Planica Ski poster Yugoslavia skiing print – Sergei Pavlin

World famous Planica Ski Jumping venue

The Planica Ski Jumping Championships in Jugoslavija are always a highly anticipated event. The International event was first held in 1934 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia).

Planica is a world-famous ski jumping venue. The first ski jump hill was constructed in 1930 at the slope of Mount Ponca. The Bloudek Giant, which later gave rise to ski flying, was completed in 1934. The first ski jump over 100 metres (330 ft) in history was achieved at the hill in 1936 by German jumper Hermann Spahn. Today, At the time Planica had largest ski flying hill in the world. The resort has hosted numerous world records and competitions. Every year, thousands of spectators flock to Planica to watch the world’s best skiers take flight.

Planica Ski poster by Sergei Pavlin

For the 1957 Planica Ski flying week international competition, the artist Sergei Pavlin was commissioned to create a poster to advertise the event. The result was this bold eye-catching design depicting a vibrant crowd of spectators and competitors with skis all looking up to a ski jumper flying high against the blue sky. It captures the excitement and dynamism of winter sports. The addition of snow falling gives the scene an added dimension.

Planica Ski Championships 1957

Planica 1957 international ski flying competition was held on 9 and 10 March. It was a huge event. Over the course of four days, 30,000 people from all over the world gathered to watch the event. German athlete Helmut Recknagel was the star of the show, dominating all four days of competition and setting two new hill records. The crowd was absolutely ecstatic and they showed their support for Recknagel throughout the entire event.

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and frame for a great price.