The Planica Nordic Centre (Slovene: Nordijski center Planica) is a nordic skiing complex located in Planica, Slovenia. It has one ski flying hill, seven ski jumping hills, and a cross-country skiing track. It is the only nordic centre in the world with eight ski jumping hills.[5] The first plans for the Nordic Centre were made in 2006.[6] Construction work began in 2011, and the complex was officially opened in December 2015.[2][3]
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 Planica Nordic Centre in 2016 | |
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| Full name | Nordijski center Planica |
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| Location | Planica, Municipality of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
| Coordinates | 46°28′33″N 13°43′26″E / 46.4758°N 13.7240°E |
| Operator | ZŠRS Planica[4] |
| Genre(s) | Sporting events |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 2011[1] |
| Built | 2011–2015[3] |
| Opened | 11 December 2015[2] |
| Construction cost | €40 million[2][3] |
| Website | |
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Ski jumping hills
There are a total of eight ski jumping hills at the Planica Nordic Centre.[2] The complex consists of one ski flying hill, one large hill, one normal hill, and five smaller hills for youth ski jumpers and children.[7]
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Letalnica bratov Gorišek is the biggest of eight hills at the Planica Nordic Centre, and is used for ski flying events. It was built in 1969 by Vlado and Janez Gorišek.[8] Since its opening, a total of 28 world records were set at the venue. In 1994, Toni Nieminen landed at 203 metres (666 ft) and became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres.[9] The hill hosted the FIS Ski Flying World Championships on seven occasions, most recently in 2020.
The world's steepest zip line with an average incline of 38 degrees opened at the hill in September 2015.[10]
Bloudkova velikanka
Bloudkova velikanka is a large ski jumping hill. Originally built in 1934 by Ivan Rožman,[11] the hill collapsed in 2001 and was completely renovated in 2012.[12] A total of ten world records were set on the hill during the 1930s and 1940s. Next to the large hill, they also built a new normal hill to replace the old demolished one.[7]
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Bloudkova velikanka
Five smaller hills
Other facilities
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- Cross-country skiing track
- Artificial turf football field (converted into a cross-country skiing stadium for skiing events)[13]
- Central building (administrative part, wind tunnel, restaurant, museum)[13]
- Čaplja service facility[14]
- Hotel Dom Planica[15]
Nordic World Ski Championships
Cross-country skiing
| Date | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||
| 23 February 2023 | Sprint classical |  Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Pål Golberg |  Jules Chappaz |
| 24 February 2023 | 30 km skiathlon | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Sjur Røthe |
| 26 February 2023 | Team sprint freestyle | Norway |  Italy | France |
| 1 March 2023 | 15 km freestyle individual | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Harald Østberg Amundsen | Hans Christer Holund |
| 3 March 2023 | 4 × 10 km relay | Norway |  Finland
|  Germany |
| 5 March 2023 | 50 km classical mass start | Pål Golberg | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |  William Poromaa |
| Women | ||||
| 23 February 2023 | Sprint classical | Jonna Sundling | Emma Ribom | Maja Dahlqvist |
| 25 February 2023 | 15 km skiathlon | Ebba Andersson | Frida Karlsson | Astrid Øyre Slind |
| 26 February 2023 | Team sprint freestyle | Sweden | Norway |  United States |
| 28 February 2023 | 10 km freestyle individual |  Jessie Diggins | Frida Karlsson | Ebba Andersson |
| 2 March 2023 | 4 × 5 km relay | Norway | Germany | Sweden |
| 4 March 2023 | 30 km classical mass start | Ebba Andersson | Anne Kjersti Kalvå | Frida Karlsson |
Nordic combined
| Date | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||
| 24 February 2023 | Individual normal hill / 5 km | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Nathalie Armbruster |  Haruka Kasai |
| Men | ||||
| 25 February 2023 | Individual normal hill / 10 km | Jarl Magnus Riiber | Julian Schmid |  Franz-Josef Rehrl |
| 1 March 2023 | Team large hill / 4 × 5 km | Norway | Germany | Austria |
| 4 March 2023 | Individual large hill / 10 km | Jarl Magnus Riiber | Jens Lurås Oftebro | Johannes Lamparter |
| Mixed team | ||||
| 26 February 2023 | Mixed team normal hill | Norway | Germany | Austria
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World Cup
Cross-country skiing
| Date | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
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| Men | ||||
| 16 January 2016 | Sprint freestyle | Federico Pellegrino | Baptiste Gros | Richard Jouve |
| 17 January 2016 | Team sprint freestyle | Italy I | France I | France II |
| 20 January 2018 | Sprint classical | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Emil Iversen | Teodor Peterson |
| 21 January 2018 | 15 km classical |  Alexey Poltoranin | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Calle Halfvarsson |
| 21 December 2019 | Sprint freestyle | Lucas Chanavat | Federico Pellegrino | Erik Valnes |
| 22 December 2019 | Team sprint freestyle | Norway I | Norway II | Finland I |
| Women | ||||
| 16 January 2016 | Sprint freestyle | Stina Nilsson | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Heidi Weng |
| 17 January 2016 | Team sprint freestyle | Sweden I | Norway I | Germany I |
| 20 January 2018 | Sprint classical | Stina Nilsson | Kathrine Harsem | Maiken Caspersen Falla |
| 21 January 2018 | 10 km classical | Krista Pärmäkoski | Charlotte Kalla | Heidi Weng |
| 21 December 2019 | Sprint freestyle | Jonna Sundling | Stina Nilsson | Julia Kern |
| 22 December 2019 | Team sprint freestyle | Sweden II | Sweden I |  Switzerland |
Red Bull 400
Red Bull 400 is the world's steepest 400-metre race.[16] Competitors must overcome a distance of 400 metres from the bottom to the top of the inrun of the Letalnica bratov Gorišek. The first two editions at the venue took place in 2012 and 2013. The event was cancelled in 2014 as the hill was under renovation. The competition returned in 2015 on a modernized and even bigger hill with a new concrete inrun.
Women's
| Edition | Date | Winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 September 2012 | Teresa Stadlober[17] | 6:46 |
| 2 | 12 May 2013 | Teresa Stadlober[17] | 6:37 |
| 3 | 19 September 2015 | Antonella Confortola[17] | 6:25 |
| 4 | 17 September 2016 | Valentina Belotti[18] | 6:20 |
| 5 | 16 September 2017 |  Dominika Wiśniewska-Ulfik[19] | 6:41 |
| 6 | 15 September 2018 |  Barbara Trunkelj[20] | 6:27 |
| 7 | 14 September 2019 | Barbara Trunkelj[21] | 6:24 |
| 8 | 11 September 2021 | Barbara Trunkelj[22] | 6:11 |
| 9 | 10 September 2022 | Barbara Trunkelj[23] | 6:15 |
| 10 | 2 September 2023 |  Tea Faber[24] | 6:52 |
References
External links
- Planica Nordic Centre (in Slovene)