Nordic SkiingMens Jump - Sapporo
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The World Cup men's ski jumping moves to Japan for the'' normal stage in Sapporo, authentic Grande Classic, as the maximum circuit has hosted competitions in all seasons with the exception of 1982 - 83 and 2006'' -'' 07, the year in which, however, organized the Nordic World Ski Championships.
Friday 24 January 2014 5 minutes reading time
They will compete on the trampoline Okurayama which takes its name from the noble IshichirÅ Okura, principal author in 1931 of the construction of the plant''. Since then, the structure, the theater also the Olympic Games in 1972, has undergone numerous renovations,'' the latest of which occurred in 2006.
The capital of the prefecture of Hokkaido is the place where races were held most of the major circuit (62) and the'' Okurayama (K120 - HS 134) is the springboard on which they are played on more competitions counting towards the World Cup (46). In addition Sapporo is the only place along with'' Innsbruck to have hosted events for the World Cup, Grand Prix, Olympic Games and World Championships.
So far in the World Cup have stood on the top step of the podium 29 athletes representing 12 different countries (including the defunct Yugoslavia and East Germany).
The Norwegian Roar Lyøkelsøy is the absolute record holder in terms of success having been imposed on 5 occasions. Below a height of 3 German Martin Schmitt and the'' Austrian Thomas Morgenstern.
Schmitt and Morgenstern included are ten active athletes have to set it at least once on Wiekla Krokiew. Apart from German and Austrian have at least one'' s'' statement Daiki Ito (2), Jan Matura (2), Kazuyoshi Funaki (2), and Gregor Schlierenzauer (1), Simon Ammann (1), Severin Freund (1) Andreas Kofler (1) and Bjørn Einar Romøren (1).
The voice commands the nations'' Austria with 13 victories. In second place Japan (8) followed by Germany (7) and Norway (7). They are then Finland (3), Poland (2), Czech Republic (2) France (1), East Germany (1) Yugoslavia (1), Switzerland (1), Sweden (1).
Although on'' Okurayama there were 46 races, 47 victories are credited as January 21, 1996 Ari-Pekka Nikkola and Andreas Goldberger imposed themselves in dead heat.
On the subject of podiums command Roar Lyøkelsøye Thomas Morgenstern credited with 8 placings in the top-three in the head.
Active athletes to be on the podium Sapporo without ever imposed are Janne Ahonen (5), Takanobu Okabe (4), Noriaki Kasai (3), Martin Koch (3), Anders Bardal (2), Janne Happonen (2 ), Wolfgang Loitzl (2), Robert Kranjec (2),, Kamil Stoch (2), Andreas Wank (2), Tom Hilde (1).
L'' Austria is the leading country for top-three on 36. In second place Japan (24), followed by Finland (23), Norway (20), Germany (13), Poland (5), Yugoslavia (4), East Germany (3), Switzerland (3), Sweden (2) , Czechoslovakia (2), Czech Republic (2) Slovenia (2) Canada (1) and France (1).
The official record of the trampoline belongs to the Norwegian Roar Ljøkelsøy, landed 140 meters (over 6'' l Hs) in 2006.
However in 2012 a local competition in the Japanese Daiki Ito went up to 146 meters (over 12'' s Hs!). Click here to see the video.
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