The first Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil
is history, and it was a good debut for the Russian
Organizer. This is the unanimous opinion of athletes
and officials after the two competitions this past
weekend.
"All in all this weekend was a great experience
for everyone involved. The facility was in a great
shape and especially the spectators were able to
create an emotional atmosphere. It proved right
that we have a great potential there, and in the
future we will try to use it", said FIS Race
Director Walter Hofer.
The cancelation of the final round Sunday evening
could also not change the positive impression. "Unfortunately
the conditions didn't want to play along and so
the second round of the second competition had to
be canceled. The phases during which jumping was
possible became shorter and shorter and so the jury
was not able to control the conditions long enough."
