Strong winds make a competition on the ski jump in Trondheim impossible on Thursday.
Due to stubborn winds, the team jumping of the combiners at the Nordic Ski World Cup in Trondheim was canceled on Thursday afternoon after several shifts and will now be rescheduled on Friday. The World Association FIS announced this.
According to this, the combined jumping from the Großschanze will be pending on Friday from 12 p.m., from 3:30 p.m. the decision will be made in the cross-country ski run over 4×5 km. In between, the relay of the cross -country skiers takes place, the start of which was preferred to 1:15 p.m. (so far 2 p.m.). Afterwards, the individual jumping of women from the Großchanze is pending from 4.30 p.m. (instead of 4.15 p.m.).
However, it is still unclear whether the team competition of the special jumpers (5:05 p.m.) can take place on Thursday afternoon. A cancellation would probably result in further shifts.
German combiners welcome laying
The German combiners were pleased with the timely catch -up date. “Of course, the goal is to make up for this competition, at best, of course, on Friday, because the preview looks very good. That is the goal, ”said head coach Eric Frenzel:“ The boys take every time window, even if it is in the middle of the night. That is a very important competition for today. “
A complete statement would have been a great damage to the image for the combination that is fighting for their whereabouts in the Olympic program anyway. The men’s individual competition is scheduled for Saturday.
Ski World Cup: Weather whirls on schedule
Since the night in and around Trondheim, which had been plagued by constant rain in the past few days, a hurricane warning was met, the wind conditions should only improve in the course of Thursday. Therefore, the competitions had already been moved back, the goals for the fans were only opened after 12 noon.
Around 29,000 fans with tickets were expected, plus many spectators who can track the cross -country skiing without a ticket in the forests. However, the outdoor stay could be dangerous for this. At around 11.30 a.m., the wind was blowing a house roof near the cross -country ski run.