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Dear friends! 

We are all looking forward to the Ski Flying World Championship 

which will for the sixth time take place in the valley at the foot of 

Ponce mountains. 

Our team has prepared everything necessary for your undisturbed 

work. You will surely have questions or need information to enliven 

your Planica stories. 

My coworkers from the Press Center and I will be at your service 

at any time. On the following pages you will find some useful information 

and guidelines for efficient covering of the event. 

Tomi Trbovc 

OC Planica 2010 

Public Relations Representative 

FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010 

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PRESS CENTER 

The Press Center is located in Kompas Hotel in Kranjska Gora. 

There are 100 working posts in the Press Center. They are equipped 

with sockets and wireless broadband Wlan. A number of PCs 

with word processors, the internet and the possibility of printing 

have been prepared for your use. Our expert staff is at your service 

for technical assistance. For any information feel free to contact 

Press Center staff. 

Free coffee, tea, soft drinks and snacks are at your disposal in the 

room next to the Press Center. Smoking and bringing in alcoholic 

beverages are not allowed. 

Operating hours 

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 

10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

Thursday, March 18, 2010 

7 a.m. - 9 p.m. 

Friday, March 19, 2010 

9 a.m. - midnight 


6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. 

Sunday, March 21, 2010 

7 a.m. - 8 p.m. 

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FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010

SUB-PRESS CENTER IN PLANICA 

There are 70 working posts available in the tent by the flying hill. 

Wireless bradband Wlan operates in the tent and its immediate vicinity. 

During qualifications and competitions you will be promptly 

supplied with results or they will be at your disposal at a specially 

appointed spot. 

Press conferences will take place in the tent immediately after 

awards ceremonies. 

Soft drinks and hot meals wil be at your disposal in the anteroom 

of the tent. 

Operating hours 


7 a.m. - 3 p.m. 


11 a.m. - 8 p.m. 


6:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. 


7 a.m. - 4 p.m. 


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ACCREDITATION 

Accreditations have been issued according to FIS and AIPS rules 

and after being checked by the organizer of the event and FIS media 

coordinator. The representative of Slovenian Sports Journalists 

Association and AIPS in the Press Center is Mr. Oto Giacomelli. 

Accreditations can be obtained only personally in the Press Center 

in Hotel Kompas in Kranjska Gora upon showing a press card, an 

identification document and accreditation confirmation received by 

e-mail. Accreditations are valid for all days of the event and are not 

transferable. 

Accreditation is the property of 

Planica 2010 Organization Commitee. 

In case you lose your accreditation 

we will have to charge 

you 50 € for a new one. 

Access area 

12 Media guests 

13 Journalists 

14 Photographers 

15 Press center in Kranjska 

Gora 

18 Press center in Planica 

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The head of photographers is Mr. Srdjan Živulovič who will issue 

special passes in the form of start numbers that will enable taking 

photographs from special sites. Without them photographing is allowed 

only at the outrun of the flying-hill. The deposit for a pass is 

40 € and will be returned upon returning the pass. 

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TRANSPORT 

Transport of media representatives from Kranjska Gora to Planica 

and back is free of charge. Special vans and busses will be at your 

disposal every day from 7 a.m. on. In case of traffic jams on the 

road to the venue, a special motor-cade of vehicles for journalists 

accompanied by the organizers will leave Kranjska Gora 60 minutes 

before the start of the trial round. Detailed information will be 

available on time in the Press Center. 


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PROGRAMME 


9 a.m. 

10 a.m. 

11 a.m. 

12. 15 p.m. 

4 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

Official traning - 1st round 

Official training - 2nd round 

Qualifications 

Entertainment programme in Planica 

Alya 

FIS and OC Planica opening press conference in 

Kranjska Gora Press Center 

Opening ceremony in Kranjska Gora between hotels 

Kompas and Larix 


1 p.m. 

2. 15 p.m. 

3. 15 p.m. 

5 p.m. 


Fešta band 

Trial round 

First round 

Second round 


Fešta band 

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PROGRAMME 

Saturday, March 20, 2010 

9 a.m. 

10. 15 a.m. 

12. 15 p.m. 

6 p.m. 

Trial round 

Third round 

Final round 

Awards ceremony at the outrun of the flying hill 

Press conference in Planica Press Center 


Kingston 

Awards ceremony in Kranjska Gora 


9 a.m. 

10. 15 a.m. 

12. 45 a.m. 

