The World Cup ski jumping at the legendary Holmenkollen in Oslo has been canceled. Too much wind and thick fog made a competition on Sunday afternoon impossible.
Oslo - In the pictures from Holmenkollen there was sometimes no longer a hill. Heavy fog and strong wind prevented the ski jumping competition from taking place in Oslo on Sunday and Germany's show jumper Karl Geiger probably took one of four chances to catch up in the fight for the yellow jersey against rival Stefan Kraft from Austria.
The failure due to the sudden chaos of the weather in Norway's capital puts strength into the cards, after all he has to save his 118-point cushion from Geiger in just three individual jumps. Because: A catch-up date is not planned for the densely packed Scandinavia tour. Ski jumping: The overall World Cup for men
Youngster Constantin Schmid should also benefit from the cancellation, who surprisingly travels to the second stop in Lillehammer as leader of the Raw Air Tour after the cancellation. The overall victory in Scandinavia, endowed with 60,000 euros, is still three stops away for the 20-year-old Schmid, but with a victory in qualifying and as a guarantee for second place in team jumping, Schmid showed his top form. "I'm having a really good run," he said. National coach Stefan Horngacher currently even attests him to be "world class".
Ski jumping: Schmid is modest
Schmid himself did not really want to take on the unusual role as leader, he said after strong flights at Holmenkollen: "My personal favorite for the raw air title is Karl Geiger. I don't think I'm one of the favorites." Apart from his colleagues, the trainers and the fans on television, no spectators could convince themselves of Schmid's qualities at the weekend, because the competitions in Oslo took place without an audience due to the new corona virus. Ski jumping: the World Cup calendar for the 2019/2020 season
What seemed to happen at the remaining stations in Lillehammer, Trondheim, Vikersund and at the Ski Flying World Cup in Planica, Slovenia, seemed open at the weekend. The outgoing race director of the World Federation Fis, Walter Hofer, said in Oslo that it would go on normally with the public in Lillehammer.
Ski jumping: question mark behind the World Cup in Planica
It was not clear whether this also applies to Planica not far from Italy and the World Cup (March 19-22). The Slovenian government decided there on Saturday to ban major events with more than 500 spectators in halls. It is possible that this will be extended to the World Flight Championship, where thousands of spectators are expected, in the coming week. A World Cup without a spectator is also conceivable.
Despite the cancellation on Sunday, violinists and others can leave Oslo with a positive feeling, even if the ghost mood at one of the most traditional sports venues seemed strange at all. "We know it occasionally to bring in front of a few viewers, but not here. It's like training with the press and everything," said Stephan Leyhe on ZDF. In addition to Geiger, Schmid and Leyhe, Pius Paschke had completed the quartet in second place behind hosts Norway.
Source: chiemgau24.de
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