Polish team 5 in Bischofshofen, the Austrians triumph
Paweł Wąska. Photo PAP / Grzegorz Momot
Polish ski jumpers took fifth place in the team World Cup competition in Bischofshofen. The Austrian team won, the next places were taken by the Japanese and the Norwegians.
Piotr Żyła, Andrzej Stękała, Paweł Wąsek and Dawid Kubacki gathered up to 41.8 points less than the winners. Camera Stoch was missing from the team, which after a series of poor performances withdrew during the Four Hills Tournament.
A little calculation of the top four. Japan lost 9.1 points to Austria, Norway – 9.3 and Slovenia – 10.5.
They only came in sixth in Germany, leading to Sunday in the Nations Cup. In the first series of harmless consequences, Karl Geiger fell after landing.
After the first series of the first, the fourth last position, and hers came to the last loss was the last, 12 points. The charges of coach Michal Dolezal were right behind Norway and Japan.
In the final, the Polish team was slightly behind their rivals, and the Austrians confirmed their class. Jan Hoerl, Manuel Fettner, Philipp Aschenwald and Daniel Huber did not have a mishap and gave in the Nations Cup.
“It was good to watch because there was a fight. They wanted more, the first round was optimistic. There are no benefits, but I am optimistic about the future,” said Adam Małysz, the director of ski jumping at PZN, in front of the TVN camera.
The Norwegian Marius Lindvik was the best in the unofficial individual classification. Żyła was 10th, Kubacki 12th, Wasek 17th, and Stękała 22nd.
It was the second team competition this season. Austria also won in Wisła and the Poles took fourth place.
The next two World Cup competitions will be held in Zakopane. On Saturday, January 15, there will be a team competition, and it will be an individual day. On the Wielka Krokiew, Lake, the return of Stoch.
“Kamil has forbidden that he wants to take off and is ready. He just needs a little loose training,” said Małysz.
(MUSH)
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