Kamil Stoch took 24th place in the individual competition of the World Cup in Zakopane. The great champion's good result gives us optimism for the next competitions, but this season has not been a success for him. The ski jumper's father pointed out that there was a lot of confusion around the Olympic champion, which also affected the Polish Football Association.
Kamil Stoch's father spoke out about Thomas Thurnbichler. “He doesn't like”
In a conversation with TVP Sport Bronisław Stoch decided to speak out about his son's current situation. He didn't hide the fact that he wanted to Kamil Stoch he had already finished his ski jumping career and was not experiencing the stress and difficulties of the current situation. Especially since this one is not the easiest one.
– The excess of desire over capabilities stiffens and prevents you from freely doing what you know how to do. And this is now visible in Kamil's case. The stress that surrounds him, the resistances that appear and which were not supposed to be there, do not have a positive effect – began Bronisław Stoch.
When asked what “resistances” he was talking about, he did not hide that he was referring to the complicated situation between Stoch – PZN and Thomas Thurnbichler. – Michal Doleżal is not allowed into the coaching tower, Kamil is waved by Thomas Thurnbichler, and yet someone should observe the approach position, take-off, exit from the threshold to provide comments later. Thomas Thurnbichler is no longer Kamil's coach. It is Michal Doleżal and he should wave the flag – continued the jumper's father.
– I wouldn't like to take an exam with a teacher who doesn't like me. No matter how well I prepared, I would have great doubts whether I would be assessed fairly and my answers would be correctly interpreted. I appeal to consider change and stop creating artificial divisions – added Bronisław Stoch firmly.
The jumper's father further said that this “division” was decided by Thurnbichler himself. – When Adam Ma³ysz he separated from the team and created his own staff, his coach Hannu Lepistoe waved the flag at him, and Łukasz Kruczek let the others go players. It could be the same now, he said.
– We are also affected by the statements of PZN activists that Kamil's additional training costs the union about a million zlotys. But no one adds that Kamil pays coach Doleżal with his own money, that he gave up part of his advertising space to PZN, and no one mentioned how many sponsors joined the association on the wave of Kamil's success – summed up Bronisław Stoch.
Kamil Stoch has not been Thurnbichler's player since the 2024/25 season, but has his own training staff headed by Michał Doleżal. Although the jumper's form is not outstanding, he admits that he intends to fight for good form. – When I didn't take part in the Four Hills Tournament, I realized that I simply love doing it and I'm happy to come back – said the Olympic champion before the competition in Zakopane.
Next weekend, World Cup jumpers will compete on the ski jumping hill in Oberstdorf. Two individual competitions are scheduled for Saturday, January 25 and Sunday, January 26.