Planica 1991 was a two-day ski flying competition part of 1990/91 World Cup season, held from 23 to 24 March 1991 in Planica, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Total of 80,000 people have gathered in three days.
Schedule Date Event RoundsLongest jump of the dayVisitors21 March 1991 Hill test 3 184 metres (604 ft) by Hannes Frank N/A 22 March 1991 Official training — canceled; heavy rain and strong wind 15,000 23 March 1991 Competition 1 5 196 metres (643 ft) by André Kiesewetter (touch)191 metres (627 ft) by Stephan Zünd 191 metres (627 ft) by André Kiesewetter 40,00024 March 1991 Competition 2 3 190 metres (623 ft) by Ralph Gebstedt 25,000
All jumps over 190 metres Chronological order: 196 metres (643 ft) – 23 March – André Kiesewetter (WR touch; 2RD, canceled and repeated after) 191 metres (627 ft) – 23 March – Stephan Zünd (3RD) 191 metres (627 ft) – 23 March – André Kiesewetter (3RD) 190 metres (623 ft) – 24 March – Ralph Gebstedt (3RD)
World Cup There were two individual ski flying events on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185. By ski flying rules of that time there were three round of jumps, but only two best counted in a final result. Total prize money of 12,000 CHF and 5,000 CHF for the winner.
On 21 March 1991, at an official hill test opening, Austrian Heinz Frank made the longest jump of the hill test at 184 metres (604 ft).
On 22 March 1991, official training was scheduled in front of 15,000 disappointed people, but canceled after only 7 Yugoslavian trial jumpers, as strong wind mixed with rain and high temperatures, overturned one of the TV cameras. Igor Strgar was the longest on a wet inrun track at 150 metres. Training was rescheduled on the next day (23 March) with one round, just before the first competition.
On 23 March 1991, a total of five rounds were taken in one day, this happened the first and the only time so far in ski flying history. Official training round from previous day took turn first, then competition came. In second round, André Kiesewetter touched the ground at world record distance at 196 metres, after that jury canceled it and repeated the 2nd round from the lower inrun gate. Later in the 3rd round Stephan Zünd landed at 191 metres and Kiesewetter tied that distance after him.
On 24 March 1991, after fantastic jump of 19 year old German Ralph Gebstedt at 190 metres in the third round, he was already proclaimed as a winner by event host and excited crowd. Round was almost canceled and repeated by the jury after Gebstedt's jump, but it didn't, and it counted as final result. After that jump Gebstedt said: "I had no problems at landing at all".
First competition WC #273 — Official results — 40,000 people — 23 March 1991 Rank Name2 of 3 best rounds Points1 Staffan Tällberg 168.0 m 183.0 m 180.0 m 355.52 Stephan Zünd 177.0 m 119.0 m 191.0 m 354.03 André Kiesewetter 158.0 m 179.0 m 191.0 m 353.04 Werner Haim 174.0 m 180.0 m 175.0 m 349.55 Andreas Felder 184.0 m 167.0 m 165.0 m 345.06 Øyvind Berg 173.0 m 166.0 m 180.0 m 342.57 Heinz Kuttin 172.0 m 176.0 m 163.0 m 340.58 Dieter Thoma 143.0 m 170.0 m 179.0 m 335.59 Andreas Goldberger 170.0 m 172.0 m 135.0 m 333.5 Jens Weissflog 176.0 m 169.0 m 168.0 m 333.511 Mikael Martinsson 153.0 m 176.0 m 169.0 m 333.012 Ralph Gebstedt 161.0 m 172.0 m 172.0 m 331.513 Christof Duffner 134.0 m 176.0 m 173.0 m 327.014 Stefan Horngacher 168.0 m 162.0 m 171.0 m 324.515 Raimo Ylipulli 131.0 m 171.0 m 158.0 m 319.516 Christoph Lehmann 160.0 m 171.0 m 158.0 m 318.017 Espen Bredesen 173.0 m 153.0 m 148.0 m 312.018 Pavel Ploc 156.0 m 169.0 m 157.0 m 311.519 Anssi Nieminen 161.0 m 163.0 m 159.0 m 310.520 Magnus Westman 161.0 m 163.0 m 159.0 m 309.521 Per-Inge Tällberg N/A N/A N/A 303.522 Jan Boklöv N/A N/A N/A 301.523 František Jež N/A N/A N/A 300.524 Klaus Huber N/A N/A N/A 297.525 Franci Petek 112.0 m 158.0 m 158.0 m 297.026 Didier Mollard N/A N/A N/A 296.527 Miran Tepeš 150.0 m 159.0 m 147.0 m 293.028 Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl N/A N/A N/A 292.529 Heiko Hunger N/A 161.0 m 148.0 m 286.529 Kazuhiro Higashi N/A 151.0 m 156.0 m 286.531 Ladislav Dluhoš N/A N/A N/A 285.532 Kris Severson N/A N/A N/A 285.033 Primož Ulaga 123.0 m 147.0 m 167.0 m 283.534 Goran Janus 154.0 m 148.0 m 139.0 m 282.035 Kirk Allen N/A N/A N/A 280.536 Ivo Pertile N/A N/A N/A 276.537 Jan Kowal N/A N/A N/A 270.538 Takuya Takeuchi N/A 147.0 m 150.0 m 270.039 Sturle Holseter N/A N/A N/A 268.540 Yannick Revuz N/A N/A N/A 267.041 Zacharij Sotirov N/A N/A N/A 265.542 Matjaž Zupan 145.0 m 139.0 m 146.0 m 264.043 David Jiroutek N/A N/A N/A 262.544 Jim Holland N/A N/A N/A 260.545 Jaroslav Sakala N/A N/A N/A 260.046 Damjan Fras 146.0 m 92.0 m 139.0 m 254.547 Benz Hauswirth N/A N/A N/A 248.548 Andraž Kopač 139.0 m 139.0 m 88.0 m 248.0 Rajko Lotrič 124.0 m 139.0 m 141.0 m 248.050 Matjaž Debelak 136.0 m 139.0 m 139.0 m 247.051 Samo Gostiša 138.0 m 139.0 m 139.0 m 245.052 Janez Štirn 135.0 m 133.0 m 137.0 m 243.053 Primož Kopač 137.0 m 135.0 m 133.0 m 241.554 Thomas Kindlimann N/A N/A N/A 238.055 Tomáš Goder N/A N/A N/A 237.556 John Lockyer N/A N/A N/A 234.057 Emil Zografski N/A N/A N/A 224.558 Bryan Sanders N/A N/A N/A 223.059 Tomaž Knafelj 123.0 m 131.0 m 121.0 m 215.560 Matej Oblak 129.0 m 127.0 m 120.0 m 206.061 Sašo Komovec 116.0 m 111.0 m 101.0 m 183.062 Alojzy Moskal N/A N/A N/A 178.0 Didn't count in final result. The worst of three jumps.
