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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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Harri Olli, the former exceptional ski flyer from Finland, announced the end of his career in January 2011 without much ado in the public.
Harri Olli ends his career »
Now Olli seems to plan his comeback also without a lot of pubic attention. All neccessary measures to get a permission to compete internationally again we...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler are also very active after the long season.
After both took part in the Marathon in Vienna with relays together with some of their teammates like, for example, Michael Hayboeck and assistant coach Alexander Diess, they travelled to Germany to do some laps with a race car.
Thomas Morgenstern was...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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The Russian national team for the 2012/13 season will consist of ten athletes.
Besides Denis Kornilov, who was the best Russian last winter as 20th in the overall World Cup, also Dimitri Vassiliev, Anton Kalinitscheko, Ilja Rosliakov, Dimitri Ipatov, Alexander Sardyko, Ilmir Hazetdinov, Petr Chaadaev, Roman Trofimov and Alexey Romashov were...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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Despite the bad results last season and some speculations over the past weeks, Pekka Niemelae will remain head coach of the Finnish national team for two more years.
The next big goals of the 37-year-old, who is working with the team for two years now, are the World Championships in the upcoming winter in Val di Fiemme and the Olympic Winte...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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After the performances last winter only one jumper was nominated for the French national team 2012/13.
Vincent Descombes Sevoie, who qualifed for the final round of the Top 30 five times during the last World Cup season and was best French in the overall ranking as 54th, is the only athelte with A-team status.
The results of Vincen...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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The Norwegian Ski Association announced the national team for the upcoming season on a press conference on Monday.
Besides overall World Cup winner Anders Bardal, also Tom Hilde, Rune Velta, Anders Fannemel, Vegard Sklett, Bjoern Einar Romoeren and Andreas Stjernen will be on the team. Just like last year, the World Cup team will be coached...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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The young Estonian team around talent Kaarel Nurmsalu lost its coach. Originally it was planned that Finn Peter Kukkonen works with the team until the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014.
According to skijumping.pl Kukkonen will now quit his job in Estonia and starts coaching the Finnish nordic combined team.
In his first season in the Wor...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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The long time chairman of the ski club in Oberstdorf and former president of the 4-Hills-Tournament, Claus-Peter "Pe" Horle, died on Monday at age 70 after a long sickness.
As head of the local skiclub from 1971 to 2008 Horle was responsible for the organization of 37 opening events of the 4-Hills-Tournament, five ski flying World Champions...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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After a meeting on Tuesday the Polish Ski Association announced the teams for 2012/13.
For the new season there will be some structural changes concerning the team nomination. Besides the A and B (Juniors) teams, there will also be various training groups. With this measure, a more individual coaching shall be possible.
Pol...
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News Story Posted by FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Friday May 25 , 2012
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Last season was successful for Andreas Kofler and awarded for it now. The 27-year-old was voted "Athlete of the Year" in Tyrol although he could not win a major title last winter.
Andreas Kofler in the Hall of Fame »
In front of 1000 guest he received the award in Innsbruck because "he can always smile, even when he loses", a...
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