The 1984–85 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the sixth World Cup season in ski jumping.
Season began in Thunder Bay, Canada on 8 December 1984 and was finished in Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia on 24 March 1985. The individual World Cup winner became Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen and Nations Cup was taken by Team of Finland.
21 men's individual events on 16 different venues in 12 countries were held on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America). Two competition were cancelled this season.
Peaks of the season were FIS Nordic World Championships, Ski Flying World Championships, Four Hills Tournament, Bohemia Tournament and the K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week.
On 15 March 1985, at World Championships in Planica, at the official training, world record was improved three times in about an hour. American Mike Holland 186 metres (610 ft) and finnish legend Matti Nykänen two times on 187 metres (614 ft) and 191 metres (627 ft).
Map of world cup hosts EuropeWest GermanyAustria
AsiaNorth America
Calendar
Men's Individual + N – normal hill / L – large hill / F – flying hillDatePlace (Hill)WinnerSecondThirdOverall leader 12118 December 1984 Thunder Bay(Big Thunder K89, K120) Andreas Felder Pentti Kokkonen Ernst Vettori Andreas Felder 12229 December 1984 Andreas Felder Jari Puikkonen Ernst Vettori 123315 December 1984 Lake Placid(MacKenzie Int. K114, K86)L 071 Andreas Felder Jiří Parma Ernst Vettori 124416 December 1984N 042 Andreas Felder Jari Puikkonen Per Bergerud 125530 December 1984 Oberstdorf(Schattenbergschanze K115)L 072 Ernst Vettori Matti Nykänen Andreas Felder12661 January 1985 Garmisch-Pa(Große Olympiaschanze K107)L 073 Jens Weißflog Jari Puikkonen Klaus Ostwald12774 January 1985 Innsbruck(Bergiselschanze K109)L 074 Matti Nykänen Jens Weißflog Pavel Ploc12886 January 1985 Bischofshofen(Paul-Ausserleitner K111)L 075 Hroar Stjernen Klaus Ostwald Piotr Fijas33rd Four Hills Tournament Overall(30 December 1984 – 6 January 1985) Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen Klaus Ostwald4H Tournament12998 January 1985 Cortina d’Ampezzo(Trampolino Olimpico K92)N 043 Roger Ruud Halvor Persson Andreas Bauer Andreas Felder FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985(20 – 26 January • Seefeld)130109 February 1985 Sapporo(Miyanomori K90Ōkurayama K110)N 044 Matti Nykänen Ladislav Dluhoš Per Bergerud Andreas Felder 1311110 February 1985 L 076 Masahiro Akimoto Matti Nykänen Tuomo Ylipulli 1321213 February 1985 St. Moritz(Olympiaschanze K94)N 045 Ernst Vettori Matti Nykänen Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen 15 February 1985 Gstaad(Mattenschanze K88)N cnxcancelled in the middle of first round after several dangerous jumps;(after all Thursday night and Friday morning heavy snowfall and strong wind) — 1331317 February 1985 Engelberg(Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120)L 077 Jens Weißflog Ernst Vettori Ladislav Dluhoš Ernst Vettori21st Swiss Tournament Overall(13 – 17 January 1985) Jens Weißflog Ernst Vettori Per BergerudSwiss Tournament1341423 February 1985 Harrachov(Čerťák K180) Ole G. Fidjestøl Miran Tepeš Jiří Parma Trond J. Pedersen Tadeusz Fijas Ernst Vettori 24 February 1985 F cnxcancelled due to strong wind — 32nd K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week Overall(23–24 February 1985) Ole G. Fidjestøl Miran Tepeš Jiří Parma Trond J. Pedersen Tadeusz FijasK.O.P.135151 March 1985 Lahti(Salpausselkä K88, K113)N 046 Matti Nykänen Pavel Ploc Mike Holland Matti Nykänen 136163 March 1985 L 078 Andreas Felder Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen Andreas Felder 137175 March 1985 Örnsköldsvik(Paradiskullen K82)N 047 Jiří Parma Miran Tepeš Masahiro Akimoto 138188 March 1985 Falun(Lugnet K112)L 079 Andreas Felder Pavel Ploc Ernst Vettori 1391910 March 1985 Oslo(Holmenkollbakken K105)L 080 Matti Nykänen Franz Wiegele Gérard Balanche FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1985 (16–17 March • Planica)1402023 March 1985 Štrbské Pleso(MS 1970 B K88, K114)N 048 Matti Nykänen Richard Schallert Vegard Opaas Matti Nykänen-1412124 March 1985 L 081 Matti Nykänen Ernst Vettori Richard Schallert 6th FIS World Cup Overall(8 December 1984 – 24 March 1985) Matti Nykänen Andreas Felder Ernst VettoriWorld Cup Overall
Standings
Overall Rankafter 21 eventsPoints1 Matti Nykänen 2242 Andreas Felder 1983 Ernst Vettori 1764 Jens Weißflog 1515 Jiří Parma 1396 Jari Puikkonen 1257 Pavel Ploc 1178 Masahiro Akimoto 899 Per Bergerud 8810 Mike Holland 86
Nations Cup Rankafter 21 eventsPoints1 5772 5623 4174 4005 2716 1647 1268 1009 8710 84
Four Hills Tournament Rankafter 4 eventsPoints1 Jens Weißflog 855.3 2 Matti Nykänen 840.6 3 Klaus Ostwald 830.2 4 Ernst Vettori 819.3 5 Pavel Ploc 805.0 6 Andreas Felder 803.9 7 Piotr Fijas 793.2 8 Rolf Åge Berg 788.9 9 Hroar Stjernen 784.1 10 Jiří Parma 781.5
Swiss Tournament Rankafter 2 eventsPoints1 Jens Weißflog 448.42 Ernst Vettori 444.03 Per Bergerud 412.84 Andreas Felder 409.25 Mike Holland 407.86 Hroar Stjernen 407.67 Pavel Ploc 407.18 Jiří Parma 400.99 Miran Tepeš 397.110 Klaus Ostwald 396.0
See also 1984–85 FIS Europa Cup (2nd level competition)
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