The Rukatunturi ski jumping hill is a complex of Finnish ski jumping hills located in Ruka – a town located north of Kuusamo – and is the largest ski jumping hill in Finland.[1] It regularly hosts the opening events of the ski jumping World Cup and nordic combined World Cup. It includes the K120 large hill and smaller facilities K64.[2]
| Rukatunturi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location |  Kuusamo, Finland |
| Coordinates | 66°10′16″N 29°08′40″E / 66.17111°N 29.14444°E |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 1983, 1986, 1996, 2016 |
| Size | |
| K–point | K-120 |
| Hill size | HS142 |
| Hill record | 150.5 m (494 ft) Halvor Egner Granerud(27 November 2022) |
Since the 2002–2003 season, Ruka has regularly hosted World Cup competitions, and sometimes also hosts the Continental Cup.
Before the 2016–2017 season, ice tracks were installed on the hill.[3] The large hill and two smaller hills have a plastic matting. The official record is 150.5 metres, jumped by Halvor Egner Granerud, in the Ski Jumping competition in 2022.[4]
Hill parameters edit
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- Construction point: 120 m
- Hill size (HS): 142 m
- Official hill record: 150.5 m –
Halvor Egner Granerud (27 November 2022) - Hill record: 153.5 m – Jarl Magnus Riiber (26 November 2023)
- Inrun length: 100.5 m
- Inrun angle: 35°
- Take-off length: 6.75 m
- Take-off angle: 11.3°
- Take-off height: 3.5 m
- Landing angle: 36.9°
- Average speed: 94.7 km/h
The facility is equipped with plastic mattings and has got a porcelain trail in the inrun, a ski lift, an elevator, a heated waiting room and artificial lighting.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Ruka (Finlandia) - HS 142 m". skijumping.pl. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Ruka - HS 142 m". skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Ruka (Finlandia) - HS 142 m". sportsinwinter.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Men's Qualification Results Ruka (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Pierwszy przystanek Pucharu Świata 2023/24 🇫🇮!". skijumping.pl. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Ruka ski jumping hills at Wikimedia Commons
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