1990–91 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

12th season of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1990–91 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 12th World Cup season in ski jumping and the 1st official World Cup season in ski flying with first ever small crystal globe awarded.

OverallAustria Andreas Felder
Ski FlyingSwitzerland Stephan Zünd
Four Hills TournamentGermany Jens Weißflog
Nations Cup Austria
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1990–91 World Cup
Winners
OverallAustria Andreas Felder
Ski FlyingSwitzerland Stephan Zünd
Four Hills TournamentGermany Jens Weißflog
Nations Cup Austria
Competitions
Venues16
Individual22
Cancelled4
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Season began in Lake Placid, United States on 1 December 1990 and finished in Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia on 21 March 1991. The individual World Cup winner was Andreas Felder and Nations Cup was taken by Team of Austria. Total 4 events were cancelled; Oberwiesenthal was rescheduled 3-times (two times to Oberhof) and finally cancelled due to bad weather. Olympic test for both events in Courchevel was cancelled as new hills were not yet completed. And last of the season in Štrbské Pleso was cancelled due to severe crashes and poorly prepared inrun.

22 men's individual events on 16 different venues in 10 countries were held on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America). Two competition were cancelled this season.

On 23 March 1991, André Kiesewetter made longest ever parallel style jump at 196 m (643 ft) in Planica, unfortunately with hand touch and didn't count as world record.[1][2][3][4]

Peaks of the season were FIS Ski Flying World Championships and Four Hills Tournament.

Invalid world record

Invalid world record distance achieved within this World Cup season.

More information Date, Athlete ...
Date Athlete Hill Round Place Metres Feet
23 March 1991Germany André KiesewetterVelikanka bratov Gorišek HS240R2Planica, Yugoslavia196643
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  Longest jump in history at that time (all-time longest in parallel style), but invalid due to Kiesewetter (touch) upon landing.

