The Jumping World Cup ski stops in Sapporo, classicissima of the Rising Sun [Presentation]

The men's World Cup ski jumping is getting ready for its Great Classical. At the weekend, he will compete in Sapporo, where top-level competitions have been staged in almost every winter and where he played the highest number of individual tests in the maximum circuit history.

Thursday 9 February 2017 6 minutes reading time

ATTUALITA'Le flight competitions in Oberstdorf have raised the ambitions of Stefan Kraft in the race for the Crystal Ball. Winning both Bavarian evidence, the 'Austrian was reported to -147 points Kamil Stoch, still firmly leader of the general standings with a lead of 114 lengths of Daniel Andre Tande. Must be responded Domen Prevc, slipped to -200 from the yellow bib. HISTORY In Sapporo the first ski courses were born in 1909, he held the German university professor Hans Koller. The first jumps were made in 1917 and already in 1923 the Japanese metropolis could rely on a complex of three ski jumps (K20, K25, K50)! In 1929 the Prince Chichibu Yasuhito, younger brother of Emperor Hirohito, visited the city and the facilities dedicated to the jump, promising to build the biggest plunge in Japan. In 1930 it was identified the slope where erect the structure, which was fully funded by the local noble KishichirÅ Okura. In his honor, still today, the Large Hill Sapporo is called Okurayama. The trampoline, often the scene of competitions in the 30s, was completely destroyed by the terrible American bombing on 14 and 15 July 1945. However, peace returned, in 1952 he set up new plant, then renovated between 1969 and 1970 in view of the Winter Olympic Games of 1972 when the race witnessed a crowd of over 40,000 people. In subsequent years the Okurayama has undergone several upgrades, the latest being a little less than a decade ago in anticipation of the World Cup 2007. To date, in the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture they were held 71 individual top-level competitions: 67 World Olympic + 2 + 2 iridescent Cup. Only Planica with 70 approaches to this figure. As many as 54 of the 71 tests went in sull''ÅŒkurayama scene (K120 / HS 134), which would therefore have the honor of being the springboard where were played the highest number of valid competitions for the Crystal Ball. So far on the Large Hill excelled 33 different athletes. The more famous is the Norwegian Roar LjÃ¸kelsÃ¸y, able to impose itself on 5 occasions over four consecutive winters (2003, two in 2004, 2005 and 2006). Are ten jumpers in business to boast at least un''affermazione sull'ÅŒkurayama. Peter Prevc boasts 3 successes (2014, 2015, 2016); Simon Ammann (World Championship gold in 2007 and 2010), Daiki Ito (both in 2012) and Jan Matura (back-to-back in 2013) are credited with 2 statements. Single hurray instead of Gregor Schlierenzauer (2009), Severin Freund (2011), Andreas Kofler (2011), Jernej Damjan (2014), Roman Koudelka (2015) and Anders Fannemel (2016). On the subject of nations commands the 'Austria with 13 victories. Follow to 8 Japan, the German movement (7 as Federal Germany and one as DDR) and Norway. The Slovenian movement is 5 (one as Yugoslavia). Finland, Poland, and Czech Republic count 3 wins, 2 Switzerland, France and Sweden 1. Despite sull''ÅŒkurayama there have been 54 first-level competitions (World Cup 48 + 1 + 1 Olympic rainbow), are 55 accredited victories since January 21, 1996 Ari-Pekka Nikkola and Andreas Goldberger is imposed ex aequo. The official record of the pad is held by Anders Fannemel, which just last year reached the 143.5 meters (9.5 over the Hs). However we should not forget how to January 18, 2015, in a competition of Continental Cup, the Slovenian Anze Lanisek is driven to 146.5 meters, or 12.5 over the Hs!

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