21-year-old Gianina Ernst announced, that ski jumping season 2020/2021 was the last one of her career as a ski jumper. She was born in Switzerland and represented this country until the year 2013, when she changed her nationality to German. She quickly made a huge progress and already in December 2013, in Lillehammer she was 2nd, only behind Sara Takanashi. ...
Katharina Althaus won the gold medal in today’s German Championships, which were held on the HS 106 hill in Oberstdorf. After a very exciting and tight fight Althaus managed to beat Juliane Seyfarth, who was a clear leader after the first round. In her first jump Seyfarth managed to reach 100 meters mark and was leading by over 8 points ...
Joanna Szwab became a surprising Polish Champion. The competition took place on the HS 104 hill in Szczyrk on 17th of October. Szwab with her jumps on 90.5 and 97 meters beat the big favourite – Kinga Rajda (89 and 95 meters). Third place took Anna Twardosz (85.5 and 94m). Nicole Konderla was 4th (85.5m and 94m) and well known ...
Irma Makhinia won today’s Russian Championships in Krasna Polyana (HS 106). 18-year-old with jumps on 95 and 90.5 meter unexpectedly beat much more experienced Sofia Tikhonova (89 and 92m) and Irina Avvakumova (86.5 and 85m). Makhinia secured her victory with the total of 204.8 points. Tikhonova was 8.5 points behind the today’s gold medalist and the 29 years old Avvakumova ...
Ema Klinec was victorious in the Slovenian Championships, which were held on October the 6th in Kranj (HS 109). 22-year old jumped 110.5 and 106.5 meters and gave no chance to her rivals. Silver medal went to Ursa Bogataj (108.5 and 100.5 m) and 3rd was Nika Kriznar (97.5 and 104.5m). Klinec was leading already after the first round with ...
The Austrian Nationals, held last Saturday (26th of September) in Eisenerz, started with an unexpected weather problems. The organisers struggled all morning to remove the snow from the outrun and the official training had to be delayed. After a tight fight the winner at the normal hill was Daniela Irashko. The 2011 World Champion after her first jump (94.5m) was ...
Klara Ulrichova was the best in the Czech Republic Nationals, held on 20th of September in Frenstat (HS 106). The best athlete of the 2019/2020 FIS Cup jumped 101,5 and 98,5 meters. After the first round Karolina Indrackova was 2nd, only half a point behind the 16-year-old. However the second 90 meters jump was not good enough to threaten Ulrichova. ...
Last Tuesday (September, 8th) Maren Lundby finally received the long-awaited Crystal Globe for winning the overall World Cup standings 2019/2020. The award ceremony took place in Lillehammer, at Lysgaardsbakken ski jumping complex, where the second day of the RAW Air Challenge was planned. Due to strong wind the jumping was not possible and Maren’s ceremony was the highlight of the ...
Ema Klinec won Cockta Cup competition that was held on 5th of September in Kranj. It was the first official start for the Slovenian jumpers since Summer Grand Prix in Frenstat. Klinec jumped 99.5 and 103.5 meters and was better than Nika Kriznar by only 2.8 points, who landed on 102.5 and 99.5 meters. Third place took Ursa Bogataj, who ...
Chika Yoshida -FIS Race Director Ladies Ski Jumping – was very satisfied after the only Summer Grand Prix competition this year, that was held last weekend in Frenstat (Czech Republic). What are your impressions after the first and only Summer Grand Prix competition this summer? Chika Yoshida: I’m absolutely satisfied with the event, it exceeded my expectations. The organizer started ...