Pole return to the form he was truly express. A few weeks ago, he lay in a hospital bed after surgery of the ankle, and yesterday a little run to climbed up on the podium. In the first completed their competition this season!
The two-time Olympic champion lost the first weeks of the injury. Yesterday I took the best place in the Polish squad this season. So far, the greatest achievement of the players Lukasz Kruczek Peter was 10th in Nizhny Tagil Veins in Russia.
– Jumping Kamila are still cautious, it must be “wskakać”. Every day will feel better and more confident, and will begin to accelerate. For now, we observe it closely, because I have not finished rehabilitation – Kruczek said after qualifying in Oberstdorf, but yesterday this a few weeks break in starts was not at all visible. Pole jumped very well and even kept a realistic chance of winning the TCS. After the first contest is 17 points behind the leading Kraft. Last year, after losing to the leader Oberstdorf 29.9 points.
The competition in Oberstdorf were to be held on Sunday, but after nearly three hours, it was postponed to Monday because of the strong wind. Yesterday, the decision to postpone the contest explained Walter Hofer, director of the World Cup.
TALK Walter Hofer, head of the World Cup
RADOSŁAW LENIARSKI: In Poland, a judge that the safety of athletes no longer a priority for the competition …
WALTER HOFER: Let write to the authorities of the international ski federation (FIS). Has the right to do so. We are constantly working to improve the safety of jumpers. Still it is not a safe sport. Still risky. But over the past 20 years have shown that improving step by step system that provides maximum safety. We have come to this, that the jumps are still the safest winter sport is with us the least accidents.
But when the player releases the beam downward at a speed of 100 km per hour, no system already does not help. It is a pity that on Sunday failed to finish the event. We stopped the competition in Oberstdorf the first time in history.
What was the biggest problem Sunday?
– It was necessary to coordinate seven, eight factors, different groups of people and teams in a short time. We wanted to playing the competition, but safely. And somewhere there are still sporting values such as fair or competition results. Just do not we have it all together.
before Sunday’s contest really believed you think it will end successfully?
– That’s what I thought. Computer weather models showed that around Oberstdorf are good conditions for competitions. None of them showed poor wind conditions at the hill. It was just a very local weather situation, limited to a small area around the object.
But what models? I was at the top of the hill, I entered the elevator. It was windy as hell.
– That’s what I’m saying. Around Oberstdorf cichło, wind power fell, and here on the hill grew. It was snowing heavily at first, then less. Normally, when it stops snowing, wind power is falling, but not on Sunday.
I saw the body language of the coaches on the platform. It seemed that they were not satisfied that the competition is pulled behind the ears. What do you do in such cases?
– First, make sure that players have everything that you need in order to warm up before you jump a few times. You have to feel how much they are able to withstand. We try to be sensitive to the moods coaches and players. It turned out that the jumpers were more prepared for such a competition than we do. Until the very end we had no signals from the coaches or athletes that we should stop the competition.
But there were no talks with representatives of the teams. How do you know about their opinions, feelings?
– do not ask specific players or coaches. But we know the general impression. We are on the platform of their human coaching, assistant television crew. And he listens to what the coaches say whether we should continue or not, and gives us the information. Also consult with Miran Tepeš [Deputy Hofer] and another judge on the bottom, at the control station equipment which is in contact with the players after jumping. Only when the entire mosaic złożymy opinion, make a decision. At the end we came out OK, it makes no sense to pull the competition.
You made the final decision?
– Yes, and I have no problem with that.
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