In fact, no one quite knows why the start of the season again for Poles does not look good. All the preparations have been carried out according to plan. Players for nothing complained. There was no injury.
Objects, which struggles are played in the World Cup in November and December, however, specific. Some of our athletes just do not feel comfortable in Finland Ruka, Lillehammer or Klingenthal in Germany. In addition, often the problem is an appropriate number of jumps in winter conditions.
All Poles, therefore, waiting for the magic Engelberg, which again put on the agenda before Christmas.
Two years ago White-Reds conquered the hill at the foot of the Titlis glacier. Quite unexpectedly went competitions Jan Ziobro. Then still unknown player from Spytkowice in style won the first competition, and a day later he was third. In the second competition the best was Kamil Stoch, who earlier took second place. It was the best weekend of Poles in World Cup history.
A year ago our jumpers to Engelberg went without the injured Kamil Stoch. In his absence in the first competition points won three players Lukasz Kruczek. Best was absent now Ziobro (20th place). A day later the best thirties was only a conductor (15). There was no breakthrough. There was drama and look for the causes of unsuccessful starts. Posada Kruczek hung in the balance. It seemed that the coach will lose their jobs even before the Four Hills Tournament. That did not happen, and then came the bronze medal at the World Championships in the Swedish Falun.
Now all counts, that, like two years ago start on an object with point K-125 will be the beginning of a classic series that will last until the end of the season.
The conditions are. The hill Gross-Titlis-Schanze is the most fruitful in the success of Poles after the Great Krokiew. In the Swiss town of our athletes on the podium as many as 11 times. Adam Malysz won once, finished second once and third three times. Stoch recorded one win and three second places. Ziobro was the first and the third.
What is the reason for such good results in Engelberg? Profile hill. It is not the newest, and thus very similar to that in Zakopane.
Before struggles in Switzerland Poles usually they exercise more just under Giewontem. Almost immediately they come to the Alps and it helps them. Now before competitions also trained staff on the Great Krokiew. On Wednesday, everyone gave a few strokes. Attempts were apparently really successful.
– Why this hill more lies our players? Because really it is similar to the Great Krokiew, and in addition generally been coming here for the peaceful struggle of training on snow – says Eurosport.Onet.pl coach Maciej Maciusiak D personnel.
– approach and hopes before these competitions are the same as always. We want players jumping training postponed to struggle for points. Nothing more. We know that when this happens the results will come like we want. As for the breakthrough, I think, that he had already occurred recently in the Russian Nizhny Tagil. Now the point is that our patients had fun jumps and enjoyed it struggles compete in World Cups. When it comes to our rookie, so Andrew groaned, then I think that with very good jumping afford a bulleted place – added the coach, who is with the team in Engelberg.
On Friday held qualifications. With seven groups of Poles to compete in Saturday promoted the contest received six of our players. The second was Stoch. The promotion not only went to Maciej Kot.
In addition to the main struggle of our time Olympic champion also we see Stefan Hula Piotr vein, Clement Muranka David Kubacki and Andrew groaned. The latter jumped to the second session until 130.5 meters. In the qualifying competition he did not go quite as well. World Cup debutant 20-year-old received only 115.5 meters, but gave him a promotion from the penultimate place.
Start broadcast on Saturday at 14.15 on Eurosport 1.
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