▁Norwegian ▁qual ification ▁events . ▁World ▁record ▁holder ▁N els ▁N elsen ▁from ▁Canada ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁particip ate ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁problems . ▁Japan ▁participated ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁ski ▁jump ing ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁also ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁country ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁jump , ▁three ▁Norweg ians ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁lead . ▁A ▁ 4 0 - min ute ▁discussion ▁er upt ed ▁regarding ▁the ▁speed , ▁with ▁Central ▁European ▁jump ers ▁wanting ▁it ▁increased . ▁This ▁was ▁comp lied ▁with ▁by ▁the ▁j ury , ▁resulting ▁in ▁falls ▁by ▁several ▁favor ites , ▁including ▁the ▁most ▁vocal ▁speed ▁increase ▁pro ponents , ▁G ér ard ▁V u ille um ier ▁and ▁Bruno ▁Tro j ani . ▁Anders en ▁and ▁Ru ud ▁won ▁by ▁reducing ▁their ▁speed ▁on ▁the ▁in - run . ▁ ▁Ven ue ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Olymp ias chan ze , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Bad . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁first ▁ski ▁jump ing ▁hill , ▁Jul iers chan ze , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁large ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁Olympic ▁tournament s , ▁forcing ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁larger ▁ven ue . ▁Const ruction ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁the ▁ven ue ▁in ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Olymp ias chan ze ▁had ▁a ▁size ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁crowd