Winter Olympics: Beer in opposition to frustration and after-pains: ski jumpers narrowly fail | EUROtoday

Philipp Raimund positively wished to drink a beer or two after the frustration with the German ski leaping group. “I have to wash away my after-pains,” stated the Olympic particular person champion after narrowly lacking out on a medal within the combined competitors.

After Monday’s sensational coup, Raimund was not within the desired situation simply 24 hours later. «My evening was very modest. My head would not relaxation. My physique simply began hurting. But I’d be comfortable to alternate it for gold,” defined the 25-year-old. “But today there was a setback.”

A stone’s throw away from bronze

Slovenia and the Prevc siblings secured gold in Predazzo, Italy, forward of Norway and Japan, which after eight jumps was only one.2 factors forward of the German group with Raimund, Selina Freitag, Agnes Reisch and Felix Hoffmann. “It was a stone’s throw,” Raimund stated angrily.

«Unfortunately, not every little thing went properly for us at the moment. “It was a long day for Philipp,” defined males’s nationwide coach Stefan Horngacher on ZDF, trying again after Raimund’s surprising and emotional triumph the night earlier than.

A wafer-thin deficit hurts the German group

After the primary spherical, the possibilities of a second ski leaping gold had been already slim. Reisch (26), Hoffmann (28) and Raimund achieved respectable jumps regardless of the assist of the quite a few German followers, however nobody was excellent. Friday (24) did not get try on the small hill regardless of coming seventh within the particular person.

“I just left something behind in the first one, which of course hurt,” stated Freitag, already dissatisfied given the small hole to bronze place. “The fact that it was so close in the end perhaps makes it even more bitter,” added Hoffmann.

In fourth place, the hole to favourite Slovenia with siblings Domen Prevc and Nika Prevc was already clear. The two dominant athletes of the World Cup season nonetheless had some difficulties of their respective particular person competitions. Nika Prevc missed the anticipated gold, Domen Prevc even missed out on a medal. Together with Anze Lanisek and Nika Vodan, the Slovenians couldn’t be defeated within the combined competitors.

Little modifications within the second spherical

The ultimate spherical additionally introduced no modifications. Some of the jumps had been good, however neither Reisch nor Hoffmann had been in a position to scale back the hole considerably. “I didn’t do any magic, but I did my job,” stated Reisch. Friday was at the very least in a position to enhance in comparison with the primary leap.

Raimund attacked once more in his final try. But nothing got here of a medal. Japan secured third place, Norway celebrated second place.

Lindvik, of all folks, secured a medal for Norway

Of all locations, Norway: There was a scandal on the World Cup round a yr in the past. Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang had been disqualified due to tampered with fits. After his Olympic victory on Monday, Raimund stated that his friendship with Lindvik had been destroyed on account of the occasions. Now Lindvik secured the Scandinavians a medal on the traditional hill.

Next likelihood on the massive hill

The massive hill does not proceed till February 14th. “He was already third there in the summer. He can do that too,” stated nationwide coach Horngacher about Olympic champion Raimund’s additional possibilities of profitable a medal. The Slovenian Prevc is taken into account the large favourite on Saturday. “But I already have the medal in the bag. “I can approach it more relaxed,” stated Raimund.

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