Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre (Korean: 알펜시아 스키점프 경기장) is a ski jumping hills located at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They hosted the ski jumping and the nordic combined events during the 2018 Winter Olympics. They also operate as an association football venue by using their landing area as the pitch.[1]
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| Location | 325, Daegwallyeong-myeon Pyeongchang, South Korea |
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| Coordinates | 37°39′42″N 128°40′50″E / 37.66167°N 128.68056°E |
| Owner | Pyeongchang County |
| Capacity | 13,500 |
| Surface | Snow and Grass |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Gangwon FC (2016–2017) | |
| Large hill | |
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| Size | |
| K–point | 125 metres (410 ft) |
| Hill size | 142 metres (466 ft) |
| Hill record | 143.5 metres (471 ft) Ryoyu Kobayashi(16 February 2018) |
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| Olympics | 2018 |
| Normal hill | |
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| Size | |
| K–point | 98 metres (322 ft) |
| Hill size | 109 metres (358 ft) |
| Longest jump (unofficial / fall) | 114.5 metres (376 ft) Jure Šinkovec(FIS Cup; 23 January 2016) |
| Hill record | 113.5 metres (372 ft) Stefan Kraft(16 February 2017)  Robert Johansson(10 February 2018)  Andreas Wellinger(10 February 2018) |
| Top events | |
| Olympics | 2018 |
History
editThe ski jumping hills hosted the ski jumping and the nordic combined events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] The stadium holds a maximum of 13,500 spectators, and was built in 2008; for the Olympics, the capacity was reduced to 8,500 seats.[3]
Ski jumping events
editMen
edit| Date | Hillsize | Competition | Winner | Second | Third |
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| (night) 15 February 2017 | HS140 | WC | Stefan Kraft |
Andreas Wellinger |
 Kamil Stoch
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| (night) 16 February 2017 | HS109 | WC | Maciej Kot |
Stefan Kraft |
Andreas Wellinger
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| (night) 10 February 2018 | HS109 | WOG-I | Andreas Wellinger |
Johann André Forfang |
Robert Johansson
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| (night) 17 February 2018 | HS142 | WOG-I | Kamil Stoch |
Andreas Wellinger |
Robert Johansson
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| (night) 19 February 2018 | HS142 | WOG-T | Norway
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Germany
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Poland
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Ladies
edit| Date | Hillsize | Competition | Winner | Second | Third |
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| (night) 15 February 2017 | HS109 | WC | Yūki Itō |
Sara Takanashi |
Ema Klinec
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| 16 February 2017 | HS109 | WC | Sara Takanashi |
Yūki Itō |
Maren Lundby
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| (night) 12 February 2018 | HS109 | WOG-I | Maren Lundby |
Katharina Althaus |
Sara Takanashi
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References
edit- ^ Price, Steve (2017-04-20). "What is the last thing a football club needs? A stadium with ski jumps". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Alpensia resort and water park complete and full for summer season". sportsfeatures.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
edit- 2018 Winter Olympics, Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium Page Archived 2016-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
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