Next nightmare at the hill: a disqualification of Katharina Althaus has brought long-term world champion Germany to the hoped-for medal at the Olympic premiere of the mixed competition.
For silver medalist Althaus, Karl Geiger, Selina Freitag and Constantin Schmid it was already over after the first round because the Oberstdorfer didn’t conform to the rules.
“It’s really bitter. At the Olympics, they start testing differently or more. For me, it’s slowly becoming a puppet theater. We jump with these measurements all the time. It’s strange,” said men’s national coach Stefan Horngacher on “ZDF”. .
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“From my point of view, it’s no longer in the interest of the sport. You have to be excited to get through it,” he added.
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The Finnish equipment controller Mika Jukkara, who had replaced Sepp Gratzer at the beginning of the season, also cracked down on other nations: first it hit Japan’s top jumper Sara Takanashi, and a little later Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz.
This meant that two more top nations were out of the race after the first round.
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Horngacher no longer understood the world. “The suit is stretchy material. I’m very disappointed,” said the Austrian. However, Karl Geiger was able to demonstrate with a strong jump.
“I didn’t even notice it. I was happy about my jump,” said Geiger: “It was the first one I managed. It’s super bizarre that three are out now. That’s a tough number, I know not what has been checked now.”
Tears at Takanashi – Schuster rumbles: “Almost inhumane”
While the German ski jumpers have to watch the final round, the top eight nations can continue to fight for medals. Even if it is hopeless for Japan and Austria, the athletes still have to compete.
“It’s almost inhumane,” was the conclusion of Eurosport expert Werner Schuster after Sara Takanashi’s jump. The Japanese then burst into tears.
For the women around Althaus, the games are over – ski jumpers are still not allowed to compete on the large hill at the Olympic Games. For the men, on the other hand, there are still two decisions to be made on the big Bakken: First in the individual competition on Saturday, then in the team competition on Monday.
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