Ruka Weekend - Ski Jumping // Start of the Season 2020/2021

 

Dear ski jumping family,

I miss you!

 

I am really happy that the new season started. The fist competition in Wisla was kind of surprising, because the Austrian boys were in so good form (Daniel Huber -3^rd place), but Stefan Kraft couldn’t get points. Some of our favorites were back on the hill like Andreas Wellinger and Severin Freund and team Germany is on fire this season. Markus Eisenbichler and Karl Geiger was the other two in the podium. Strong team Poland as usually.

 

Then, Ruka.

The competitions in Kuusamo are always hard for watching. First because of the wind and second they are so long in the time and unexpected. I remembered very clear the fall of Andi Wellinger or this of Peter Prevc. Horrible. This season we had two I repeat two individual competition, long but very interesting.

In the first one Markus Eisenbichler got the second win for the season followed by Piotr Żyła and Dawid Kubacki ( the winner of the Summer Grand Prix, the last two seasons).

 

Highlights of the second competition in Ruka, Finland

Nov 29^th

First Round

·        Austria were with their team B, because some positive tests for the Covid-19. The whole team A is into the quarantine.

·        Great results for Artti Airgo – 5th (Estonia) and Giovanni Bresadola -11^th (Italy) after the first round. Also first points for Casey Larson (USA).

·        The best from Japan was Naoki Nakamura.

·        Excellent jumps of team Norge – Johansson (2^nd), Granerud (4^th), Forfang (8^th) and Tande (14^th), he fell yesterday, but it’s fine, thanks God.

·        Funny fact Pero and Sevi were in the same place again, but this time 18^th, not first.

·        Markus was first Lanisek third.

 

Final Round

·        Halvor Egner Granerud! Remembre this name dear friends! First win for the young Norwegian!

·        Eise got second, followed by Dawid Kubacki with great jump.

·        But hey, Yukiya Sato jumped 146m and finished 4^th!

·        Geiger and Freund with good results – 8^th and 9^th place.

·        Johi X2 in top 6!

·        Competition without falls.

 

The next weekend is in Nizhny Tagil.

Who is your favorite for the next competitions or for the Crystal Globe?

 

See you soon!
Bye!

P.S. Happy Birthday, Jasi and Yo!