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Tami Kiuru
Tami Petri Antero Kiuru (born 13 September 1976) is a Finnish former ski jumper. Career Kiuru won a gold medal in the team large hill event at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 2004 Ski Flying World Championships, he won bronze in the individual competition and silver in the team competition, as well as silver in the team competition at the 2006 event. Kiuru had problems getting used to the new 'weight index' rule that was introduced for the 2003/04 season. At first, he gained weight to get permission to use longer skis, but later decided to slim back down in order to use shorter skis. He also won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005. Kiuru proved that he is still in good condition by winning the Finnish Championship gold medal in the Individual Large Hill competition. He also won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wielka Krokiew
Wielka Krokiew (''The Great Krokiew'', in Polish ''krokiew'' means ''rafter'') is the biggest ski jumping hill built on the slope of Krokiew mountain (1378 m) in Zakopane, Poland. It was opened in 1925. Since 1989 the hills bears the official name Wielka Krokiew im. Stanisława Marusarza. It is a regular venue in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup. The capacity of the ski jumping stadium is 40,001. The hill was featured in competitions at the 1939 and 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as well as the 2001 Universiade. In 1997, Pope John Paul II, while visiting his native country, celebrated a mass at the hill's stadium. Since 2001, due to the success of Polish jumper Adam Małysz, Wielka Krokiew has seen some of the largest audiences in World Cup ski jumping history. During the 2020 Ski Jumping World Cup – Teams, Japanese ski jumper Yukiya Satō (佐藤 幸椰) broke Dawid Kubacki's previous hill record at 143.5m with a massive 147m jump. It was also 4m meters better t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2006
The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2006 took place on 12–15 January 2006 in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria (The International Ski Federation has location listed as Kulm (venue), Kulm, the ski jumping venue located in Bad Mitterndorf.) for the fourth time. Bad Mitterndorf hosted the FIS Ski Flying World Championships, championships previously in FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1975, 1975, FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1986, 1986, and FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1996, 1996. Norway repeated as team champion while Roar Ljøkelsøy repeated as individual champion. A record four nations won medals. Individual 13-14 January 2006.FIS Ski flying World Championships 2006 individual final round results. - accessed 28 November 2009. Morgenstern had the longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Births
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochfirstschanze
The Hochfirst Ski Jump (''German: Hochfirstschanze'') is a ski jumping hill located in Titisee-Neustadt in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The ski jump is named after the mountain Hochfirst (1197 m) in the Black Forest. It is the biggest natural ski jumping hill. This means that in contrast to many other ski jumping facilities, rather than an artificial tower, the natural gradient of the mountain slope was used for construction. History In 1911, the first ski jumping hill at Neustadt in the Black Forest was built at thMühlrain From 1930 to 1932, the first Hochfirstschanze in Schmiedsbachtal was constructed as a 60 meter hill. It was inaugurated on December 31, 1933 in front of an attendance of 3,000 spectators. 10,000 spectators came to the hill during the Wehrmacht Championships in February 1938. After World War II, the Ski Club Neustadt developed the idea to build a new large hill together with the ski jumpers Toni Brutscher, Sepp Weiler and Heini Klopfer from O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titisee-Neustadt
Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town of Neustadt is a spa known for its Kneipp hydrotherapeutic and curative methods. Furthermore, it is a winter sport center. Geography The community of Titisee lies on the north shore of Titisee, a lake in the eastern Feldberg in the Black Forest, which ranges from 780 to 1192m above sea level. The community of Neustadt is found 5 km to the east. The town lies on a small river called the Seebach (Lake Brook) as it comes in from Feldberg-Bärental to feed Titisee, as the Gutach (Good Water) as it flows out of the lake, and east of Neustadt, where it merges with the Haslach to become a whitewater torrent, as the Wutach (Furious Water). After flowing out of the town, it passes through the well known ''Wutachschlucht'' (Wutach Gorge) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2007–08 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 29th World Cup season in history. The season began on 1 December 2007 in Kuusamo, and finished on 16 March 2008 in Planica. The season was dominated by Austrian pair Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer who between them won 16 of the 27 individual competitions. Thomas Morgenstern won the overall World Cup title – the first overall victory of his career – ahead of Gregor Schlierenzauer, with Finnish veteran Janne Ahonen finishing in third place. Ahonen won the traditional Four Hills Tournament, while Schlierenzauer won the Nordic Tournament. The previous year's overall winner Adam Małysz had a disappointing season, finishing 12th overall, and failing to get a