Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium
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Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium is a ski jumping
hill in Hakuba
, Japan
. It hosted the ski jumping
and the ski jumping part of the nordic combined
events. The stadium holds a maximum of 45,000 spectators, and was built in 1992.
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
hill in Hakuba
Hakuba, Nagano
is a village located in Kitaazumi District, Nagano, Japan.-Town:As of 2007, the village has an estimated population of 9,246 and a density of 50.71 persons per km². The total area is 182.34 km²....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It hosted the ski jumping
Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics
-Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*...
and the ski jumping part of the nordic combined
Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics
-Individual:February 20, 1998-Team:February 14, 1998-References:*...
events. The stadium holds a maximum of 45,000 spectators, and was built in 1992.