On March 30, Domen Prevc in the last World Cup competition in the season made the world of ski jumping in deem. At the famous Letalnica in Planica, he soared to 254.5 MIO meter improved the official world record in the length of the jump. The previous one of March 18, 2017 belonged to Austrian Stefan Kraft and fell in Norwegian Vikersund. Achieving Prevca strongly irritated the ambitions of the Norwegians and they do not intend to leave it like that.
The Norwegians go for the world record. “If something was changed in Vikersund …”
Shortly after the competition in Planica, speculation began in the Norwegian media, whether everything would be done in accordance with the regulations. The local commentator Peter Tenstad even alleged that the Prevca overalls “was filled with air and inflamed like a balloon.” – I don't think they follow the procedures when it comes to preliminary controls and that they should be more stringent. When you see what happened in Planica, it seems to me very strange that it got dry – said former jumper Andreas Stjernen.
However, the Norwegian accusations did not matter. Ironically, their jumpers were then suspended for manipulating the equipment at the World Championships in Trondheim, and the whole scandal was revealed by journalist Sport.pl Jakub Balcerski. However, complaining did not end. Now the Norwegians want to do everything so that the record belongs to them again.
This was openly admitted by the Jumping Director of the Norwegian Federation Jan-Erik Aalbu in an interview with Dagbladet. – We realized that a new world record was broken in Planica and I think it would be great if in Vikersund something was possible to change something in the hill profile so that the jump became a little bigger and that we could regain the world record – he said.
The Norwegians announce jumps over 300 m! “I'm absolutely convinced”
Aalbu has no doubt that this is possible. – There is no indication that you can no longer fly on skis. We saw jumps at a distance of almost 300 meters. The most important thing is to ensure safety, “he explained, referring to the jump at 291 m Ryoyu Kobayashi. The Japanese obtained such a distance in May last year in Iceland, but FIS did not recognize this record. – If we go back twenty years, no one thought that you could jump more than 200 meters. Now they are jumping over 250 meters. I am absolutely convinced that we will see jumps over 300 meters – announced the Norwegian activist.
At the end of Aalbu, he got the question of whether there is no fear that such long flights would pose a threat to the players. – No, there is no. We take it very seriously. The most important factor affecting safety is the wind, but the jury is great at taking care of this aspect – he concluded.