Bergiselschanze

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Bergiselschanze

Location
City Innsbruck
Country Austria
Opened 1930
Expanded 1964
2003
Size
K-spot K-120
Hill size HS130
Hill record Pole Adam Malysz
(136.0 m in 2004)
Championships
Olympics 1964 Winter Olympics 1976 Winter Olympics
World championships
*1933 Nordic World Ski Championships

The Bergiselschanze is a ski jumping hill located in Bergisel in Innsbruck, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup, annually hosting the third competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament.

Its first competitions were held in the 1920s in simple wood constructions. The larger hill was first buildt in 1930 and was rebuildt before the 1964 Winter Olympics. The hill in its current form was finished in 2003.

Coordinates: 47°14′56″N 11°23′57″E / 47.24889, 11.39917