Polish jumpers will not be successful last weekend in Zakopane. In the team competition, they took only sixth place, running away from the Russians almost to the end. In Sunday’s individual competition, only three players advanced to the second round, and in the end, Piotr ya was the highest, who was only 17.
A jumping trainer sharply about Polish jumpers. “It will be hellishly difficult to reach the podium”
It was hard to expect successes, because the Polish team has been doing poorly since the beginning of the season. The fans, however, hoped that the “magic” of Wielka Krokiew would work. Here our players often found their form, or at least during this one weekend they jumped better. Now it has turned out differently, because it did not go unnoticed by experts.
– Unfortunately, after the World Cup weekend there are no positives. The only comforting fact is that Paweł Wąsek shows a stable form, but it is rather jumping at the level of the third ten. From the beginning of the season, we see a misery by our players. We received assurances from the training staff and the president of PZN that it would be better, but there was no improvement – assessed in an interview with Kazimierz Długopolski, a two-time Olympian and coach.
Before the Olympics, five jumpers called by Doleżal (Stoch, Kubacki, Żyła, Wąsek and Hula) will not take part in the World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt. This one is coming this weekend. This group is to use this time for training. According to Długopolski, it was possible to choose a different solution in the form of trainings without staff coaches.
– Already after the first period of the World Cup, I said that it is worth withdrawing our players, but for this it would be necessary to work with other coaches, with someone who could change the atmosphere, see what the current training staff does not see. I know from my own experience that you can be tired of working with the same people for a long time. Sometimes a refreshment is needed – said the coach. And he added that this is what Adam Maysz did years ago. He noticed, however, that his mistakes should not be eliminated on large jumps, as the players from Doleżal are going to do.
– had such a character that he was able to oppose the head coach. Now I do not see a jumper who would do the same, but let me just remind you that technical errors do not improve on the large hill. There are very small objects for that, and that’s how Adam and Jan Szturc trained – says Długopolski.
Długopolski also referred to the situation around Kamil. The three-time Olympic champion is slowly returning to training after an ankle injury he suffered before the competition in Zakopane. – In the case of Kamil, there is a chance for better jumps after the break caused by an injury, because he will start competing fresh. However, can this be enough for an Olympic medal? I think that, unfortunately, not entirely. It will be hellishly difficult to reach the podium – he decided.
The Winter Olympics in Beijing officially begin on February 4. A day later the men’s qualification for the competition on the normal hill will be held. On February 6, a competition for medals on the normal hill is planned. On Friday, February 11, there will be qualifications on the large venue, and the next day, there will be a fight in the individual competition. The team competition will take place on February 14.
Source: Sport
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