The Big Air World Cup will be making a stop for the first time next winter Klagenfurt Wörthersee Stadium. Am January 4th and 5th, 2025 find them Ski and snowboard competitions those responsible announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The complex construction of the ramp began a month earlier, up to 20,000 visitors are expected per event day Ticket sales starts on Thursday (tomorrow) at 10 a.m.
What the ski jump As far as the presentation itself is concerned, the presentation didn’t skimp on superlatives. The 450-ton steel structure will be 45 meters high and will tower 15 meters higher than the stadium itself. A total area of 1,500 square meters is covered with snow. The budget for the event is around 2.5 million euros.
Anna Gasser: “Is this really happening?”
Carinthia’s big air figurehead and Olympic champion was also present at the presentation Anna Gasser, who admitted that she couldn’t believe it when she heard about the plans for the stadium: “Really? Is this really happening?” was her first reaction, she said on Wednesday. A Heimweltcup was always something special, comparable in terms of pressure to a World Cup, she said: “And then jumping again in the stadium!” But she has already advertised to the other athletes: “Many know Tyrol or Salzburg, but very few have been to Carinthia. We have everything, the mountains and beautiful cities.”
The Carinthian Governor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) was impressed by “how committed the approach to this major event is,” and the competition will bring Carinthia global attention. Mayor Christian Scheider (Team Carinthia) emphasized how important the decision was to build the stadium as a multifunctional arena. The Big Air is a top event “that will not only give the stadium a tailwind”. He was also enthusiastic ÖSV President Roswitha Stadlober: “It is important to us that we bring new formats into urban areas. We show that we can organize something that is unique beyond skiing.”
Klagenfurt as an “international sports city”
From a tourism perspective, the aim is to present Klagenfurt as an “international sports city”. Carinthia Advertising Managing Director Klaus Ehrenbrandtner spoke of international appeal for Klagenfurt and Carinthia: “The event highlights Carinthia’s three core competencies: As a host country of major international events as the home of sports enthusiasts, warm hosts and leaders Wintersportdestination.”
After the competitions, the jumping hill becomes a stage: Bonez MC, Finch, Culcha Candela and Gabry Ponte will occur. By the way, the event shouldn’t be a flash in the pan, the organizers said: The next few years are already full of planning – they not only want to get the start off well, but also top it again in the coming years.