Nordic Skiingmale jumping - Engelberg
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After hitting the North and Central Europe, the World Cup men's jump finally arrives in the Alps. On the weekend jumpers will be heading to Engelberg, Switzerland, in effect a great classic of the maximum circuit. However in this 2016 will not miss the firsts.
Thursday 15 December 2016 5 minutes reading time
The Canton of Obwalden location is situated right in the heart of the Swiss Confederation, about 60 km east of the capital Bern, and has made its entry in the calendar nell''ormai far 1980. Since then rarely missed the 'appointment with the World Cup.
It competes on the Groß-Titlis-Schanze, built in 1971 and repeatedly modernized over the years. The last right in 2016, in which for the first time we will see the new conformation.
What changed? The base of the trampoline was set back by 4 meters and a show of 2. It is also acted on the starting gates and InRun has been completely renovated, because the ducts have been fitted with an artificial cooling system. It was also installed LED lighting to allow the holding of night races. These interventions have changed the profile of the trampoline, it went from being in a HS137 HS142.
So far in Engelberg have been staged some 52 maximum circuit races won by the beauty of 33 different athletes. Who has more successes is Janne Ahonen, who imposed on 5 occasions (December 1993, January 1999, December 2002, twice in December 2004). The Finn also has obtained the first of his 108 podium finishes in the World Cup (absolute record) its Swiss sull''impianto thanks to victory won 23 years ago.
Considering Kuningaskotka are nine active athletes to have already excelled in this system. Gregor Schlierenzauer is now up to four victories (2006, 2008, 2009, 2012). Follow, with 3 statements to the head, the landlord Simon Ammann (2008 and two in 2009) and Austria's Andreas Kofler (2010, 2011, 2012). Double hurray for the Slovenian Peter Prevc (both in 2015). Single success for the Czech Jakub Janda (2005), the Polish Jan Ziobro and Kamil Stoch (both in 2013), the German Richard Freitag and Czech Roman Koudelka (the one and the other in 2014).
In terms of countries, the highest step of the podium have flown 12 different flags. It dominates the 'Austria with 15 victories. 8 follows the German movement (with DDR 3 + 5 post-unification). Is then Finland (7). They amounted to 5 Norway and the Slovenian movement (1 as Yugoslavia); Switzerland hostess is 4. Poland is 3, Rounding Japan, Italy and the Czech Republic 2.
Despite the competitions have been played 52, 53 are assigned victories as nell''evento dell''11 February 1990 imposed a tie the Finn Ari Pekka Nikkola and the Yugoslav Franci Petek.
The two Italian claims came in January 1995. Both bear the signature of Roberto Cecon. The 'Italy also boasts another podium obtained in 1982 by Massimo Rigoni, second behind the German dell''Est Klaus Ostwald.
It makes no sense to talk about the trampoline records because, as we have seen, the structure is in fact unprecedented.
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