Rukatunturi ski jumping hill

Ski jumping venue in Kuusamo, Finland
66°10′16″N 29°08′40″E / 66.17111°N 29.14444°E / 66.17111; 29.14444Opened1964Renovated1983, 1986, 1996, 2016SizeK–pointK-120Hill sizeHS142Hill record150.5 m (494 ft)
Norway Halvor Egner Granerud
(27 November 2022)

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]

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

Athletes’ waiting room.
  • Construction point: 120 m
  • Hill size (HS): 142 m
  • Official hill record: 150.5 m – Norway Halvor Egner Granerud (27 November 2022)
  • Hill record: 153.5 m – Norway 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

  1. ^ "Ruka (Finlandia) - HS 142 m". skijumping.pl. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Ruka - HS 142 m". skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Ruka (Finlandia) - HS 142 m". sportsinwinter.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Men's Qualification Results Ruka (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Pierwszy przystanek Pucharu Świata 2023/24 🇫🇮!". skijumping.pl. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Ruka ski jumping hills at Wikimedia Commons
Ruka in October 2009


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