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Rok Benkovič
Rok Benkovič (born 20 March 1986) is a Slovenian former ski jumper who competed from 2001 to 2007. Benkovič started with his sport career at the relatively advanced age of eleven, when he first participated in ski jumping in 1997. In Sollefteå, Sweden, he won the silver medal at the Junior World Championship on 6 February 2003. His biggest success came at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, where he won the individual normal hill on 19 February 2005, making him the second Slovenian to win a gold medal after that of Franci Petek in 1991. The very next day, he won a bronze medal for the Slovenians in a team normal hill competition involving Primož Peterka, Jure Bogataj and Jernej Damjan. He also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, finishing 10th in the team large hill, 29th in the individual large hill, and 49th in the individual normal hill. From 2005 to 2007, Benkovič held the Slovenian national distance record of 226 metres, set in Plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmenkollbakken
Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill located at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. It has a hill size of HS134, a construction point of K-120, and a capacity for 70,000 spectators. Holmenkollen has hosted the Holmenkollen Ski Festival since 1892, which since 1980 have been part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and 1983 the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup. It has also hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1930, 1966, 1982 and 2011. The hill has been rebuilt 19 times; important upgrades include a stone take-off in 1910, an in-run superstructure in 1914, and a new superstructure in 1928. During the Second World War, the venue was used as a military installation, but upgraded in the late 1940s. Further expansions were made ahead of the 1966 and 1982 World Championships, as well as in 1991. Between 2008 and 2010, the entire structure was demolished and rebuilt. The hill record is held by Robert Johansson at 144.0 meters. The hill is part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jernej Damjan
Jernej Damjan (born 28 May 1983) is a Slovenian former ski jumper. Career Damjan won a bronze medal in the team normal hill event at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, and finished 6th in the individual normal hill event. His best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 9th place in the normal hill event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. His best individual finish at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships was 12th place in 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; .... Tournament results Olympic Games World Championships ''2 medals (2 bronze)'' Ski Flying World Championships ''2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)'' World Cup Standings Individual wins References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Damjan, Jernej 1983 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 25th World Cup season of ski jumping. It began on 28 November 2003 at Ruka in Kuusamo, Finland, and finished on 14 March 2004 at Holmenkollbakken in Oslo, Norway. The defending champion from the previous three seasons was Adam Małysz. The overall World Cup was won by Janne Ahonen, who gained his first title. Roar Ljøkelsøy placed second, with Bjørn Einar Romøren in third. The Nations Cup was won by Norway. Calendar Individual events Team events World Cup Standings Overall Nations Cup Medal table Notes References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Fis Ski Jumping World Cup World cup World cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ... FIS Ski Jumping World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002–03 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2002–03 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 24th World Cup season of ski jumping. It began on 29 November 2002 at Rukatunturi in Kuusamo, Finland, and finished on 23 March 2003 at Letalnica bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia."Calendar" . Retrieved 2015-05-19. The defending World Cup champion from the previous two seasons was Adam Małysz, who continued his success by winning the overall title for a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001–02 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2001–02 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 23rd World Cup season of ski jumping. It began on 23 November 2001 at Puijo in Kuopio, Finland, and finished on 24 March 2002 at Letalnica bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia."Calendar" . Retrieved 2015-05-19. The defending World Cup champion from the previous season was Adam Małysz, who won the overall title for a second time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2006
The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2006 took place on 12–15 January 2006 in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria (The International Ski Federation has location listed as Kulm (venue), Kulm, the ski jumping venue located in Bad Mitterndorf.) for the fourth time. Bad Mitterndorf hosted the FIS Ski Flying World Championships, championships previously in FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1975, 1975, FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1986, 1986, and FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1996, 1996. Norway repeated as team champion while Roar Ljøkelsøy repeated as individual champion. A record four nations won medals. Individual 13-14 January 2006.FIS Ski flying World Championships 2006 individual final round results. - accessed 28 November 2009. Morgenstern had the longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2004
The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2004 took place on 19–22 February 2004 in Planica, Slovenia for the record fifth time. Planica hosted the championships previously in 1972, 1979, 1985, and 1994. The team event, consisting of two jumps, debuted at these championships. Individual 20–21 February 2004.FIS Ski flying World Championships 2004 individual final round results. - accessed 28 November 2009. Ahonen and 's Georg Späth had the longest jumps of the competition with their 225.0 m second round-jumps. |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected as venue by vote at the 43rd FIS World Congress in Portorož, Slovenia, on 6 June 2002. It also marked the third time the championships were hosted outside Europe in a year that did not coincide with the Winter Olympics; it was the first championship held in Asia. The ski jumping team normal hill event was not held, as it had been in 2005. Highlights *The most successful competitor was Finland's Virpi Kuitunen who won three golds (team sprint, 30 km, and 4 x 5 km) and one bronze (individual sprint). *20-year-old Astrid Jacobsen from Norway won three medals in women's cross-country with a gold in the individual sprint and bronzes in the team sprint and 4 x 5 km. *Lars Berger of Norway became the first person to win medals at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 took place 16–27 February 2005 in Oberstdorf, Germany, for the second time after hosting it previously in 1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, .... The ski jumping team normal hill event returned after not being held in 2003. The double pursuit distances of 10 km (5 km classical mass start + 5 km freestyle pursuit) women and 20 km (10 km classical mass start + 10 km freestyle pursuit) men were lengthened to 15 km for women (7.5 km classical mass start + 7.5 km freestyle pursuit) and 30 km for men (15 km classical mass start + 15 km freestyle pursuit). Team sprint was also added as well. The Nordic combined 4 × 5 km team event had its change between ski ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 took place February 18 – March 1, 2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy for a second time (1991). The ski jumping team normal hill held in 2001 was not held at this championships while the women's 30 km returned after being cancelled in the previous championships due to extremely cold weather. Additionally the pursuit races went from separate races run on the same day (combined) to Skiathlon races. Men's cross country 1.5 km individual sprint February 26, 2003 15 km classical February 21, 2003 10 km + 10 km double pursuit February 23, 2003 30 km classical mass start February 19, 2003 50 km freestyle March 1, 2003 4 × 10 km relay February 25, 2003 Women's cross country 1.5 km individual sprint February 26, 2003 10 km classical February 20. 2003 5 km + 5 km double pursuit February 22, 2003 Sachenbacher beat Zavyalova in a photo finish to earn the silver medal. 15 km classical mass start February 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 2006 Winter Olympics
Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over nine days, from 11 February to 20 February. Three events were contested in Pragelato Pragelato (also ''Pragelà''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Prajalats'', French: Prajalats) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name ''Pr .... Medal summary Medal table Events Participating NOCs Twenty-two nations participated in ski jumping at Torino. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics 2006 Ski jumping competitions in Italy 2006 in ski jumping 2006 Winter Olympics events Men's events at the 2006 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija ( en, Radio-Television of Slovenia) – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija (or simply RTV within Slovenia) – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe, and the world. RTV Slovenija's national radio services operate under the name , while the television division carries the name or . The names are sometimes Anglicized as ''Radio Slovenia'' and ''TV Slovenia'', respectively. There are three national and four regional radio services, which can all be heard online as well. RTV Slovenija also finances the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the RTV Slovenia Big Band. The legal foundation for the institution is the Radiotelevizija Slovenija Act ( sl, Zakon o Radioteleviziji Slovenija). It is the only public nonprofit broadcasting organization in Slovenia to operate both radio and television stations. The law also requ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
