1984–85 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

1984–85 World Cup
Winners
Overall Matti Nykänen
Four Hills Tournament Jens Weißflog
Swiss Tournament Jens Weißflog
K.O.P. Ski Flying Week Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl
Nations Cup Finland
Competitions
Venues16
Individual21
Cancelled2

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

Europe

West Germany

Austria

Asia

North America

Calendar

Men's Individual

N – normal hill / L – large hill / F – flying hill
All No. Date Place (Hill) Size Winner Second Third Overall leader[a] Ref.
121 1 8 December 1984 Thunder Bay
(Big Thunder K89, K120)
N 041 Andreas Felder Pentti Kokkonen Ernst Vettori Andreas Felder [1]
122 2 9 December 1984 L 070 Andreas Felder Jari Puikkonen Ernst Vettori [2]
123 3 15 December 1984 Lake Placid
(MacKenzie Int. K114, K86)
L 071 Andreas Felder Jiří Parma Ernst Vettori [3]
124 4 16 December 1984 N 042 Andreas Felder Jari Puikkonen Per Bergerud [4]
125 5 30 December 1984 Oberstdorf
(Schattenbergschanze K115)
L 072 Ernst Vettori Matti Nykänen Andreas Felder [5]
126 6 1 January 1985 Garmisch-Pa
(Große Olympiaschanze K107)
L 073 Jens Weißflog Jari Puikkonen Klaus Ostwald [6]
127 7 4 January 1985 Innsbruck
(Bergiselschanze K109)
L 074 Matti Nykänen Jens Weißflog Pavel Ploc [7]
128 8 6 January 1985 Bischofshofen
(Paul-Ausserleitner K111)
L 075 Hroar Stjernen Klaus Ostwald Piotr Fijas [8]
33rd Four Hills Tournament Overall
(30 December 1984 – 6 January 1985)
Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen Klaus Ostwald 4H Tournament
129 9 8 January 1985 Cortina d’Ampezzo
(Trampolino Olimpico K92)
N 043 Roger Ruud Halvor Persson Andreas Bauer Andreas Felder [9]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985
(20 – 26 January • Seefeld)
130 10 9 February 1985 Sapporo
(Miyanomori K90
Ōkurayama K110)
N 044 Matti Nykänen Ladislav Dluhoš Per Bergerud Andreas Felder [10]
131 11 10 February 1985 L 076 Masahiro Akimoto Matti Nykänen Tuomo Ylipulli [11]
132 12 13 February 1985 St. Moritz
(Olympiaschanze K94)
N 045 Ernst Vettori Matti Nykänen Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen [12]
15 February 1985 Gstaad
(Mattenschanze K88)
N cnx cancelled in the middle of first round after several dangerous jumps;[13]
(after all Thursday night and Friday morning heavy snowfall and strong wind)
133 13 17 February 1985 Engelberg
(Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120)
L 077 Jens Weißflog Ernst Vettori Ladislav Dluhoš Ernst Vettori [14]
21st Swiss Tournament Overall
(13 – 17 January 1985)
Jens Weißflog Ernst Vettori Per Bergerud Swiss Tournament
134 14 23 February 1985 Harrachov
(Čerťák K180)
F 012 Ole G. Fidjestøl Miran Tepeš Jiří Parma
Trond J. Pedersen
Tadeusz Fijas
Ernst Vettori [15]
24 February 1985 F cnx cancelled due to strong wind[16]
32nd K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week Overall
(23–24 February 1985)
Ole G. Fidjestøl Miran Tepeš Jiří Parma
Trond J. Pedersen
Tadeusz Fijas
K.O.P.
135 15 1 March 1985 Lahti
(Salpausselkä K88, K113)
N 046 Matti Nykänen Pavel Ploc Mike Holland Matti Nykänen [17]
136 16 3 March 1985 L 078 Andreas Felder Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen Andreas Felder [18]
137 17 5 March 1985 Örnsköldsvik
(Paradiskullen K82)
N 047 Jiří Parma Miran Tepeš Masahiro Akimoto [19]
138 18 8 March 1985 Falun
(Lugnet K112)
L 079 Andreas Felder Pavel Ploc Ernst Vettori [20]
139 19 10 March 1985 Oslo
(Holmenkollbakken K105)
L 080 Matti Nykänen Franz Wiegele Gérard Balanche [21]
FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1985
(16–17 March • Planica)
140 20 23 March 1985 Štrbské Pleso
(MS 1970 B K88, K114)
N 048 Matti Nykänen Richard Schallert Vegard Opaas Matti Nykänen -
141 21 24 March 1985 L 081 Matti Nykänen Ernst Vettori Richard Schallert [23]
6th FIS World Cup Overall
(8 December 1984 – 24 March 1985)
Matti Nykänen Andreas Felder Ernst Vettori World Cup Overall

Standings

Swiss Tournament

Rank after 2 events[24] Points
1 Jens Weißflog 448.4
2 Ernst Vettori 444.0
3 Per Bergerud 412.8
4 Andreas Felder 409.2
5 Mike Holland 407.8
6 Hroar Stjernen 407.6
7 Pavel Ploc 407.1
8 Jiří Parma 400.9
9 Miran Tepeš 397.1
10 Klaus Ostwald 396.0

See also

  • 1984–85 FIS Europa Cup (2nd level competition)

Notes

  1. ^ Yellow bib for the overall leader was introduced later, from the 1988/89 season onwards.

References

  1. ^ "K89: Thunder Bay". International Ski Federation. 8 December 1984.
  2. ^ "K120: Thunder Bay". International Ski Federation. 9 December 1984.
  3. ^ "K114: Lake Placid". International Ski Federation. 15 December 1984.
  4. ^ "K86: Lake Placid". International Ski Federation. 16 December 1984.
  5. ^ "K115: Oberstdorf". International Ski Federation. 30 December 1984.
  6. ^ "K107: Garmisch-Partenkirchen". International Ski Federation. 1 January 1985.
  7. ^ "K109: Innsbruck". International Ski Federation. 4 January 1985.
  8. ^ "K111: Bischofshofen". International Ski Federation. 6 January 1985.
  9. ^ "K92: Cortina d'Ampezzo". International Ski Federation. 8 January 1985.
  10. ^ "K90: Sapporo". International Ski Federation. 9 February 1985.
  11. ^ "K110: Sapporo". International Ski Federation. 10 February 1985.
  12. ^ "K94: St. Moritz". International Ski Federation. 13 February 1985.
  13. ^ "Vettel skočil predaleč" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 February 1985. p. 4.
  14. ^ "K120: Engelberg". International Ski Federation. 17 February 1983.
  15. ^ "K180: Harrachov". International Ski Federation. 23 February 1985.
  16. ^ "Miran Tepeš drugi Fidjestøl rekorder" (in Slovenian). Delo. 25 February 1985. p. 9.
  17. ^ "K88: Lahti". International Ski Federation. 1 March 1985.
  18. ^ "K113: Lahti". International Ski Federation. 3 March 1985.
  19. ^ "K82: Örnsköldsvik". International Ski Federation. 5 March 1985.
  20. ^ "K112: Falun". International Ski Federation. 8 March 1985.
  21. ^ "K105: Oslo". International Ski Federation. 10 March 1985.
  22. ^ "K88: Štrbské Pleso". International Ski Federation. 23 March 1985.
  23. ^ "K114: Štrbské Pleso". International Ski Federation. 24 March 1985.
  24. ^ "Weisflog z rekordom Tepeš spet odličen - Švicarska turneja" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 February 1985. p. 9.