Rukatunturi ski jumping hill

Rukatunturi
Location Kuusamo
Finland
Opened 1964
Renovated 1990s
Size
K-spot K-120
Hill size HS142
Official hill record Austria Gregor Schlierenzauer
(147.0 m in 2007)

The Rukatunturi ski jumping hill, located in Kuusamo, is the largest ski jumping hill in Finland. It regularly hosts the opening event of the ski jumping World Cup.

The large hill and two smaller hills have a plastic matting. The unofficial hill record is 148 metres, jumped by Veli-Matti Lindström in the 2000 Finnish national championships. The official record is one metre shorter, jumped by Gregor Schlierenzauer in 2007.

External links

October 2009
Rukatunturi K-120
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