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Thinking about going to GaPa for 4hills again. But I am not sure...
Don't wanna go alone - and the friend that I went with in the past... well, we're not friends anymore 😕
So yeah... what should I do?
also, there was a conversation in the studio for Polish Eurosport between rounds about rivalry in ski jumping which I found thought–provoking. one of the experts was Krzysztof Biegun, former Polish ski jumper and now one of the base coaches for Polish Ski Federation, was asked – ofc in a humorous manner – by the host if the top jumpers ever do any acts of pettiness towards their opponents before their jumps, like kicking someone in their ankle (again, it wasn't serious) because in football or volleyball for example it isn't uncommon to act provocatively towards your rivals. Biegun responded that while he cannot speak for everyone, being in the WC for quite some time and living amongst other top jumpers, he personally never witnessed or heard of such a thing. Biegun said there's always a huge amount of respect for the competition and acts of violence wouldn't really help anyone's case. I added in my thoughts that it could potentially be a reason for injury or worse, a terrible accident on the hill so it would be reckless.
and then I remembered when Andi Wellinger destroyed his chance of winning the first RawAir edition in his very last jump, ending up in tears and Kamil Stoch came up to him and gave him a hug we all need in our lives because it would put the broken pieces of us together.
and of course when tearful Anže brought in a cardboard copy of Dawid Kubacki on the podium and made this entire end–of–season flower ceremony about him and kept shedding tears during all interviews.
I think ski jumping has a level of respect not many other sports have.
and these two actions are my Roman Empire
The contrast between Artti and Ryoyu in the presentation.
Sunshine baby versus marble god.
When the 4ht starts I always remember the saying You can't win the 4ht in Oberstdorf but you can lose it in Oberstdorf.
The little bell before each pair in the first round made me think of Wii sports Boxing and I had the announcer say “Round one... Fight!” every time in my head.
Ryoyu Kobayashi wins the second leg of the Four Hills Tournament | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 01.01.2022