Durnind Award ceremony...
Little bit late but good that I have forca to write about what I love^^.
I don't feel very well,cause I caught a stomach flu , I'm not strong enough to sit at the internet, but I have to do this post.
I wouldn't sleep well, I just musted to write and shere with you . I'm reading a lot of books and now I read great polish book, the story about "Mr Car and Capitan Nemo" -there is a lot of adventures,lakes and cool persons.I'm fell in love in this book^^
That is all from me.
Now it is time to Note from the calendar of ski jumping
the Nordic Skiing World Championships
28.02.09 Honest Congratulation Fot Austria Team!!:)
Austria leaves no doubt about dominance
Austria has further cemented its dominance in team competitions. In Liberec, the ÖSV "Eagles" won the world championship for the fourth straight time. The quartet of Wolfgang Loitzl, Martin Koch, Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer (1034.3 points) lead the contest from the start and never left any doubt about their victory. Thus, Loitzl will return home from the Czech Republic as double world champion. On Saturday, he celebrated his fifth overall title.
The Norwegian team with Johan Remen Evensen, Tom Hilde, Anders Bardal and Anders Jacobsen (1000,8) won the silver medal. "Judging by the season, the silver medal is worth as much as gold. But we will not stop trying to beat the Austrians", said coach Mika Kojonkoski.
"We know what we can do"
"We took some hits in the single competition. But we know what we can do, and we showed that today", said Martin Koch, who had an outstanding effort in the final. "My first jump was a little reluctant", he said.
His coach Alexander Pointner was defiant: "We worked hard for the envy. Now, there are some more jealous people."
The true surprise of the day belonged to Japan. The mixture of veterans Takanobu Okabe (38) and Noriaki (36) with youngsters Daiki Ito and Shohei Tochimoto proved to be a successful one - who would have thought of them as bronze winners before the competition? "I am overwhelmed", said Kasai, whose performance was an integral part of the medal. Hence, the podium looked exactly the same as 2007 in Sapporo.
Kasai with goose bumps
However, Kasai endured some tough moments during the final. He had noticed Harri Olli's mediocre jump before him. Thus, Kasai thought that he had to reach 130 meters for the medal. Since he only achieved 120 meters, he was visibly disappointed initially. His team mate Okabe finally relieved him. "We got the medal." Kasai was more than happy: "I still have goose bumps."
In a competition that was plagued by heavy rain, Poland also convinced many skeptics. They missed the third place by just 9.1 points. The Czechs also were right in the chase for the medals, and were only 7 points behind the podium at half. Eventually, the finished 5th ahead of the struggling Finnish team.
Germany only 10th?!
It was hard to understand the terrible performance by the German team. After Martin Schmitt's silver medal at the large hill, most experts had seen them as almost a lock for the podium. In the end, it was the other end of the standings with the 10th place - the final took place without Germany! "This is a severe disappointment for us. We were prepared well, but maybe we tried to force it too much. I am not sure, but my jump might have been too aggressive", explained Schmitt, who landed after only 112.5 meters. Stephan Hocke underperformed as well, and only Michael Uhrmann had a jump that suited his current level.
Like Germany, the Russian team was unable to fulfill the expectations in Liberec. While they recently had reached the podium in the Oberstdorf team flying, they joined the DSV quartet as nations that were eliminated early - the team of coach Wolfgang Steiert finished 9th.
As a consequence, France benefited from the slumping opponents. In the end, they were in 8th place behind Slovenia
27.02.09
Kuettel follows Ammann's path
The world championship at the large hill remains Swiss property. Andreas Kuettel won at the Jested hill in Liberec and thus takes over the title from his team mate Simon Ammann. However, the day ended early as the second round ultimately had to be cancelled. The relentless snowfall made a fair competition simply impossible. For Martin Schmitt, the chaotic contest delivered an unexpected silver medal: for the first time since 2001, he conquered a podium at a world championship. Norway's Andreas Jacobsen completed the trio of unlikely heroes in 3rd place.
The surprising champion from Switzerland had not won a contest this season prior to Liberec: "I am deserving of the title because the first round was held under fair conditions. Of course, I am glad that the second round got cancelled - but I am confident that I would have won anyway." As a whole, Andreas Kuettel (141.3 points) prevailed in a narrow event. His first title came with only 0.4 points ahead of Schmitt, whose advantage against Jacobsen was rather slim as well with 1.8 points.
Austria empty-handed as Schmitt adds to his collection
Thus, this winter's first podium without Austrian faces came in Liberec of all venues. Gregor Schlierenzauer had the best ÖSV result at the "wooden" 4th place. Anders Bardal finished 5th ahead of normal hill winner Wolfgang Loitzl. Russia's Dimitri Vassiliev ranked 7th, while defending champion Simon Ammann failed to repeat in 8th place.
"It is a dream come true to stand at the podium at a world championship. It doesn't matter which colour the medal has - I am just happy", said Schmitt before heading to the flower ceremony. The German now has collected nine medals at World Championships. "It was exhausting, but I would have been ready for a final jump."
Anders Jacobsen shared the sentiment: "There is nothing better than a podium finish at world championships!"
And with so nice accent I wish you beautiful Monday:)
Yours
Nikki