Utah Olympic Park jumps
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| city | Park City | ||||||||
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| society | NFS Park City | ||||||||
| Spectator seats | 21,000 | ||||||||
| Extended | 2001 | ||||||||
| Hill record | 134.0 m Wolfgang Loitzl (2001)
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Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 32 " N , 111 ° 33 ′ 36" W.
The Utah Olympic Park Jumps are a ski jumping hill complex in Park City , Utah . The Utah Olympic Park is an approx. 1.6 km² large sports and leisure area in which, in addition to the jumps, there is an ice channel , freestyle aerials jumps and an Olympic museum.
history
In 1989 it was decided to build the Utah Olympic Park, and construction began in 1991. In 1993 the HS 100 hill and the training hills were finally opened.
For the XIX. At the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City , about 25 km away , the normal hill was renovated and the large hill built, the infrastructure was generously expanded. The total cost for the ski jumping hills alone was around 21 million US dollars . The construction work was completed in autumn 2000, and in January 2001 the large hill was tested for its Olympic suitability at a World Cup competition.
With a height of 2237 m , these are the highest competition hills in the world. After there were no more special jumps in the Olympic Park for many years - but from time to time Continental Cup competitions in Nordic Combined - the normal hill became the venue for the jumping competitions of the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in February 2017 .
International competitions
All jumping competitions organized by the FIS are named.
Large hill
The hill is mainly used for Continental Cup competitions, but World Cup events have also been held.
The Olympic champion was Simon Ammann from Switzerland on February 13, 2002 , and the gold medal in the team competition on the large hill went to Germany .
Technical specifications
| Park City - large hill | |
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| Start-up | |
| Inrun length | 104.7 m |
| Run-up speed | approx. 93 km / h |
| Take-off table | |
| Table height | 3.0 m |
| Inclination of the take-off table (α) | 10.5 ° |
| Landing | |
| Hillsize | HS 134 |
| Construction point | 120 m |
| K-point inclination angle (β) | 35.0 ° |
Hill record
- 134.0 m - Wolfgang Loitzl , January 20, 2001 (WCS)
Longest jump
- 137.5 m - Marcin Bachleda , October 2, 2005 (COC-H)
Normal hill
Internationally, the hill is mainly used for the women's Continental Cup.
Simon Ammann from Switzerland secured the Olympic gold medal on February 10, 2002 .
Technical specifications
| Park City normal hill | |
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| Start-up | |
| Inrun length | 83.0 m |
| Run-up speed | approx. 85 km / h |
| Take-off table | |
| Table height | 2.3 m |
| Inclination of the take-off table (α) | 10.0 ° |
| Landing | |
| Hillsize | HS 100 |
| Construction point | 90 m |
| K-point inclination angle (β) | 35.0 ° |
Hill record
- 99.0 m - Sven Hannawald , February 10, 2002 (OLY)
Longest jump
- 102.0 m - Todd Lodwick , July 25, 2004
More jumps
In addition to the two competition hills, the Utah Olympic Park also has the following hills: K65, K40, K20, K10; All 6 jumps are covered with plastic mattings.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Utah Olympic Park Jumps at www.skisprungschanzen-archiv.de
- ↑ History of the UOP at the official site (English) ( Memento of 17 December 2005 at the Internet Archive )
- ^ Official result list of the FIS - WC January 20, 2001 Individual LH
- ↑ Results. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Official results list of the FIS - OWG 2002 single LH (PDF file; 190 kB)
- ↑ Official results list of the FIS - OWG 2002 Team LH (PDF file; 198 kB)
- ↑ Official results list of the FIS - OWG 2002 single NH (PDF file; 190 kB)
See also
Web links
- Utah Olympic Park Jumps on Skisprungschanzen.com
- Utah Olympic Park (English)
Competition venues for the 2002 Winter Olympics
