Great vid. Remembering this event. I was an eleven year old boy and watched it on TV. Wachted his victory in Bischofshofen in the late eighties. He was on of the best US ski jumpers. Saw him live in Garmisch and Oberstdorf. I´m not sure, but I think he had a bad crash on the large hill in Oberstdorf.
Wow! The owner of this account is real Mike Holland? Cool! I love ski jumping and i love old videos of ski jumping, great to see this. Fantastic jump, if i reckon, the first over 185 m. Americans always were good on flying hills, if i reckon Alan Alborn flew over 220 m once... Good luck to you and US ski jumping! Greetings from Poland.
Great video....made all of us ski jumpers who never made it to Mikes level so proud...looked like Mike had every reason to bail out of this jump but willed himself to the bottom of Planica that day. A real triumph for Mike in a sport which gets little or no support in the US. Oh to be able to fly 600+ feet!!!! Rich Oas Munising,MI
@InnexTech Hi Mike. If it's really you, i think you're the greatest american skijumper i've ever seen :) And I'm from Poland, so you know, we have Adam Małysz :)
Great vid. Remembering this event. I was an eleven year old boy and watched it on TV. Wachted his victory in Bischofshofen in the late eighties. He was on of the best US ski jumpers. Saw him live in Garmisch and Oberstdorf. I´m not sure, but I think he had a bad crash on the large hill in Oberstdorf.
Sensenbernd 1 month ago
still flying at 50 mike got love it.
nice skis too
ace
ace007156 2 months ago
Wow! The owner of this account is real Mike Holland? Cool! I love ski jumping and i love old videos of ski jumping, great to see this. Fantastic jump, if i reckon, the first over 185 m. Americans always were good on flying hills, if i reckon Alan Alborn flew over 220 m once... Good luck to you and US ski jumping! Greetings from Poland.
nuncjusz1 11 months ago
Hi Currsedd,
Matti also set a word record on this day. Mike Holland's world record only lasted for half an hour.
InnexTech 1 year ago
I thought Matti jumped 191m in the same competition? Correct me if i'm wrong but i've seen Matti jump 191m in '85
Currsedd 1 year ago
It was Yugoslavia then!
InnexTech 1 year ago
not yugoslavia SLOVENIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MasterOfGaimz 1 year ago
Mike pretty nice man! That is awesome really nice style! Miska
MrMizka 1 year ago
Sick jump Mike. That was awesome. I've never been into this sport until this 2010 Winter Olympics.
Trokair 2 years ago
Great video....made all of us ski jumpers who never made it to Mikes level so proud...looked like Mike had every reason to bail out of this jump but willed himself to the bottom of Planica that day. A real triumph for Mike in a sport which gets little or no support in the US. Oh to be able to fly 600+ feet!!!! Rich Oas Munising,MI
rsoski1969 2 years ago
Fantastic video !!!
JakubJiroutek 2 years ago
Katinka,
Are you on facebook?
Mike
InnexTech 2 years ago
oh what a great surprice!!!!!!!!!! :-)
i was there......
regards from the german girl which ALWAYS been at the hills :-)
saksalainenrakkaus 2 years ago
Hi German girl,
Nice to hear from you.
-Mike Holland
InnexTech 2 years ago
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saksalainenrakkaus 2 years ago
Mike,
I grew up jumping in Lake Placid and remember watching this when it first aired. It was great to see it again.
Scott Colby
scolby22 2 years ago
Hey Mike,
You look awesome!!!!!
David
nordicgirl777 2 years ago
Mike you are an inspiration!
nordicgirl777 2 years ago
It is interesting to see this again, and also to see the difference between the style then (parallel skis) and the modern V-style.
kaols72 2 years ago
Hey Learjetguy,
Who are you?
I'm Mike Holland. I just put up this abbreviated video to show my family.
You have watched over 5,000 YouTube videos?
Mike
InnexTech 3 years ago
@InnexTech Hi Mike. If it's really you, i think you're the greatest american skijumper i've ever seen :) And I'm from Poland, so you know, we have Adam Małysz :)
ohjehro 1 year ago
been looking for this forever aswell, to bad Matt`s jump cut off. :(
learjetguy 3 years ago
thats awesome i have been looking for this video for ever
fly2kdw 3 years ago
Hey Fly2kdw,
Who are you?
Mike Holland :-)
InnexTech 3 years ago