WARSAW, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Beijing 2022 gold medalist Ryoyu Kobayashi will miss FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competitors in Zakopane, Poland, whereas the host’s consultant Kamil Stoch works towards time as a consequence of well being issues.
Kobayashi has proven considerably decrease high quality this season than in earlier years. He at the moment ranks 18th within the total FIS World Cup standings. His finest consequence was twelfth place in Engelberg, Switzerland. In the Four Hills Tournament, which ended on Monday, the Japanese took fifteenth place.
As it turned out, the 28-year-old will miss the FIS World Cup contest in Zakopane, Poland. The group competitors shall be performed on January 18, after which the ski jumpers will battle for factors in a person contest.
“Ryoyu will miss the FIS World Cup competition in Zakopane. As he said, he wants to focus on getting better, so he will fly to Sapporo for training. He plans to come back by the end of January,” Japan’s ski leaping group knowledgeable on Wednesday by way of its official account on X.
It’s doable that not solely Kobayashi shall be absent at Wielka Krokiew hill because the host’s athlete Stoch works towards time as a consequence of abdomen issues.
“During the Four Hills Tournament he was supposed to train in Poland to get back in good shape. I got information that he couldn’t do that due to stomach problems. We will provide new information soon,” Poland coach Thomas Thurnbichler advised Polish media on Wednesday.
It’s not clear for now how critical Stoch’s damage is and when he’ll return to the hill.