The Olympic champion was Norwegian Marius Lindvik, silver went to Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi, and bronze to German Karl Geiger.
And although the 35-year-old Stoch has three Olympic gold medals from Sochi and Pyongchang on his account, the lack of the pulley in Saturday’s competition was very much alive.
– Apparently I do not deserve this medal. This is clearly neither my season nor my time. I find it hard to accept it, but it is so. I can only say that I did what I could. That I really did my best. I couldn’t afford anything more today, he said
Geiger’s beautiful words about Stoch. “You are the greatest athlete”
The one to whom the Pole lost the bronze Olympic medal on Saturday, the German Karl Geiger, responded with beautiful words to Stoch’s tears.
– Kamil, you cried today, I cried two days ago. I just want you to know that it doesn’t change anything. You are the greatest athlete I know. I know how it hurts. But this is not the end – said Geiger, quoted by TVP journalist Michał Chmielewski.
For Geiger, a bronze medal from the large hill in Zhangjiakou can taste like gold, because he was very average at the Olympic venues until Saturday and seemed to doubt his success himself.
– Those were difficult days for me – admitted the German. – My wife had to endure it somehow. But thank you for the great support I have received. I am extremely grateful.
On Monday the jumpers will still have a team competition on the large hill. The competition starts at 12:00, live coverage on Sport.pl.
Source: Sport
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