PotassiumArl Geiger laughed happily in the Russian winter idyll. The 28-year-old ski jumper from Oberstdorf created an exclamation mark in two dream flights of 134.5 meters and 133 meters, and won the championship yellow jersey at the beginning of the new season. “That’s really interesting now. Both jumps are so cool and awesome,” said Geiger, whose victory in Nizhny Tagil, Russia was clearly ahead of the Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi (128 meters and 131 meters) and the Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud (133 meters and 125 meters).
For Geiger, this is the beginning of a dream. He has won a lot in preseason games, especially in major events. “It burns under my nails, and I want to start now. It’s incredible from the start of victory. I can’t get rid of the smile,” Geiger said. Acute respiratory disease.
He said a few brief words to his family and friends in his hometown: “Hello! You know Bouscheid!” Allgäu is the reliable guarantor of the national team coach Stefan Horngach.In the previous year Marcus EisenbichlerThis time he won the sixth place, won the first two games of the winter, and won the championship jersey.
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“I am very satisfied with the game. Now is the time to make progress gradually,” Eisenbichler said. He and Geiger were considered good friends and moved into a double room during the non-corona era. Stephan Leyhe, the returnee who participated in the competition for the first time since March 2020, made a comeback with 14th place.
Olympic champion Andreas Willinger At the same time have to wait for World Cup points. The 26-year-old Bavarian finished 31st (114m) and barely made it to the final of the 30 best jumpers. Willinger, who won the singles gold medal in Pyeongchang in 2018, has not won any World Cup points since the cruciate ligament ruptured in June 2019.
In the preseason, Willinger only missed the second round of the seven World Cups, followed by the qualifying round of Garmisch-Partenkirchen’s New Year’s match. But on Saturday he was satisfied with his attempt. “This is definitely the best jump here. I am very happy and able to implement my plan,” Wellinger said.
Before the game, there was a corona case with the German director. However, due to strict hygiene concepts, this did not affect jumpers and champion violinists. Two jumpers not named by the FIS of the World Federation also tested positive for the virus and were quarantined.
