Lahti

 

Salpaussalkä:

Hill Size:                          HS 130

K-Point:                        116 m

Hill record:                    135,5 m (Andreas Widhölzl AUT, 2006-03-04,

WC & Eric Frenzel GER, 2008-02-29, NC)

Inrun length:                  149 m

 

Height of takeoff:          3,41 m

Angle of takeoff:           10,5°

Speed:                         approx. 93 km/h

Landing angle:              34,7°

Hill Size:                          HS 97

K-Point:                        90 m

Hill record:                    99,0 m (Jaakko Tallus FIN, 2001-02-15, NC

                                             & Adam Małysz POL, 2001-02-22, WSC)

Official hill record:         98,5 m (Janne Ahonen FIN, 2000-03-04, WC

                                             & Adam Małysz POL, 2001-02-23, WSC)

Angle of takeoff:           11,0°

Landing angle:              33,5°

Hill Size:                          HS 70

K-Point:                        64 m

Hill record:                    72,5 m (Jarkko Määttä FIN, 2008-03-01, FIS)

Angle of takeoff:           10,5°

Landing angle:              36,0°

Spectator capacity:          approx. 80,000

Year of construction:        1974-‘77

Further jumps:                  K38, K25, K15, K8, K6

Plastic matting:                all

Ski club:                          Lahden Hiihtoseura

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History:

In 1923 the first Ski Games of Lahti were hosted and have taken place every year from then on, with some exceptions. The first WSC at Salpaussalkä ski stadium was held in 1926 on at that time a K40 ski jump. This one was situated on the opposite site of today’s spectator stand. For the next World Championships in 1938 the ski jumping hill and stands were enlarged and 100,000 spectators watched Norway’s Asbjörn Ruud winning.

The next conversion took place in 1957 and one year later 67,000 spectators were victims of Finland’s Juhani Kärkinen becoming new world champion with a hill record of 74 meters. A new spectator record of 114,082 visitors was registered during Ski Games of 1964 wand two years later the very first team competition was held at Lahti with the GDR winning. In 1970’s the construction of a completely new ski jumping hill at today’s place started and in 1977 it was inaugurated. One year later Lahti was again hosting the WSC and East-German Matthias Buse won the normal hill, on the large hill Finland’s Taipo Räisänen gathered a surprise-victory.

With the introduction of Ski Jumping World Cup in 1979/80 Lahti has been part of the circus of world’s best jumpers from the beginning on. For the World Championships 1989 on the hill K114 and K90 on ten days 450,000 spectators came to Lahti. Then in 2001 the Nordic Ski WSC took place for a sixth time at Lahti on Salpaussalkä ski jumps K116 and K90 and in 2005 the 80th Lahti Ski Games were celebrated.

 

> Historical photos

360° panorama inrun tower

360° panorama ski stadium

 

Hill record development K116:

1978-02-26:   112,5 m   Alois Lipburger   AUT            WM

1978-02-26:   114,5 m   Falko Weißpflog   DDR        WM

1980-03-09:   124,0 m   Steve Collins   CAN              WC

1992-03-01:   125,0 m   Toni Nieminen   FIN               WC

1996-03-03:   127,0 m   Masahiko Harada   JPN        WC

1998-03-07:   129,0 m   Primoz Peterka   SLO           WC

2001-02-17:   130,5 m   Adam Małysz   POL              WM

2001-02-19:   131,0 m   Martin Schmitt   GER            WM

2001-02-24:   132,0 m   Ville Kantee   FIN                  WM

2003-03-15:   132,0 m   Adam Małysz   POL              WC

2005-03-04:   132,0 m   Adam Małysz   POL              WC

2006-03-04:   132,0 m   Andreas Widhölzl   AUT        WC

2006-03-04:   135,5 m   Andreas Widhölzl   AUT        WC

 

Hill record development K90:

1978-02-18:     86,0 m   Matthias Buse   DDR            WM

1981-03-06:     87,0 m   Jari Puikkonen   FIN             WC

1986-03-01:     88,0 m   Ernst Vettori   AUT               WC

1986-03-01:     89,0 m   Matti Nykänen   FIN              WC

1987-03-01:     91,5 m   Pekka Suorsa   FIN              WC

1992-02-29:     91,5 m   Toni Nieminen   FIN              WC

1994-03-04:     93,0 m   Jens Weißflog   GER            WC

1994-03-04:     94,0 m   Jens Weißflog   GER            WC

1996-03-01:     95,5 m   Masahiko Harada   JPN        WC

2000-03-04:     98,5 m   Janne Ahonen   FIN              WC

2001-02-03:     98,5 m   Adam Małysz   POL              WM

 

 

 

 

The three junior hills K38, K25 and K15,
as well as 2008 constructed K6 (right below):

 

Contact:

 

 

Lahden Hiihtoseura
Urheilukeskus
FI-15110 Lahti
Phone: +358 (3) 81 68 12
Fax: +358 (3) 751 00 79
lahden.hs@lahdenhiihtoseura.fi

www.lahdenhiihtoseura.fi

 

 

 

Lahti:

Situated at the southern border of the Finnish lakes area, Lahti is just 100 km north-eastern of Helsinki, the capitol of Finland. The city is a winter sports- centre that hosts the Finnish ski championships every year. There are a ski-arena, a great indoor sports centre and a speed-skating track in the city. In 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989 and 2001 Lahti hosted the Nordic WSC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos partially © www.lahtiskigames.com

 

 

 

 

The small jumps K35, K25, K15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salpausaalkä 1956  

 

 

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