The , also known as the ''Miyanomori-Schanze'' is a ski jumping venue located in the Miyanomori area in

Chūō-ku, Sapporo is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward. History During Meiji Period, Sousei river, precursor of Susukino distric ...

, Hokkaidō, Japan. The stadium has hosted a number of winter sports events including

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Euro ...

and

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected ...

History

It was built in 1969 in order to accommodate the Ski jumping (Normal hill) and

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup ...

of the

; the ski jumping competition was held along with the Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium. The facility has hosted some events of the

, in addition to many stages of the World Cup Nordic combined and World Cup ski jump.

Overview

At the time of the Olympics the ski jump had a height of 70 metres; It was refurbished and now has one of 90 metres, which is a normal ski jump (HS 100). The official record of 102.5 m distance, was established by the Polish Adam Małysz when he became world champion in 2007, although an unofficial 106 m was achieved by the German

Eric Frenzel Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000. Career One of the most successful nordic combined athletes of all time. He won the Olympic gold medals in the 10km individual normal hill ...

in the same year. The female record 100 m, belongs to Norwegian

Maren Lundby Maren Lundby (born 7 September 1994) is a Norwegian ski jumper. She is one of the most successful ski jumpers, male or female, having won three consecutive World Cup overall titles (an all-time record), thirty individual World Cup wins, and gold ...

(15-01-2017)

Access

JR Bus JR Bus collectively refers to the bus operations of Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies in Japan. JR Bus is operated by eight regional companies, each owned by a JR railway company. JR Bus companies provide regional, long distance, and ch ...

: from Maruyama Bus Terminal (

Maruyama-Kōen Station is a Sapporo Municipal Subway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station is numbered T06. The station takes its name from the Maruyama Park, located 300 m west of the station. Platforms Surrounding area * Maruyama Park ...

, Tōzai Line) to Miyanomori Schanze Bus stop, 10 minutes walking distance.

External links

Sapporo Skiclub

Miyanomori Ski Jump
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