podium finish in any of the 27 competitions. The season also gave Tom Hilde and Anders Bardal of Norway the first World Cup victories of their respective careers. Lower competitive circuits this season included the Continental Cup and Grand Prix. Calendar Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2006–07 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 28th World Cup season. It began in Kuusamo, Finland on 24 November 2006 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 25 March 2007. Adam Małysz, Poland won the individual World Cup. e.on Ruhrgas was this season's main sponsor, and therefore, this season's leader's jersey was red, in reference to the company, rather than the traditional yellow. Lower competitive circuits this season included the Continental Cup and Grand Prix. Calendar Men Men's team Individual World Cup *The jumper highlighted in red was the leader of the World Cup at the time of the competition and wore the red jersey. *The jumper highlighted in azure was the leader of the Nordic Tournament at the time of the competition and wore the blue jersey. *The jumper highlighted in pink was the leader of the Four Hills Tournament at the time of the competition. This competition has no leader's jersey. Kuusamo K-120 Rukatunturi, Finland November 24, 2006 Note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2005–06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 27th World Cup season. It began in Kuusamo, Finland on 26 November 2005 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 19 March 2006. The individual World Cup was won by Jakub Janda, Czech Republic. Lower competitive circuits this season included the Continental Cup and Grand Prix. Calendar Men Men's team Individual World Cup *The jumper highlighted in yellow was the leader of the World Cup at the time of the competition, and wore the yellow jersey. *The jumper highlighted in azure was the leader of the Nordic Tournament at the time of the competition, and wore the blue jersey. *The jumper highlighted in pink was the leader of the Four Hills Tournament at the time of the competition. This competition has no leader-jersey. Kuusamo Notes: *Both competitions took place 26 November, due to bad weather 25 November. The first competition had only one round. *Janne Ahonen wore the yellow jersey as the reigning champion. K-120 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 26th World Cup season. It began in Kuusamo, Finland on 27 November 2004 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 20 March 2005. The individual World Cup was won by Janne Ahonen, Finland. Lower competitive circuits this season included the Grand Prix and Continental Cup. Calendar Men Men's team Individual World Cup Kuusamo K-120 Kuusamo, Finland November 27, 2004 K-120 Kuusamo, Finland November 28, 2004 Lillehammer K-120 Lysgårdsbakkene, Norway December 4, 2004 K-120 Lysgårdsbakkene, Norway December 5, 2004 Harrachov K-120 Harrachov, Czech Republic December 11, 2004 K-120 Harrachov, Czech Republic December 12, 2004 Engelberg K-120 Engelberg, Switzerland December 18, 2004 K-120 Engelberg, Switzerland December 19, 2004 Four Hills Tournament Oberstdorf K-115 Oberstdorf, Germany December 29, 2004 Garmisch-Partenkirchen K-115 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany January 1, 2005 Inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002–03 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2002–03 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 24th World Cup season of ski jumping. It began on 29 November 2002 at Rukatunturi in Kuusamo, Finland, and finished on 23 March 2003 at Letalnica bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia."Calendar" . Retrieved 2015-05-19. The defending World Cup champion from the previous two seasons was Adam Małysz, who continued his success by winning the overall title for a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001–02 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2001–02 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 23rd World Cup season of ski jumping. It began on 23 November 2001 at Puijo in Kuopio, Finland, and finished on 24 March 2002 at Letalnica bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia."Calendar" . Retrieved 2015-05-19. The defending World Cup champion from the previous season was Adam Małysz, who won the overall title for a second time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000–01 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2000–01 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 22nd FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup season in ski jumping and the 2000–01 FIS Ski Flying World Cup, 11th official World Cup season in ski flying. It began in Kuopio, Finland on 24 November 2000 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 18 March 2001. Lower competitive circuits this season included the 2000 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix, Grand Prix and 2000–01 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, Continental Cup. Map of world cup hosts All 17 locations which have been hosting world cup events for men this season. Events in Lillehammer, Ramsau am Dachstein, Ramsau, Engelberg and Liberec were canceled.Oberstdorf hosted ski flying world cup event and four hills tournament. ''Four Hills Tournament'' ''Nordic Tournament'' ''Nordic World Ski Championships team events also counted for Nations Cup ranking'' Calendar Men Men's team World Championships team events (Nations Cup) Two team events from Nordic Ski World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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