The Planica Nordic Centre () is a Nordic skiing complex located in Planica, Slovenia. It has one ski flying hill, seven ski jumping hills, and a cross-country skiing track. It is the only nordic centre in the world with eight ski jumping hills. The first plans for the Nordic Centre were made in 2006. Construction work began in 2011, and the complex was officially opened in December 2015.
Ski jumping hills There are a total of eight ski jumping hills at the Planica Nordic Centre. The complex consists of one ski flying hill, one large hill, one normal hill, and five smaller hills for youth ski jumpers and children.
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Letalnica bratov Gorišek is the biggest of eight hills at the Planica Nordic Centre, and is used for ski flying events. It was built in 1969 by Vlado and Janez Gorišek. Since its opening, a total of 29 world records have been set at the venue. In 1994, Toni Nieminen landed at and became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres. The hill hosted the FIS Ski Flying World Championships on seven occasions, most recently in 2020.
The world's steepest zip line with an average incline of 38 degrees opened at the hill in September 2015.
Bloudkova velikanka
Bloudkova velikanka is a large ski jumping hill. Originally built in 1934 by Ivan Rožman, the hill collapsed in 2001 and was completely renovated in 2012. A total of ten world records were set on the hill during the 1930s and 1940s. Next to the large hill, they also built a new normal hill to replace the old demolished one.
Other facilities
Cross-country skiing track Artificial turf football field (converted into a cross-country skiing stadium for skiing events) Central building (administrative part, wind tunnel, restaurant, museum) Čaplja service facility Hotel Dom Planica
Nordic World Ski Championships
Cross-country skiing Date Event Winner Second place Third placeMen23 February 2023 Sprint classical Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Pål Golberg Jules Chappaz24 February 202330 km skiathlon Simen Hegstad Krüger Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Sjur Røthe26 February 2023Team sprint freestyle 1 March 202315 km freestyle individual Simen Hegstad Krüger Harald Østberg Amundsen Hans Christer Holund3 March 20234 × 10 km relay 5 March 202350 km classical mass start Pål Golberg Johannes Høsflot Klæbo William PoromaaWomen23 February 2023Sprint classical Jonna Sundling Emma Ribom Maja Dahlqvist25 February 202315 km skiathlon Ebba Andersson Frida Karlsson Astrid Øyre Slind26 February 2023Team sprint freestyle 28 February 202310 km freestyle individual Jessie Diggins Frida Karlsson Ebba Andersson2 March 20234 × 5 km relay 4 March 202330 km classical mass start Ebba Andersson Anne Kjersti Kalvå Frida Karlsson
Nordic combined Date Event Winner Second place Third placeWomen24 February 2023Individual normal hill / 5 km Gyda Westvold Hansen Nathalie Armbruster Haruka KasaiMen25 February 2023Individual normal hill / 10 km Jarl Magnus Riiber Julian Schmid Franz-Josef Rehrl1 March 2023Team large hill / 4 × 5 km 4 March 2023Individual large hill / 10 km Jarl Magnus Riiber Jens Lurås Oftebro Johannes LamparterMixed team26 February 2023Mixed team normal hill
World Cup
Cross-country skiing Date Event Winner Second place Third placeMen16 January 2016Sprint freestyle Federico Pellegrino Baptiste Gros Richard Jouve17 January 2016Team sprint freestyle 20 January 2018Sprint classical Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Emil Iversen Teodor Peterson21 January 201815 km classical Alexey Poltoranin Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Calle Halfvarsson21 December 2019Sprint freestyle Lucas Chanavat Federico Pellegrino Erik Valnes22 December 2019Team sprint freestyle Women16 January 2016Sprint freestyle Stina Nilsson Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Heidi Weng17 January 2016Team sprint freestyle 20 January 2018Sprint classical Stina Nilsson Kathrine Harsem Maiken Caspersen Falla21 January 201810 km classical Krista Pärmäkoski Charlotte Kalla Heidi Weng21 December 2019Sprint freestyle Jonna Sundling Stina Nilsson Julia Kern22 December 2019Team sprint freestyle
Red Bull 400
Red Bull 400 is the world's steepest 400-metre race. Competitors must overcome a distance of 400 metres from the bottom to the top of the inrun of the Letalnica bratov Gorišek. The first two editions at the venue took place in 2012 and 2013. The event was cancelled in 2014 as the hill was under renovation. The competition returned in 2015 on a modernized and even bigger hill with a new concrete inrun.
Men's EditionDateWinnerTime1 22 September 2012 Arslan Ahmet 5:022 12 May 2013 Simon Alič 5:113 19 September 2015 Ahmet Arslan 5:084 17 September 2016 Ahmet Arslan 5:095 16 September 2017 Luka Kovačič 5:056 15 September 2018 Luka Kovačič 4:597 14 September 2019 Luka Kovačič 4:568 11 September 2021 Luka Kovačič 4:539 10 September 2022 Luka Kovačič 5:0110 2 September 2023 Christof Hochenwarter 4:52
Women's EditionDateWinnerTime1 22 September 2012 Teresa Stadlober 6:462 12 May 2013 Teresa Stadlober 6:373 19 September 2015 Antonella Confortola 6:254 17 September 2016 Valentina Belotti 6:205 16 September 2017 Dominika Wiśniewska-Ulfik 6:416 15 September 2018 Barbara Trunkelj 6:277 14 September 2019 Barbara Trunkelj 6:248 11 September 2021 Barbara Trunkelj 6:119 10 September 2022 Barbara Trunkelj 6:1510 2 September 2023 Tea Faber 6:52
References
External links Planica Nordic Centre