Prevc produces "amazing" world record as Lanisek wins in Planica

A world record jump of 254.5m from Domen Prevc and an event-winning leap by Anze Lanisek saw Slovenian fans celebrate wildly as the 2024/25 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup season concluded in dramatic fashion in Planica (SLO).

Ideal conditions greeted the 30-strong field for the final contest of the campaign and it was Lanisek who led at the halfway stage with an impressive effort of 147.5m.

Prevc, who won the Large Hill World title at Trondheim 2025, trailed by just 3.6 points at the halfway stage, before the history-making 254.5m leap, which beat Stefan Kraft’s previous mark of 253.5, set in March 2017.

It gave Prevc a chance of victory on the day, but officials soon responded and moved Lanisek down a gate, which meant he required ‘just’ 239.5m to win, which he eased to, with 241.5m.

While proud of his achievements he was quick to pay tribute to his team-mate.

“Hats off to Domen, I told him afterwards he is crazy and he is, but an official world record that’s incredible,” Lanisek told FIS.

Prevc continued; “I’m still shaking right now, really amazing.

“I feel like I’m reading a book, or watching a movie and seeing this character do it, so I can’t quite believe it, but I felt I could do anything after the take off and it was just perfect.”

Lanisek, who won for the first time this season last weekend in Lahti, secured the first Ski Flying World Cup win of his career with a combined score of 482.1 pts, as Prevc on 475.00 placed second and Andreas Wellinger (GER) completing the top-three with 455.8.

While Prevc was denied victory in the individual World Cup, he was able to add the ‘Planica 7’ title to his achievements on a world record breaking day.

The Slovenian claimed the award, given to the athlete who achieves the highest points score across seven jumps in individual and team contests during the four days in Planica, with a total of 1617.7 points.

Over 17,000 fans were packed into the HS240 Ski Flying Hill venue and after watching the action unfold the majority of the crowd remained to celebrate the achievements of not only the host nation athletes, but also the winners of other seasonal contests. 

Daniel Tschofenig was finally able to get his hands on the Crystal Globe, his reward for topping the overall standings after eight victories, with fellow Austrian’s Jan Hoerl and Stefan Kraft second and third respectively.

Austria was unsurprisingly also the winner of the Nations Cup, ahead of Germany and Norway.

In addition to the ‘Planica 7’ title, Prevc also collected the small Crystal Globe, for the athlete with the highest overall points from Ski Flying contests during the season.

“I’m speechless, what a competition, it couldn’t have ended better,” said four-time World medalist turned commentator and analyst Jernej Damjan (SLO)

“Lanisek winning for the first time in front of home fans and a world record that everyone was hoping for and if anyone could do it, it was Domen and he did it on the very last chance.

“It has been a great season, one of the most interesting I can remember in history.”

The final stop of the 2024/25 World Cup tour also saw the end of Michael Hayboeck’s competitive career with the eight-time World championship medalist given the opportunity to deliver one last leap after the conclusion of the opening round. 

The 34-year-old, who also claimed Olympic silver as part of the Austrian men’s team line-up at Sochi 2024 achieved 230.5m in his ‘demonstration’ jump.

Despite the fact many of his team-mates were still due to compete in the second round, they gathered at the bottom of the hill to ensure he was honored, by tradition, with a thorough soaking in champaign.

“I’ve been thinking about the decision for a long time, but I’m finally I got to the point where I know it’s the decision that makes me happy to end my career on the point where I’m healthy, still competitive and especially with a small son at home it makes the decision a bit easier,” Hayboeck told FIS. 

“My favorite jump? Maybe the hill record (at Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup in January 2025) was a really special one and a great one to jump a new hill record with telemark (landing), 145m.. that was a really great one,

“I think the best jump of my career, first round in Ski Flying World Championships in Planica (2020), where I managed my personal best of 245.5m, that was a really great one.”