Bergiselschanze
Encyclopedia
Bergiselschanze is a ski jumping hill
located in Bergisel
in Innsbruck
, Austria
. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, annually hosting the third competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament
.
Its first competitions were held in the 1920s using simple wood construction
s. The larger hill was first built in 1930 and was rebuilt before the 1964 Winter Olympics
for the individual large hill event
. Twelve years later
, the venue hosted the same event
. The hill in its current form was finished in 2003 and was designed by the British Iraqi architect
Zaha Hadid
.
Ski jumping hill
A ski jumping hill is a sports venue used for ski jumping. They vary in size from temporary hand-made snow structures to permanent competition venues. At the top is an in-run where the jumper runs down to generate sufficient speed, before reaching the jump. The skier is then airborne until landing...
located in Bergisel
Bergisel
The Bergisel is a hill that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river meets the Inn Valley....
in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, annually hosting the third competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament
Four Hills Tournament
The Four Hills Tournament is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each year since 1952.The Four Hills Tournament champion is the one who gets the most points over the four events...
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Its first competitions were held in the 1920s using simple wood construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
s. The larger hill was first built in 1930 and was rebuilt before the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
for the individual large hill event
Ski jumping at the 1964 Winter Olympics
-K90 Individual Ski jumping:January 31, 1964-K120 Individual Ski jumping:February 9, 1964-External references:***Wallechinsky, David . Ski Jump, 90-meter Hill, The Complete Book of The Olympics, p.621...
. Twelve years later
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
, the venue hosted the same event
Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 15, 1976-Normal hill:-References:*...
. The hill in its current form was finished in 2003 and was designed by the British Iraqi architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid, CBE is an Iraqi-British architect.-Life and career:Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She received a degree in mathematics from the American University of Beirut before moving to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.After graduating she worked...
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