At the end of April this year. The earthquake occurred in jumping skiing. Christian Kathol gave up the function of the equipment controller, which was announced by Sandro Pertile, head of the World Cup. In part it is the result of a scandal from the world championships in Trondheim, where the Norwegians were caught in fraud and suspended. “The reasons for this decision relate to private and family matters,” Pertile explained. “Jumping People who, instead of cleaning up, can make more mess instead of cleaning up. Jumping gang of clunks ” – Jakub Balcerski from Sport.pl wrote in March this year. We already know the successor of Kathol.
“Soldier's authority”. Here is a new equipment controller in the World Cup
TVP Sport informs that the new equipment controller in ski jumping will be the Austrian Juergen Winkler. – He is a character who has a strong background in the field of military education. It guarantees qualitative equipment control and decision -making. For those who do not respect our rules, difficult times are coming – comments Sandro Pertile, head of the World Cup. Winkler took part in missions and was a high soldier. Until the age of 17, he practiced ski jumping, and sometimes he entered the FIS structures.
Winkler previously worked with Kathol as the second equipment controller, responsible for measuring, what is the height of the step in the overalls at the top of the hill. – I feel best as a equipment controller. I love working with Sandro Pertile and support him. He is currently the best man for this function – said Winkler in an interview on the YouTube channel “in sport“In addition to operating in FIS Winkler, he has been a consulting company for 20 years.
– From him, even when you look at him, beats such a soldier's authority – says Agnieszka Baczkowska, i.e. equipment controller in the Women's World Cup and a long -time activist at FIS.
Mathias Hafele will also be one of the most important characters when controlling the equipment, until recently the right hand of Thomas Thurnbichler in Polish frame. “Mathias, an expert in the subject, is to be an expert. He is to provide the federation with practical knowledge about how he jumps in what. And what are the representations are looking for. How and what they try to cheat or bend the rules on” – we read in the article.
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– We decided to improve and reorganize the entire structure. We decided to take this step so that the equipment control would work more accurately, better and more efficiently. Hafele will be an expert and educator of all controllers working in the FIS structures: in Norwegian jumps and combinations. He will be a key figure, ”Pertile added, telling about the role of Hafele.