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After the tests carried out during the Summer Grand Prix, the meeting'' s autumn Fis held in Zurich fired two important regulatory innovations in ski jumping.
Wednesday 9 October 2013 2 minutes reading time
The first concerns the possibility of technical require the lowering of the'' pole of departure for their athletes.
When a coach will make this request,'' the athlete must perform a measurement of at least 95% of the'' hill size (HS) to get the compensation points arising from the departure lowered.
The decision, which according to rumors would have been strongly opposed by the Austrians, was taken in such a way as to discourage the lowering of pole tactical often seen in the previous winter.
The second novelty is the wind factor. The compensation for the wind behind the athletes will be increased by 21% compared to that for the head wind.
'' The adjustment was necessary because it was noted that the compensation function properly with air "from below", while it was not appropriate to the penalty inflicted by'' air "from behind".
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