Location | Sochi, Russia |
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Coordinates | 43°40′33″N40°14′28″E / 43.67588°N 40.241°E Coordinates: 43°40′33″N40°14′28″E / 43.67588°N 40.241°E |
Capacity | 7,500 Olympic Mode [1] |
Opened | 2012 [1] |
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The RusSki Gorki Jumping Center is a ski jumping venue located in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
It hosted the ski jumping and the ski jumping part of the Nordic combined event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [1] Two Olympic jumps of K95 (HS102) and K125 (HS140) are constructed for these games with scheduled completion in 2011. Additional hills for youth training of K72, K45 and K25 will be constructed with the Olympic hills.[ citation needed ] It was first used in 2012. [1]
Date | Hillsize | Competition | Winner | Second | Third |
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(night) 8 December 2012 | HS106 | WC | Gregor Schlierenzauer | Severin Freund | Andreas Kofler |
9 December 2012 | HS106 | WC | Andreas Kofler | Richard Freitag | Andreas Wellinger |
(night) 9 February 2014 | HS106 | OG | Kamil Stoch | Peter Prevc | Anders Bardal |
(night) 15 February 2014 | HS140 | OG | Kamil Stoch | Noriaki Kasai | Peter Prevc |
(night) 17 February 2014 | HS140 | OG-T | Germany | Austria | Japan |
Date | Hillsize | Competition | Winner | Second | Third |
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8 December 2012 | HS106 | WC | Sarah Hendrickson | Sara Takanashi | Anette Sagen |
9 December 2012 | HS106 | WC | Daniela Iraschko-Stolz Coline Mattel | Coline Mattel | |
(night) 11 February 2014 | HS106 | OG | Carina Vogt | Daniela Iraschko-Stolz | Anette Sagen |
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Krasnaya Polyana is an urban locality in Krasnopolyansky Settlement Okrug, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Adlersky City District of the City of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: 4,598 (2010 Census); 3,969 (2002 Census); 3,300 (1989 Census).
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Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center. The three events took place between 12–20 February 2014.
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The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held on 8–9 February 2014 at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana.
The men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held on 14–15 February 2014 at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana.
The women's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held on 11 February 2014 at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana. Women competed in ski jumping for the first time in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.
The men's large hill team ski jumping competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held on 17 February 2014 at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana.
The men's individual normal hill/10 km Nordic combined competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center on 12 February.
The men's individual large hill/10 km Nordic combined competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center on 18 February.
The men's team large hill/4 × 5 km Nordic combined competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center on 20 February.
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