Thomas Thurnbichler revealed the names that will go to the World Cup. The direction seems clear
There are no surprises among those called up for the next weekends of the Ski Jumping World Cup. Coach Thomas Thurnbichler chose proven names.
The list of those appointed officially appeared on social media on Tuesday morning. Although there were discussions about possible changes after a bad weekend and competition in Willingen, Germany, in the end Thomas Thurnbichler did not surprise.
Thomas Thurnbichler selected the ski jumping team
Dawid Kubacki, Kamil Stoch, Paweł Wąsek, Aleksander Zniszczoł and Piotr Żyła. Currently, at the top of the World Cup rankings, there are no Polish accents among the top teams. The highest among the White and Reds is Zniszczoł, which takes 23rd place. Stefan Kraft is still the leader of the classification.
Are the choices of the Austrian Polish coach surprising? On the one hand, the trainer focuses on proven solutions. On the other hand, the lack of valuable successors shows how bad the condition of Polish ski jumping is currently. Since Stoch, Kubacki and Żyła have been failing in recent weeks – and they are still going to the World Cup, it best shows that the 2023/24 season is a picture of negligence that has affected the Polish team right now.
World Cup in Lake Placid, where and what time to watch?
The competition in the United States for the best jumpers in the world will start on Friday, February 9. The time of training and qualifying will be unusual, considering Polish time. Official training is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., while qualifying will start at 11:00 p.m.
As for competitions, three are scheduled in Lake Placid. On Saturday (February 10), a trial series will start at 2:15 p.m., followed by an individual competition at 3:15 p.m. There will be a duet competition at 11 p.m. On Sunday (February 11) at 2:00 p.m. qualifications, and from 3:15 p.m. the individual competition. Then, the jumpers in the same squads will move to Sapporo, Japan.
The broadcasts will be available on Eurosport and TVN. In the case of online broadcast, the following will be available, among others: on Player.pl or platforms where the above-mentioned channels are available. For example, we are talking about Polsat Box Go.