Trial round 

First round 

Final round 

Awards and closing ceremonies 

Press conference in Planica Press Center 


House band of brethren Avsenik 


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IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS 

Fire brigade, amulance 112 

Police 113 

Taxi - PT +386 51 226 117, 

Taxi Mertelj +386 41 709 750 

Hertz Rent-a-Car +386 1 239 6010 

Brnik Airport +384 4 20 61 981 

Information on traffic situation +386 80 22 44 

Post office Kranjska Gora +386 4 583 48 00 

Hotel Kompas reception desk +386 4 588 44 77 

Railway station Jesenice +386 4 294 21 22 

Tourist office Kranjska Gora +386 4 580 94 40 

Pharmacy Kranjska Gora +386 4 588 47 60 

Health care center Kranjska Gora +386 4 588 46 00 

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ABOUT PLANICA 

It's a hard task to say something about Planica that hasn't already 

been said. It's also a hard task to point out a single event because 

there have been so many in the past decades that the ones not 

mentioned could easily be wronged. Nevertheless it can be said 

that it is not just the world's largest flying hill that makes Planica 

what it is. 

Planica is the place where the history of ski jumping and flying has 

been and will be created. Planica has outgrown the frame work of 

the country on the sunny side of the Alps and has become a world 

renowned synonym for the greatness of sports. 

Some say that the things in Planica 

are finally changing for the better. 

We who have for many years been 

a part of this largest sporting event 

in Slovenia, say the same. 

The new Nordic center will be a 

reward for all who have in one way 

or another been a part of Planica's 

history, and will be the proof that 

Planica deserves more - more for 

competitors, coaches, viewers, 

journalists, organizers, for everybody 

who have in the last seventy 

and more years created Planica's 

story. 

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In the valley of the jumping hills man has for the first time in history 

jumped over 100 meters and over 200 meters and then 239 meters 

which is today's world record and will for sure be soon exceded. 

In Planica the technical masters have created a new history of jumping 

and flying hills construction. Gorec, Bloudek and Rožman's 

heretage has been in great style carried on by brothers Gorišek, 

and the valley at the foot of Ponce mountains stays forever engraved 

in the minds of countless devotees of this sport – the ones that 

at the speed of more than 100 km/h take off into the precepice as 

well as the ones who, down by the outrun, with open mouths and 

unbelieving eyes, witness the shifting of borders of human ability. 


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THE RESULTS OF PREVIOUS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Oberstdorf, Germany 2008 

1. Gregor Schlierenzauer, AUT 

2. Martin Koch, AUT 

3. Janne Ahonen, FIN 

Kulm, Austria 2006 

1. Roar Ljøkelsøy, NOR 

2. Andreas Widhölzl, AUT 

3. Thomas Morgenstern, AUT 

Planica, Slovenia 2004 

1. Roar Ljøkelsøy, NOR 


3. Tami Kiuru, FIN 

Harrachov, Czech Rep. 2002 

1. Sven Hannawald, GER 

2. Martin Schmitt, GER 

3. Matti Hautamäki, FIN 

Vikersund, Norway 2000 


2. Andreas Widhölzl, AUT 



1. Kazuyoshi Funaki, JAP 


3. Dieter Thoma, GER 


1. Andreas Goldberger, AUT 


3. Urban Franc, SLO 


1. Jaroslav Sakala, CZE 

2. Espen Bredesen, NOR 

3. Roberto Cecon, ITA 

Harrachov, Czech Rep. 1992 

1. Noriaki Kasai, JAP 

2. Andreas Goldberger, AUT 

3. Roberto Cecon, ITA 


1. Dieter Thoma, BRD 

2. Matti Nykänen, FIN 

3. Jens Weissflog, NDR 


1. Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, NOR 

2. Primož Ulaga, YUG 



1. Andreas Felder, AUT 

2. Franz Neuländtner, AUT 


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THE RESULTS OF PREVIOUS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Planica, Yugoslavia 1985 


