After a break from the successful Norwegian 4-Hills-Tournament, it’s time to get back to World Cup competition. It turns out that one of the leading representatives of this country will not perform in Zakopane. The sports director revealed the reason for the absence.
Norwegian ski jumper Robert Johansson, 32, will not take part in the World Cup competition in Zakopane this weekend. The website dagbladet.no reported that the following jumpers will fly to Poland on Thursday: Halvor Egner Granerud, Mariusz Lindvik, Daniel-Andre Tande, Johann Andre Forfang and Christoffer Eriksen Sundal.
As you can see, the team is missing Robert Johansson, who finished sixteenth in the recently concluded Four Hills Tournament. As journalists dagbladet.no found out, the Norwegian will not participate in the competition due to health problems. Even before the competition in Bischofshofen, the athlete told the local media that he had pain in his right leg.
Robert Johansson will not perform in Zakopane
Following the decision on the squad for the World Cup competition in Zakopane, Norway’s sports director Claes Brede Braten confirmed that Johansson will stay at home and take care of his health and body. - The jumper still needs a break from the competition. As planned, he will return to compete in Sapporo, Japan next weekend, he says.
The winner of the 71st Four Hills Tournament Halvor Egner Granerud will perform in Wielka Krokiew. The Norwegian is currently third in the overall World Cup standings, 134 points behind David Kubacki. Slovenian Anže Lanisek is second, 26 points ahead of the Norwegian.
Schedule of World Cup competitions in Zakopane
The World Cup competitions in Zakopane will be held on January 13-15. On Friday, January 13, at 15:30, the official training and qualification for the individual competition will take place. On Saturday, January 14, the players will compete in the team competition, and on Sunday, January 15, individual competitions are scheduled.
Source: Wprost
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