Turmoil on the tour: “Terrible to see him win”

With the Bergisel crash on Sunday, the Norwegian could have lost his chance of life. The 15-year-old lost with 24th place Lead in the overall ranking of the Four Hills Ski Jumping Tournament goes to Kamil Stoch . Taunts against the Poles and later relativization on social media followed.

“I have the feeling that the conditions were favorable for the Poles throughout the tour. It was terribly annoying to see Kamil Stoch win again,” Granerud initially told the Norwegian TV station TV2 . When asked whether the Poles were luckier than him, Granerud answered this: “They were definitely luckier than me, but today they were also luckier than Geiger.” Granerud continues to tease Stoch With the last two jumps at the final in Bischofshofen on Wednesday, Granerud would have to jump about 11,4 meters further than Stoch. He obviously trusts himself to do that. Because Stoch is “so unstable that it should go well – or can go well,” Granerud continued to tease. His coach, the Tyrolean Alexander Stöckl, saw the starting situation a bit more soberly. Stoch is very experienced and in good shape. “20 points is a lot.” Kamil Stoch turned the tables in Innsbruck and is on the verge of the tour title. © APA / GEORG HOCHMUTH

Stöckl emphasized to Austrian journalists that he could understand his athlete's anger, even before he had seen Granerud's angry interview. “That is the frustration of the moment. I understand that. If you have the feeling that you are no longer in control of it yourself, but rather the circumstances, then it just hurts." Postscript: "Tomorrow he can vent. He'll probably go for a run for an hour and then he'll start back to normal in Bischofshofen.”

The Bergisel ski jump had once again demonstrated its pitfalls. After just 116,5 meters, Granerud touched down in the first round, which only meant 29th place. Stöckl emphasized that he was exposed to a complete lack of wind in the lower part. “You have no chance at Bergisel. It brings you down so much. It's really bitter when you're fighting for overall victory and then fail because of the conditions." That's just bad luck in the outdoor sport of ski jumping. “It’s not fair to say it was all within the wind corridor. You can’t blame anyone for today.” The Norwegians have been waiting for a tour title for 14 years On the way to the first tour title for a Norwegian in 14 years, the Poles, who were briefly deprived of all chances, intervened. The coach said that he was in favor of allowing the strong Poles back in, given the temporary collective ban following a Corona case. “We need the Poles, it would be a shame for ski jumping if they couldn’t be there. But of course we got a strong opponent back.”

The Poles, who have won the Golden Eagle three times in the past four years, also have a decisive advantage this time, explained Stöckl: “They have two people at the front. You saw that again and again on the tour: These were Morgenstern/Schlierenzauer, Kraft/Hayböck, these were Kubacki/Stoch. Unfortunately we only have one, the second is in the hospital.” Marius Lindvik had to take a break after the opening competition due to dental surgery and, according to Stöckl, will not be an issue in Bischofshofen either. Granerud puts his statements into perspective Granerud qualified his statements a few hours later: “I was frustrated with my result and I still am,” he wrote on social media. “I only have bad memories of this hill and today my emotions have run high.” He considers his rival Stoch “still one of the greats”.

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Turmoil on the tour: “Terrible to see him win”

Halvor Egner Granerud trudged through the finish area wildly wild and argued with himself and the world, which in this case was limited to a single place: Innsbruck.

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