Show competitions “Red Bull. Jumping into the point “were to be a stepping stone from what was happening this season in ski jumping. And the competition conducted at Wielka Krokiew in Zakopane allowed it, but it was known that after all, questions about what happened in winter in the World Cup would come back. Especially in the context of the Polish team.
Destroy and Kubacki could not stand in Planica and hit Thurnbichler. There will be consequences now
Coach Thomas Thurnbichler said goodbye in Planica with Poles. After the decision of the board of PZN, he was released and will no longer be the main coach of the team, and will be replaced by Maciej Maciusiak. This choice was mainly dictated by the will of the players. Only Paweł Wąsek continued to train with Thurnbichler. And although he achieved the greatest successes last winter, it was granted to what the “elders” of the staff suggested. So continuing work without a Thurnbichler.
After the last competition of the season, masks fell and it turned out who did not want to work with the Austrian the most. Fainstly Dawid Kubacki criticized him. He mentioned not only about himself, but also about how Thurnbichler was to hinder the life of the training with his private team Kamil Stoch. – It argued for a crime – said Kubacki. Aleksander Zestraczoł could not stand, but he is very much about the trainer he only spoke on the TVN studio. There, among others Words about the fact that if Thurnbichler became a 30 percent less involvement in training. He was silent before the rest of the journalists.
After Kubacki's words and DestroyedAnd there was a storm all over Poland. The fans did not support them and accused them of disrespect for the coach, for whom both players achieved the greatest success in their career. The jumpers fell silent, and the president of the Polish Ski Association Adam Małysz suggested that they may even be punished for their behavior.
It was, however, when the emotions were still strong. Now, when they subsided, in Zakopane, Małysz tried to calm the situation and cool the mood. – I would like it not to talk about it anymore. The guys did what they did, they know that it wasn't quite good. But at this point it is pregnant all the time, everyone reminds them of it. And this is bad because they are about to start preparations for the next season. We decided that it was necessary to calm it down enough so that there was not too much controversy – he said Quoted by Interia.
– The guys also talked to Thomas. As for the relationship, we will draw some consequences, but it will be more our internal action, and not to blow it again in the media. We want to organize everything so that they can move in peace with preparations for the season with the games. The most important thing for us is that they are to do the result. On the one hand, I understand them a bit, but I also know that they did badly and they are aware of it – added Małysz.
The jumpers got a question about their words about Thurnbichler. Destroyed he repeated three words
Now the interested parties spoke. After the competition organized by Red Bull, in which Martin Schmitt's team with Dawid Kubacki won, the jumper got a question about the matter of his controversial statements from Planica. – I wouldn't bother this topic anymore because there is no need. I won't go back and that's it. I will not turn back time, so I think it makes no sense to drill it anymore. We had a super event today, it was nice to jump and I would prefer to stay with these positive emotions – said Kubacki.
Even more economical in words about what he said about Thurnbichler in Planica was Aleksander Znamczoł. “I won't comment on it,” he answered the question about whether he had a lot of thoughts about his own words. We heard the same after another, this time regarding whether, if he could, he would change something in them. The jumper only admitted that he managed to rest after finale season.
Now the jumpers will start preparing for the new season led by coach Maciusiak. The coach has not yet informed which jumpers will be in the composition of his staff, but it can be expected that Kubacki and Destroy will be among six or seven names that will be the composition of Maciusiak's team. The start of preparation is scheduled for April 14, although some players will join the group a little later, after short holidays.
Material developed thanks to cooperation with Red Bull Polska during Events “Red Bull. Jumping at the point” in Zakopane. This is a unique jumping competition to the goal, in which teams led by legends of jumping as captains were designed to get exactly 1000 meters. The show competition at Wielka Krokiew was won by Martin Schmitt's team: Dawid Kubacki, Stephan Embacher, Anze Lanisek and Andreas Wellinger.