Große Olympiaschanze, Olympic ski jumping hill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
The Große Olympiaschanze is a ski jumping facility in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a 142-meter hill size and 125-meter construction point. The complex includes multiple training slopes ranging from K-20 to K-80 for athletes at different levels.
A first hill was built on the Gudiberg in 1921 and demolished in 1933; the Olympic hill opened with a trial jump on 5 February 1934. At the 1936 Winter Games Birger Ruud won before 130,000 spectators with jumps of 75.0 and 74.5 m. Rebuilt in 1950, 1978, 1996 and 2007, the old inrun and judges' towers were blown up on 14 April 2007 and the new hill opened on 21 December 2007.
The jump hill connects Garmisch-Partenkirchen to a long tradition of ski jumping that shapes how locals view their town. Visitors experience the local enthusiasm during competitions, when crowds gather to watch athletes from around the world.
Visitors can walk around the facility and view the jump from different angles, especially from the base or spectator areas. The best time to visit is during the annual New Year's competition, when the energy is at its highest.
The wind net was installed in April 2011 at the FIS's request, not during the 2007 rebuild. The hill record stands at 145.5 m, set by Austrian Stephan Embacher in qualifying on 31 December 2025, half a metre beyond Dawid Kubacki's 144 m of 2021.
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