Ski Jumping 2018 - 2019 Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 8,274]

1 hour ago, wumo26 said:

 Two Polish architects, Przemylslaw Gawęda and Marcin Sajdak, have launched a drawing of a new type of in-run for the ski jumpng hill in Zakopane. They have sent it to FIS. 

 

I...like it

[hckošice 15,825]

1 hour ago, wumo26 said:

 Two Polish architects, Przemylslaw Gawęda and Marcin Sajdak, have launched a drawing of a new type of in-run for the ski jumpng hill in Zakopane. They have sent it to FIS. 

 

 

missing some curves

[Monzanator 4,828]

Poish Fed says the cost of this tunnel equals 100 years of salary for the snow blowers and of course it's dangerous with the side wind hitting the jumpers on take-off. The wind factor is assessed during the in-run and this tunnel would prevent that. All in all, a very dangerous idea according to several Polish experts. It would make more sense to have ski jumping indoors which is an idea floating around for years (and probably only the Germans have enough funds to build such an indoor hill tbh).

[heywoodu 16,145]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

I...like it

The jump phase should be like this if anything, not the inrun

Edited January 28, 2019 by heywoodu

[Skijumpingmaster 54]

Werner Schuster quits as Germany head coach after season.

[Skijumpingmaster 54]

Anders Jacobsen who was commenting ski flying on norwegian tv this weekend said that if Sclierenzauer isn't part of the austrian squad in Seefeld then he might consider end his career. 

[ChandlerMne 1,210]

27 minutes ago, Skijumpingmaster said:

Anders Jacobsen who was commenting ski flying on norwegian tv this weekend said that if Sclierenzauer isn't part of the austrian squad in Seefeld then he might consider end his career. 

He should end it anyway. This season is total failure,actually he is absent from Austrian team few weeks already,so its logical not to have him in the team anymore. 

His prime was almost decade ago,he never regained his shape. Its better not to ruin great image he has. 

I like to see those veterans (i was so sad when Malysz finished career) but sometimes its inevitable.

[Wumo 3,035]

A legend has passed away. 

Four-time Olympic champion and five-time World champion, Matti Nykänen, has passed away at the age of 55. 

Nykänen won 46 WC victories throughout his career, second most by any ski jumper in the World Cup. He holds the record for most Overall WC titles with 4 (together with Adam Malysz). 

 

[Finnator123 299]

Matti Nykänen, a ski jumper from Finland who won it all. He will be missed a lot. Nykänen is also one of the greatest finnish athletes ever 

RIP 

[heywoodu 16,145]

1 hour ago, wumo26 said:

A legend has passed away. 

Four-time Olympic champion and five-time World champion, Matti Nykänen, has passed away at the age of 55. 

Nykänen won 46 WC victories throughout his career, second most by any ski jumper in the World Cup. He holds the record for most Overall WC titles with 4 (together with Adam Malysz). 

 

Plus still the only ski jumper in history to win all five major titles.