The excellently prepared Gorišek Brothers' ski flying hill was inaugurated for the first time by ND Rateče Planica member Lojze Petek, who landed at 142 meters. Already in the first series of 30 flyers, we saw some long jumps, with the longest belonging to Rok Tarman. In recent years, he had the role of being the first to test the inrun, but this time he jumped as the fourth in line, landing at 229 meters.
"I've often been the first to fly, but this time I passed the honor to Lojze, who is also a local and a member of the home club. It was only right that he got to experience it. I'm very satisfied with my jump. It could have been better, but I set a new personal record. My goal was more than achieved. The hill is in excellent condition, the workers did a great job, everything is perfect, and we can expect long flights," Tarman said after the test.
In the first series, other flyers surpassing the 200-meter mark included Jošt Sušnik with 218.5 meters, Nejc Toporiš at 203 meters, Patrik Vitez with 206 meters, Raffaele Buzzi reaching exactly 200 meters, Louis Obersteiner flying 216 meters, and Peter Resinger jumping 218 meters.
Obersteiner went even further in the second series, improving his personal best by 10 meters with a 234-meter flight. "Crazy! The take-off wasn’t perfect, but I knew I was a good flyer. At the beginning, after 50 meters, I had a lot of height, then I gained speed and saw the 240-meter line. My goal was to go beyond 230 meters, and I did it. Incredible!"
Others flying beyond 200 meters in the second series included Sušnik (202 m), Tarman (207 m), Toporiš (a new personal best at 214 m), Vitez (218 m), Jaka Drinovec, who surpassed 200 meters for the first time with 217 m, Ernest Prišlič (226 m from a lower inrun), and Obersteiner, who set another personal best at 224 m.
Ski Flying Hill Test Results – Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Lojze PETEK (ND Rateče Planica) – 142 m, 136 m
Jošt SUŠTNIK (SK Triglav Kranj) – 218.5 m, 202 m
Vid VRHOVNIK (SSK Ljubno BTC) – 193 m, 186 m
Rok TARMAN (ND Rateče Planica) – 229 m, 207 m
Luka BUBULJ (SK Triglav Kranj) – 190 m, 188 m
Nik HEBERLE (SSD Stol Žirovnica) – 156 m, 169 m
Nejc TOPORIŠ (SK Triglav Kranj) – 203 m, 214 m
Erazem STANONIK (SSK Norica Žiri) – 184 m, 191 m
Maj PAGON (SSD Stol Žirovnica) – 170 m, 170 m
Gašper BRECL (SSK Mislinja) – 191 m, 187 m
Urh ROŠAR (SSK Mislinja) – 181 m, 172 m
Patrik VITEZ (SSK Velenje) – 206 m, 218 m
Ožbe ZUPAN (NSK Tržič FMG) – 152 m, 202 m
Matija VIDIC (SSK Ilirija) – 182 m, 203 m
Urban SUŠNIK (NSK Tržič FMG) – 135 m, 177 m
Jaka DRINOVEC (NSK Tržič FMG) – 188 m, 217 m
Ernest PRIŠLIČ (SK Zagorje) – 196 m, 226 m
Marcel STRŽINAR (SSK Norica Žiri) – 193 m
Gorazd ZAVRŠNIK (SSK Ljubno BTC) – 172 m, 189 m
Tadej BENEDIK (SK Triglav Kranj) – 188 m, 174 m
Matic JEREB (SSK Norica Žiri) – 183 m, 169 m
Nik GOSTIŠA LAH (SSK Ilirija) – 191 m, 192 m
Bine ŠIFRER (SK Triglav Kranj) – 125 m
Urban REMIC (SK Triglav Kranj) – 115 m, 121 m
Jošt JUVAN (SK Triglav Kranj) – 151.5 m, 146 m
Samo SELJAK (SSK Sam Ihan) – 142 m, 134 m
Raffaele BUZZI (C. S. Carabinieri) – 200 m, 192 m
Louis OBERSTEINER (SC Wiener Stadtler) – 216 m, 224 m
Andre FUSSENEGER (SV Dornbirn) – 174 m, 194 m
Peter RESINGER (SV Schwarzach) – 218 m, 234 m
