Martin Schmitt has no doubts about the Poles. “Stoch knows perfectly well what to do”

On Wednesday, at the Olympic Games, the jumpers had their first training series on a large facility. .

Polish champions with chances in both competitions

It is important for us that we had Poles in the lead. In the first series, the third was the third and the seventh. In the second place they took fifth place, and there was 10. We fared worse only in the last series, when the best of our five were 17. Stoch and 18. Żyła.

In any case, we can perceive the confident and calm jumping of the Poles as a harbinger of further emotions at these Olympics. Despite the poor season in the World Cup, on Sunday on the normal hill Kubacki won the bronze medal and Stoch was sixth. And we treat these results as a long-awaited breakthrough.

– I think that all three Polish champions have a good chance of a good result on the large hill. And certainly the Polish team can also win a medal – he assesses.

Kubacki needed to be smoother, and she lived patiently

Eurosport expert, and in the past Olympic champion (Salt Lake City 2002) and two-time Olympic runner-up (Nagano 1998 and Vancouver 2010) in team competitions, has interesting observations regarding each of our three world champions.

– Dawid gained confidence and thanks to that he should also jump well on a large hill. I think it just needs to come out of the threshold more smoothly. The power is there, but technically so far it has not been precise and it needs to improve – analyzes Schmitt.

– I think Piotr is on the right track. But it is very important that he be patient. There are no shortcuts. If he simply does his job patiently, then he will be able to show his best jumps in competitions – argues the former champion.

Kamil Stoch? “One of the main candidates for the medal”

After the first training sessions on the large hill in Zhangjiakou, we know that Stoch does not have the best feelings. – I thought it would be a pleasant day. I was positive. I was waiting impatiently for the first jumps on the large hill. I thought it would be fun and a lot of fun, and there was more torment. This hill made its toll on me – said the three-time Olympic champion.

But Schmitt is convinced that Stoch can handle it. – I think Kamil knows exactly what to do. He’s got great technique, he’s very experienced, I expect him to be very strong. This is definitely one of the main candidates for the medal.

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And among these candidates Schmitt sees above all the Olympic champion from Beijing from the normal hill. – Many jumpers are able to win a medal. This was already shown by an even competition on the normal hill. But he is definitely a favorite – no doubt the former jumper.