Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium

Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium (알펜시아 스키점프 경기장) is a multi-purpose stadium located at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It hosted the ski jumping and the nordic combined events during the 2018 Winter Olympics, and also operates as an association football venue by using its landing area as the pitch.[1]

Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium
Location325, Daegwallyeong-myeon Pyeongchang, South Korea
Coordinates37°39′42″N 128°40′50″E
OwnerPyeongchang County
Capacity13,500
SurfaceGrass
Opened2008
Tenants
Gangwon FC (2016–2017)
Large hill
Size
K–point125 metres (410 ft)
Hill size142 metres (466 ft)
Hill record143.5 metres (471 ft)
Ryoyu Kobayashi
(16 February 2018)
Top events
Olympics2018
World Cup2017
Normal hill
Size
K–point98 metres (322 ft)
Hill size109 metres (358 ft)
Longest jump
(unofficial / fall)		114.5 metres (376 ft)
Jure Šinkovec
(FIS Cup; 23 January 2016)
Hill record113.5 metres (372 ft)
Stefan Kraft
(16 February 2017)
Robert Johansson
(10 February 2018)
Andreas Wellinger
(10 February 2018)
Top events
Olympics2018
World Cup2017

History

The stadium hosted the ski jumping and the nordic combined events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] The stadium holds a maximum of 13,500 spectators, and was built in 2008; for the Olympics, the capacity was reduced to 8,500 seats.[3]

Ski jumping events

Men
Date Hillsize Competition Winner Second Third
(night) 15 February 2017  HS140WC Stefan Kraft Andreas Wellinger Kamil Stoch
(night) 16 February 2017  HS109WC Maciej Kot Stefan Kraft Andreas Wellinger
(night) 10 February 2018  HS109WOG-I Andreas Wellinger Johann André Forfang Robert Johansson
(night) 17 February 2018  HS142WOG-I Kamil Stoch Andreas Wellinger Robert Johansson
(night) 19 February 2018  HS142WOG-T  Norway
Daniel-André Tande
Andreas Stjernen
Johann André Forfang
Robert Johansson
  Germany
Karl Geiger
Stephan Leyhe
Richard Freitag
Andreas Wellinger
  Poland
Maciej Kot
Stefan Hula
Dawid Kubacki
Kamil Stoch

Ladies
Date Hillsize Competition Winner Second Third
(night) 15 February 2017  HS109WC Yūki Itō Sara Takanashi Ema Klinec
16 February 2017  HS109WC Sara Takanashi Yūki Itō Maren Lundby
(night) 12 February 2018  HS109WOG-I Maren Lundby Katharina Althaus Sara Takanashi
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References
  1. Price, Steve (2017-04-20). "What is the last thing a football club needs? A stadium with ski jumps". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  2. "PyeongChang 2018: Alpensia resort and water park complete and full for summer season". sportsfeatures.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. "Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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