Planica 1987


Planica 1987 was a two day ski flying competition part of 1986/87 World Cup season, held from 14–15 March 1987 in Planica, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Circa 100,000 people in total has gathered in three days.

Schedule

All jumps over 190 metres

Chronological order:
191 rule, proposed by founder of World Cup Torbjørn Yggeseth, which didn't score flights exceeding 191 metres, was first time implemented. Piotr Fijas' 194 metres world record was officially recognized seven years later at the FIS meeting in Rio 1994.

World Cup

There were two individual ski flying events on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185. By ski flying rules of that time there were three round of jumps, but only two best counted in a final result.
On 11 and 12 March 1987, trial jumpers were already testing the flying hill, while competition was training on the neighbour Bloudkova velikanka K130 hill.
On 13 March 1987, official training was scheduled at 10:00 AM with 18 Yugoslavian ski jumpers at the start. Felder touched the ground at 192 metres WR distance in the second training round infront of 10,000 people. Fijas landed at 189 metres.

Official training

Incomplete list and order — 10,000 people — 13 March 1987
BibNameRound 1Round 2Round 3
3 Vili Tepeš150.0 mN/AN/A
N/A Miran Tepeš159.0 m166.0 m172.0 m
N/A Matjaž ZupanN/A165.0 m158.0 m
N/A Janez DebelakN/AN/A154.0 m
N/A Bojan GlobočnikN/AN/AN/A
N/A Borut MurN/AN/A147.0 m
N/A Matjaž ŽagarN/A161.0 mN/A
N/A Rajko LotričN/A164.0 m147.0 m
N/A Tomaž DolarN/AN/AN/A
N/A Vasja BajcN/AN/A154.0 m
N/A Janez ŠtirnN/AN/AN/A
N/A Iztok MelinN/AN/AN/A
N/A Robert KopačN/AN/AN/A
N/A Iztok GolobN/AN/AN/A
N/A Dušan ŠilarN/AN/AN/A
N/A Primož UlagaN/A155.0 mN/A
N/A Grega PeljhanN/AN/AN/A
N/A Krištof GašpircN/AN/AN/A
N/A Andreas Felder163.0 m192.0 m184.0 m
N/A Ole Gunnar FidjestølN/AN/AN/A
N/A Vegard OpaasN/AN/AN/A
N/A Hroar Stjernen181.0 mN/AN/A
N/A Robert Selbekk-HansenN/AN/AN/A
N/A Frédéric BergerN/AN/AN/A
N/A Jan Boklöv171.0 mN/AN/A
N/A Piotr Fijas170.0 mN/A189.0 m
N/A Jiří Parma170.0 mN/AN/A
N/A Rolf SchilliN/AN/AN/A

Invalid WR! Touch.
Crash!
On 14 March 1987, first competition went quiet normal until the last round. It all started complicating in the third round after Piotr Fijas 194 metres world record distance in front of 40,000 people. After this jump jury canceled the third round and repeated it all over from the beginning from a lower gate. Then in the repeated round Andreas Felder, although with lower speed managed to land at 191 metres and won the competition.
On 15 March 1987, first two rounds of second competition went well until Vegard Opaas' jump at 193 metres. Jury canceled the competition right after this jump. Opaas was furious at technical delegate Torbjørn Yggeseth who robbed him of an almost certain victory, which would help him in a very tied World Cup overall battle with Ernst Vettori. Only one best jump of first two rounds counted as official result and Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl won the second competition.

First competition

WC #185 — Official results — 40,000 people — 14 March 1987
After Fijas' 194 m jump, 3rd round was canceled and repeated all over again.

Second competition

WC #186 — Official results — 50,000 people — 15 March 1987
RankName1 best of 2Points
1 Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl190.0 m186.0
2 Matjaž Zupan184.0 m182.0
3 Piotr Fijas185.0 m180.5
4 Miran Tepeš166.0 m180.0
5 Vegard Opaas168.0 m178.0
6 Andreas Bauer180.0 m172.5
7 Heikki Ylipulli165.0 m174.0
8 Günther Stranner164.0 m173.5
9 Hroar Stjernen162.0 m170.5
10 Raimund Litschko161.0 m169.5
11 Thomas Klauser174.0 m169.0
12 Pekka Suorsa175.0 m167.5
Trond Jøran Pedersen174.0 m167.5
14 Andreas Felder159.0 m165.5
15 Fabrice Piazzini157.0 m164.0
16 Tuomo Ylipulli156.0 m162.0
17 Didier Mollard153.0 m159.5
18 Wolfgang Margreiter164.0 m157.0
19 Matjaž Žagar150.0 m156.5
20 Jiří Malec150.0 m155.0
Jon Inge Kjørum151.0 m155.0
22 Tomaž Dolar160.0 m154.5
Jiří Parma149.0 m154.5
24 Josef Heumann149.0 m152.5
25 Antonio Lacedelli148.0 m152.0
Anders Daun149.0 m152.0
27 Pavel Ploc146.0 m151.5
28 Vasja Bajc158.0 m149.5
29 Sandro Sambugaro145.0 m149.0
Mark Konopacke157.0 m149.0
31 Rolf SchilliN/A147.5
32 M. ArnoldN/A147.0
33 Borut Mur141.0 m146.0
34 Martin ŠvagerkoN/A145.0
Mike HollandN/A145.0
36 Rajko Lotrič140.0 m144.0
Janez Debelak153.0 m144.0
Mika KojonkoskiN/A144.0
39 Ladislav DluhošN/A143.0
40 Franz WiegeleN/A142.5
41 Paul EratN/A141.0
42 Janez Štirn150.0 m140.0
43 Ivan LunardiN/A139.5
44 Udo OkraffkaN/A138.5
45 Heini IhleN/A134.0
46 Magnus ÅströmN/A133.5
47 Robert Kopač131.0 m132.0
48 BrecheN/A127.5
Bruno RomangN/A127.5
Harald RodlauerN/A127.5
Gérard BalancheN/A127.5
52 László FischerN/A125.0
53 SmithN/A121.0
54 Fabrice PiazziniN/A118.0
55 Iztok Melin116.0 m112.5
56 Iztok Golob115.0 m110.0
NewbornN/A110.0
58 Vili Tepeš116.0 m108.5

After Opaas' 193 m, 3rd round canceled, 1 best of two rounds valid.

Ski flying world records

The all-time longest standing ski jump in parallel style ever.
DateNameCountryMetresFeet
13 March 1987 Andreas Felder192630
14 March 1987 Piotr Fijas194636

Not recognized! Touched the ground at world record distance.