Planica Nordic Centre

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.[4][3]

Planica Nordic Centre
Planica Nordic Centre in 2016
Full nameNordijski center Planica
LocationPlanica, Municipality of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Coordinates46.4758°N 13.7240°E / 46.4758; 13.7240
OperatorZŠRS Planica[1]
Genre(s)Sporting events
Construction
Broke groundJuly 2011[2]
Built2011–2015[3]
Opened11 December 2015[4]
Construction cost€40 million[4][3]
Website
www.nc-planica.si

Ski jumping hills

There are a total of eight ski jumping hills at the Planica Nordic Centre.[4] 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]

Other facilities

Cross-country skiing stadium

Nordic World Ski Championships

Cross-country skiing

Date Event Winner Second Third
Men
23 February 2023 Sprint classical Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Pål Golberg France Jules Chappaz
24 February 2023 30 km skiathlon Norway Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Sjur Røthe
26 February 2023 Team sprint freestyle  Norway
Pål Golberg
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Italy
Francesco De Fabiani
Federico Pellegrino
 France
Renaud Jay
Richard Jouve
1 March 2023 15 km freestyle individual Norway Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway Harald Østberg Amundsen Norway Hans Christer Holund
3 March 2023 4 × 10 km relay  Norway
Hans Christer Holund
Pål Golberg
Simen Hegstad Krüger
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Finland
Ristomatti Hakola
Iivo Niskanen
Perttu Hyvärinen
Niko Anttola
 Germany
Albert Kuchler
Janosch Brugger
Jonas Dobler
Friedrich Moch
5 March 2023 50 km classical mass start Norway Pål Golberg Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Sweden William Poromaa
Women
23 February 2023 Sprint classical Sweden Jonna Sundling Sweden Emma Ribom Sweden Maja Dahlqvist
25 February 2023 15 km skiathlon Sweden Ebba Andersson Sweden Frida Karlsson Norway Astrid Øyre Slind
26 February 2023 Team sprint freestyle  Sweden
Emma Ribom
Jonna Sundling
 Norway
Anne Kjersti Kalvå
Tiril Udnes Weng
 United States
Jessie Diggins
Julia Kern
28 February 2023 10 km freestyle individual United States Jessie Diggins Sweden Frida Karlsson Sweden Ebba Andersson
2 March 2023 4 × 5 km relay  Norway
Tiril Udnes Weng
Astrid Øyre Slind
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
Anne Kjersti Kalvå
 Germany
Laura Gimmler
Katharina Hennig
Pia Fink
Victoria Carl
 Sweden
Emma Ribom
Ebba Andersson
Frida Karlsson
Maja Dahlqvist
4 March 2023 30 km classical mass start Sweden Ebba Andersson Norway Anne Kjersti Kalvå Sweden Frida Karlsson

Nordic combined

Date Event Winner Second Third
Women
24 February 2023 Individual normal hill / 5 km Norway Gyda Westvold Hansen Germany Nathalie Armbruster Japan Haruka Kasai
Men
25 February 2023 Individual normal hill / 10 km Norway Jarl Magnus Riiber Germany Julian Schmid Austria Franz-Josef Rehrl
1 March 2023 Team large hill / 4 × 5 km  Norway
Espen Andersen
Jens Lurås Oftebro
Jørgen Graabak
Jarl Magnus Riiber
 Germany
Eric Frenzel
Vinzenz Geiger
Johannes Rydzek
Julian Schmid
 Austria
Martin Fritz
Lukas Greiderer
Stefan Rettenegger
Johannes Lamparter
4 March 2023 Individual large hill / 10 km Norway Jarl Magnus Riiber Norway Jens Lurås Oftebro Austria Johannes Lamparter
Mixed team
26 February 2023 Mixed team normal hill  Norway
Jens Lurås Oftebro
Ida Marie Hagen
Gyda Westvold Hansen
Jarl Magnus Riiber
 Germany
Vinzenz Geiger
Jenny Nowak
Nathalie Armbruster
Julian Schmid
 Austria
Stefan Rettenegger
Annalena Slamik
Lisa Hirner
Johannes Lamparter

World Cup

Cross-country skiing

Date Event Winner Second Third
Men
16 January 2016 Sprint freestyle Italy Federico Pellegrino France Baptiste Gros France Richard Jouve
17 January 2016 Team sprint freestyle  Italy I
Dietmar Nöckler
Federico Pellegrino
 France I
Renaud Jay
Baptiste Gros
 France II
Valentin Chauvin
Richard Jouve
20 January 2018 Sprint classical Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Emil Iversen Sweden Teodor Peterson
21 January 2018 15 km classical Kazakhstan Alexey Poltoranin Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Sweden Calle Halfvarsson
21 December 2019 Sprint freestyle France Lucas Chanavat Italy Federico Pellegrino Norway Erik Valnes
22 December 2019 Team sprint freestyle  Norway I
Sindre Bjørnestad Skar
Erik Valnes
 Norway II
Gjøran Tefre
Håvard Solås Taugbøl
 Finland I
Ristomatti Hakola
Joni Mäki
Women
16 January 2016 Sprint freestyle Sweden Stina Nilsson Norway Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Norway Heidi Weng
17 January 2016 Team sprint freestyle  Sweden I
Ida Ingemarsdotter
Stina Nilsson
 Norway I
Heidi Weng
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
 Germany I
Sandra Ringwald
Hanna Kolb
20 January 2018 Sprint classical Sweden Stina Nilsson Norway Kathrine Harsem Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla
21 January 2018 10 km classical Finland Krista Pärmäkoski Sweden Charlotte Kalla Norway Heidi Weng
21 December 2019 Sprint freestyle Sweden Jonna Sundling Sweden Stina Nilsson United States Julia Kern
22 December 2019 Team sprint freestyle  Sweden II
Maja Dahlqvist
Linn Svahn
 Sweden I
Stina Nilsson
Jonna Sundling
  Switzerland
Laurien van der Graaff
Nadine Fähndrich

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.

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