When Kristoffer Sundal was about to set off from the ski jump in the qualification at Lillehammer on Saturday, both commentators and TV viewers had their hearts in their throats. While he was sitting on the barrier, the billboard behind came at full speed and pushed the Norwegian off guard. – This could have gone really crazy in many ways, said news’s expert commentator Johan Remen Evensen. Nevertheless, Sundal made a good jump, and took the lead in the qualification. – What is happening up there, Johan? This is a scandal, said news’s commentator Christian Nilssen. – There is quite simply a crisis there, replied Remen Evensen. – Dangerous to life Well down on the ground, Sundal’s reaction was picked up on camera: – I have to jump again. – Damn it, is it possible? It is life-threatening. DANGEROUS: Kristoffer Sundal crashed after the jump. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB Afterwards he says that he thought the jump was not valid, which it was. He fears it could have been worse if he hadn’t moved to get his arms up. – If I had had my arm between the boom and the advertising poster, my body would have been pushed off and I would have been left hanging, so then a joint or a shoulder would probably have gone. It’s luck it went well, he says to news. – I hope it will be checked a little more closely in the next rounds. It’s scary and disgusting, says Sundal. Sundal still managed to keep a cool head and clear the dish with a soar of 134.5 meters in the first round. He shares third place with Halvor Egner Granerud before the final round. The Norwegian duo is 2.1 points behind leader Stefan Kraft. Follow the show jumping live here: Watch Granerud and Lindvik fight for the season’s first men’s World Cup victory. – It’s sick Robert Johansson was horrified by what happened to his teammate. – It’s sick. It’s something you think can’t happen. I am very impressed with the way he handled it. It looked like he made a pretty good jump anyway, but that shouldn’t happen, he says to news. IMPRESSED: Robert Johansson is impressed by his teammate, but says such situations should not happen. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – How scary is it to get it in the back and be pushed down? – There are several things that hit him. Hit him in the ass first, it’s still good. The jump he delivers is really impressive. He won’t have to go through that again. Compared to Romøren, national team coach Magnus Brevig is also impressed by Sundal. – It was very frightening and scary, but extremely well handled by Sundal. He is tough, says Brevig to news. Halvor Egner Granerud compares the situation with a similar incident that happened to Bjørn Einar Romøren in 2008. – I have seen it happen to Romøren in Predazzo. Then he got a clerk with iron bars in his leg and hung by his arms from the bar. It’s a YouTube clip I’ve seen many times. There was perhaps a little premeditation through that. See the incident with Romøren here: Race director Sanro Pertile also remembers the episode with Romøren, but says he has never seen anything like what happened to Sundal before. – I think he should get a bonus for that jump. Fortunately, it went well, says Pertile to news. He still believes that the organization of the race has been good. – This can happen. You can’t control everything in life, he says. Equipment trouble Earlier in the day, it was the showjumping suits that became the talk of the town in the women’s showjumping. In the World Cup race at Lillehammer, four of the women were disqualified because of their dresses, among them the Norwegian Eirin Maria Kvandal. She was in fourth place after the first round. – There are things we should have control over, which were not done today. Too bad, says Kvandal to news. The trend continued in the men’s race, where both Norwegian Sølve Jokerud Strand and two foreigners were disqualified because of the suit. National team coach Christian Meyer did not immediately know what was wrong with Kvandal, but he was clear on one thing: – There are quite a few people who think there are enough rules to keep track of. – Are there too many rules? – I have to hear what was wrong, but… Yes, it’s getting to be a lot. DISC: Eirin Kvandal (th) did not get to jump in the second round. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB Too big suit Norway’s service technician Mats Bjerke Myhren says Kvandal had a diaper because the suit was too big in the upper body. – It is obviously irritating. We must have control over the suit, and we know we have it, but what the inspectors focus on varies from year to year. Now they have started measuring above the waist seam, says Myhren to news. He says that Kvandal’s suit must now be sewn in for the race on Sunday. At the same time, he believes the rules are absolutely necessary. – Fairly insignificant But there are more people who react to rules linked to show jumping. This season, a rule related to the dressage splits the environment. In the past, jumpers could use as many jumper suits as they wanted, but now the International Ski Federation (FIS) has limited the number of jumpers to ten during a season. For the combined runners, there are five. The purpose is for the small nations with small economies to be able to compete with the big ones. The intention is good, but not everyone is satisfied. – It is good to see that they see the small nations, and try to prevent a bigger gap. I think the rule is a good start, but it needs some adjustments. Some nations don’t get more than three showjumping suits a year anyway, so he is quite insignificant for them, says Canadian Nicole Maurer to news. – On wild roads It’s sports director for combined, Ivar Stuan, to say the least, not very enthusiastic about it. – We think it is a strange and special rule, says Stuan to news. – We said early on that it was going to be a rat race until the start of the season to test the best suits. We have the most resources there, we who are the biggest nations, while the smallest ones will have trouble with that. That is probably what is about to happen too, he says. CRITICAL: Sports manager for combined, Ivar Stuan. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Stuan goes hard against the many equipment rules in show jumping. – I think the whole system of show jumping suits, testing and controls is on the wrong track. I think we have some huge challenges with that. FIS cannot find good solutions to this, when it comes to scanning and body measurement, he says. The women’s race was won by Nika Prevc. Anna Odine Strøm was the best Norwegian mare in fourth place, while the 16-year-old Ingvild Synnøve Midtskogen made a big impression and came fifth. Here he is pushed off the barrier: – Scandal 00:48 Here his shoulder is dislocated 00:15 Sent the competitor straight off the track: – So dramatic 00:54 See all the goals from Norway – Kazakhstan – Pictures from TV 2 Direct 01 :06 Show more Published 23.11.2024, at 14.33 Updated 23.11.2024, at 16.52
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