Map of world cup hosts

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Asia

North America

Calendar

Men's Individual

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N – normal hill / L – large hill / F – flying hill
All No. Date Place (Hill) Size Winner Second Third Overall leader R.
254 1 1 December 1990 United States Lake Placid
(MacKenzie Int. K86, K114)		 N 093 Austria Andreas Felder Finland Ari-Pekka Nikkola Finland Anssi Nieminen Austria Andreas Felder [5]
255 2 2 December 1990 L 145 Germany André Kiesewetter Switzerland Stephan Zünd Austria Ernst Vettori Germany André Kiesewetter [6]
256 3 8 December 1990 Canada Thunder Bay
(Big Thunder K90, K120)		 N 094 Austria Andreas Felder Germany Dieter Thoma Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franci Petek Austria Andreas Felder [7]
257 4 9 December 1990 L 146 Austria Andreas Felder Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franci Petek Finland Ari-Pekka Nikkola [8]
258 5 15 December 1990 Japan Sapporo
(Miyanomori K90)
(Ōkurayama K115)		 N 095 Germany André Kiesewetter Germany Dieter Thoma Germany Josef Heumann [9]
259 6 16 December 1990 L 147 Germany Dieter Thoma Germany André Kiesewetter Finland Vesa Hakala Germany André Kiesewetter [10]
260 7 30 December 1990 Germany Oberstdorf
(Schattenbergschanze K115)		 L 148 Germany Jens Weißflog Austria Andreas Felder Austria Heinz Kuttin Austria Andreas Felder [11]
261 8 1 January 1991 Germany Garmisch-Pa
(Große Olympiaschanze K107)		 L 149 Germany Jens Weißflog
Austria Andreas Felder		 Austria Stefan Horngacher [12]
262 9 4 January 1991 Austria Innsbruck
(Bergiselschanze K109)		 L 150 Finland Ari-Pekka Nikkola Germany Jens Weißflog Germany Dieter Thoma [13]
263 10 6 January 1991 Austria Bischofshofen
(Paul-Ausserleitner K111)		 L 151 Austria Andreas Felder Austria Ernst Vettori Finland Ari-Pekka Nikkola [14]
39th Four Hills Tournament Overall
(30 December 1990 – 6 January 1991)		 Germany Jens Weißflog Austria Andreas Felder Germany Dieter Thoma 4H Tournament
9 January 1991 Germany Oberwiesenthal
(Fichtelbergschanzen K90)		 N cnx cancelled due to strong wind; rescheduled to 10 January[15] —
[a]10 January 1991 N cnx cancelled again and rescheduled to Oberhof on 11 January[16]
[b]11 January 1991 Germany Oberhof
(Hans-Renner K90, K130)		 N cnx rescheduled Oberwiesenthal competition cancelled 2nd time due to rain
(for the third and final time rescheduled to 13 January)[16]
264 11 12 January 1991 L 152 Germany Dieter Thoma Austria Andreas Felder Germany Jens Weißflog Austria Andreas Felder [17]
[c]13 January 1991 N cnx Oberwiesenthal competition cancelled 3rd final time due to strong wind[18] —
17 January 1991 France Courchevel
(Tremplin du Praz K90, K120)		 N cnx cancelled due to construction delays at Olympic ski jump hills[15]
20 January 1991 L cnx
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991
(10 – 16 February • Italy Predazzo)
265 12 23 February 1991 Austria Bad Mitterndorf
(Kulm K185)		 F 018 Switzerland Stephan Zünd Finland Ari-Pekka Nikkola Sweden Per-Inge Tällberg Austria Andreas Felder [19]
266 13 24 February 1991 F 019 Austria Stefan Horngacher Germany Ralph Gebstedt Austria Heinz Kuttin [20]
267 14 2 March 1991 Finland Lahti
(Salpausselkä K90, K114)		 N 096 Austria Andreas Felder Austria Heinz Kuttin Austria Werner Haim [21]
268 15 3 March 1991 L 153 Austria Andreas Felder Austria Stefan Horngacher Germany Dieter Thoma [22]
269 16 6 March 1991 Sweden Bollnäs
(Bolleberget K90)		 N 097 Switzerland Stephan Zünd Finland Risto Laakkonen Czechoslovakia František Jež [23]
270 17 10 March 1991 Sweden Falun
(Lugnet K112)		 L 154 Sweden Mikael Martinsson Germany Dieter Thoma Austria Ernst Vettori [24]
271 18 13 March 1991 Norway Trondheim
(Granåsen K120)		 L 155 Austria Heinz Kuttin Sweden Mikael Martinsson Norway Øyvind Berg [25]
272 19 17 March 1991 Norway Oslo
(Holmenkollbakken K105)		 L 156 Austria Ernst Vettori Austria Stefan Horngacher Sweden Staffan Tällberg [26]
273 20 23 March 1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Planica
(Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185)		 F 020 Sweden Staffan Tällberg Switzerland Stephan Zünd Germany André Kiesewetter [27]
274 21 24 March 1991 F 021 Germany Ralph Gebstedt Austria Stefan Horngacher Germany Dieter Thoma [28]
275 22 30 March 1991 Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso
(MS 1970 A K120, K90)		 L 157 Switzerland Stephan Zünd Sweden Mikael Martinsson Finland Raimo Ylipulli [29]
31 March 1991 N cnx cancelled after boycott after two heavy crashes and other complications
(due to bad weather and poorly prepared melted inrun)[30][31]		 —
12th FIS World Cup Overall
(1 December 1990 – 30 March 1991)		 Austria Andreas Felder Switzerland Stephan Zünd Germany Dieter Thoma World Cup Overall
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Standings

More information Rank, after 22 events ...
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Cancelled event from Oberwiesenthal (9 January) was unsuccessfully rescheduled to 10 January.
  2. [b]
    Originally cancelled event from Oberwiesenthal (9 January) unsuccessfully rescheduled to 10 January; again 2nd time unsuccessfully rescheduled in Oberhof (11 January).
  3. [c]
    Originally cancelled event from Oberwiesenthal (9 January) unsuccessfully rescheduled to 10 January; and 2nd time unsuccessfully rescheduled in Oberhof (11 January); then finally the 3rd time cancelled on 13 January.

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