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Rolf Åge Berg
Rolf Åge Berg (born 14 April 1957) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career He finished fifth in the individual normal hill event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Berg's lone career victory was in an individual normal hill event in St. Moritz St. Moritz ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss ... in 1986. His career ended after a horrific fall at the Ski Flying World Championships at Kulm in 1986. World Cup Standings Wins External links * 1957 births Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers for Norway Living people Norwegian male ski jumpers 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stjørdal Municipality
() is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of towns and cities in Norway, town of Stjørdal (town), Stjørdal (also called Stjørdalshalsen). Some of the villages in the municipality include Elvran, Flornes, Hegra, Norway, Hegra, Hell, Norway, Hell, Kvithammer, Prestmoen, Skatval, Skjelstadmarka, Sona, Norway, Sona, and Værnes, Trøndelag, Værnes. The municipality is the 125th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Stjørdal is the 51st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,717. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 9% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality is well-known for the village of Hell, Norway, Hell which is located south of Stjørdalshalsen. Hell is especially known for its train station, Hell Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983–84 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 1983–84 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the fifth World Cup season in ski jumping. This season began in Thunder Bay, Canada on 10 December 1983 and was finished in Planica, Yugoslavia on 25 March 1984. The individual World Cup overall winner was East German ski jumper Jens Weißflog and Nations Cup was given to Team of Finland. 24 men's individual events on 15 different venus in 11 countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America) were held. No competition was cancelled this season. Peaks of the season were Winter Olympics which also counted for World Cup points (only time in history), 4H Tournament, Bohemia Tournament and the K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week. On 16 and 17 March 1984 in Oberstdorf, finnish legend Matti Nykänen set and improved world record three times in total; two times on 182 metres (597 ft) and 185 metres (607 f). Map of world cup hosts Calendar Men's Individual Standings Overall Nations Cup Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 1985–86 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the seventh World Cup season in ski jumping. Season began in Thunder Bay, Canada on 7 December 1985 and finished in Planica, Yugoslavia on 23 March 1986. The individual World Cup winner became Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen (third time in his career) and Nations Cup was taken by Team of Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust .... 25 men's individual events on 19 different venus in 12 countries were held on the three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America). And no cancelled this season. Peaks of the season were FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Four Hills Tournament, Swiss Tournament and the K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week. On 9 March 1986, at World Championships in Bad Mitterndorf, world r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final score. Ski jumping was first contested in Norway in the late 19th century, and later spread through Europe and North America in the early 20th century. Along with cross-country skiing, it constitutes the traditional group of Nordic skiing disciplines. The ski jumping hill, ski jumping venue, commonly referred to as a ''hill'', consists of the jumping ramp (''in-run''), take-off table, and a landing hill. Each jump is evaluated according to the distance covered and the style performed. The distance score is related to the construction point (also known as the ''K-point''), which is a line drawn in the landing area and serves as a "target" for the competitors to reach. The score of each judge evaluating the style can reach a maximum of 20 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: ; ), were a winter multi-sport event held between 8 and 19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. It was the first Winter Olympic Games held in a Slavic languages, Slavic language-speaking country, as well as the only Winter Olympics held in a communist country before the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. It was the second consecutive Olympic Games held in a communist country, after the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Games were held in Sarajevo and at neighbouring resorts in the Dinaric Alps located less than 25 kilometers from the city. At the first days of the Games, the sports program was disrupted by extreme weather conditions an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igman Olympic Jumps
Igman Olympic Jumps, also known as Malo Polje, is a defunct ski jumping hill on the mountain of Igman in Ilidža, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of a large hill with a construction point (K-point) of and a normal hill with a K-point of . Construction started in 1980 and the venue opened in 1982 to host ski jumping and Nordic combined at the 1984 Winter Olympics. The large hill event saw Finland's Matti Nykänen set the hill record of in front of 90,000 spectators. No other International Ski Federation (FIS) sanctioned competitions have taken place at the hills. During the Siege of Sarajevo, the hills became a battleground and have since not been used. However, there are plans to rebuild the in-run, expand the large hill and build new spectator stands and visitor facilities. History The Malo Polje area of Igman has traditionally been used for recreational cross-country skiing. During Sarajevo's Olympic bid, the two ski jumps were proposed as separate venues. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiaschanze
Olympiaschanze was a ski jumping venue in St. Moritz, Switzerland, it was built in 1926 and closed in 2006. The Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics, ski jumping and the ski jumping part of the Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Nordic combined event for the 1928 Winter Olympics. Its K-point was 66 m. References *Henauer, Kurt (FIS PR and Media Coordinator Ski Jumping). "hill lengths." E-Mail to Chris Miller. 5 Jun 2006.1928 Winter Olympics official report, part 1.p. 47. 1928 Winter Olympics official report, part 2.pp. 10–1. 1948 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 6, 21. Venues of the 1928 Winter Olympics Venues of the 1948 Winter Olympics Defunct sports venues in Switzerland Ski jumping venues in Switzerland Olympic Nordic combined venues Olympic ski jumping venues Sport in St. Moritz Buildings and structures in Graubünden {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
The FIS Ski Flying World Championships is a ski flying event organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1972 and held every two years. Overview The event takes place on hills much larger than ski jumping hills, with the K-point set between and . Unlike ordinary ski jumping, the Ski Flying World Champion is determined after four jumps which take place over two days. 40 jumpers qualify for the competition and jump the first round, 10 are eliminated, and the 30 remaining jumpers compete in the last three rounds. The person with most points combined after four jumps is declared the World Champion. In 2004, the FIS introduced a team event between national teams of four jumpers, with two jumps each. The competitions are not included in the general classification of the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup. The exception to this rule were the seasons 1991/1992, 1993/1994, 1995/1996 and 1997/1998, in which the points scored during the Ski Flying World Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulm (flying Hill)
Kulm is a ski flying hill located in Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf, Styria, Austria opened in 1950."Tauplitz, Bad Mitterndorf" . skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984–85 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 1984–85 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the sixth FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup season in ski jumping. Season began in Thunder Bay, Canada on 8 December 1984 and was finished in Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia on 24 March 1985. The individual World Cup winner became Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen and Nations Cup was taken by Team of Finland. 21 men's individual events on 16 different venus in 12 countries were held on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America). Two competition were cancelled this season. Peaks of the season were FIS Nordic World Championships, Ski Flying World Championships, Four Hills Tournament, Bohemia Tournament and the K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week. On 15 March 1985, at World Championships in Planica, at the official training, world record was improved three times in about an hour. American Mike Holland (ski jumper), Mike Holland 186 metres (610 ft) and finnish legend Matti Nykänen two times on 187 metres (614 ft) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
