Kulm
Kulm in January 2011
Constructor(s)Ing. Hans Peyerl
LocationTauplitz
OpenedHill test:
18 February 1950
Unofficially:
8 March 1950
FIS Official opening:
27 February 1953
Renovated1953, 1975, 1986,
1996, 2015
Size
K–point200 m
Hill size235 m
Longest jump
(unofficial / fall)		247.5 m (812 ft)
Slovenia Žiga Jelar
(27 January 2023)
Hill record244 m (801 ft)
Slovenia Peter Prevc
(16 January 2016)
Top events
Ski Flying World Championships1975, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2016

Kulm is a ski flying hill located in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Styria, Austria opened in 1950.[1]

In 2003, The women's world record at 200 metres was set by Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, who at the time was the only woman in history to have jumped over two hundred meters.

Furthermore, the men's world record has been set three times at Kulm (1962, 1965 and 1986).

This hill is one of only five of its type in the world, allowing for jumps of more than 240 metres. The current hill record of 244 m (801 ft) was set by Peter Prevc during the 2016 Ski Flying World Championships.

They hosted the five FIS Ski Flying World Championships here in 1975, 1986, 1996, 2006, and 2016.

In 2015, the hill was last renovated to a current K200 and HS235, with much longer jumps possible.

History

1948/49: Hill construction

Construction began in 1948 under leadership Viktor Stüger, president of Salzkammergut Ski Association, completed in 1949 as the largest natural ski jumping hill in the world, designed by Ing. Hans Peyerl.[2]

1950: First unofficial event held

On 8–12 March 1950, opening International Ski Flying Week competition was held on new built ski flying hill. Hubert Neuper Sr. was honoured to be the first to try new hill. The last two days counted for "Longest Ski Jump" competition won by Rudi Dietrich (103 metres) ahead of Hans Eder (102 m) and third placed shared by Werfener Huber and Fritz Ruepp (both 94 metres). However, International Ski Federation (FIS) did not approve the hill and not even this unofficial competition, as it turned out to be, that hill was very poorly and insufficiently built, by far from the International standards valid back then.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

1951: Second unofficial event held

On 16–18 March 1951, second International Ski Flying Week, an unofficial competition was held in front of total 15,000 people. Summary of total length of four jumps counted into final score. Already on first day, Bradl set new hill record at 115 meters. He was also the winner of the 4 jumps competition with 530 meters in total, in front of the 2nd ranked West German Sepp Hohenleitner (504 meters) and the 3rd ranked Rudi Dietrich (501 meters). Hill was rebuilt with many improvements, but to receive approval from the FIS to organize the official International Ski Flying Week, further requirements had to be met. Hill was again re-designed by Ing. Hans Peyerl in cooperation with the ski jumping FIS consultant Ing. Straumann.[9][10][11]

In 1952, Salzkammergut Ski Association, governed body responsible for the hill was dissolved, because Ausserland came back to Styria. In this way, it was possible to make this hill a top priority for the Styrian state government, which assigned the responsibility to the Styrian Ski Association.

1953: Hill officially opened with FIS approval

On 27 February–1 March 1953, three-day competition, 1st official "FIS International Ski Flying Week", finally recognized by FIS due to many upgrades. About 50,000 people visited the event. Josef Bradl won the competition with 449.8 points ahead of Andreas Däscher and Roy Sherwood.[12][13]

On 10–11 March 1956, two-day competition, 2nd official "International Ski Flying Week" was held. Total four jumps counted into official result, two best jumps from each day. Peter Lesser won the event with total 428.5 points ahead of Veikko Heinonen (FIN) and Olaf B. Bjørnstad (NOR).[14][15]

On 20–22 March 1959, three-day competition, 3rd official "International Ski Flying Week" was held, on the last day alone crowd of 30,000 people. Six jumps in total, two best from each day counted into official result. Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR), founder of FIS World Cup won the event.[16][17][18]

1962: Lesser set first world record

On 1–4 March 1962, three-day competition, 4th official "International Ski Flying Week" was held. Already on the first day, at the official training, East German Peter Lesser tied the world record with Jože Šlibar (Oberstdorf 1961), first on this hill, at 141 m (463 ft). His teammate Helmut Recknagel won ahead of two West Germans Wolfgang Happle and Max Bolkart, watched by more than 40,000 people on Sunday, the last day alone.[19][20][21]