2. Jens Weissflog, DDR 

3. Pavel Ploc, CSR 

Harrachov, Czechoslovakia 

1983 

1. Klaus Ostwald, DDR 

2. Pavel Ploc, CSR 


Oberstdorf, West Germany 

1981 

1. Jari Puikkonen, FIN 

2. Armin Kogler, AUT 

3. Tom Levorstad, NOR 

Planica, Yugoslavia 1979 

1. Armin Kogler, AUT 

2. Axel Zitzman, DDR 

3. Piotr Fijas, POL 


1. Walter Steiner, ŠVI 

2. Anton Innauer, AVT 

3. Henry Glaß, NDR 


1. Karel Kodejška, CSR 

2. Rainer Schmidt, DDR 

3. Karl Schnabl, AUT 

Oberstdorf, West Germany 

1973 

1. Hans-Georg Aschenbach, 

DDR 

2. Walter Steiner, SUI 

3. Karel Kodejška, CSR 

Planica, Jugoslavija 1972 

1. Walter Steiner, SUI 

2. Heinz Wossipiwo, DDR 

3. Jiří Raška, CSR 

TEAM RESULTS 


1. Austria 

2. Finland 

3. Norway 


1. Norway 

2. Finland 

3. Germany 


1. Norway 

2. Finland 

3. Austria 


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FLIGHTS IN PLANICA OVER 225 METERS 

239 m 

Bjørn Einar Romøren (NOR) 2005 

236 m 

Matti Hautamäki (FIN) 2005 

234,5 m 


Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2008 

Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2005 

232,5 m 

Anders Bardal (NOR) 2008 

Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2008 (2x) 


Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 2005 (2x) 

Andreas Widhölzl (AUT) 2005 


230,5 m 

Roar Ljøkelsøy (NOR) 2005 

229,5 m 

Martin Koch (AUT) 2008 

229,0 m 

Robert Kranjec (SLO) 2007 

228,5 m 

Bjørn Einer Romøren (NOR) 2005 


228 m 

Sigurd Pettersen (NOR) 2005 

Dmitri Vassiliev (RUS) 2005 

227,5 m 

Janne Happonen (FIN) 2008 

Sigurd Pettersen (NOR) 2005 

Michael Neumayer (GER) 2005 

Andreas Widhölzl (AUT) 

2005 (2x) 



227 m 

Bjørn Einer Romøren (NOR) 2004 

226,5 m 

Robert Kranjec (SLO) 2009 

Janne Happonen (FIN) 2006 

Michael Uhrmann (GER) 2005 

Henning Stensrud (NOR) 2005 

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FLIGHTS IN PLANICA OVER 225 METERS 

226 m 

Michael Neumayer (GER) 2005 

Rok Benkovič (SLO) 

2005 (2x) 


Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 2005 

225,5 m 






Georg Späth (GER) 2004 



Adam Malysz (POL) 

2003 (2x) 

Andreas Goldberger (AUT) 2000 

225 m 






Georg Späth (GER) 2004 



Adam Malysz (POL) 

2003 (2x) 

Andreas Goldberger (AUT) 2000 

Planica, planica snežena kraljica! 

Le kdo je ne pozna - lepoto iz snega? 

Skakalci kot ptice letijo pod nebo 

in slavo Planice v širni svet neso. 

Pozdrav neustrašnim junakom daljav, 

prijateljev strmih snežnih planjav! 

Slava, čast velja vsem skakalcem tega sveta! 

Junaki Planice letijo kot ptice, 

spet slava gre v svet za dolgo vrsto let! 

Planica, Planica, še pridemo nazaj, 

v Planico, Planico, pod Ponce v zimski raj! 

Ansambel bratov Avsenik – Planica 


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PLANICA AND CHILDREN 

The artistic competition Planica and Children has become an indispensable 

part of the Planica story. The competition began in 2005 

when two classes of a primary school in Ljubljana were invited to 

visit the valley at the foot of Ponce mountains. 

Since then every year more children from all over Slovenia take 

part in the competition. 

We have till now received innumerable excellent posters which 

show how children love ski jumping and how well they know Planica. 

Of course, we have prepared the competition this year as well. 

Together with the Ministry of Education 

and Sports and the Institute 

of Fair-play and Tolerance in Sport 

we make a well-trained team that 

enables our youngest to enjoy unforgetable 

days in Planica. 

The children who visit this most 

northwestern part of Slovenia get 

a chance to see the best representatives 

of the fascinating sport called 

ski flying. We are very glad that 

every year we have the oportunity 

to see primary school students 

enjoy this winter spectacle, and 

while offering fun we also keep in 

mind that it is our task to present 

to them the healthy way of living 

that goes along with sports. 

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This year seven and eight graders and their teachers together with 

other visitors, organizers and journalists will once more with enthusiasm 

watch the flying hill and loudly cheer each flight. 

We must by all means also mention the project lead by insurance 

company Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d. which has been for decades 

bringing more than 3.000 children to Planica each year from all 

over Slovenia and thus presenting this wonderful event to our 

youngest visitors. 


