“You have to send them to Czêstochowa.” Director P¦ joked with Ma³ysz about Polish jumpers.

On Friday, only 47 jumpers appeared in the unfinished first training series. The rest of the competition program was canceled due to too strong gusts of wind. .

Pertile explains the changes in the program in Zakopane. “We want to be fair”

– It would be impossible to play anything, today jumping with time has become impossible – the director of the World Cup told journalists. The gusts were even 5-6 meters per second when the rest of the activities scheduled for Friday were canceled.

The priority for the activists is to play two training series on Saturday with the participation of all players. Why? – The competition in Zakopane is the last for the team before announcing the squad for the Olympic Games. We want to give them the opportunity to check the players in as many series as possible. It is very important to us, we want to be fair – explained the Italian.

What about the conditions in the following days? – They are supposed to be better, these are the forecasts. There should be good jumping conditions on Saturday, and good jumping conditions on Sunday. They are supposed to get better every day, ”pointed out Pertile.

“You must send them to Częstochowa before the Games, to Jasna Góra Monastery”

Sandro Pertile also referred to the difficult situation of Polish jumpers at the start of the competition in Zakopane. Due to an ankle injury, he will not take part in competitions, and after a positive test for coronavirus, Dawid Kubacki also dropped out. After the negative results on Friday, it was possible to bring back the originally withdrawn Paweł Wąska and confirm the performance of Jakub Wolny. All this, of course, in the still difficult atmosphere related to the weaker disposition of the players.

– This season is demanding, it is a real challenge with all the difficulties for Polish jumpers. I was upstairs with Adam Małysz and I joked: You have to send them to Częstochowa before the Olympics, to Jasna Góra – Pertile laughed. – But I am sure that you can get back into good shape and the jumpers will still be an important part of the fight in the forefront in Beijing – added the activist.

New weekend plan during the World Cup in Zakopane:

Saturday, January 15:

• 13:30 – official training (2 series)
• 16:00 – team competition

Sunday, January 16:

• 14:30 – qualifications
• 16:00 – individual competition

Report from all jumps during the World Cup in Zakopane on Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application.