#69696914 January   cancelled due to strong wind
15 February   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS235 Stefan Kraft
16 February   Timi Zajc
28 January   align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2HS235
29 January  

Hill record

Men

Possible HRs, start order in 2R unclear (7.3.1986) – Bauer (176m), Klauser (175m), Suorsa (172m), Nykänen (170m), Findeisen (169m).[36]

DateLength
18 February 1950   Hubert Neuper Sr. 75.0 m (246 ft)  
18 February 1950   Hubert Neuper Sr. 93.0 m (305 ft)  
18 February 1950   Hubert Neuper Sr. 96.0 m (315 ft)  
8 March 1950   100.0 m (328 ft)  
9 March 1950   101.0 m (331 ft)  
11 March 1950   102.0 m (335 ft)  
11 March 1950   align=right bgcolor=#EFDECD106.5 m (349 ft)  
12 March 1950   align=right bgcolor=#EFDECD104.0 m (341 ft)  
12 March 1950   102.5 m (336 ft)  
12 March 1950   103.0 m (338 ft)  
16 March 1951   115.0 m (377 ft)  
27 February 1953   116.0 m (381 ft)  
27 February 1953   align=right bgcolor=#EFDECD120.0 m (394 ft)  
28 February 1953   120.0 m (394 ft)  
9 March 1956   125.0 m (410 ft)  
20 March 1959   127.0 m (467 ft)  
1 March 1962   141.0 m (463 ft)  
19 March 1965   align=right bgcolor=#CFECEC144.0 m (472 ft)  
20 March 1965   align=right bgcolor=#CFECEC147.0 m (482 ft)  
21 March 1965   145.5 m (477 ft)  
15 March 1975   151.0 m (495 ft)  
DateLength
2 March 1978   align=right bgcolor=#EFDECD151.0 m (495 ft)  
5 March 1978   164.0 m (538 ft)  
12 March 1982   166.0 m (545 ft)  
12 March 1982   166.0 m (545 ft)  
14 March 1982   167.0 m (548 ft)  
14 March 1982   169.0 m (555 ft)  
7 March 1986   188.0 m (617 ft)  
9 March 1986   191.0 m (627 ft)  
8 February 1996   201.0 m (659 ft)  
8 February 1997   205.0 m (673 ft)  
20 February 2000   align=right bgcolor=#EFDECD209.5 m (687 ft)  
31 January 2003   align=right bgcolor=#EFDECD220.0 m (722 ft)  
31 January 2003   214.0 m (702 ft)  
10 January 2009   215.5 m (707 ft)  
9 January 2015   220.0 m (722 ft)  
9 January 2015   221.0 m (725 ft)  
9 January 2015   237.5 m (779 ft)  
15 January 2016   240.5 m (789 ft)  
15 January 2016   243.0 m (797 ft)  
16 January 2016   244.0 m (801 ft)  
27 January 2023   align=right bgcolor=#EFDECD247.5 m (812 ft)  

Ladies

DateLength
4 February 1997   141.0 m (472 ft)  
5 February 1997   161.0 m (528 ft)  
6 February 1997   163.0 m (535 ft)  
7 February 1997   164.5 m (540 ft)  
9 February 1997   165.0 m (541 ft)  
9 February 1997   167.0 m (548 ft)  
29 January 2003   188.0 m (618 ft)  
29 January 2003   200.0 m (656 ft)  

