Nordic SkiingJump Men - Kuusamo 2014
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From Thursday on igrave; Saturday will go & agrave; stage in Kuusamo, Finland, the second stage of the World Cup men's ski jumping. The location & egrave; become over the years a "classic" early in the season and, because of the whims of the wind, can & ograve; be called "the Sapporo Europe '."
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In fact, in the resort & agrave; dell''Ostrobotnia northern, less than 30 km from the border with Russia, Aeolus & egrave; Because often great protagonist & eacute; changes all the time and intensity to & agrave; often decisively influencing the results of the competitions.
The demonstration & egrave; dated by the fact that the Rukatunturi (K120 / HS142) were sailed 18 races counting towards the maximum circuit in which there have been 15 different winners of the beauty. & nbsp;
Moreover, the 'incidence Wind & egrave; accentuated by the characteristics dell''imponente plant, built in 1964 and renovated in the mid & agrave; the early '90s. The trampoline has held for nearly four decades, the primacy of Large Hill & more ugrave; in the world, then lost in 2003 with the 'opening of the M & uuml; hlenkopfschanze in Willingen.
The only jumpers to have repeated success are Slovenian Primoz Peterka (1996 and 2002), Finland's Janne Ahonen (both in 2004) and the 'Austrian Andreas Kofler (2010 and 2011). & Nbsp;
Ahonen and Kofler aside, among athletes in activities & agrave; un''affermazione have also Jakub Janda (2005), Robert Kranjec (2005), Simon Ammann (2008), Severin Freund (2012) and Gregor Schlierenzauer (2013).
In terms of nations are eight countries to have won at least once. Controls the 'Austria with 5 successes (although the wundertam has excelled in three of the last four races sailed). Follows at 4 statements Finland hostess. They are then Slovenia 3, Norway 2, Japan, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Germany in first.
On the podium in Kuusamo instead have ten different flags waved. The 'Austria & egrave; credited with the largest number of placings in the top-three (15) followed by Finland (10), Norway (6), Slovenia and Germany (5), Switzerland (4), Japan and Poland (3), Czech Republic (2) Russia (1).
Among the athletes on the other hand no one can & ograve; compete with Janne Ahonen, who has 6 podium finishes. Behind him are placed Thomas Morgenstern (5) and Simon Ammann (4).
Curiously, the official record of the trampoline (K120 / HS142) & egrave; was established by a nordic combined. In 2010, Eric Frenzel went to 148.5 meters while jumping & more ugrave; carried along by a specialist & egrave; represented by 147 meters Gregor Schlierenzauer (2007).
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