Riedel’s knives also cut it in Trondheim!

TRONDHEIM/RASCHAU, March 15, 2013 - What a competition that was in Trondheim just a few days ago! The tension was almost unmatched, with a worthy winner, Kamil Stoch from Poland, ahead of Richard Freitag from Germany and last year's winner Daiki Ito from Japan.

But what speeds did the athletes achieve in the takeoff lane?! In the best weather conditions, Manuel Fettner (AUT), Andreas Wank (GER), and Anders Bardal (NOR) all sped off from Gate 11 at 94.5 km/h — last year the top speed was 91.07 km/h from Gate 10. With a gate spacing of about 50 centimeters, the difference (taking into account the skiers’ push-off from the beam) amounts to about 0.2 m/s. Thus an overall increase in takeoff speed of about 3.5 km/h was achieved – a new record!

This new, noteworthy record was achieved thanks to the new ice-working technologies, particularly the ice knives from Peter Riedel GmbH.
These had already proven excellent at the New Year’s Jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and also helped make a German Cup competition on the Große Olympiaschanze a success a few days after the Tour event under heavy constant rain. The harsh weather could not affect the athletes, nor the helpers in the takeoff lane (which is particularly affected by rain), nor the take-off, and two very good and sportsmanlike rounds were completed.

At the New Year’s Jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Italian Sandro Sambugaro was Technical Delegate (TD) of the International Ski Federation, and he approached Peter Riedel with the wish to see the new ice-working technologies in use in Trondheim as well — where he again was FIS TD.

Said and done. Because of the very good contacts between the Trondheim World Cup organizers and Peter Riedel GmbH — the Trondheim hill was the company’s first World Cup project in the Ore Mountains in 2008 — the new ice knives were already successfully deployed and tested at the hill several weeks earlier.
“For us, it is important to develop products that ensure increased safety and fair conditions for all athletes,” commented company owner Peter Riedel on the successful use of the new technologies in Trondheim. “I’m very pleased that our knives have also performed well in Norway! As they have withstood further trials under extreme conditions, we know we can rely on them and continue building on them.”

“Congratulations to Kamil Stoch – he has established himself as one of the greats this winter,” Riedel continued. “Our personal victory, however, is when Frank Skovland, the hill operator of the Trondheim municipality, informs us via SMS that all his staff are very satisfied with the tools used, that the jumpers find the new ice structure first-class and recognize it as the same as in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. And we will continue to work hard to always offer the best technologies!”