Technical data

References

47.5421°N 13.9999°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.skisprungschanzen.com/EN/Ski+Jumps/AUT-Austria/ST-Styria/Bad+Mitterndorf/0031-Tauplitz/ "Tauplitz, Bad Mitterndorf"
  2. Web site: Der Kulm – die größte Naturschanze der Welt – Sternstunden, Enttäuschungen, Skandale. austria-forum.org. 24 January 2023. de.
  3. Web site: Leodolter spring 100 meter am Kulm (page 5). Weltpresse. 9 March 1950. de.
  4. Web site: Nur Dietrich sprang mehr als 100 Meter (page 4). Weltpresse. 10 March 1950. de.
  5. Web site: Eder "flog" 102 m auf der Kulm schanze (page 4). Neue Zeit. 12 March 1950. de.
  6. Web site: Ausklang am Kulm mit Weitenrekord (page 3). Die Neue Zeitung. 13 March 1950. de.
  7. Web site: Rekordspring Dietrichs am Kulm (page 8). Weltpresse. 13 March 1950. de.
  8. Web site: Hubert Neuper: "Man soll ruhig einen Vogel haben". nachrichten.at. 24 December 2013. de.
  9. Web site: Bradl fliegt 115 m (page 8). Voralberger Volksblatt. 17 March 1951. de.
  10. Web site: Bradl springt 115 Meter in Mittendorf (page 8). Osterreichische Zeitung. 18 March 1951. de.
  11. Web site: Bradl siegt von Hohenleitner (page 5). Neues Osterreich. 20 March 1951. de.
  12. Web site: Šport: Planiški dnevi 1953, skoki v Kulmu. Slovenski poročevalec. 1 March 1953. sl.
  13. Web site: Finžgar peti v Kulmu. Slovenski poročevalec. 4 March 1953. sl.
  14. Web site: Skoki v Kulmu (page 12). Slovenski poročevalec. 11 March 1956. sl.
  15. Web site: Zidar – enaindvajseti (page 6). Slovenski poročevalec. 12 March 1956. sl.
  16. Web site: Od danes – poleti v Kulmu (page 5). Slovenski poročevalec. 20 March 1959. sl.
  17. Web site: Šlibar je pristal pri 100 m (page 16). Slovenski poročevalec. 22 March 1959. sl.
  18. Web site: Šlibar – najboljši Jugoslovan (page 1). Slovenski poročevalec. 23 March 1959. sl.
  19. Web site: Šlibarjev svetovni rekord ogrožen? (page 13). Delo. 2 March 1962. sl.
  20. Web site: V znamenju dvoboja Lesser-Recknagel (page 6). Delo. 3 March 1962. sl.
  21. Web site: Recknagel prvi – brez para (page 1). Delo. 4 March 1962. sl.
  22. Web site: Rekordne dolžine in padci (page 14). Delo. 21 March 1965. sl.
  23. Web site: 145.5 m nov svetovni rekord (page 5). Delo. 22 March 1965. sl.
  24. Web site: Točke tudi našim (page 8). Delo. 19 March 1971. sl.
  25. Web site: Premočan veter (page 5). Delo. 20 March 1971. sl.
  26. Web site: Le štirje gosti (page 1). Delo. 22 March 1971. sl.
  27. Web site: Kulm čaka veliko predstavo (page 9). Delo. 7 March 1986. sl.
  28. Web site: Nykänen bo diktiral razplet na 9. svetovnem prvenstvu (page 6). Delo. 8 March 1986. sl.
  29. Web site: Zmagoslavje Avstrijcev na 9. SP v poletih (page 1). Delo. 10 March 1986. sl.
  30. Web site: Felder svetovni prvak in sorekorder (page 9). Delo. 10 March 1986. sl.
  31. Web site: Rezultati s Kulma (page 11). Delo. 10 March 1986. sl.
  32. Web site: Weissflog prvi čez 200 m (page 10). Delo. 9 February 1996. sl.
  33. Web site: Na Kulmu prvi tekmovalni dan svetovnega prvenstva (page 13). Delo. 10 February 1996. sl.
  34. Web site: Urban letel kot zvezdnik do neverjetne bronaste kolajne (page 13). Delo. 12 February 1996. sl.
  35. Web site: Semafor rezultatov (page 15). Delo. 12 February 1996. sl.
  36. Web site: Rezultati treninga: 2. serija (page 17). Delo. 8 March 1986. sl.

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