Standing up on Innsbrucks, it is often said that it looks like a cobra from a distance, but the Bergisel Ski jump is more than a monument to sports. It is a place where history and adrenaline collide. And ski jumping in Austria could not be a very important moment. A few days before visiting Bergisel Ski Jump, Daniel TSCHOFENIG came from behind the prestigious Four Hills tournament and completed Austria’s 1-2-3 with snow.
We skipped breakfast at the hotel and tried to explore this symbolic venue in a refreshing morning. I caught tram 1 into Belgianzel, walked to the ski jumping, where we lathered us on the hill, and then headed to the Belgian sky.

The scenery from this sophisticated appearance is like the foreground, skip jumping, and panoramas in the city, and the peaks covered with snow as much as you can.


This has soaked into the Olympic heritage, and since the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976, it has been a site separated by human courage and the winter youth Olympics in 2012.


We skipped breakfast as we offer the best champagne brunch in Bergisel Sky. We are greeted by meat and cheese platters and are invited to select items from wonderful brunch menus, including all breakfast waffles and Bavarian veal sausage to scrambled eggs and smoked salmon.




At the end of the brunch, we met Andreas. Andreas is an experienced ski jumper with a calm and relaxed attitude betraying the bold properties of his crafts. He led us to the top of the jump -the height of dizziness (about 120 meters from the departure gate to the end of the landing zone) creates only what these athletes are doing.




Here, Andreas explained to us many of the complexity of ski jumping and painted a clear picture of sports demands. He began from the origin of a ski jumper journey and explained how to start training from a young or seven years old. The progress is adjusted carefully. Beginners begin with a bigger jump and gradually build their skills and confidence before working on a larger height. When they are ready to move up, the young jumper starts running from the rise on the slope. This is the necessary adjustment, which is contrary to the intuition to ensure enough momentum in jumping. Therefore, when traveling to this, such as a ski jump in Belgianzel, 16 years old, you must actually start with a slope rise rather than the seasoned Olympics key jumper.


Andreas also explained about the great regulations that manage sports, especially suits worn by athletes. These suits have been firmly controlled to prevent them from becoming a wing suit with unfair aerodynamic dominance.


Boots are another important device. Their fixtures are designed to restrict how the jumper tilts forward, and can balance the optimal positioning and safety.




We talked about sports accidents, and Andreas showed us one video of his own jump. Fortunately, he escaped without a fracture and was just a scratch and bruise wound, but it may have been a very difficult result. People often joke about the graveyard at the bottom of the ski slope, which clearly seems to be in advance the slope itself.


Before getting off, Andreas invited us to sit on a “trembling bench.” This is the last station before the jumper confronts Abyss.


For our safety, we shuffle along the bench and connect to the harness and code before the ski jumper is used before launching the slope. That experience alone is enough for us. It is difficult to imagine that everyone is willing to throw such a steep slope on the ski and reaches the speed of 90 to 100 km / h!


Before returning, I’m looking a little more view from the visitor platform. It’s worth it alone, but we recommend that you really use the opportunity to brunch.


Returning to the root of the jump, we looked up where we had previously standed. From this angle, it looks ominous and relentless -makes the courage you need to start with such height. There are various signs that explain the site and sports in detail, and there are interesting details such as information about the “fish belly” structure that supports the lower side of the Inrun.




Let’s see where the audience sits. The grand stand at the venue provides excellent jumping scenery so that up to 28,000 people can witness a thrilling action up close. In a previous repetition of the stadium, the Pope John Paul II celebrated the mass for about 66,000 people in 1988.


It also praised the rewarding the burning of the flame and the daigama.


Visiting Bergisel Ski Jump was a glimpse of the complexity of sports that balanced discipline and balance in the bold athlete’s world. If you are in Innsbruck and face the opportunity to visit, be sure to go for a complete experience!


Disclosure: Our trip was hosted Innsbruck sightseeing。
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