Mühlenkopfschanze is the largest
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 ...
in the world located in
Willingen
Willingen (official name: ''Willingen (Upland)'') is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel.
Geography
Location
Willingen is found in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in the Upland. Its main ...
(
Hessen
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Da ...
), Germany with a
K-point of and
Hill size
The hill size (HS) is the most important measurement for the size of a ski jumping hill. It is defined as the distance between the takeoff table and the end of the landing area, which is called hill size point. It is not measured as a straight ...
of .
The hill is located on the north-eastern, forested slope of the
Mühlenkopf peak (815 m above sea level) in the
Rothaar Mountains
The Rothaar Mountains (, , also ''Rotlagergebirge''), or Rothaar, is a low mountain range reaching heights of up to 843.1 m in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany.
It is believed that its name must once have been ''Rod-Hard-Gebirge'', ...
, from which the facility takes its name and is a regular venue in the
FIS Ski jumping World Cup
The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internati ...
.
Hill parameters
* Construction point: 130 m
* Hill size (HS): 147 m
* Official hill record: –
Johann André Forfang ( 3 February 2024)
* Hill record: –
Timi Zajc ( 3 February 2023) – fall
* Inrun length: 100.0 m
* Inrun angle: 35°
* Take-off length: 6.7 m
* Take-off angle: 11°
* Take-off height: 3.25 m
* Landing angle: 35°
* Average speed: 93.6 km/h
* Homologation source:
History
The first ski jumping hill on the
Mühlenkopf mountain was built in 1925, and its ceremonial opening took place in 1926. In 1950, it was expanded to the size of a large ski jumping hill with an inrun tower, and the inauguration took place on 14 January 1951. The Mühlenkopfschanze was the fourth largest at that time ski jump in the world.
The first World Cup competition in Willingen took place in the
1994/95 season. Initially, they were held every two years, but for many seasons Willingen has been a permanent fixture in the annual World Cup calendar.
In 2000, the facility underwent a thorough modernization, the old ski jumping hill with wooden starting tower was demolished and a new one was built in its place, where distances over 140 meters were possible. The K-89 normal hill, which was located directly next to the large K-120, on its right side, was closed down. The facility has artificial lighting and the audience capacity is 23,500.
Since the
2017/2018 season, the World Cup competitions in Willingen have been part of the
Willingen Five series (in 2021, the name was changed to Willingen Six, when the last edition of the tournament was held). Its winners were, chronologically,
Kamil Stoch
Kamil Wiktor Stoch (; born 25 May 1987) is a Polish Ski jumping, ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport, having won two FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup titles, three Four Hills Tournaments (two o ...
,
Ryōyū Kobayashi
is a Japanese ski jumper.
As a ski jumper, he has won 35 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup individual competitions, the World Cup overall title twice, Four Hills Tournament three times, and is an individual Winter Olympics, Olympics gold m ...
,
Stephan Leyhe and
Halvor Egner Granerud
Halvor Egner Granerud (born 29 May 1996) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful contemporary ski jumpers, having won 25 World Cup individual competitions, the World Cup overall title twice, and the Four Hills Tournament once ...
. The main prize in this mini-cycle was 25,000 euros.
External links
Official website
References
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Ski jumping venues in Germany
Sports venues in Hesse
Buildings and structures in Waldeck-Frankenberg