Jumping World Cup – competitions in Engelberg threat – Interia

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This weekend in the Swiss Engelberg will host two World Cup competitions in ski jumping. It is not known whether it can carry trades, because the organizers have problems with snow. Last season they dominated the Poles – Jan Ziobro won Kamil Stoch and which this year runs out at the start.

Serious problems with aura are the organizers. Despite the fact that in place already checked in most teams, it is still unclear whether scheduled for Saturday and Sunday competitions will play out. On the hill Gross-Titlis-Schanze organizers are increasingly challenged with snow.

The air temperature during the day comes to plus 8 deg. C, it rains. Only on Friday morning, the organizers after the inspection object decide whether it will be possible to carry out training and qualifications.

Rib December 21, 2013 won the first and only Cup victory yet. Second place went to Stoch and became the leader of the general classification cycle. A day later, on top of the podium Stoch. It was a Polish weekend, the repetition of this year, not only because of absenteeism Stoch, will be rather unrealistic.

The mood of the Polish team before the competition in Engelberg are quite somber. The double Olympic champion from Sochi still undergoing rehabilitation after ankle surgery and this season has not yet appeared on the hill. The rest of “White-red” present poor form and write down a lot worse than this time last year.

In the overall World Cup competitions after eight players the best coach Lukasz Kruczek is Piotr Zyla – with the acquis 81 20. Section takes place. Only 42. Rib and 45. Clement Muranka. Norwegian Anders leads Fannemel – 430 points.

This year’s competition in Engelberg may improve the mood of fans. President of the Polish Ski Association announces breakthrough Tajner Apollonius.

“Jumping Training in Zakopane give rise to positive thinking. In my opinion, a breakthrough should already be in Engelberg, if only because there are great similarities of the two objects, and today already jumped,” their “,” – said after watching Tajner Wednesday’s activities on the Great Krokiew staff.

Also, the Tatra Ski Association president Andrew Kozak optimistic form kadrowiczów assessed after training on Krokiew.

“It seems to me that the trainers have found the cause and are now trying to eliminate them. Well, they were able to prepare well Zakopane object, so you can safely train, “- noted Kozak.

The competition in Switzerland in the Polish national team experience: Vein, Ribs, Muranka, Dawid Kubacki, Alexander Zniszczol Stefan Hula and Bartholomew Kłusek.

The competition in Engelberg:

Friday, December 19

11.30 – Official Training (2 series)

13.30 – Qualifications

Saturday, December 20

13.45 – a series of trial

14.45 – the first series of competition

Sunday, December 21

12.45 – Qualifications

14.15 – the first series of competition