There is no doubt that this was one of the craziest competitions in history. – The mix competition was not going to be very exciting, but in the first round there was an earthquake! Polish equipment controller Agnieszka Baczkowska fell into a frenzy of disqualification -. The Germans in particular, which were most painfully affected, are furious. The Olympic vice-champion Katharina Althaus was disqualified. The fact that the result of the German woman was zeroed and the average jumps of the other players meant that the German team was not able to enter even the second round of the mixes competition. This is another huge failure.
“The German band was disqualified and furious. They’re talking about a scandal!” – such a header appeared on the portal merkur.de. And what will we read in the middle of the article?
“The Germans thought they had a chance for a medal in the mixes competition, but everything turned out differently. It was supposed to be a great event, but the bizarre decisions of the committee spoiled everything. They caused a great death of the favorites. Austria, Germany and Norway – actually one woman for each of them. The reason for this was probably the defective material from which the players’ suits were made and their size, “we read.
– We’re furious. The girls jumped in the same overalls as in the individual competition. It is incomprehensible. Our player was checked for so long that the controller finally found something. This is a real failure for our sport. This is a scandal that is hard to comprehend. Does the FIS not understand that it destroys sport? – Horst Huettel, the sports director of the Germans, was nervous on the air of ZDF.
After the competition, Horngacher also appeared in front of the cameras of the German ZDF, who had to explain himself from the poor form of the German jumpers. However, in light of the Austrian’s recent protests, his translations sounded rather bizarre. – Of course, it’s a very bitter pill. It must only be said that at the Games the controllers start to control and measure differently and more. It’s slowly becoming the Punch and Judy show for me [angielski teatr kukie³ek, w którym przedstawienie zazwyczaj koñczy siê ok³adaniem kijem]. Already in men’s jumping there are many problems and every day new rules arise. This is not in the spirit of sports. I will think about it for a long time – said the trainer clearly irritated.
Slovenia with gold
In the end, Slovenia turned out to be the best, beating the Russians who jumped sensationally at the Olympics by over 100 points. The bronze medal was won by the Canadians, and Poland took sixth place. There were also Austria and Japan between the white-and-reds and the podium, where only seven jumps counted.
Great sadness, anger and disappointment
Such words also fit the Sunday competition, where the representatives of Germany failed. The best of them turned out to be Constantin Schmid, who finished the competition in 11th place. The sensation is that Karl Geiger, the leader of the overall World Cup, took only 15th place. Markus Eisenbichler, who was sixth in the general classification, did not even qualify for the final series. The German media and the representatives themselves experienced the Sunday competition a lot. You will read more about it.
Source: Sport
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