The Daily News, Iron Mountain-Kingsford, Michigan Wednesday, February 9, 2011 — 13
Class
Rider Distance —1994— Intercontinental Cup Saturday Ralph Gebstedt, Germany..............................351-387 Sunday Sami Nieminen, Finland.................................379-376 —1995— Intercontinental Cup Saturday Ladislav Dluhos, Czech Republic..................390-385 Sunday Ketil Moen, Finland.......................................360-388 —1996— World Cup Morning Jens Weissflog, Germany............................395.5-432 Afternoon Masahiko Harada, Japan.............................408.5-459 (459 feet — new hill record) —1997— Continental Cup Saturday Simen Berntzen, Finland................................392-410 Sunday Sven Hannawald, Germany....................................438 —1998— Continental Cup Saturday Alexander Herr, Germany.............................413- 407 Sunday Alexander Herr, Germany..............................420-446 —1999— Continental Cup Saturday Yusuke Kaneko, Japan..................................406- 385 Sunday canceled —2000— World Cup Saturday Martin Schmitt, Germany...............................435-422 Sunday Martin Schmitt, Germany.......................................423 —2001— Continental Cup Saturday Robert Kranjec, Slovenia...............................425-410 Sunday Robert Kranjec, Slovenia...............................433-425 —2002— Continental Cup Saturday Sigurd Peterson, Norway...............................430-456
Class
Rider
Distance
Kalle Keituri, Finland (second place).............402-459 (459-foot jump ties hill record) Sunday Arttu Lappi, Finland.......................................424-413 —2003— Continental Cup Canceled both days due to high winds —2004— Continental Cup Saturday (Held Sunday morning due to winds) Reinhard Schwarzenberger, Austria..................426 -423 Sunday Reinhard Schwarzenberger, Austria ..................435 -426 —2005— Continental Cup Saturday Anders Bardal, Norway..................................440-426 Sunday Anders Bardal, Norway..................................358-387 —2006— Continental Cup Saturday Kimmo Ylriesto, Finland................................451-406 (Stefan Kaiser of Austria set hill record at 468 feet, but finished sixth) Sunday Daniel Lackner, Austria.................................443-436 —2007— Continental Cup Saturday (Held Sunday morning) Isak Grimholm, Sweden.................................433-430 Sunday Balthasar Schneider, Austria..........................464-418 —2008— Continental Cup Saturday (Sunday canceled) Stefan Thurnbichler, Austria..........................445-436 —2009— Continental Cup Saturday Lukas Mueller, Austria...............................444.5-448 Sunday Lukas Mueller, Austria...............................467.5-448 (Stefan Thurnbichler of Austria set a hill at 471 feet on Sunday, but finished second) —2010— Continental Cup Saturday Manuel Fettner, Austria..............................463.5-436 Sunday (Canceled due to high winds)