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Andrzej Stękała
Andrzej Stękała (; born 30 June 1995) is a Polish ski jumper, a member of the Polish national team and bronze medalist of the Ski Flying World Championships (2020) in team. Career Stękała's World Cup debut took place in Engelberg in 2015. His best result so far is third place with the Polish team at a team event in Zakopane in 2016. On 12 February 2016, on Vikersundbakken, he improved his personal best to 168 m. The next day he made a new personal best – 198 m. On 14 February 2016, he improved his personal best in the qualification during the same weekend in Vikersund Vikersund is a town of 3,232 (in 2020) inhabitants in the municipality capital of Modum, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Overview Vikersund is located 30 kilometers south of Hønefoss and 40 kilometers northwest of Drammen. The village is l ... to 235 m, which is 16.5 m less than the Polish national record (the record 251.5 m belongs to Kamil Stoch). On 29 January 2021, he won the first qualificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakopane
Zakopane (Gorals#Language, Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. its population was 27,266. Zakopane is a centre of Gorals, Goral culture and is often referred to as "the winter capital of Poland". It is a popular destination for mountaineering, skiing, and tourism. Zakopane lies near Poland's border with Slovakia, in a valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill. It is connected by rail and road to the provincial capital, Kraków. Zakopane lies above mean sea level, above sea level and centres on the intersection of its Krupówki and Kościuszko Streets. History The earliest documents mentioning Zakopane date to the 17th century, describing a Glade (geography), glade called ''Zakopisko''. In 1676, it was a village of 43 inhabitants. In 1818, Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Construction Point
The construction point (), also known as the K-point or K-spot and formerly critical point, is a line across a ski jumping hill. It is used to calculate the number of points granted for a given jump. It is also called calculation point or calculation line. Classification The distance between the construction point and the take-off table, measured in meters, was formerly used to classify the size of a ski jumping hill. Since mid-2004, the hills have been categorized by the hill size. Nearly all competitions in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup use large hills with a construction point between 120 and 130. The largest is Mühlenkopfschanze in Germany. In addition, there is a bi-annual FIS Ski-Flying World Championship, which is held in one of the world's five ski flying hills: Vikersundbakken in Norway, Letalnica Bratov Gorišek in Slovenia, Čerťák in the Czech Republic, Heini Klopfer Ski Jump in Germany and Kulm in Austria. In the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, and FIS W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Norway
The national flag of Norway (; ; ) is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross bordered in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the ''Dannebrog'', the flag of Denmark. History It is difficult to establish what the earliest flag of Norway looked like. During ancient times countries did not fly flags. Kings and other rulers flew flags, especially in battle. Saint Olav used a serpent within a white mark at the Battle of Nesjar. Prior to this the raven or dragon was used. Magnus the Good used the same mark as Saint Olav. Harald Hardrade used the raven banner. This flag was flown by various Vikings, Viking chieftains and other Scandinavian rulers during the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries AD. Inge I of Norway, Inge used a red lion on gold. Sverre of Norway, Sverre used an eagle in gold and red. The earliest known flag which could be described as a national flag of Norway is the one used today as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Germany
The national flag of Germany () is a tricolour (flag), tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: Sable (heraldry), black, Gules, red, and Or (heraldry), gold (). The flag was first sighted in 1848 in the German Confederation. The flag was also used by the German Empire (1848–1849), German Empire from 1848 to 1849. It was officially adopted as the national flag of the German Reich (during the period of the Weimar Republic) from 1919 to 1933, and has been in use since its reintroduction in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. Since the mid-19th century, Germany has two competing traditions of national colours, black-red-gold and black-white-red. Black-red-gold were the colours of the German revolutions of 1848–1849, 1848 Revolutions, the Weimar Republic of 1919–1933 and the Federal Republic (since 1949). They were also Flag of East Germany, adopted by the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990). The colours Flag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2021–22 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 43rd FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup season in ski jumping for men, the 25th official World Cup season in ski flying, and the 11th World Cup season for women. The men's season started in November 2021 in Nizhny Tagil, Russia and concluded in March 2022 in Planica, Slovenia. The women's season started in December 2021 in Lillehammer, Norway and was expected to conclude in March 2022 in Chaykovsky, Perm Krai, Chaykovsky, Russia. However, because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, the women's season concluded in Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof, Germany. Halvor Egner Granerud (men's) and Nika Križnar (women's) were the defending overall champions from the 2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, previous season. Season overview The first edition of the Silvester Tournament (women's version of the Four Hills Tournament) was held with two knockout events from 31 December 2021 to 1 January 2022 in Ljubno, Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 42nd FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup season in ski jumping for men, the 24th official World Cup season in ski flying, and the 10th World Cup season for women. The men's season started in November 2020 in Wisła and ended in March 2021 in Planica. The women's season started in December 2020 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Ramsau and ended in Chaykovsky, Perm Krai, Chaykovsky. Map of World Cup hosts All 19 locations that hosted World Cup events in this season. ''Planica 7'' ''Willingen Six'' ''Four Hills Tournament'' ''Women only'' Calendar Men ;World Cup history in real time after FH event in Planica (28 March 2021) Women ;World Cup history in real time after LH event in Chaykovsky, Perm Krai, Chaykovsky (28 March 2021) Men's team ;World Cup history in real time after FH event in Planica (28 March 2021) Women's team ;World Cup history in real time after NH event in Chaykovsky, Perm Krai, Chaykovsky (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Geiger
