An expert thunders about the FIS hardware controller. “No eggs.” But it also shows the guilt of Poles

The storm around Stefan Horngacher’s behavior during last weekend in Willingen is in full swing. . The coach of the German jumpers filed a protest to the FIS controller about the illegal shoes of the Poles.

Surprising words of Kot about Horngacher. Did the Poles start?

The case was and still is widely commented on in the media. , who in the past led Polish ski jumpers to great successes, became the enemy number one for some. Rafał Kot, vice-president of the Tatra Ski Association and former physiotherapist of the team, does not agree with this approach. Not only that – he claims that they started the “war”.

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– At this point, we demonize Stefan Horngacher terribly. Public opinion cannot forgive him for joining the German national team. If we look at it coolly, we were the first to raise the issue of the jumpsuit in the media. The Internet, newspapers, and television were all booming. We started this “war”. There is no need to repeat over and over again that only Horngacher messed up – says Kot in an interview with. However, he immediately added that he did not justify the Austrian coach in this way. – I do not defend him in any way. Such licks are below the belt. It’s funny that just before this happens. It’s not fair. This is not a sporting fight.

The cat thunders about Jukkara. “No eggs”

However, Fin Mika Jukkar, the controller of the FIS equipment, got the most. It was he who ultimately decided to disqualify Poles. According to Jukkara, the changes introduced in the shoes of Poles before the competition are not to improve the previously used model, but to introduce a completely new model. This, according to the regulations, should be reported by May last year. Poles disagree with this decision of the hardware controller.

– When the equipment was taken care of by Sepp Gratzer, everything was in order, buttoned up with the last button. Each team got an answer, which is wrong, which does not fit. Mika Jukkara is not the right person in the right place. It turns out that this is a person who does not know what his duties are at all. He can read recipes from a piece of paper, then he has a problem to apply them. It is not consistent. It introduces a lot of confusion. Weakness. No eggs. He can’t stand up to the greatest. Adam Maysz came to Jukkara’s several times to talk. And what? Fin was incompetent. In general, we had to find a substitute topic, because everyone is fed up with the confusion. The psychological war continues, says Rafał Kot.

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