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Planica 1987

Planica 1987 was a two day ski flying competition part of 1986/87 World Cup season, held from 14 to 15 March 1987 in Planica, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Circa 100,000 people in total has gathered in three days.

Planica 1987
Host cityPlanica, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
SportSki flying
EventsWorld Cup (2x)
Main venueVelikanka bratov Gorišek K185
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Schedule edit

Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
13 March 1987   Official training 3 192 metres (630 ft) by Andreas Felder (touch)
189 metres (620 ft) by Piotr Fijas		 10,000
14 March 1987   Competition 1 4 194 metres (636 ft) by Piotr Fijas 40,000
15 March 1987   Competition 2 3 193 metres (613 ft) by Vegard Opaas 50,000

All jumps over 190 metres edit

Chronological order:

  • 192 metres (630 ft) – 13 March – Andreas Felder (WR touch, 2RD, Official training)
  • 194 metres (636 ft) – 14 March – Piotr Fijas (WR, 3RD, canceled and repeated after)
  • 191 metres (627 ft) – 14 March – Andreas Felder (repeated 3RD)
  • 190 metres (623 ft) – 15 March – Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl (2RD)
  • 193 metres (633 ft) – 15 March – Vegard Opaas (3RD, canceled after)

191 rule edit

191 rule, proposed by founder of World Cup Torbjørn Yggeseth, which didn't score flights exceeding 191 metres (627 ft), was first time implemented. Piotr Fijas' 194 metres world record was officially recognized seven years later at the FIS meeting in Rio 1994.

World Cup edit

There were two individual ski flying events on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185. By ski flying rules of that time there were three round of jumps, but only two best counted in a final result.[1][2]

On 11 and 12 March 1987, trial jumpers were already testing the flying hill, while competition was training on the neighbour Bloudkova velikanka K130 hill.

On 13 March 1987, official training was scheduled at 10:00 AM with 18 Yugoslavian ski jumpers at the start. Felder touched the ground at 192 metres WR distance in the second training round in front of 10,000 people. Fijas landed at 189 metres.[3][4]

Official training edit

Incomplete list and order — 10,000 people — 13 March 1987

Bib Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
3   Vili Tepeš 150.0 m N/A N/A
N/A   Miran Tepeš 159.0 m 166.0 m 172.0 m
N/A   Matjaž Zupan N/A 165.0 m 158.0 m
N/A   Janez Debelak N/A N/A 154.0 m
N/A   Bojan Globočnik N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Borut Mur N/A N/A 147.0 m
N/A   Matjaž Žagar N/A 161.0 m N/A
N/A   Rajko Lotrič N/A 164.0 m 147.0 m
N/A   Tomaž Dolar N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Vasja Bajc N/A N/A 154.0 m
N/A   Janez Štirn N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Iztok Melin N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Robert Kopač N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Iztok Golob N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Dušan Šilar N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Primož Ulaga N/A 155.0 m N/A
N/A   Grega Peljhan N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Krištof Gašpirc N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Andreas Felder 163.0 m 192.0 m 184.0 m
N/A   Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Vegard Opaas N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Hroar Stjernen 181.0 m N/A N/A
N/A   Robert Selbekk-Hansen N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Frédéric Berger N/A N/A N/A
N/A   Jan Boklöv 171.0 m N/A N/A
N/A   Piotr Fijas 170.0 m N/A 189.0 m
N/A   Jiří Parma 170.0 m N/A N/A
N/A   Rolf Schilli N/A N/A N/A

  Invalid WR! Touch.
  Crash!

On 14 March 1987, first competition went quiet normal until the last round. It all started complicating in the third round after Piotr Fijas 194 metres world record distance in front of 40,000 people. After this jump jury canceled the third round and repeated it all over from the beginning from a lower gate. Then in the repeated round Andreas Felder, although with lower speed managed to land at 191 metres and won the competition.[5]

On 15 March 1987, first two rounds of second competition went well until Vegard Opaas' jump at 193 metres. Jury canceled the competition right after this jump. Opaas was furious at technical delegate Torbjørn Yggeseth who robbed him of an almost certain victory, which would help him in a very tied World Cup overall battle with Ernst Vettori. Only one best jump of first two rounds counted as official result and Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl won the second competition.[6]

Ski flying world records edit

The all-time longest standing ski jump in parallel style ever.

Date Name Country Metres Feet
13 March 1987   Andreas Felder   Austria 192 630
14 March 1987   Piotr Fijas   Poland 194 636

  Not recognized! Touched the ground at world record distance.

References edit

  1. ^ "World Cup K185 - Planica, Yugoslavia". International Ski Federation. 14 March 1987.
  2. ^ "World Cup K185 - Planica, Yugoslavia". International Ski Federation. 15 March 1987.
  3. ^ "Planica: danes poskusni poleti, Avstrijec Felder prvi favorit, p.9" (in Slovenian). Delo. 13 March 1987.
  4. ^ "Andreas Felder na treningu pod Poncami poletel 192m, p.1,5" (in Slovenian). Delo. 14 March 1987.
  5. ^ "Felderju sobotna tekma, Fijasu pa svetovni rekord, p.11" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 March 1987.
  6. ^ "Planiška nedelja Fidjestolu, drugi Zupan, četrti Tepeš, p.9" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 March 1987.
  7. ^ "Slovenski vestnik, p.8 — Zmaga za Avstrijo in Norveško" (in Slovenian). Slovenski vestnik. 20 March 1987.
  8. ^ "Pri 191 metrih ni konec sveta, p.8" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Gorenjski glas. 17 March 1987.

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