In his home town
Olympic champion gets new chance from former ÖSV eagle
Kamil Stoch has been given a starting place in the Polish ski jumping squad for his home World Cup in Zakopane. The 37-year-old recently had to sit out the Four Hills Tournament due to a drop in form. Former ÖSV eagle Thomas Thurnbichler, head coach of the Polish team, has now reacted to the veteran's strong performances at the national championships.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Stoch has already been Olympic champion three times and has also won the prestigious Four Hills Tournament. Nevertheless, the 37-year-old had to sit out this year's tour. Stoch emphasized that a persistent slump in form had prompted him to make this decision himself, but voices were already being raised calling for the end of the veteran's career.
Thurnbichler also under pressure
However, Stoch proved all his critics wrong once again when he put in a strong performance at the national championships and finished second behind current figurehead Pawel Wasek. This also persuaded head coach Thomas Thurnbichler to give him one of the five starting places for the home World Cup in Zakopane.
The former ÖSV eagle is currently also under criticism as a coach, as the once proud ski jumping nation of Poland has recently lost touch with the world's best. Thurnbichler must therefore also hope that Stoch will repay the trust placed in him this weekend in his home town.
This article has been automatically translated,
read the original article here.
Da dieser Artikel älter als 18 Monate ist, ist zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt kein Kommentieren mehr möglich.
Wir laden Sie ein, bei einer aktuelleren themenrelevanten Story mitzudiskutieren: Themenübersicht.
Bei Fragen können Sie sich gern an das Community-Team per Mail an forum@krone.at wenden.