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An unusual accident of a Polish jumper in Zakopane. It’s a miracle he landed

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During one of the training sessions at Wielke Krokiew in Zakopane, an extremely dangerous incident occurred. During Jakub Niemczyk’s flight, he was hit by a large bird. His colleague Viktor Penkala and SMS Szczyrk coach Slawomir Hankus spoke about the incident. It’s a miracle that nothing happened to him.

The frequent identification of ski jumpers with the names of birds is not accidental. Thomas Thurnbichler’s players are called “Eagles”, which also comes, inter alia, from the nationality and coat of arms of Poland. In turn, Adam Malysz bore the nickname “Ozel from the Vistula” for many years. It turns out that birds, and sometimes even larger ones, also hang on the springboards. One of them visited Wielka Krokiew in Zakopane, but ended up there at the wrong time.

Shocking incident at Wielke Krokiew. The jumper collided with a bird while flying

TVP Sport reported on the whole situation. This happened during one of the training sessions for young jumpers. SMC Szczyrk coach Slawomir Hankus said that everything looked very dangerous and, in his opinion, it was a real miracle that nothing bad happened to the jumper. There was a large bird sitting on a hill, which took off at the most inopportune moment.

– We were with our young players at the training camp in Zakopane. Kuba Nemchik was already sitting on the beam, Robert Matea let him go, and at that moment a larger bird landed on the landing site – approximately at an altitude of 90 meters. When Kuba flew over him, the bird took off and hit the jumper in the face, the trainer said.

Another ski jumper, Victor Penkala, was an eyewitness to the entire event. He admitted that the bird was sitting firmly on the right side of the landing area, looking from the participant’s point of view. “It could have been a buzzard.” It was a really big bird. Cuba usually flies straight. That jump on the threshold went well, but immediately after takeoff he swayed considerably and was pulled to the right side of the landing area. He flew… right over the bird, which scared the animal,” said the young pilot. Luckily, the 16-year-old was not injured and managed to land safely.

Designed by: Karol Osinski
Source: TVP Sport
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