1965: Lesser set second world record

On 19–21 March 1965, three-day competition, "K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week" was held. First day (Friday) counted as official training, but also as a reserved date, if one of two competition days (Saturday or Sunday) was cancelled, would be calculated into official result. Already on first day, Bjørn Wirkola fell at world record distance at 144 meters (472 ft). On Saturday, Peter Lesser also fell at world record distance at 147 metres (482 ft). On Sunday, in front of 30,000 people, Peter Lesser set official world record for the second time here after three years at 145.5 metres (477 ft).[22][23]

1971: Competition blown away

On 19–21 March 1971, three-day competition, "K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week", which would also be counting for "Europa Cup", was due to strong wind all three days, first and only time in history completely cancelled. Only four trial jumpers managed to perform the last day. Saturday and Sunday results were planned to count into official results, and if one of them was cancelled, Friday results would be counting as a reserve.[24][25][26]

1986: Horrible crashes and WR tied

On 8–9 March 1986, Kulm hosted "9th FIS Ski Flying World Championships" at enlarged and rebuilt with new K185 point, renovation plan inspired by Planica. More than 50,000 people in total visited in all three days. It started great already on official training (Friday), with new hill record at 188 meters (617 ft) set by Austrian Franz Neuländtner. On the last day (Sunday), Masahiro Akimoto, Ulf Findeisen, Øyvind Berg and Grega Peljhan, all four crashed very hard, from high in the air direct to the ground. Four best jumps in total (2 of 3 best jumps each day) counted into final results. For the great final Andreas Felder who became world champion, set the world record at 191 m (627 feet) and equaled it with Matti Nykänen (1985).[27][28][29][30][31]

1996: World Championships counted also for World Cup

On 10–11 February 1996, two-day competition "14th FIS Ski Flying World Championships", with each day also counting for FIS World Cup, was held. Total of 130,000 people gathered in all four days. It all started with free training on Thursday, when Jens Weißflog (201 m) became the first who managed to surpass two-hundred-meter mark on this hill and 8th jump over this barrier in history. Andreas Goldberger became world champion in front of home crowd with total four jumps, two from each day counting (183, 183, 194 and 198 m), with final score of total 738.1 points.[32][33][34][35]

