1986–87 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

1986–87 World Cup
Winners
Overall Vegard Opaas
Four Hills Tournament Ernst Vettori
K.O.P. Ski Flying Week Andreas Felder
Nations Cup Austria
Competitions
Venues16
Individual22
Cancelled1

The 1986–87 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 8th World Cup season in ski jumping.

Season began in Thunder Bay, Canada on 6 December 1986 and was finished in Oslo, Norway on 21 March 1987. The individual World Cup winner was Norwegian ski jumper Vegard Opaas (first for his country) and Nations Cup was taken by Team of Austria.

22 men's individual events on 15 different venues in 12 countries were held on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America). One competition was cancelled this season in Oberhof due to strong wind and freezing cold weather.

Peaks of the season were Nordic World Ski Championships, 4H Tournament and K.O.P.

On 14 March 1987 in Planica, polish Piotr Fijas improved the world record on 194 metres (636 ft). But FIS didn't recognize distances longer than 191 metres at that time.

World records

List of world record distances (both official and invalid) achieved within this World Cup season.

Date Athlete Hill Round Place Metres Feet
13 March 1987 Andreas Felder Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Training R2 Planica, Yugoslavia 192 636
14 March 1987 Piotr Fijas Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Round 3 Planica, Yugoslavia 194 630

  Longest jump in history at that time, but invalid due to Felder touched the snow with his hands upon landing.

Map of world cup hosts

Europe

West & East 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] R.
167 1 6 December 1986 Thunder Bay
(Big Thunder K89, K120)
N 058 Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen Jukka Kalso Jens Weißflog [1]
168 2 7 December 1986 L 096 Matti Nykänen Thomas Klauser Vegard Opaas Matti Nykänen [2]
169 3 13 December 1986 Lake Placid
(MacKenzie Int. K114, K86)
L 097 Vegard Opaas Ernst Vettori Primož Ulaga Vegard Opaas [3]
170 4 14 December 1986 N 059 Ernst Vettori Primož Ulaga Vegard Opaas [4]
171 5 21 December 1986 Chamonix
(Le Mont K95)
N 060 Martin Švagerko Olav Hansson Primož Ulaga Ernst Vettori [5]
172 6 30 December 1986 Oberstdorf
(Schattenbergschanze K115)
L 098 Vegard Opaas Thomas Klauser Andreas Felder Vegard Opaas [6]
173 7 1 January 1987 Garmisch-Pa
(Große Olympiaschanze K107)
L 099 Andreas Bauer Jukka Kalso Ulf Findeisen [7]
174 8 4 January 1987 Innsbruck
(Bergiselschanze K109)
L 100 Primož Ulaga Hroar Stjernen Jiří Parma [8]
175 9 6 January 1987 Bischofshofen
(Paul-Ausserleitner K111)
L 101 Tuomo Ylipulli Ernst Vettori Vegard Opaas [9]
35th Four Hills Tournament Overall
(30 December 1986 – 6 January 1987)
Ernst Vettori Vegard Opaas Ulf Findeisen 4H Tournament
176 10 10 January 1987 Štrbské Pleso
(MS 1970 A K114, K88)
L 102 Ulf Findeisen Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Ernst Vettori Vegard Opaas [10]
177 11 11 January 1987 N 061 Vegard Opaas Andreas Felder Ari-Pekka Nikkola [11]
178 12 14 January 1987 Oberwiesenthal
(Fichtelbergschanzen K90)
N 062 Ernst Vettori Hroar Stjernen Jiří Parma Ernst Vettori [12]
16 January 1987 Oberhof
(Rennsteigschanze K90)
N cnx cancelled due to strong wind and freezing cold [13]
179 13 24 January 1987 Sapporo
(Miyanomori K90)
(Ōkurayama K115)
N 063 Akira Satō Miran Tepeš Hiroo Shima Ernst Vettori [14]
180 14 25 January 1987 L 103 Primož Ulaga Miran Tepeš Steinar Bråten [15]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987
(15–20 February • Oberstdorf)
181 15 28 February 1987 Lahti
(Salpausselkä K88)
N 064 Ari-Pekka Nikkola Vladimír Podzimek Tuomo Ylipulli Vegard Opaas [16]
182 16 1 March 1987 N 065 Matti Nykänen Heikki Ylipulli Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori [17]
183 17 4 March 1987 Örnsköldsvik
(Paradiskullen K82)
N 066 Ari-Pekka Nikkola Andreas Felder Didier Mollard [18]
184 18 8 March 1987 Falun
(Lugnet K112)
L 104 Matti Nykänen Pekka Suorsa Andreas Felder [19]
185 19 14 March 1987 Planica
(Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185)
F 015 Andreas Felder Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Thomas Klauser Ernst Vettori [20]
186 20 15 March 1987 F 016 Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Matjaž Zupan Piotr Fijas Vegard Opaas [21]
34th K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week Overall
(14–15 March 1987)
Andreas Felder Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Miran Tepeš K.O.P.
187 21 20 March 1987 Oslo
(Midtstubakken K85)
(Holmenkollbakken K105)
N 067 Vegard Opaas Hroar Stjernen Ernst Vettori Vegard Opaas [22]
188 22 21 March 1987 L 105 Andreas Felder Ari-Pekka Nikkola Miran Tepeš [23]
8th FIS World Cup Overall
(6 December 1986 – 21 March 1987)
Vegard Opaas Ernst Vettori Andreas Felder World Cup Overall

Standings

See also

  • 1986–87 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. ^ "K120: Thunder Bay". International Ski Federation. 6 December 1986.
  2. ^ "K120: Thunder Bay". International Ski Federation. 7 December 1986.
  3. ^ "K114: Lake Placid". International Ski Federation. 13 December 1986.
  4. ^ "K86: Lake Placid". International Ski Federation. 14 December 1986.
  5. ^ "K95: Chamonix". International Ski Federation. 21 December 1986.
  6. ^ "K115: Oberstdorf". International Ski Federation. 30 December 1986.
  7. ^ "K107: Garmisch-Partenkirchen". International Ski Federation. 1 January 1987.
  8. ^ "K109: Innsbruck". International Ski Federation. 4 January 1987.
  9. ^ "K111: Bischofshofen". International Ski Federation. 6 January 1987.
  10. ^ "K114: Štrbské Pleso". International Ski Federation. 11 January 1987.
  11. ^ "K88: Štrbské Pleso". International Ski Federation. 10 January 1987.
  12. ^ "K90: Oberwiesenthal". International Ski Federation. 14 January 1987.
  13. ^ "Oberhof: Veter in mraz preprečila tekmovanje" (in Slovenian). Delo. 17 January 1987.
  14. ^ "K90: Sapporo". International Ski Federation. 24 January 1987.
  15. ^ "K115: Sapporo". International Ski Federation. 25 January 1987.
  16. ^ "K88: Lahti". International Ski Federation. 28 February 1987.
  17. ^ "Erikoismäki P 70 1.3.1987" (pdf). Hiihtomuseo (Lahti Ski Museum). 1 March 1987.
  18. ^ "K82: Örnsköldsvik". International Ski Federation. 4 March 1987.
  19. ^ "K112: Falun". International Ski Federation. 8 March 1987.
  20. ^ "K185: Planica". International Ski Federation. 14 March 1987.
  21. ^ "K185: Planica". International Ski Federation. 15 March 1987.
  22. ^ "K85: Oslo". International Ski Federation. 20 March 1987.
  23. ^ "K105: Oslo". International Ski Federation. 21 March 1987.