Long-time ski jumping race director Walter Hofer is celebrating a small return to the World Cup business. The 66-year-old, who handed over his office to the Italian Sandro Pertile in 2020, is to take over the patronage for the competitions in Willingen, as the organizers announced on Wednesday. “Ski jumping is lived here. Willingen and his 'Free Willis' have proven themselves as organizers of the A category, have repeatedly taken up and implemented our suggestions spontaneously and have achieved cult status in ski jumping in almost three decades, ”explained Hofer.
Willingen - At the World Cup this winter (January 28 to 30, 2022), five competitions are on the program - in addition to a mixed competition, there are also two male and female competitions.
Hofer's farewell fell in the middle of the beginning of the corona pandemic in 2020.
Instead of getting a big farewell at his last competitions, the Austrian had to announce at some point in an unadorned room that the World Cup season was now over due to the corona.
dpa