On 17 March 1994, during the 1994 Ski Flying World Championships, Martin Höllwarth set a new world record at as a test jumper. Austrian ski jumper Andreas Goldberger landed at , making the first jump over 200 metres; however, he touched the snow with his hands, and the jump was counted as invalid. Just a few minutes later, Finnish ski jumper Toni Nieminen landed on his feet at and officially became the first man in history who jumped over 200 metres.