Unbelievable Jump and subsequent Flight by Gregor Schlierenzauer. This Jump really shows the relationship between proper takeoff and the right attitude in the air. His "fly away" that can be seen extremely soon into the air is on a completely different plane, and the result of this is seen as he proceeds down the landing hill. He is "lofting" and literally could have flown this onto the flats but it would have likely been impossible to land.
The primary commentator for this piece, I believe, is Armin Kogler who was a very accomplished jumper and Flyer in the late 70's and early 80's. This is from Austrian TV (ORF) around Jan 10, 2009.
Re Shlierenzauer, I heard that he only put on Jump Boots 3 years ago... (hard to believe, but would be interesting to find out more about). He is an amazing athlete which you can see, not only in the jump, but in how he handled a difficult landing, and even more how quick he was back up w/ fist in the air, and turned into a stop.
One of those jumps to be remembered for a long time. Simon Amman had one last year (shown below I think still) at Haarachov CZ that had a similar Loft going on.
Fly well everyone.
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The Haarachov Jump unfortunately has been removed. It was an awesome jump in Feb 2008. Maybe it can be found elsewhere.
Now the Kulm Too has been Removed... lets look around a bit.
Now the Kulm Too has been Removed... lets look around a bit.
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