The first documented ski jumping competition at Puijo took place in 1886. The first proper jumping hill was erected in around 1900, with jumps of up to 14 metres reportedly made on this hill. Ten years later, an additional 20-metre hill was constructed.
In 1949, a K-90 normal hill was built at Puijo, which at the time was the largest hill in Finland. In 1958, a K-65 hill was added to the complex. The first World Cup competition to be held at Puijo was on 1 February 1995, on the K-90 hill.
In 1998, a K-120 large hill was constructed and used for the first time on 4 March 1999. This hill has not been modified since, and remains in primary use for World Cup events. On 10 March 2015, the K-90 hill saw use again for the first time since 4 March 1998, due to strong winds cancelling the scheduled K-120 event.
For a certain time, the first annual competition of the World Cup—the so-called "Nordic Opening"—took place at Puijo. Since 2002–03, the season opener has traditionally been at Ruka. For several years, Puijo has been the second event of the Nordic Tournament.
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Since 2004, the second competition of the Nordic Tournament has been held on the large hill at Puijo. On 10 March 2009, Japanese veteran Takanobu Okabe was a surprise winner of the event, achieving his first win in a decade. It would be his last win before retirement.
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puijo, jumping, hill, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2010, learn, when, re. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Puijo ski jumping hill news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Puijo ski jumping hills Finnish Puijon hyppyrimaet are a complex of five ski jumping hills in the city of Kuopio Finland They are located on the 150 metre high Puijo hill overlooked by the Puijo observation tower PuijoAll hills from left to right K 120 K 90 K 65 K 28LocationKuopioFinlandCoordinates62 54 34 N 027 39 21 E 62 90944 N 27 65583 E 62 90944 27 65583Opened1998SizeK pointK 120K 90K 65K 28Hill sizeHS 127 K 120 HS 98 K 90 Hill recordK 120 Daniel Andre Tande 136 m 22 Feb 2016 K 90 Simon Ammann 106 5 m 10 Mar 2015 Contents 1 History 2 HS 127 K 120 large hill 2 1 Hill record 3 HS 98 K 90 normal hill 3 1 Hill record 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp View from Puijo towerThe first documented ski jumping competition at Puijo took place in 1886 The first proper jumping hill was erected in around 1900 with jumps of up to 14 metres reportedly made on this hill Ten years later an additional 20 metre hill was constructed In 1949 a K 90 normal hill was built at Puijo which at the time was the largest hill in Finland In 1958 a K 65 hill was added to the complex The first World Cup competition to be held at Puijo was on 1 February 1995 on the K 90 hill In 1998 a K 120 large hill was constructed and used for the first time on 4 March 1999 This hill has not been modified since and remains in primary use for World Cup events On 10 March 2015 the K 90 hill saw use again for the first time since 4 March 1998 due to strong winds cancelling the scheduled K 120 event For a certain time the first annual competition of the World Cup the so called Nordic Opening took place at Puijo Since 2002 03 the season opener has traditionally been at Ruka For several years Puijo has been the second event of the Nordic Tournament HS 127 K 120 large hill editSince 2004 the second competition of the Nordic Tournament has been held on the large hill at Puijo On 10 March 2009 Japanese veteran Takanobu Okabe was a surprise winner of the event achieving his first win in a decade It would be his last win before retirement Hill record edit 136 m nbsp Daniel Andre Tande 22 February 2016HS 98 K 90 normal hill editKuopio s normal hill is a venue for FIS Cup events Hill record edit 106 5 m nbsp Simon Ammann 10 March 2015External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puijo ski jumping hills Official Website Nordic Tournament Puijo at the Ski Jumping Hill Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puijo ski jumping hill amp oldid 1146180311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
