Kulm (ski flying venue)

Kulm
Kulm in January 2023
Constructor(s)Ing. Hans Peyerl
LocationTauplitz
OpenedHill test:
18 February 1950
Unofficially:
8 March 1950
FIS Official opening:
27 February 1953
Renovated1953, 1975, 1986,
1996, 2015
Size
K–point200 m
Hill size235 m
Longest jump
(unofficial / fall)
247.5 m (812 ft)
Slovenia Žiga Jelar
(27 January 2023)
Hill record244 m (801 ft)
Slovenia Peter Prevc
(16 January 2016)
Top events
Ski Flying World Championships1975, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2016

Kulm is a ski flying hill located in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Styria, Austria opened in 1950.[1]

In 2003, The women's world record at 200 metres was set by Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, who at the time was the only woman in history to have jumped over two hundred meters.

Furthermore, the men's world record has been set three times at Kulm (1962, 1965 and 1986).

This hill is one of only five of its type in the world, allowing for jumps of more than 240 metres. The current hill record of 244 m (801 ft) was set by Peter Prevc during the 2016 Ski Flying World Championships.

They hosted the five FIS Ski Flying World Championships here in 1975, 1986, 1996, 2006, and 2016.

In 2015, the hill was last renovated to a current K200 and HS235, with much longer jumps possible.

  1. ^ "Tauplitz, Bad Mitterndorf" Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.