Serious alarm in the Polish national team! “We have to cut it.”
As expected, Polish jumpers performed flawlessly in the qualifications on the hill in Oberstdorf. What does Thomas Thurnbichler say about this?
It seems that the 73rd Four Hills Tournament will not be the one that fans of the Polish ski jumping team will be particularly happy with. As has been the case since the start of the 2024/25 World Cup season, Poles emphasize their presence, but rather as secondary characters.
Thomas Thurnbichler opens up about the jumps of Polish representatives
As if that wasn’t enough, there are spectacular failures. This is certainly how Dawid Kubacki’s performance in Saturday’s qualifying can be described. The 2022 Olympic medalist jumped only 115.5 meters and dashed his hopes of competing in Sunday’s competition. At the other extreme was Piotr Żyła, the author of the best performance of all Polish players. “Wiewiór” jumped 132.5 meters, which placed him just outside the top ten.
How did coach Thomas Thurnbichler evaluate his players’ performances? The Austrian did not hide the fact that the jumpers obviously wanted it, but too much.
– I saw a lot of tension in our jumpers on Saturday. And the approach position definitely needs improvement, because practically everyone approached the threshold with their torso position set too high. We have to cut through this and start all over again in the competition, TVP Sport quotes Thurnbichler’s words.
Therefore, a shake-up and improvement are needed. Otherwise it will just end up being average.
73rd Four Hills Tournament. Where and when to watch the competition?
The Four Hills Tournament is the most prestigious series of each ski jumping World Cup season. This is the 73rd edition of this unique competition. The competition is traditionally held on four ski jumping hills: two in Germany (Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen) and two in Austria (Innsbruck and Bischofshofen).
The first competition of the 73rd TCS takes place in Oberstdorf. A trial series (3:00 p.m.) and a competition (4:30 p.m.) are scheduled for Sunday (December 29). The World Cup competition, including TCS, can be watched on TVN, Eurosport and the MAX platform.
