Ernest Prišlič landed at 246 m, while Tilen Bartol jumped 252 m, which is longer than the world record at 251.5 m.

Unfortunately, Bartol fell upon landing but sustained no injuries.

“It did dawn on me that the jump was going to be too long. I saw the landing slope and I had to land. That’s the reason why I fell. Other than that, the ski flying hill is in excellent condition,” said Bartol. Despite the fall, he remained in good spirits. A doctor confirmed that he was fine. As far as world records go, only Dimitry Vassiliev’s jump was longer (254 m), but the Russian also fell upon landing. The 18-year-old Bartol would have set a world record today had he not fallen. “Unfortunately, the record is not valid, but I’m still very pleased with my performance,” said Bartol, who bested his previous personal record by more than 100 m.

At last year’s first training session, when the renovated ski flying hill in Planica reopened, Prišlič pulled off the longest jump of the day (227 m). Today he landed at 246 m, which places him second only to Peter Prevc, who holds the record in Planica (248.5 m). So far, only three men beat the mark of 240 m in Planica: Jurij Tepeš (244 m), Stefan Kraft (240 m) and Michael Hayböck (241.5 m). However, Hayböck also fell upon landing.

If today’s training session is any indication, we are in for a great four-day event. Two records are in danger of being broken: Peter Prevc’s hill record (248.5 m) as well as the world record (251.5 m) set by Anders Fannemel in Vikersund.