Lahti World Cup 2017 - Presentation Jumping Individual competition men [Normal Hill]

The February 25, 2017 will be held the championship of the thirty-eighth men's ski jumping World of Normal Hill. The 'event is the only one of this discipline to be inserted in all editions champion program, including the inaugural 1925.

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HISTORY Until now are 32 athletes able to graduate world champions of small trampoline. Among them, only three have managed to repeat itself. The absolute record holders in terms of successes Birger Ruud and Adam Malysz, able to conquer the 'world championship gold on Normal Hill for 3 times. Norway before the war (1931, 1935 and 1937); Polish at the beginning of the XXI century (2001, 2003 and 2007). It also has 2 wins German Jens WeiÃŸflog (1985 and 1989). 11 nations are able to produce at least a world champion on Normal Hill. Among them stands out dramatically Norway, who won in well 13. Next comes Germany with all-inclusive 5 (one to the Third Reich and four branded DDR). Is then Austria with 4, hunted by Finland, Japan and Poland (3). The Czech Republic (both at the time of Czechoslovakia) is 2. Rounding Russia (like the USSR), Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland (1). The only world champion on small trampoline Janne Ahonen is still in business, however, it imposed on NH way back in 1997. The Finn also has a bronze won in 2005. Are as many as 8 people in activities that have already fregiati less precious medals. Gregor Schlierenzauer has won two silvers (2009 and 2013); Simon Ammann one silver (2007) and one bronze (2009). Have a silver Jakub Janda (2005), Andreas Kofler (2011) and Severin Freund (2015). But it will not be the game of Lahti as injured. Finally they have a neck Noriaki Kasai bronze (2003), Peter Prevc (2013) and Stefan Kraft (2015). Â 2016-2017 SEASON The races on Normal Hill are now a rarity in the calendar of the World Cup. Indeed, if it were not for the whims of the wind in that PyeongChang - where it was decided to move on small trampoline one of the two races scheduled on Large Hill because of strong gusts - in this winter we would not have seen any. Fortunately Eolo wanted to give the stage to an even less impressive facility. Then, just last Thursday, the only competition of racing vintage NH underway was won by the Polish Maciej Kot in front of the Austrian Stefan Kraft and the German Andreas Wellinger. Â PREVIOUS LAHTI The speech just made for PyeongChang also applies to Lahti, where occasionally has competed on the Normal Hill plant called SalpausselÃ¤n hyppyrimÃ¤et, however, restored within sight of this event standings. The only competition of the maximum forward flow stage on the current version of the trampoline has seen success by Austrian Michael HaybÃ¶ck front of the German Karl Geiger and Japanese Taku Takeuchi. For the record are four men in business to boast a victory over old NH. It is Noriaki Kasai (1993), Janne Ahonen (2000), Gregor Schlierenzauer (2009) and Daiki Ito (2012). Kasai in game bag also has two third places (1992, 1994). Among those who took the podium on the previous Normal Hill also read the names of Simon Ammann (second in 2009), Dimitry Vassiliev (third in 2009) and Lukas Hlava (third in 2012). CLICK HERE TO START THE LIST OF QUALIFICATION AS '' THE WORLD FALUN 20151. VELTA Rune (NOR) 252.72. FREUND Severin (GER) 252.33. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 248.34. KOUDELKA Roman (CZE) 242.75. Taku Takeuchi (JPN) 241.66. Anders Bardal (NOR) 238.27. Richard Freitag (GER) 233.78. Ziobro Jan (POL) 228.69. FANNEMEL Anders (NOR) 227 610. Marinus Kraus (GER) 227.1 Click here for the match report.

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