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With one exception, all of the world records for distance have been set on five of the world's six ski flying hills, of which five remain in use. [12] In 1936, Josef "Sepp" Bradl was the first to surpass 100 metres (330 ft), landing a jump of 101.5 metres (333 ft). [ 13 ]
Since 1936, when the first jump beyond 100 metres (330 ft) was made, all world records in the sport have been made in the discipline of ski flying. As of January 2025, the official world record for the longest ski jump is 253.5 m (832 ft), set by Stefan Kraft at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, Norway.
Pine Mountain holds the U.S. records for the longest jump in World Cup competition at 140m (459 feet), as well as the overall distance record at 144m (472.44feet). [2], not counting records set at ski flying hills. The facility also includes two smaller ski jumping hills that are built into the hill northwest of the large hill.
Nation Athlete Metres Feet Place Year Source Norway Silje Opseth: 230.5 756 Vikersund: 2024 Slovenia Ema Klinec: 226.0 741 Vikersund: 2023 [25] Canada Alexandria Loutitt: 225.0
Mikkjel Hemmestveit set the first ever American record at 37 feet (11.3 metres). Two official world records in ski jumping were set on this hill. In 1891 Mikkjel Hemmestveit set a record at 102 feet (31.1 metres) and two years later was improved by Torjus Hemmestveit to 102.5 feet (31.4 metres).
On 21 March 2003 in Planica, Lindström became the first ski jumper in history to surpass the 230 metre mark, with a jump of 232.5 m. However, his jump was rendered an invalid world record due to him touching the snow with his hand.
Overview of a ski jumping hill. A ski jumping hill is a sports venue used for ski jumping. They vary in size from temporary handmade snow structures to permanent competition venues. At the top is an in-run where the jumper runs down to generate sufficient speed, before reaching the jump. The skier is then airborne until landing on the landing ...
This is a list of ski jumping hills passing the FIS rules, to be competition hills in Ski Jumping Fis-Cup, Continental Cup and World Cup. It also includes hills passing the rules for a national championship.