. world ski news : Evensen is world record holder with 246.5 m ski jump in Vikersund - 11 February 2011 - 21:09
SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP. World record - the expected record fligh in Vikersund did already happen on the first day. And it seems that the new hill in Vikersund was built perfectly for Norwegian Johan Remen Evensen!
Already in the first training before the qualification for the two competitions in southern Norway the 25-year-old jumped on 243 m. That was the first world record. But in the qualification he could do even better and landed after 246.5 m. It was very difficult for Evensen to stand that jump and that shows that 250 m will hardly be possible on the new Vikersundbakken.
Evensen 7.5 m over Romoeren's record
Evensen improved the old record of his fellow countryman Bjoern Einar Romoeren by 7.5 meters. Romoeren set the record of 239 m in Planica on March 20th, 2005 - almost six years ago. The world record is not official because the International Ski Federation (FIS) is not approving world records to avoid a record hunt that could be dangerous for the athletes' health.
Koch with 241.5 m also over the old record
According to his own statement Evensen felt the updrift under his skis and he is able to benefit from that like barely any other jumper. He said that five meters more would be possible and he also announced that also wants to do that. And he did in the qualification: He improved the record again by 3.5 meters.
And so Evensen is the king of the ski flyers. His main opponent in the fight for the victory on Saturday will probably by Martin Koch. The Austrian jumped on 241.5 m in the second training round, also beyond the Romoeren's old record.
Romoeren surprisingly out
The ski flying expert Robert Kranjec set a new Slovenian national record in the qualification. He won this round with 232 m and 222.2 points ahead of Anders Jacobsen from Norway (212.8 points) and Daiki Ito (209.7 points) from Japan. Ito was followed by his teammates Shohei Tochimoto and Noriaki Kasai. That shows that the Japanese team is getting better and better right on time for the World Championships. With Taku Takeuchi (10th) a fourth jumper from Japan was in the Top Ten. Michael Neumayer was the best German as sixth, best Finn was Janne Happonen (8th). Also Jurij Tepes as seventh and Denis Kornilov (9th) were in the Top 10.
Bjoern Einar Romoren not only lost his world record on Friday, the Norwegian also failed to make the cut in the qualification and will not be able to fight back this weekend. The former world record holder could not qualify for the competition.
Ahonen not qualified
Janne Ahonen had to learn that good training jumps don't guarantee competitive jumps in a competition. He could also not qualify and can return home again. The Finn did also not do well in the training rounds. Also Austrian Michael Hayboeck and Germany's Felix Schofft failed to make the cut.
FISskijumping.com
11.02.2011 20:05
Ski jumping World record sign on it`s way to Vikersund
The organizing committee of the ski flying in Planica sent a delegation to Vikersund to honor the local organizers in case of a new world record jump in Norway this weekend.
On so the Slovenes travelled to southern Norway with the sign of the current world record mark of 239 m. This sign shall be handed over to Vikersund once the new record will be set on their hill.
"We are looking forward to an exciting weekend with safe and long flights of the world's best athletes. Planica is aware of the future development in ski flying and will take all the necessary measures to compete with Vikersund", said the general secretary of the organizing committee in Planica, Primoz Finzgar.
Inofficial world record in Slovenia since 1987
The world record was always set in Planica since Piotr Fijas jumped on 194 m in 1987. Before that Matti Nykaenen held the world record with 185 m, jumped in Oberstdorf.
Since March 20th, 2005 the world record, that is not considered an official record by the International Ski Federation (FIS), is at 239 m and is held by Norwegian Bjoern Einar Romoeren.
FISskijumping.com
11.02.2011 17:41