It was 1996 years. In Poland took only fourth final of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, cinemas entered the cult film “Young Wolves”, the channel Eurosport Poland infancy, Wislawa Szymborska received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Bartosz Kapustki candidate to play the Polish national team for Euro 2016 is not yet the world.
In Norway, while March 17 was played last World Cup competition in 1995/1996 ski jumping in Oslo. His last jump indulged idol Adam Malysz – Jens Weissflog. The competition next galaxy of celebrities attended two Poles: said Malysz and Wojciech Skupień.
The latter did not go too well, he was 31st place. What else jumper from the Vistula. In the first series he gained 106.5 m and has held fifth position. In theory, a good position to attack, but the gap to the leading of the famous Japanese Masahiko Harada was up 22.7 points. For occupying the lowest place on the podium Weissflog its fans lost 9.9 points.
In the photo, Adam Malysz and Thomas Zimoch, commentator, journalist, radio Ones (Fig. Archive Thomas Zimoch)
In the second round of the 18-year-old Polish, however, he gave a phenomenal jump. 121.5 m on the hill at the design of the (then) 110 meters it was Outclassed. Małyszowi remained waiting at the bottom of what competitors do. And they were rivals not just what kind. In addition to the Harada and Weissflog yet legendary Janne Ahonen and brilliant Andreas Goldberger.
When closer Adam jumped from Austria and Germany it was known that the Pole has some podium. After a while, your jump broke Ahonen, but the advantage Harada seemed too large. And yet! Distance 106 meters was not enough to overcome wiślanina. The first career victory became a reality. What Malysz remember from that day?
– A lot. First of all, I liked the steep, short threshold. So I am very responsible considering my dynamics. Strong reflection and very low position after its passage. The current object is different, it has been modernized. Conditions to jump then were good, and the victory surprised me, especially in the ensemble rate. On the podium stood still Finland’s Janne Ahonen and Japanese Masahiko Harada. The sixth was my idol Jens Weissflog. That day Germany officially retired, and Austrian Andreas Goldberger receive a prize for winning the overall World Cup – he says.
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It was the culmination of a career Weissflog, but also a successful season in the implementation Pole. In total, he stood on the podium four competitions, and amassed 751 points in the overall standings finished seventh. As the third representative of the Polish Stanislaw Bobaku and Peter Fijasie he joined the winners of the World Cup competition.
The following season, Adam Malysz won two World Cup events, and in the general classification was 10th. Then came the crisis, however. For three years, he could not even once on the podium, and the mere qualification for the second round contest was a success.
reborn in season 200/2001 when the first outclassed rivals in the prestigious Four Hills tournament, then won the crystal globe for victory in the overall World Cup. The country broke “małyszomania.” Would look at jumping competitions were described as “watching Malysz”, which, in turn, the next two years dominated the hills around the world. He ended his career in 2011. In its course he won four Olympic medals (3 silver, 1 bronze), to date, is also the most successful athlete in the history of the individual competitions, World Championships (6 medals, including four gold). Four also won the crystal globe.
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After standing aside Ski tries his hand as a rally driver. – In his youth he was going to even go to school car. In 2006, I bought a jeep and as soon as I could, to the hills and sands darted. But in my wildest dreams I did not take into account that it will take part in the world’s toughest off-road rally, or Dakar. My passion has evolved into a profession that I make with pleasure. I do not know yet how it will look this season, I’m under a variety of arrangements, but my priority has not changed – I aim to dakarowe podium. This event drew me so much that now I can not imagine that I could not start it. If even gets butt more than you would expect, it wants to repeat the competition – said Malysz.
His name, however, still appears in the world of ski jumping. World class every year competes in the Vistula River on the hill to them. Adam Malysz.
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