21.3.2009

Victory for Norwegian eagles

Planica - Norwegian eagles Tom Hilde, Johan R. Evensen, Anders Jacobsen and Anders Bardal won todays last team competition in this World Cup Season. Over 26.000 spectators under the hill today saw trial round, first round and three groups of final round and after third group jury has to cancelled second round because of bad wind conditions. Second place goes to Poland and third place goes to Russia. Robi Kranjec from Slovenia jumped in trial round 226.5 meters, wich was the lognest jump today in in this season.

Anders Bardal, Norway
Planica is really our hill, because we have here always achieve good results. We love to fly and here we can do it. Tomorrow we will fight for overall second place but 50 points behind of Finns will be hard to catch up, because they are excellent flyers to.

Adam Malysz, Poland
I have made another second place, sensational, this time with the team. We all did a great job today and we deserved so high.

Denis Kornilov, Russia
We are really happy, because we second time on the podium after flights in Oberstdorf. Yesterday, the atmosphere between us was very positive, the goal was the inclusion of the five, but we dreamed about top 3. And today the dream come true.

 

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