Last weekend, Polish jumpers who do not catch the world to the World Cup competed on the Bauhenk hill in Kranj. Maciej Kot, who He won the second competition. This competition could be even more successful, but on the first day he lost his lead in the last jump, which ended in fifth place.
Maciej Kot did not win on Saturday because of … contraction
Journalists “ONET Sports” asked the jumperwhat happened on Saturday. – Everything was really fine. I was prepared, I went to Slovenia with the thought that this is a good place to take another step. I was on the podium in Lillehammer and I knew that I was able to fight for victory in Kranj – he confessed.
– I like this hill, I have nice memories associated with it. This is a slightly smaller object, so I knew that Robert Johansson and Manuel Fettner would not be so dangerous. I felt good during training – he added.
So what happened that it failed? Maciej Kot confessed that when he commuted to the threshold, he felt that he was catching a cramp in his left leg. – Muscle tension completely struck me, the reflection was no longer so energetic and I turned on the emergency mode, afraid of this contraction right at the threshold. The same problem also appeared in Lillehammer. There, not at the end, but in flight, which means that maybe there is a bit of fatigue – he continued.
– As soon as I said I had a cramp, the guys immediately reminded me of my age. And somewhat rightly, because there are some years on the neck. Perhaps you need to manage these forces a little differently? The last period was very intense for me – he emphasized.
The story of Maciej Kot is repeated. “The whole season will not be saved”
The ski jumper emphasized that he has deja vu. – The season begins, the beginning is unsuccessful, I'm coming back to the continental cup. It is hard, but also getting better, the podium and victory come. Now I hope to return to the World Cup – he admitted.
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– History is repeated, and I would prefer to start at the level as now and building a completely different position, jump in the World Cup, collect points and strive for the top ten. It's too late now. I am fighting to return to the World Cup, but the whole season will not be saved – he said.
Finally, he was asked if he was sending a signal to Thomas Thurnbichler before the approaching world championships. – I do not focus on the world championships and on the fight for the composition. I live from week to week and I plan my life anyway. Every weekend I give my best and so I approach the upcoming World Cup weekend in Sapporo. If I started changing something in attitude and planning, he thought about these championships and ran too far into the future, it would end badly – he concluded.