Five Polish jumpers were promoted to the individual competition on Tuesday at the Bergisel hill in Innsbruck. Kamil Stoch, the winner of the entire TCS from last year, was missing among them. After only 114 meters, he was only 59th.
Stoch was eliminated in qualifying. “The coaches said they know what’s wrong. But nothing is back to normal.”
After the second training we asked Adam Ma³ysz about the issue of weak jumps. Watching the rehearsal, the former excellent jumper pointed out that the skis collide with the competitor just outside the threshold – this problem causes Stoch to skew so much in flight, even to break his figure in the air.
– We saw what happened. Yesterday the coaches told me that they had arranged Kamil. He said he was glad that it should be better, that he felt it and knows what the problem is. Unfortunately, it was not visible on the hill – commented Stoch’s performance after qualifying Ma³ysz. – We’ll see what the coaches decide. We, as a union, gave our opinion somewhere, but it was obvious that something was missing all the time – added Małysz.
Malysz: A decent crap and a plan is needed
– Kamil needs training in my opinion so that he can make a few stable jumps. It’s hard to say if a few jumps between competitions, e.g. in Seefeld, would do anything. You just have to jump into the technique, feel the appropriate inrun position and use it in flight. We can see that Kamil is very tired. It’s not surprising him that he doesn’t know, he’s a bit confused and only hopes the coaches know what’s wrong. And it resulted from our earlier conversations: that the coaches know, but we know that nothing has returned to normal and it is still the same as from the beginning of the Four Hills Tournament – said Małysz.
– It is the competitor who must indicate that he wants to go somewhere outside the competition, train. He must feel that he wants to do it: make a dozen or so jumps, focus on mistakes and even get tired, because sometimes this is also the point. The guys went to Ramsau earlier and made a dozen or so jumps. I laughed a bit about it, because there were times when I gave up so much in one day. In my opinion, a more in-depth decision was needed. The trainer also plays an important role here. He must shake his hand at times and say: we do this and so. A decent crap and a plan is needed – he explained.
And he referred to an example from his career. – Do you remember when it was with me and Łukasz Kruczek. Once at the 4-Hills-Tournament it was bad and I said: I’m going to Hannu Lepistoe. It was not an easy decision, but I made it. I knew Łukasz was a nice specialist, but in my case it was primarily a colleague. He couldn’t hit the table with his fist and say what was wrong with him. Hannu always placed me in a vertical position when there was a need. Often very tight to the vertical. But he was also a man who understood my arguments and I could explain a lot to him – quoted Małysz.
Consultation with an external trainer. Malysz doesn’t say “no”
Is there a Lepistoe equivalent for Kamil Stoch? – I was asked if any consultation with an outside coach would be advisable. I said it was possible. It is like this: if the staff and the players stay together a lot, and this is the case with our team, then some mistakes may not be seen and not be eliminated. Then they intensify. I am just going to quote the words of Jan Szturc, who was at one of the trainings and said: “Man, they all drive differently”. It already made me think, maybe it should also tell the coaches something. I know that they don’t want bad for anyone and they try. They want to do it in the best possible way and they do everything to do it, but sometimes you have to help yourself – said Małysz.
When asked specifically about the Szturc, he replied that the staff should be open to different opinions. – We shouldn’t shut up. Here, when I talk to other trainers, how it works in other countries, I hear that consultations or the presence of trainers from clubs during training are allowed. It is not terrible that a player who does not make it in the World Cup comes back for a moment to someone who knows him very well. It is known that there are not many of them with us, but if these trainings were shared and other trainers were allowed to do what was going on, it might have looked a bit different – he argued.
What about Stoch’s start later in TCS? “We want to see some plan after the coaches”
– In the staff at the moment I do not see much sympathy for my opinions, but I also do not have much pissing off on their part. I have already told them that, unfortunately, I am their boss and I have to express my opinion. I point them out again to think about some things, but they don’t get it. In this case, the media remains the only message. I want to express my opinion, I am not ashamed of it and I never withdraw from my words – said Małysz.
What is the issue of possible next decisions of the union and the Polish staff? – I see it in such a way that in the case of Kamil a trip to Bischofshofen does not make much sense – says Małysz. – I will not scream because I am hoarse. But seriously: I feel sorry for these guys. It’s not that they jump especially badly, I know. But we want to see some plan after the coaches. Something must be done. I haven’t talked to them about it yet, but I’m going to. The month before the Olympics is still a lot of time to change something – he assured.
We haven’t known the official decision yet and we still don’t know when it can be expected. Stoch wanted to talk to the coaches first, and they will probably want to consult their decision with the members of the Polish Football Association.
Tuesday’s individual competition in Innsbruck, in which Dawid Kubacki, Jakub Wolny, Andrzej Stękała, Piotr Żyła and Paweł Wąsek will perform, will start at 1.30 pm, and the trial series an hour and a half earlier. Live coverage on Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application. The competition can be watched on TVN, Eurosport and Player.
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