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FACEBOOK 

As more and more people today use the internet as a source of information 

and entertainment, we have decided to present Planica 

also on the Facebook, the most popular and the most populated 

virtual social network. 

On April 29, 2009 the page Planica 2010 FIS Ski Flying World 

Championships was created. By the end of February 2010 it already 

had over 4.000 fans, most of them of course from Slovenia - from 

Ljubljana and Maribor, to be precise. Other fans come from Norway, 

Austria, Poland and Finland and some even from the United States. 

87 percent of fans fall into age category 13 - 34 years. 

Increase of older ski flying fans is 

expected when older internet users 

accept Facebook as an everyday 

part of the internet. 

The fans' comments show their 

desire to improve the page and 

help Planica shine in all its splendour. 

Many of them also claim that Planica 

is one of the most eagerly expected 

sporting events at home 

and abroad. 

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PLANICA IN NUMBERS 

. 67.000 people visited Planica competitions last year. 

. More than 14 TV companies will broadcast Ski Flying World Championship. 

. More than 400 journalists and photoraphers were accredited last year. 

. 9 seconds is the duration of the record flight of 239 meters. 

. 4.000 children who took part in the competition Planica and Children visited 

Planica in the last five years. 

. 832 flights have been performed by competitors in the World Cup competitions 

since 2005. 

. 39 jumping records have been set in Planica. 

. 39.066,5 meters in total have been flown at qualifications, team and 

individual competitions during 2004 Planica World Championship. 

. 18 countries took part in the last Planica World Championship. 

. 17 countries took part in Planica World Cup competitions in the last five 

years. 

MEDIA COMMENTS 

Spiegel, March 17, 2000 

“Einfach geil.” (”Simply cool!”) 

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 

February 6, 2004 

“Stress values like in the Formula 1!” 

MMC RTV Slo, March 19, 2005 

“Exceptional atmosphere at the 

foot of Ponce mountains!” 

24ur.com, March 20, 2005 

“Record by record in Planica.” 

Eurosport comment at Romøren`s 

record flight, March 20, 2005 

“The guys are not normal, the guys 

are not normal!” 

Delo, March 17, 2006 

“The hunt for the lenghts is open.” 

Siol.net, March 15, 2008 

“Ski flying Mecca.” 

Slovenia Times, March 6, 2009 

“A place for daring men.” 


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Interview Jelko Gros, Chief of competition 

What do you as the chief of competition expect from this World Championship? 

A World Championship always brings a world champion as well. It is not 

just a series of competitions. From my point of view it is of course one of 

the peaks that I as an official can experience. I always devide the expectations 

to personal ones which I have already mentioned and to the ones 

pertaining to the organization or the event itself. I expect that my teammates, 

who I've been working with for two years now and who had of course 

been here before me, will do all the work that they do so well. We Slovenians 

have always been well-known as good sporting workers. I also expect 

them to remain loyal to Planica and the whole tradition. 

In what way will this World Championship be different from those abroad and those 

from Planica's past? 

It's hard to say whether we will do better or worse, because no competition 

in the world equals its precedent. My first and formost care is that we do all 

we can. If the wether is fine and the competitors are in good form, the viewers 

will enjoy the competition. And if besides that Slovenian jumpers do 

their part well, it will be the greatest reward for all, including the guys who 

already work in Planica or will start to soon. 

The Olympic Games will just be over. Can this World Championship be compared 

with them? What motivation will competitors have? 

I think that due to the Olympic Games the festivity in Planica will be even 

greater, as will be competitive tension. I think that a day after Olympic Games 

athletes forget about them and go for new victories. We the officials 

have a bigger problem with that because we have to take history into account, 

but athletes have to forget everything and look ahead as if nothing 

has happened. Therefore I have no doubts about their motivation. 

Which part will the new rules play? 

With this system we will be witnessing many long flights. I expect to see at 

least fifteen jumps over 200 meters and at least two over two hundred and 

thirty meters at each competition. 

Is it different or perhaps harder to manage a competition in Planica than in other 

jumping or flying hills? 

Planica competition is rather demanding. The conditions are predictable 

but they change at certain hours of the day. To jump in Planica with the 

wind blowing from behind, as it happened last year, is not possible. The 

flying hill is made for record lenghts and it's a pure pleasure to see the lifting 

wind. Competitions in Harrachov are perhaps more demanding to 

manage due to specific aerodynamic conditions on the jumping hill. In that 

sense Kulm and Oberstdorf are more simple. 

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