Ski Jumping 2022 - 2023 Discussion Thread

[hckošice 15,526]

50 years old Noriaki Kasai ended 3rd in a national race in Hakuba last night, where he even beat some jumpers from this summer´s Grand Prix

[Monzanator 4,769]

Tamara Mesikova finished 2nd behind Nicole Konderla in the Polish summer national championships yesterday  @hckošice

[heywoodu 16,007]

Antonin Hajek  has been missing for well over a month, and there are quite some worries. Rumours say he was supposed to go to Asia, and a while ago a Czech person has been found dead in Malaysia, with no information about their identity being released yet due to the pending investigation..

https://www.reddit.com/r/Skijumping/comments/yn75gy/antonin_hajek_has_been_missing_for_a_month/

[Monzanator 4,769]

I see even reddit quotes a Polish article as we're probably the only country in the world which has so much interest in the sport. The "mystery" ski jumper whom Hajek had an affair with is Karolina Indrackova.

[Jan Linha 597]

8 hours ago, Monzanator said:

I see even reddit quotes a Polish article as we're probably the only country in the world which has so much interest in the sport. The "mystery" ski jumper whom Hajek had an affair with is Karolina Indrackova.

Yeah, he divorced with his ex-wife Veronika because of this affair. Apparently he is not in a very good mental state and probably wants to stay off site for some time....... I think he is alright and when the time comes, he will come back. 

[Monzanator 4,769]

4 hours ago, Jan Linha said:

Yeah, he divorced with his ex-wife Veronika because of this affair. Apparently he is not in a very good mental state and probably wants to stay off site for some time....... I think he is alright and when the time comes, he will come back. 

Funnily enough Hajek's wedding also made the news here back in the day as evidence there are signs of life at the Harrachov hill

[Jan Linha 597]

50 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Funnily enough Hajek's wedding also made the news here back in the day as evidence there are signs of life at the Harrachov hill

Yeah, back in a day, it was terrible. One would think everything is going to fall apart. But thanks to all the old dudes who still have time a patience to take care of everything, the place remained, just last weekend, they were making artificial snow. Seems brighter days for Harrachov's hills are coming ;-) 

[heywoodu 16,007]

Noriaki Kasai is alive!  

 

This morning at the Continental Cup he had his first competition as a 50-year old! Sure, 37th, but still! And tomorrow he can go again, twice even!  #roadtocortina2026

 

https://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/JP/3248/2023JP3248RL.pdf

[heywoodu 16,007]

34th for Kasai today, ahead of Maciej Kot, and Kot was once able to do stuff, so there you go!  

https://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/JP/3249/2023JP3249RL.pdf

 

He didn't start in the second Continental Cup of the day, an hour or so later 

https://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/JP/3326/2023JP3326RL.pdf

[Monzanator 4,769]

World Junior Championships in Whistler. Normal Hill (K104):

 

Gold: Vilho Palosaari

Silver: Jonas Schuster

Bronze: Jan Habdas

 

Top three separated by only 1,6 points!

 

 

Edited February 3, 2023 by Monzanator