The Alberta Ski Jump Area is a ski jumping facility consisting of 5 ski jumps in the city of Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta , which was used until 2018. It is part of the so-called Canada Olympic Park .
In 1985 the 5 ski jumps were built in preparation for the 1988 Winter Olympics . The Finn Matti Nykänen was able to win three gold medals in three competitions and thus became the most successful athlete of the games alongside the Dutch speed skater Yvonne van Gennip . In 1997, the jumping competitions of the Junior World Championships were held on the normal hill .
Since ski jumping is a marginal sport in Canada, the complex was the only training center for Canadian jumpers from the closure of the Big Thunder ski jumps in Thunder Bay in 1996 to the opening of the Whistler Olympic Park Ski Jumps in Whistler in 2008. In the summer of 2013, the K89 was modernized and cooling was installed for the ice lane. In 2018 the jumps were closed for cost reasons.
All jumps except for HS 122 are covered with plastic matting and served mainly as a training center for the Altius Nordic Ski Club .
International competitions
All jumping competitions organized by the FIS are named.
There are also the following jumps on the site: K63, K38 and K18. All are covered with mats. The hill record on the K63 is 71.0 m and is held by the Canadian Andrew Osadetz .
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