Events

  FIS Ski Flying World Championships (in 1996 also the World Cup event.)
Date Year Hillsize Winner Second Third
↓ International Ski Flying Week ↓
(FIS did not officially recognize those two competitions)
11–12 March  1950K95Austria Rudi DietrichAustria Hans EderAustria Werfener Huber
Austria Fritz Ruepp
16–18 March  1951K95Austria Sepp BradlWest Germany Sepp HohenleitnerAustria Rudi Dietrich
↓ FIS International Ski Flying Week ↓
27 February  
—  
1 March  		1953K120Austria Sepp BradlSwitzerland Andreas DäscherUnited States Roy Sherwood
10–11 March  1956K120West Germany Werner LesserFinland Veikko HeinonenNorway Olaf B. Bjørnstad
20–22 March  1959K120Norway Torbjørn YggesethEast Germany Helmut RecknagelAustria Walter Habersatter
2–4 March  1962K120East Germany Helmut RecknagelWest Germany Wolfgang HappleWest Germany Max Bolkart
↓ K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week ↓
19–21 March  1965K120West Germany Henrik OhlmeyerEast Germany Bernd KarwofskyEast Germany Peter Lesser
3 March  1968K120Czechoslovakia Zbyněk HubačAustria Reinhold BachlerCzechoslovakia Jiří Raška
↓ K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week = FIS Europa Cup ↓
19–21 March  1971K120strong wind all three days; only four jumps held in total
↓ 3rd FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
14–16 March  1975K165Czechoslovakia Karel KodejškaEast Germany Rainer SchmidtAustria Karl Schnabl
↓ K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week ↓
3–5 March  1978K165West Germany Peter LeitnerEast Germany Falko WeißpflogAustria Alois Lipburger
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
12 March  1982K165Finland Matti NykänenAustria Hubert NeuperAustria Andreas Felder
13 March  Austria Hubert NeuperFinland Matti NykänenNorway Ole Bremseth
14 March  Austria Hubert NeuperNorway Ole BremsethAustria Armin Kogler
↓ 9th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
8–9 March  1986K185Austria Andreas FelderAustria Franz NeuländtnerFinland Matti Nykänen
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
23 February  1991K185Switzerland Stephan ZündFinland Ari-Pekka NikkolaSweden Per-Inge Tällberg
24 February  Austria Stefan HorngacherGermany Ralph GebstedtAustria Heinz Kuttin
30 January  1993K185Czech Republic Jaroslav SakalaAustria Werner HaimAustria Andreas Goldberger
31 January  Czech Republic Jaroslav SakalaFrance Didier MollardAustria Andreas Goldberger
↓ 14th FIS Ski Flying World Championships = FIS World Cup ↓
10 February  1996K185Finland Janne AhonenAustria Andreas GoldbergerFinland Ari-Pekka Nikkola
11 February  Austria Andreas GoldbergerGermany Christof DuffnerFinland Janne Ahonen
Championships (10–11 February) Austria Andreas Goldberger Finland Janne Ahonen Slovenia Urban Franc
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
8 February  1997K185Japan Takanobu OkabeAustria Andreas GoldbergerSlovenia Primož Peterka
9 February  Slovenia Primož PeterkaAustria Andreas GoldbergerJapan Takanobu Okabe
19 February  2000K185Germany Sven HannawaldAustria Andreas WidhölzlNorway Tommy Ingebrigtsen
20 February  cancelled due to strong wind
1 February  2003K185Austria Florian LieglGermany Sven HannawaldPoland Adam Małysz
2 February  Germany Sven HannawaldAustria Florian LieglFinland Matti Hautamäki
15 January  2005HS200Austria Andreas WidhölzlNorway Roar LjøkelsøyPoland Adam Małysz
16 January  Poland Adam MałyszAustria Andreas WidhölzlFinland Risto Jussilainen
↓ 19th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
13–14 January  2006HS200Norway Roar LjøkelsøyAustria Andreas WidhölzlAustria Thomas Morgenstern
15 January    Norway
Bjørn Einar Romøren
Lars Bystøl
Tommy Ingebrigtsen
Roar Ljøkelsøy
  Finland
Janne Happonen
Tami Kiuru
Matti Hautamäki
Janne Ahonen
  Germany
Michael Neumayer
Georg Späth
Alexander Herr
Michael Uhrmann
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
10 January  2009HS200Austria Gregor SchlierenzauerSwitzerland Simon AmmannAustria Martin Koch
11 January  Austria Gregor SchlierenzauerFinland Harri OlliSwitzerland Simon Ammann
9 January  2010HS200Slovenia Robert KranjecSwitzerland Simon AmmannAustria Martin Koch
10 January  Austria Gregor SchlierenzauerSlovenia Robert KranjecFinland Harri Olli
14 January  2012HS200strong wind; postponed to the next day morning as event No.1
15 January  Slovenia Robert KranjecAustria Thomas MorgensternNorway Anders Bardal
15 January  Norway Anders BardalJapan Daiki ItoPoland Kamil Stoch
11 January  2014HS200Japan Noriaki KasaiSlovenia Peter PrevcAustria Gregor Schlierenzauer
12 January  Slovenia Peter PrevcAustria Gregor SchlierenzauerJapan Noriaki Kasai
10 January  2015HS225Germany Severin FreundAustria Stefan KraftSlovenia Jurij Tepeš
11 January  cancelled due to strong wind
↓ 24th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
15–16 January  2016HS225Slovenia Peter PrevcNorway Kenneth GangnesAustria Stefan Kraft
17 January    Norway
Anders Fannemel
Johann André Forfang
Daniel-André Tande
Kenneth Gangnes
  Germany
Andreas Wellinger
Stephan Leyhe
Richard Freitag
Severin Freund
  Austria
Stefan Kraft
Manuel Poppinger
Manuel Fettner
Michael Hayböck
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
13 January  2018HS235Norway Andreas StjernenNorway Daniel-André TandeSwitzerland Simon Ammann
14 January  cancelled due to strong wind
15 February  2020HS235Poland Piotr ŻyłaSlovenia Timi ZajcAustria Stefan Kraft
16 February  Austria Stefan KraftJapan Ryōyū KobayashiSlovenia Timi Zajc
28 January  2023HS235Norway Halvor Egner GranerudAustria Stefan KraftSlovenia Domen Prevc
29 January  Norway Halvor Egner GranerudSlovenia Timi ZajcAustria Stefan Kraft

