The fact this question hasn't been asked before (that I know of) makes me skeptical about getting any answer, but we won't know until we try so here it goes.
For me, up until Saturday night I only saw World Records being set/beaten through TV. However, everything changed this past weekend when I traveled to Vikersund, Norway. The event was a ski flying competition, specifically a team event. For those that don't know what I'm talking about, a ski flying hill is basically a ski jumping hill of much more bigger proportions where jumps of over 800 feet can be achieved, and the team event meant that there were four athletes of each country participating in groups to accumulate points for their country in two rounds of jumps, the eight best teams out of the starting 12 managing to get past the first round.
The day started with a test jump for all athletes to get in shape, in which we already saw one jump landed at 797 feet that promised heavy emotions. However, the weather worsened a bit with too much wind and the fun was postponed for an hour. Once we were ready again, the same athlete surpassed the barrier of 800 feet to end the first group with high hopes. The World Record of 825 feet felt beatable once again, like every single time the athletes have gathered at the almighty Vikersundbakken.
Our hopes and dreams were made true in the second group, where local athlete Robert Johansson landed at an impressive 827 feet to claim a new World Record for Norway in their home. The audience went totally nuts as we rejoiced on such a magnificent jump. The competition went on with the third group, where only one jump barely over 800 feet was recorded, As we approached the end of the first round with the fourth and final group, one more jump over 800 feet made the crowd go crazy again, but it was far from over.
Right after that jump, Austrian athlete Stefan Kraft went on to jump what everyone thought to be impossible: 832 feet. The audience was shocked that the World Record would not belong to Norway anymore, but I was on fire for witnessing two World Records in just half an hour when we needed a bit more than two years to ever see another jump over the fabled 820 feet. It absolutely made the delay and the extreme cold worth the while. The second round was a bit more toned down with just three jumps in the 790-800 feet range and all three of them belonging to the top three athletes of the season, but we already had a much better prize than we came here for, and it was made even better when Norway managed to grasp the win.
What about you, people? Have you ever witnessed a World Record being set/beaten? Have you ever witnessed more than one in the same event? Or in different events? Share your experiences here!
The fact this question hasn't been asked before (that I know of) makes me skeptical about getting any answer, but we won't know until we try so here it goes.
For me, up until Saturday night I only saw World Records being set/beaten through TV. However, everything changed this past weekend when I traveled to Vikersund, Norway. The event was a ski flying competition, specifically a team event. For those that don't know what I'm talking about, a ski flying hill is basically a ski jumping hill of much more bigger proportions where jumps of over 800 feet can be achieved, and the team event meant that there were four athletes of each country participating in groups to accumulate points for their country in two rounds of jumps, the eight best teams out of the starting 12 managing to get past the first round.
The day started with a test jump for all athletes to get in shape, in which we already saw one jump landed at 797 feet that promised heavy emotions. However, the weather worsened a bit with too much wind and the fun was postponed for an hour. Once we were ready again, the same athlete surpassed the barrier of 800 feet to end the first group with high hopes. The World Record of 825 feet felt beatable once again, like every single time the athletes have gathered at the almighty Vikersundbakken.
Our hopes and dreams were made true in the second group, where local athlete Robert Johansson landed at an impressive 827 feet to claim a new World Record for Norway in their home. The audience went totally nuts as we rejoiced on such a magnificent jump. The competition went on with the third group, where only one jump barely over 800 feet was recorded, As we approached the end of the first round with the fourth and final group, one more jump over 800 feet made the crowd go crazy again, but it was far from over.
Right after that jump, Austrian athlete Stefan Kraft went on to jump what everyone thought to be impossible: 832 feet. The audience was shocked that the World Record would not belong to Norway anymore, but I was on fire for witnessing two World Records in just half an hour when we needed a bit more than two years to ever see another jump over the fabled 820 feet. It absolutely made the delay and the extreme cold worth the while. The second round was a bit more toned down with just three jumps in the 790-800 feet range and all three of them belonging to the top three athletes of the season, but we already had a much better prize than we came here for, and it was made even better when Norway managed to grasp the win.
What about you, people? Have you ever witnessed a World Record being set/beaten? Have you ever witnessed more than one in the same event? Or in different events? Share your experiences here! 
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