Karl Geiger (born 11 February 1993) is a German Ski jumping, ski jumper who has competed at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup level since 2012. He won gold medals in both the team and mixed team competitions at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, 2021 Nordic World Ski Championships and an individual gold medal at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2021, 2021 Ski Flying World Championships. Geiger represented Germany at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. In the World Cup, he finished runner-up in the 2019–20 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, 2019–2020 and 2021–22 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, 2021–2022 seasons. Career His career-best achievements include winning a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as well as individual silver, team, and mixed team gold at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019. On 12 December 2020, Geiger achieved the gold medal of the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2020, 2020 Ski Flying World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letalnica Bratov Gorišek
Letalnica bratov Gorišek () is one of the two largest ski flying ski jumping hills, 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 after the original constructors and brothers Vlado Gorišek, Vlado and Janez Gorišek. Since its opening, a total of List of the longest ski jumps#Men, 29 world records have been set at the venue. Yugoslav ski jumper Miro Oman made the inaugural test jump of on 6 March 1969. The first FIS Ski Flying World Championships were organized on the hill in FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1972, 1972. After Matti Nykänen set a world record jump of at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1985, 1985 FIS Ski Flying World Championships, a new rule was instituted by the International Ski Federation that awarded no additional points for jumps over this distance due to safety reasons. The rule was abolished in 1994. On 17 March 1994, Andreas Goldberger touched th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 destination in Triglav National Park. Planica is famous for ski jumping. The first ski jumping hill was constructed before 1930 at the slope of Mount Ponca. In 1933, Ivan Rožman constructed a larger hill, known as the Bloudek Giant ('' Bloudkova velikanka'') after Stanko Bloudek, which later gave rise to 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 sport, individual Nordic skiing where athletes descend at high speed along a specially de .... The venue was completed in 1934. The first ski jump over in history was achieved at the hill in 1936 by Sepp Bradl. At the time, it was the biggest jumping hill in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Bronze Medal
FIS or fis may refer to: Science and technology * '' Fis'', an ''E. Coli'' gene * Fis phenomenon, a phenomenon in linguistics * F♯ (musical note) * Flight information service, an air traffic control service * Frame Information Structure, a Serial ATA technology Organizations * FIS (company), an American financial services company * Fairy Investigation Society * Federal Intelligence Service, a Swiss intelligence service * Festival Internacional de Santander, a Spanish music festival * Fiji Intelligence Services * Fish Information and Services, an international news agency * Flandreau Indian School * Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia) ( rus, Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации, r=Sluzhba vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii , p=ˈsluʐbə ˈvnʲɛʂnʲɪj rɐˈzvʲɛtkʲɪ) * Frankfurt International School * French International School of Hong Kong * Fukuoka International School * International Ski and Snowboard Federatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Kraft
Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup overall titles three times each, the Four Hills Tournament once and Raw Air Tournament three times, and three individual gold medals at the World Championships. Since March 2017, he has held the ski flying world record of . Career Kraft's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2012 in Bischofshofen. He has three world cup wins and won 2014/15 Four Hills Tournament overall. His personal best and world record is 253.5 meters set in Vikersund in 2017, only half a meter away from Dimitry Vassiliev's 254-meter jump, the longest to date. At FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piotr Żyła
Piotr Paweł Żyła (Polish pronunciation: ; born 16 January 1987) is a Polish Ski jumping, ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He is the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, 2021 and FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023, 2023 World Champion on the normal hill, a bronze medalist of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, 2017 World Championships in individual large hill event, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, 2017 World Champion and a two-time FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, World Championship bronze medalist (FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013, 2013, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015, 2015) and in the team large hill event, also the two time FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Ski Flying World Championships bronze medalist in team (FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018, 2018, FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2020, 2020). Żyła held the Polish record (together with Kamil Stoch) for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