Hill record

Men

Possible HRs, start order in 2R unclear (7.3.1986) – Bauer (176m), Klauser (175m), Suorsa (172m), Nykänen (170m), Findeisen (169m).[36]

Date Length
18 February 1950  Austria Hubert Neuper Sr.75.0 m (246 ft)  
18 February 1950  Austria Hubert Neuper Sr.93.0 m (305 ft)  
18 February 1950  Austria Hubert Neuper Sr.96.0 m (315 ft)  
8 March 1950  Austria Alois Leodolter100.0 m (328 ft)  
9 March 1950  Austria Rudi Dietrich101.0 m (331 ft)  
11 March 1950  Austria Hans Eder102.0 m (335 ft)  
11 March 1950  Austria Hans Eder106.5 m (349 ft)  
12 March 1950  West Germany Rudi Gering104.0 m (341 ft)  
12 March 1950  Austria Hans Eder102.5 m (336 ft)  
12 March 1950  Austria Rudi Dietrich103.0 m (338 ft)  
16 March 1951  Austria Sepp Bradl115.0 m (377 ft)  
27 February 1953  West Germany Toni Brutscher116.0 m (381 ft)  
27 February 1953  United States Roy Sherwood120.0 m (394 ft)  
28 February 1953  Austria Sepp Bradl120.0 m (394 ft)  
9 March 1956  East Germany Werner Lesser125.0 m (410 ft)  
20 March 1959  Norway Torbjørn Yggeseth127.0 m (467 ft)  
1 March 1962  East Germany Peter LesserWorld record 141.0 m (463 ft)  
19 March 1965  Norway Bjørn Wirkola144.0 m (472 ft)  
20 March 1965  East Germany Peter Lesser147.0 m (482 ft)  
21 March 1965  East Germany Peter LesserWorld record 145.5 m (477 ft)  
15 March 1975  Austria Karl Schnabl151.0 m (495 ft)  
Date Length
2 March 1978  East Germany Matthias Buse151.0 m (495 ft)  
5 March 1978  Austria Edi Federer164.0 m (538 ft)  
12 March 1982  Austria Hubert Neuper166.0 m (545 ft)  
12 March 1982  Finland Matti Nykänen166.0 m (545 ft)  
14 March 1982  Austria Hubert Neuper167.0 m (548 ft)  
14 March 1982  Finland Matti Nykänen169.0 m (555 ft)  
7 March 1986  Austria Franz Neuländtner188.0 m (617 ft)  
9 March 1986  Austria Andreas FelderWorld record 191.0 m (627 ft)  
8 February 1996  Germany Jens Weißflog201.0 m (659 ft)  
8 February 1997  Japan Takanobu Okabe205.0 m (673 ft)  
20 February 2000  Austria Andreas Goldberger209.5 m (687 ft)  
31 January 2003  Austria Christian Nagiller220.0 m (722 ft)  
31 January 2003  Germany Sven Hannawald214.0 m (702 ft)  
10 January 2009  Austria Gregor Schlierenzauer215.5 m (707 ft)  
9 January 2015  Slovenia Jurij Tepeš220.0 m (722 ft)  
9 January 2015  Slovenia Robert Kranjec221.0 m (725 ft)  
9 January 2015  Germany Severin Freund237.5 m (779 ft)  
15 January 2016  Japan Noriaki Kasai240.5 m (789 ft)  
15 January 2016  Slovenia Peter Prevc243.0 m (797 ft)  
16 January 2016  Slovenia Peter Prevc244.0 m (801 ft)  
27 January 2023  Slovenia Žiga Jelar247.5 m (812 ft)  
  Fall or touch at world record distance. Invalid.
  Fall or touch at hill record distance. Invalid.

