Renovated 1955 K–point K-90 Olympics 1956 Opened 1923 | Closed 1990 Province Province of Belluno Hill size NH 92 (LH 1956) World Championships 1927 | |
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Location Cortina d'AmpezzoItaly Spectator capacity 40.000(+10.000 hill stands) World Cup 1979 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 Hill record 92.0 m Roger Ruud; 1981 WC Similar Le Tremplin Olympiqu, Stadio del Trampolino, Papoose Peak Jumps, Tremplin du Praz, Olympiaschanze | ||
Trampolino Olimpico Italia is a ski jumping hill (K90), built in 1955 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was the site of the ski jumping, Nordic combined (K90/15.0) and team events for the 1956 Winter Olympics. The Nordic combined event used a shorter in-run to allow average jumps between 60 and 70 meters while the upper starting points on the in-run were calculated to allow jumps of 70 to 80 meters. The 1956 profile had a safety limit of 14.5 m beyond the critical point of 72 m. (transition from the landing slope curve to the out-run begins at a distance of 86.5 m). Among many national and international competitions starting with the 1927 World Championships, was the inauguration of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in 1979. Since the venue lost its FIS-certification in 1990, the installation lies dormant. In its day, the Cortina Ski Jumping hill was regarded as one of the most innovative and still today as one of the most architecturally beautiful examples still in existence. The stadium holds a maximum of 40,000 spectators in the arena and an additional 10.000 in the stands on each side of the hill.
It was featured in a scene in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.
History
2.5 km (2 mi) from Cortina, near Zuel, the "Italia" ski jumping hill (Trampolino Olimpico Italia) began its life in 1923 as the "Franchetti" Jump. That year, the Dolomites Sports Club, with a grant from Baron Carlo Franchetti and funds from the hotel owners of Cortina, constructed the first ski jumping installation with a modest wooden in-run platform which allowed jumps up to 40 meters.
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