Who can remember Stefan Kraft's ski flying world record in Vikersund in 2017? At that time, Stefan flied unbelievable 253.5 meters, no ski jumper has ever flown further than the ski jumper from Salzburg. Since beginning of march, me and my team are back to make the Monsterbakken in Vikersund jump-ready for the Raw Air. The images of "Krafti", as he is called by his teammates, always appear in my mind's eye when we are fine-tuning the track to create perfect conditions that make the impossible possible. So also these days.

I then wonder if we'll ever see another flight like this. In my opinion, the signs for this are unfortunately bad, not to say that it has become almost impossible to break this record in the small city in southern Norway.

Because what many people and even ski jumping enthusiasts don't know: The hill parameters have changed substantially since then. The take-off angle at the table was flattened by 0.5 degrees, the trajectory is proportionate to this. This makes ski flying in Vikersund safer, but the jump loses substantial height. However, one of the most important things is lost: the hunt for maximum distances.

Pushing the limits of what is humanly possible is an important part of our sport to keep the excitement going. Apparently the FIS wants to prevent that, safety should come first. Flight curves become flatter, so the jumps don't go as far.

Even if the material is constantly being optimized, the weather, wind and air conditions are perfect and the inrun and the hill are prepared in the best possible way, we won't see a new world record in Vikersund. At least that's my opinion.

What's your opinion? How do you think the sport should develop?

For our part, we continue to work purposefully to create the best conditions for top speeds. Maybe we'll be wrong at some point with the "world record for eternity"...I would definitely appreciate it, in terms of sports…