World Cup in Kuopio: Norwegian dominance in the team competition, sixth Poles – Onet.pl

 
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  Johann Andre Forfang
 
 
 

jumpers competed last weekend in Lahti which were to be held three World Cup competitions. All this was a rehearsal for the World Cup in Nordic, which next year will take place precisely in this Finnish city. In addition to the athletes they competed as swindlers and runners.

Trying jumpers not fared too impressive. First, no major problems were able to play Friday’s contest, which was a substitute for competition in Kuusamo canceled in November. On Saturday, they failed to play team competition. On Sunday the individual competition could be carried out, but before it was moved to a smaller jump. Throughout the contest raged, however, the wind, which meant that it was hard for equal conditions for all participants.

Friday’s contest won by Michael Hayboeck. The Austrian also triumphed on Sunday. In Sunday’s competition chances for a great result had Dawid Kubacki, who after the first round was fourth, but finally took eleventh place. Worry can form Kamil Stoch. The leader of our team on Friday was the third of ten, and on Sunday failed to qualify for the competition. The next day the team moved to Kuopio, where on Tuesday he had held individual competition. The day before scheduled training and qualifications.

Training Jurij Tepes won. Slovenia jumped 131.5 meters. Two and a half meters closer landed Norwegian Kenneth Gangnes. In third place was classified his compatriot Daniel-Andre Tande. The best Polish was Muranka Clement, who took sixth place. Right behind him was Andrew groaned. Well did a Peter also conductor and Stefan Hula, who were classified at the beginning of the second decade. Slightly less it went to David Kubacki, who finished 22nd. About his jump training will want to forget, in turn, Kamil Stoch. The leader of our staff fell to 63 meter and took the last place. Qualifications won Kamil Stoch, who by 0.9 point ahead classified together on the second Taku Takeuchi from Japan and Jurij Tepes from Slovenia. Among the top ten longest jump Norwegian Johann Andre Forfang, which landed on the 131 meter. The top ten qualification there was room for five Poles. The worst went Andrzej groaned, who was 22.

After Sunday’s contest judges decided that the Monday will also be a team competition as a replacement for the canceled Saturday’s contest. The Polish staff were Peter conductor, Stefan Hula, Dawid Kubacki and Andrew groaned. Kamil Stoch and Clement Muranka could rest before Tuesday’s competition.

The first Poles in the team competition was Andrew Stekala . However, he broke his stroke in very difficult conditions. 100.5 subway our representative shattered dreams of a podium. After the first group of our team occupied the eighth place. In the lead were the Norwegians, who have 6.7 points ahead of the Germans. In third place was classified Japanese. In the meantime, we had a ten-minute break due to technical problems. In the second group in our team he jumped Piotr vein. He landed on the 126 meter, also got a very good note. It all made our team moved up to seventh place and has significantly reduced the losses to the leading teams. The lead maintained the Norwegians, who were ahead of Germans and Czechs.

A third of Poles Dawid Kubacki. Our representative jumped 121.5 meters, which made it possible to catch up with the Czechs. White-Reds drew level on points with our southern neighbors. Our team was promoted again, moving up to sixth place. Norwegians still led the Germans and Slovenians. The last of the Poles in the first series was Stefan Hula. 124.5 meter meant that we lost the competition with the Czech Republic and fell to seventh place. The best were the Norwegians, who are probably heading for victory. Their advantage over the Germans was more than 30 points. In third place were Slovenians.

Jump in the second series began Andrzej groaning. He jumped much further than in the first series. 116.5 meter allowed to overtake the Czechs and the Poles promoted to sixth place. Invariably led the Norwegians, who are ahead of the Germans and the Japanese. Slightly less also he wrote Piotr vein. 122 meters did not allow the Poles to maintain the lead over the Czech Republic and to our southern neighbors were higher in the standings. Norwegians expanded the advantage over Germany to more than 40 points. In third place with a loss of more than 50 points the Germans were Slovenians.

Again, a good jump gave Dawid Kubacki. Pole flew 123.5 meters and helped once again ahead of the Czechs and advance to sixth. On the third place jumped the Japanese, who are ahead of the Slovenians. The first two points were unchanged. Norwegians have a huge advantage over the Germans, who in turn had a very large advantage over the rest rate. The last of the Poles, Stefan Hula, jumped 121 meters and maintained the advantage the Poles over the Czech Republic.

The whole competition won Norwegians, who had a 54.4 point advantage over Germany. The third Japanese rivals have lost more than 67 points. Apart from the podium were Austrians and Slovenians. For the Poles, who took sixth place, still classified Czechs, Finns and Koreans.