Second competition WC #274 — Official results — 25,000 people — 24 March 1991 Rank Name2 of 3 best rounds Points1 Ralph Gebstedt 170.0 m 168.0 m 190.0 m 355.02 Stefan Horngacher 173.0 m 165.0 m 189.0 m 354.53 Dieter Thoma 135.0 m 176.0 m 182.0 m 354.04 Stephan Zünd 183.0 m 165.0 m 176.0 m 344.05 Staffan Tällberg 168.0 m 146.0 m 178.0 m 338.56 Mikael Martinsson 157.0 m 162.0 m 181.0 m 337.57 Andreas Goldberger 177.0 m 166.0 m 176.0 m 335.5 Werner Haim 180.0 m 151.0 m 165.0 m 335.59 Franci Petek 163.0 m 170.0 m 168.0 m 332.510 Jaroslav Sakala 165.0 m 168.0 m 168.0 m 330.511 André Kiesewetter 172.0 m 163.0 m 176.0 m 329.512 Anssi Nieminen N/A 162.0 m 169.0 m 327.013 Christof Duffner 184.0 m 140.0 m 162.0 m 326.514 Jan Boklöv 121.0 m 167.0 m 173.0 m 323.0 Jens Weissflog 161.0 m 161.0 m 171.0 m 323.0 Heinz Kuttin 116.0 m 164.0 m 167.0 m 323.017 Steve Delaup 156.0 m 169.0 m 153.0 m 322.518 Andreas Felder 165.0 m 148.0 m 166.0 m 318.519 Heiko Hunger 161.0 m 162.0 m 161.0 m 316.020 František Jež 164.0 m 151.0 m 165.0 m 315.521 Ivo Pertile N/A N/A N/A 314.022 Magnus Westman N/A N/A N/A 312.523 Pavel Ploc N/A N/A N/A 311.524 Franz Neuländtner N/A N/A N/A 309.525 Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl N/A N/A N/A 304.025 Didier Mollard N/A N/A N/A 304.027 Christoph Lehmann N/A N/A N/A 300.528 Øyvind Berg N/A N/A N/A 299.029 Goran Janus 149.0 m 141.0 m 165.0 m 296.030 Kirk Allen N/A N/A N/A 294.531 Ladislav Dluhoš N/A N/A N/A 293.532 Espen Bredesen N/A N/A N/A 293.033 Per-Inge Tällberg N/A N/A N/A 289.534 Raimo Ylipulli N/A N/A N/A 287.035 Kazuhiro Higashi N/A 152.0 m 147.0 m 286.536 Jan Kowal N/A N/A N/A 286.037 Zacharij Sotirov N/A N/A N/A 280.538 Miran Tepeš 150.0 m 133.0 m 148.0 m 276.539 Kris Severson N/A N/A N/A 275.540 Tomáš Goder N/A N/A N/A 273.541 Rajko Lotrič 127.0 m 133.0 m 149.0 m 261.042 Benz Hauswirth N/A N/A N/A 258.043 Matjaž Zupan 139.0 m 128.0 m 144.0 m 256.044 Takuya Takeuchi N/A 141.0 m 143.0 m 254.045 Martin Trunz N/A N/A N/A 252.046 Jim Holland N/A N/A N/A 251.047 Damjan Fras 112.0 m 132.0 m 141.0 m 248.048 Janez Debelak 133.0 m 127.0 m 143.0 m 246.549 Janez Štirn 134.0 m 110.0 m 137.0 m 243.550 Primož Kopač 121.0 m 129.0 m 140.0 m 242.551 Bogan Papierz N/A N/A N/A 234.052 Matej Oblak 123.0 m 127.0 m 134.0 m 232.053 Franci Rogelj 113.0 m 123.0 m 137.0 m 230.554 David Jiroutek N/A N/A N/A 228.055 Tomaž Knafelj 123.0 m 123.0 m 135.0 m 227.0 Samo Gostiša 123.0 m 128.0 m 131.0 m 227.057 Sturle Holseter N/A N/A N/A 223.558 Emil Zografski N/A N/A N/A 222.559 John Lockyer N/A N/A N/A 219.060 Bryan Sanders N/A N/A N/A 212.561 Sašo Komovec 116.0 m 118.0 m 113.0 m 194.5
Invalid ski flying world record The all-time longest ski jump in parallel style ever. DateNameCountryMetresFeet23 March 1991 André Kiesewetter 196643 Not recognized! Touch ground at world record distance.
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