Tremplin du Praz
Tremplin du Praz | |
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Location | Courchevel France |
Opened | 1990 |
Renovated | 2011 |
Size | |
K–point | K25, K60, K90, K125 |
Hill size | HS96, HS132 |
Hill record | 137 metres (449 ft) Kamil Stoch (12 August 2011) Daniel Tschofenig (7 August 2022) Michael Hayböck (7 August 2022) Nicolas Mayer (K90: 100.5 m in 2010) |
Top events | |
Olympics | 1992 |
Tremplin du Praz is a ski jumping hill at Le Praz in Courchevel, France. The complex consists of four hills: a large hill with construction point of K125 (HS132), a normal hill at K90 (HS96), and two training hills at K60 and K25. The complex also has a cross-country skiing stadium used for Nordic combined. Jörg Ritzerfeld holds the large hill winter record of 134.0 metres and Nicolas Mayer the normal hill record of 100.5 metres.
La Praz received its first ski jumping hill in 1944. Ahead of the 1992 Winter Olympics, the large and normal hills were built along with a cross-country stadium to host ski jumping and Nordic combined events. Since 1997, the hill has hosted an annual summer FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix event. It has also been used for one FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and two FIS Nordic Combined World Cup rounds, in addition to four events of the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup. The medium hill opened in 2004 and the small hill in 2008.
Construction
The first ski jump in Courchevel was built on the location of the large hill in 1944.[1] It was followed by a second in 1955, located in Courchevel 1850. The hills were used to incorporate ski jumping into the Alpine skiing training programs. In 1970, a larger 50-metre hill was built in Courchevel 1850. It was supplemented with a small 25-metre hill in the early 1990s.[2]
In the
In 2004, the venue was upgraded for €1 million by installing a K60 inrun between the normal and large hill. This allowed the medium inrun to use the same outrun as the normal hill. In 2008, a small K25 hill, named Ninoufbakken, was installed slightly away from the main hills.
Facilities
The venue is located in Le Praz, also known as Courchevel 1300, a village at the base of the Courchevel skiing resort. The venue is 1,300 m (4,300 ft)
The venue covers an area of 0.4 hectares (1 acre) and features a judge tower, distance and speed measuring equipment, a weather station, snowmaking equipment, scoreboards and athlete preparation cubicles. The venue has 50 commentator booths, a VIP area and stands for 23,000 spectators. Auxiliary facilities include a medical centre, a 900 m2 (9,700 sq ft) press and conference centre and 7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft) of parking.[4] The Nordic House consists of rooms for organizers, accommodation for ski jumpers, stands for 200 spectators, a sports hall and a fitness centre.[6]
Adjacent to the hills is stadium used for cross-country part of Nordic combined. The stadium area is 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres) and is made up of a timing and jury tower and preparation cubicles. There is capacity for 15,000 spectators.[4] For the Olympics, a 5 km (3.1 mi) long loop was added, which ran around the village to the neighboring village of Saint-Bon and back. Roads were crossed on wooden bridges and underpasses. The loop involved an extra round around the stadium area,[7] with an altitude difference of 84 m (276 ft) and a maximum climb of 43 m (141 ft). The total climb for the 15 kilometre individual Olympic race was 546 metres (1,791 ft) and for the 3 × 10 kilometre 346 m (1,135 ft).[4] Cross-country proper was held at Les Saisies.[8]
Events
Men
Date | Hillsize | Competition | Winner | Second | Third |
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9 February 1992 | K90 | OG | Ernst Vettori | Martin Höllwarth | Toni Nieminen |
16 February 1992 | K120 | OG | Toni Nieminen | Martin Höllwarth | Heinz Kuttin |
20 February 1992 | K120 | OG-T | Finland Ari-Pekka Nikkola Mika Laitinen Risto Laakkonen Toni Nieminen |
Austria Heinz Kuttin Ernst Vettori Martin Höllwarth Andreas Felder |
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Goder František Jež Jaroslav Sakala Jiří Parma |
17 December 1993 | K120 | WC | Andreas Goldberger | Jinya Nishikata | Jaroslav Sakala |
Tremplin du Praz hosted the
The hill was scheduled to host two FIS Ski Jumping World Cup events in January 1991, but they had to be cancelled due to lack of snow. In 1993, the hills hosted a single large hill World Cup event. Since 1997, Tremplin du Praz has been used annually for the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix, the premier international summer ski jumping tournament. Originally it consisted of a single competition in the large hill, but from 2010, a qualification run was introduced the day before the main event. The venue has hosted the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup four times, in 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2011. In February 2006, the venue hosted two FIS Cup competitions in the normal hill. In January 2007, Courchevel hosted two rounds of a FIS-organized junior ski jump in the normal hill.[11] In Nordic combined, the venue has hosted the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup twice, in 1991 and 1992. It also held a World Cup B event in 1997.[12] The venue has been a popular training venue for national teams, and Germany often holds summer training in Courchevel.[1]
The hill record in the large hill is 134.0 metres, set by Germany's Jörg Ritzerfeld in 2002. However, in the summer the record is 137.0 metres, set by Poland's Kamil Stoch in 2011. For the normal hill, the record of 100.5 metres was recorded by Nicolas Mayer in 2010.[1]
References
- Bibliography
- Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympic Winter Games of Albertville and Savoie (COJO) (November 1992). Official Report of the XVI Olympic Winter Games of Albertville and Savoie. ISBN 2-9507109-0-5.
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e "Le Praz". Ski Jumping Hill Archive. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Historical". Olympic ski jumping stadium of Courchevel. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b c COJO (1992): 89
- ^ a b c d COJO (1992): 88
- ISSN 0006-8608.
- ^ a b "Ski jumping facility at Courchevel gets modernized". Ski Jumping Hill Archive. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b COJO (1992): 346
- ^ COJO (1992): 102
- ^ "Ski Jumping at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Nordic Combined at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- International Ski Federation. Archivedfrom the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- International Ski Federation. Archived from the originalon 15 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2011.