finished seventh in Sunday’s jumping competition in . The best of the Poles won the qualifications and was great in the second series, thanks to which he scored a big promotion from 13th place. But in the first round, Kubacki had a much weaker jump. And because of this slip-up he again lost points in the general classification to . The leader of the World Cup has already won the 10th competition this winter. And he increased his advantage over our runner-up from 229 to 293 points.
Kubacki is unstable, Żyła is unstable, Stoch is resting, Wąsek is lost
Some of the losses Kubacki could make up for in a week. Granerud will not go to Rasnov. There, on the last weekend before the World Championships, there will be only one individual competition. But if you want to fight for the Crystal Globe, you probably can’t pass up the opportunity to score 100 points. However, the coach decided that it was more important than looking for such prey to find time for quiet training and to stabilize the jumps of those players he would take to the world championships.
The first competition for medals in Planica on February 22. And problems with the form – although each of them are different – have both Kubacki and Kamil Stoch, who is no longer present in Lake Placid, and Paweł W±sek. Aleksander Zniszczol looks best at his level. According to Thurnbichler’s declaration, none of these will appear in . They will all probably train in Zakopane.
Małysz would build Kubacki’s confidence. But Malysz doesn’t decide
The president of the Polish Ski Association was a guest of TVN during the Sunday competition in Lake Placid. And on the air of this station he said that in his opinion it would be better if Kubacki appeared in Rasnov.
– Dawid jumps well, in Rasnov he could win, and the victory could give him more confidence – explains Ma³ysz in an interview with Sport.pl. “But I said right away that it’s up to the coach to decide. If I had to decide, Dawid would start in Rasnov, but I emphasize that the coach decides – concludes Małysz.
One of the best jumpers in history also tells us that he personally would consider sending to Rasnov as well. “I would decide after the training he has this week. For the last week, Kamil did not jump [nie pojechał do USA, żeby odpocząć po słabych startach w Willingen, gdzie był 25. i 51.], but sometimes when the head resets, it’s already 80 percent. success, says Malysz. However, the president of PZN once again emphasizes that these are only his thoughts, and decisions are made by coach Thurnbichler.
Source: Sport.PL

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