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– It’s quite incredible that it could happen. It’s f … amazing. I’m sorry, but he’s completely ill, said an annoyed Johann André Forfang just after being told he had been ruled out.
The reason was that Aleksander Stöckl sent Forfang out of the barrier before he was given permission to jump.
– I pointed it out in yellow, simple and direct. I saw the clock read 15 seconds and usually after that a green light appears. And I mean I saw green there and the flag. But after it jumped, I looked up and saw that it was still yellow, Stöckl tells NRK.
– I must honestly say that it was too much for me at the time there, he continues.
It is not serious for Tande
At the same time that Stöckl was dismissing the Norwegian jumpers, Daniel-André Tande was in an ambulance after falling ill at an early start number.
This meant that the director of the national team also had to think about how things were going with Tande.
– I didn’t know what happened to Daniel, so it was also on my mind at the time, says Stöckl.
INJURY: Daniel Andre Tande was examined in the stadium ambulance after the fall.
Fortunately, everything seems to be going well with Tande. In the worst case scenario, both the jumper and the national team management feared that it could be a smoking cruciate ligament, but after an investigation it was denied.
– Doctors say they are not afraid of anything serious. Daniel manages to stand up and they think it was only very painful after hitting his knee on the ice. They don’t fear any ligament damage or the like, so that’s a positive, Braathen said.
Tande himself was in a good mood after the exams.
– I was quite nervous and it hurt a lot. Fortunately, it seems like it was just a touch. We have done all the tests and everything is fine.
Granerud the best of Norwegians
Halvor Engen Granerud made a brilliant final jump, but simply did not hold the step on the podium.
FOURTH PLACE: Halvor Engen Granerud almost made it to the podium in Ruka.
Photo: Emmi Korhonen / AP
The Norwegian hit with a 143-meter jump. A somewhat messy impact, on the other hand, meant that Granerud drew himself somewhat in style points.
Thus, the Poles Dawid Kubacki and Piotr Zyla slipped to the front, while the German Markus Eisenbichler was totally superior in Ruka and won with 19.3 points.
– I’m disappointed. It won’t do it at all. The second jump is good, but I land like a sheep, so yeah… said Granerud after fourth place.
Robert Johansson also provided good competition and placed two Norwegians in the top six.
