Vikersundbakken

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Vikersundbakken

Location
City	Vikersund
Country	Norway
Opened	1936
Renovated	Rebuilt to ski flying hill in 1966. Last renovated in 2000.
Size
K-spot	K-185
Hill size	HS207
Hill record	Roland Müller (219.0 m in 2004)
Championships
World championships	1977 Ski flying World Championships 1990 Ski flying World Championships *2000 Ski flying World Championships

Vikersundbakken is the only ski flying hill in the nordic countries. With a hill record at 219 meters, Vikersundbakken is the world's third largest ski jumping hill.

The hill was built in 1936 and was rebuilt to a ski flying hill in 1966, when Bjørn Wirkola set a new world record, jumping 146 meters. The hill has been rebuilt and renovated many times, the last time before the 2000 Ski-flying World Championships. The hill is owned by "Stiftelsen Vikersund Hoppsenter", a foundation created by Vikersund IF.

In 2006, Vikersundbakken became the first ski flying hill with permanent floodlights, and in 2007 became the first hill to arrange a ski flying night event.

[edit] Hill records in Vikersund (men)

Year	Name	Nation	Length (m)
1936	Hilmar Myhra	Norway	85
1946	Arnold Kongsgård	Norway	87,5
1948	Arnold Kongsgård	Norway	88,5
1951	Arne Hoel	Norway	98
1957	Arne Hoel	Norway	100,5
1958	Asbjørn Osnes	Norway	108,5
1960	Paavo Lukkariniemi	Finland	116,5
1966	Bjørn Wirkola	Norway	145
1966	Bjørn Wirkola	Norway	146
1967	Reinhold Bachler	Austria	154
1977	Frantisek Novak	Czechoslovakia	157
1986	Piotr Fijas	Poland	163
1990	Matti Nykänen	Finland	171
1993	Espen Bredesen	Norway	185
1995	Takanobu Okabe	Japan	194
1998	Takanobu Okabe	Japan	194
2000	Andreas Goldberger	Austria	207
2004	Martin Koch	Austria	209
2004	Roland Müller	Austria	211
2004	Olav Magne Dønnem	Norway	214
2004	Roland Müller	Austria	219

[edit] Hill records in Vikersund (women)

Year	Name	Nation	Length (m)
2004	Anette Sagen	Norway	174,5

Ski jumping World Cup 2006-2007

Rukatunturi, Kuusamo | Lysgårdsbakken, Lillehammer* | Čerťák, Harrachov** | Gross-Titlis-Schanze, Engelberg

Four Hills Tournament: Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf | Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen

Nordic Tournament: Salpausselkä, Lahti | Puijo, Kuopio | Lysgårdsbakken, Lillehammer | Holmenkollen, Oslo

Letalnica, Planica

*Moved from Trondheim due to warm weather, **Cancelled due to lack of snow, ***Moved from Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze due to lack of snow, ****One of Harrachov competitions was moved to Klingenthal