Saturday, March 19, 2016

Team competition in Planica – Poles in fifth place after the first series – Interia

Maciej Kot, Andrew groaned, Stefan Hula and Kamil Stoch jumped over 200 meters. Poland is in fifth place after the first round of the World Cup team competition in Planica. This leads Norway.

Kamil Stoch in Planica

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At the start of the last team competition this season World Cup stood eight teams, including “White-red”. With a beautiful, sunny weather, the best pilots of the world watched tens of thousands of spectators.

jumping as the first of our Maciej Kot made a beautiful flight for 222 meters, breaking the record in life and making Polish fans appetites for successful competition . Moments later, Austrian Stefan Kraft landed about four meters away and gave his team the lead. The second was Slovenia (225 m Yuri Tepesza), third Norway (223 m Daniel Andre Tandego), and the fourth – Poland.

On the occasion stood as Andrew groaned. The young Pole flew high and far, landing even further from Kota, at 222.5 m. This was the second distance in the queue. Farthest until the 234 meter glided Norwegian Anders Fannemel. “White-red” maintained fourth place, but approached to Slovenia and Austria.

Long for his attempt had to wait Stefan Hula, because mammoth in Planica began to blow harder. Our jumper also easily exceeded the 200 meters, landing on 208 meter. Letalnicy fans did not disappoint Robert Kranjec, landing on 231.5 m. About half meter better was the Norwegian Kenneth Gangnes. Norwegians were still in the lead, but Slovenia ahead of the Austrians. Hula maintained fourth place for Polish.

Also Kamil Stoch did not disappoint the fans, jumping 213 meters. 235.5 m jumped Austrian Michael Hayboeck, about five meters closer landed Germany’s Richard Freitag and 229, 5 m obtained Slovenian Peter Prevc. This time it went worse Norwegians. 209 m jumped Johann Andre Forfarg, but Norway kept the lead at the halfway point. Poland fell to fifth place.



The results of the first series:

Kranjec best. 242 meters Prevc. Video / © 2016 The Associated Press

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