Ladies

Date Length
4 February 1997  Austria Eva GansterWorld record 141.0 m (472 ft)  
5 February 1997  Austria Eva GansterWorld record 161.0 m (528 ft)  
6 February 1997  Austria Eva GansterWorld record 163.0 m (535 ft)  
7 February 1997  Austria Eva GansterWorld record 164.5 m (540 ft)  
9 February 1997  Austria Eva GansterWorld record 165.0 m (541 ft)  
9 February 1997  Austria Eva GansterWorld record 167.0 m (548 ft)  
29 January 2003  Austria Daniela Iraschko-StolzWorld record 188.0 m (618 ft)  
29 January 2003  Austria Daniela Iraschko-StolzWorld record 200.0 m (656 ft)  

Technical data

  • Hillsize – HS235
  • Inrun angle – 35.3°
  • Inrun length – 117.4 m
  • Calculation point – K200
  • Take-off table (height) – 4.75 m
  • Landing zone angle – 30.5° to 37.5°
  • Vertical (from top to bottom) – 197 m
  • Vertical (take-off table to bottom) – 135 m

References

  1. ↑ "Tauplitz, Bad Mitterndorf" Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Der Kulm – die größte Naturschanze der Welt – Sternstunden, Enttäuschungen, Skandale" (in German). austria-forum.org. 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Leodolter spring 100 meter am Kulm (page 5)" (in German). Weltpresse. 9 March 1950.
  4. ↑ "Nur Dietrich sprang mehr als 100 Meter (page 4)" (in German). Weltpresse. 10 March 1950.
  5. ↑ "Eder "flog" 102 m auf der Kulm schanze (page 4)" (in German). Neue Zeit. 12 March 1950.
  6. ↑ "Ausklang am Kulm mit Weitenrekord (page 3)" (in German). Die Neue Zeitung. 13 March 1950.
  7. ↑ "Rekordspring Dietrichs am Kulm (page 8)" (in German). Weltpresse. 13 March 1950.
  8. ↑ "Hubert Neuper: "Man soll ruhig einen Vogel haben"" (in German). nachrichten.at. 24 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Bradl fliegt 115 m (page 8)" (in German). Voralberger Volksblatt. 17 March 1951.
  10. ↑ "Bradl springt 115 Meter in Mittendorf (page 8)" (in German). Osterreichische Zeitung. 18 March 1951.
  11. ↑ "Bradl siegt von Hohenleitner (page 5)" (in German). Neues Osterreich. 20 March 1951.
  12. ↑ "Šport: Planiški dnevi 1953, skoki v Kulmu" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 1 March 1953.
  13. ↑ "Finžgar peti v Kulmu" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 4 March 1953.
  14. ↑ "Skoki v Kulmu (page 12)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 11 March 1956.
  15. ↑ "Zidar – enaindvajseti (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 12 March 1956.
  16. ↑ "Od danes – poleti v Kulmu (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 20 March 1959.
  17. ↑ "Šlibar je pristal pri 100 m (page 16)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 22 March 1959.
  18. ↑ "Šlibar – najboljši Jugoslovan (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 23 March 1959.
  19. ↑ "Šlibarjev svetovni rekord ogrožen? (page 13)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 2 March 1962.
  20. ↑ "V znamenju dvoboja Lesser-Recknagel (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 March 1962.
  21. ↑ "Recknagel prvi – brez para (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 4 March 1962.
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  25. ↑ "Premočan veter (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 20 March 1971.
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  28. ↑ "Nykänen bo diktiral razplet na 9. svetovnem prvenstvu (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 8 March 1986.
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  30. ↑ "Felder svetovni prvak in sorekorder (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1986.
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  32. ↑ "Weissflog prvi čez 200 m (page 10)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1996.
  33. ↑ "Na Kulmu prvi tekmovalni dan svetovnega prvenstva (page 13)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 February 1996.
  34. ↑ "Urban letel kot zvezdnik do neverjetne bronaste kolajne (page 13)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 February 1996.
  35. ↑ "Semafor rezultatov (page 15)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 February 1996.
  36. ↑ "Rezultati treninga: 2. serija (page 17)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 8 March 1986.

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