Apotheosis Germany, gold in the team event. Interrupted after 8 years, the Austrian hegemony''

Nordic Skiing: All news

Sochi 2014: All news

After 8 years and 10 consecutive wins in the main events will stop the domination of Austria'' in the team events of special jump. In Sochi Germany won the gold medal in a competition'' point to point.

Monday 17 February 2014 5 minutes reading time

The Germans were redone with the interests of the disappointments of the individual competitions getting the win in a team event of a major event for the first time since 2002 in this part. Best of the day among the Teutonic undoubtedly Marinus Kraus, already capable of recording a record of the trampoline in the race on Saturday. However, even Severin Freund, Andreas Wellinger and Andreas Wank have spoken about the levels at which they were expected allowing Germany to establish itself with the'' small'' advantage of 2.7 points on Austria. The Austrian quartet has adorned'' s silver medal in the men's single of these Olympic Games, but it has to collect the first defeat in a World Cup team event by flying in 2006. A great Diethart Thomas and a Thomas Morgenstern beyond expectations was offset by a second jump reviewable by Michael Gregor Schlierenzauer and especially a HaybÃ¶ck again unable, for a year or so, to make a difference as it should be in its ropes. Bronze medal for Japan, beaten by the Germans of 16.2 points. The Japanese could be considered the favorites of the day before, but today it has failed Taku Takeuchi, unable to comment on the levels of the individual competition. They are well behaved Reruhi Shimizu, Noriaki Kasai and Daiki Ito. Quest'' last back on the podium of an Olympic team event after exactly 20 years (!) As a member of the quartet also Japanese silver in Lillehammer 1994. Curiously, even two decades ago, the victory went to Germany and with Japan'' s own medal went to Austria, albeit behind the Asians. Desta impression read the name of Jens WeiÃŸflog, today launched 50 years old, and think that Kasai was on the same podium with him as it is today on the podium with Andreas Wellinger, not even born when the team event took place in Lillehammer! Fourth place for Poland for which you can safely talk about lost opportunity. The Poles have concluded to 29.3 points by the victors, but a jump in the first series of bad Piotr Zyla and one is not exciting Kamil Stoch have undermined their chances of medal, in the light of what has been done both in the second series, she would even be the most precious metal. Fifth position for Slovenia including Peter has strong Prevc, the absolute best among 48 men engaged today, but it has paid the aftermath of the accident'' Robert Kranjec and a jump is not perfectly successful Jernej Damjan and Jurij Tepes. Norway finished sixth confirming in difficulty, with the exception of an excellent Anders Bardal. TEAM EVENT - OLYMPIC GAMES - LARGE HILL1. GERMANY [GER] 1041.12. AUSTRIA [AUT] 1038.43. JAPAN [JPN] 1024.94. POLAND [POL] 1011.85. SLOVENIA [SLO] 995.66. NORWAY [NOR] 990.77. CZECH REPUBLIC [CZE] 967.88. FINLAND [FIN] 942.8 Click here for the full result. The program of the Olympic Games is over. Now resume the fight for the conquest of Crystal ball with Kamil Stoch and Peter Prevc separated by a few points. Also do not forget that in mid-March will be held the World flight with Harrachov.

Francesco Paone

Social media engagement