The first round of the team competition in ski flying in Planica was marked by several ugly accidents on the dreaded mammoth slope in Slovenia.
Italy’s Giovanni Bresadola and the home nation’s Timi Zajc were two of the jumpers who fell after their landings. While the latter apparently went well, Bresadola appeared to injure himself badly.
– It looked ugly, Anders Jacobsen said in the broadcast to Viaplay, speculating whether the Italian has suffered a knee injury.
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American Decker Dean also fell after landing his jump.
Viaplay expert Jacobsen explains that the conditions are demanding during the landing due to the large temperature differences in Planica. The snow is characterized by cold weather at night and high temperatures during the day.
This means that it is partly bumpy in the run-off.
– It is a demanding situation, says Jacobsen.
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The race director: – An extreme situation
Race director Sandro Pertile admits to Viaplay that it is challenging.
– It is an extreme situation. We are at the end of March, but so far some of the falls do not occur as a result of the landing. It is the end of March and it is clear that it is not as easy as in mid-January, says Pertile.
The Italian says that the three jumpers who fell in the first round on Saturday morning are doing well, but that there is some uncertainty about Bresadola.
– He is now being investigated, says Pertile.
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Bresadola seemed to be the most affected after the fall on Saturday and it is speculated that the Italian may have suffered a knee injury.
Pertile explains that they will initially try to carry out the second round on Saturday.
Beyond the morning, however, the wind has also caused problems for the organiser. A little before 11 o’clock, it became clear that the jury has decided to cancel the second round.
Norway thus ends up in 3rd place behind the winners from Austria and Slovenia in second place.
– Absolutely would not fall
Benjamin Østvold was among those who represented Norway on Saturday morning.
Before he set off on the overrun as Norway’s second mare, several competitors had already melted into the snow after landings where they were unable to stay on their feet.
Østvold nevertheless delivered a strong jump and landed at 224.5 metres.
– I certainly didn’t want to fall now when there is a layer, so I tried to “save” a impact, commented Østvold in an interview with Viaplay.
Norway in 3rd place
Teammate Marius Lindvik jumped in the next pool, but could not manage more than 214 meters under what he described as somewhat difficult conditions.
Lindvik nevertheless stressed that it is safe to jump in Planica, despite three falls during the first round. If they had not been safe, the race would not have been carried out, he stressed.
Johan André Forfang rounded off the Norwegian first round with a soar of 223 metres. Norway was in third place behind Austria and home nation Slovenia after the first round.
Austria’s anchorman Daniel Huber rounded off the round by standing safely at 244 metres. Huber and his team thus led the Slovenians by 10.5 points. The Norwegian quartet were 33.2 points behind the leading team.
With a canceled second half, this was also the standing result.