The Planica Nordic Centre ( sl, Nordijski center Planica) is a

nordic skiing Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe ...

complex located in

Planica Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking d ...

, Slovenia. It consists of one

ski flying Ski flying is a winter sport discipline derived from ski jumping, in which much greater distances can be achieved. It is a form of competitive individual Nordic skiing where athletes descend at high speed along a specially designed takeoff ra ...

hill, seven

ski jumping Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...

hills, and a

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

track. It is the only nordic centre in the world with eight ski jumping hills. The complex was officially opened in December 2015.

Ski jumping hills

There are a total of eight ski jumping hills at the Planica Nordic Centre. The complex consists of one

hill, one large hill, one normal hill, and five smaller hills intended for youth ski jumpers and children.

Letalnica bratov Gorišek

Letalnica bratov Gorišek is the biggest of eight hills located at the Planica Nordic Centre, and is used for ski flying events. It was built in 1969 by Vlado and

Janez Gorišek Janez Gorišek (born September 13, 1933) is a Slovenian civil engineer, constructor, and architect, who holds a degree from the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy at the University of Ljubljana. His works are mainly constructions of ski ju ...

. Since its opening, a total of 28 world records were set at the venue. In 1994,

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landed at and became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres. The hill hosted the

FIS Ski Flying World Championships The FIS Ski Flying World Championships is a ski flying event organised by the International Ski Federation and held every two years. The event takes place on hills much larger than ski jumping hills, with the K-point set between and . Unlike or ...

on seven occasions, most recently in

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. The world's steepest

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with an average incline of 38 degrees opened at the hill in September 2015.

Bloudkova velikanka

Bloudkova velikanka is a large ski jumping hill. Originally built in 1934 by Ivan Rožman, the hill collapsed in 2001 and was completely renovated in 2012. A total of ten world records were set on the hill during the 1930s and 1940s. Next to the large hill, they also built a new normal hill to replace the old demolished one.

Other facilities

Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

track *Hotel Dom Planica *Central building – media centre, wind tunnel, ski jumping simulator, museum *Čaplja Service facility *Skating track *Ice curling track *

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field

Cross-country skiing events

Men's

Women's

Red Bull 400

Red Bull 400 is the world's steepest 400-metre race. Competitors must overcome a distance of 400 metres from the bottom to the top of the inrun of the

Letalnica bratov Gorišek Letalnica bratov Gorišek ( en, Flying hill of Gorišek brothers) is one of the two largest ski flying hills in the world and the biggest of eight hills located at the Planica Nordic Centre in Planica, Slovenia. It was built in 1969 and is named ...

. The first two editions at the venue took place in 2012 and 2013. The event was cancelled in 2014 as the hill was under renovation. The competition returned in 2015 on a modernized and even bigger hill with a new concrete inrun.

Men's

Women's

References

External links

Planica Nordic Centre
{{in lang, sl Sports venues completed in 2015 Ski jumping venues in Slovenia Ski flying venues