Poland and Norway hold Ski Jumping nationals
Oct 31, 2021·Ski Jumping
After the national Ski Jumping championships in Poland became a victim of the too strong wind in July, the competitions could finally be held now in Zakopane.
Piotr Żyła took the title on the normal hill there with his jumps of 103.5 m and 106 m and a total of 279.2 points. Klemens Muranka came in second with 102 m and 104 m and 271.1 points. Dawid Kubacki (100 m and 104 m) and Tomasz Pilch (98 m and 106.5 m) tied for third on the HS 105 hill with 268.2 points each.
Behind Jakub Wolny (5th) and the surprisingly strong Jan Habdas (6th), Kamil Stoch, Stefan Hula, and Maciej Kot finished seventh, eighth, and ninth.
In the women's event, Kamil Karpiel claimed the Polish national title with 94.5 m and 96 m and 226.5 points. She was followed by Nicole Konderla (93 m and 95.5 m; 218.0 points) and Kinga Rajda (86.5 m and 97 m; 210.0 points) in second and third.
The competition in Zakopane was won by Josephine Pagnier of France with 97 m and 100.5 m and 239.5 points.
Not the favorite Halvor Egner Granerud, but the underdog Oscar Westerheim won the national championship title on the K95 hill in Norway on Saturday. In the top-class competition, Westerheim provided a big surprise on the Midtstubakken in Oslo. Silje Opseth won the women's event.
"It is unbelievable that I managed to win today, and that I could even beat Halvor in the competition today makes it even more unbelievable" declared the overwhelmed winner after his success. For Westerheim it was the first national title. "Better late than never, the training pays off. I've been jumping for many years now and have gained a lot of experience that benefits me. I hope it goes as well in the winter," said Westerheim.
The victory of the 25-year-old Westerheim was very close: Westerheim scored 265.5 points with his two jumps, Granerud finished second with 265.3 points, only 0.2 points behind the day's winner, the third place in the men's event went to Marius Lindvik.
In the women's competition, favorite Silje Opseth won clearly ahead of Anna Odine Stroem and Thea Minyan Bjoerseth. Opseth scored 287.8 points and had a lead of more than 40 points over Stroem (246.2 points) and Bjoerseth (231 points).
The Mixed Team competition will follow for the Norwegians on Sunday.
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