Bolt from the blue in the jump Norwegian. Anders Jacobsen also retires

Fulmime the blue team in the Norwegian ski jumping. After the 'sudden withdrawal of Anders Bardal, Anders Jacobsen also, the' other veteran team, announced the end of his career to the surprise of even his wife.

Tuesday 21 April 2015 7 minutes reading time

"I realized I did not have pi & ugrave; the motivation to stay on top of the sport. I started to think about retirement after the end of the season and I've made my decision during the Easter holidays. Surely he recorded the fact that you have 30 years and a family to think about, but the main reason & egrave; I have not pi & ugrave; perseverance to train what is necessary to be at the top. The fact that they came back to win after the serious accident of 2013 makes me very proud Since & eacute; few have been able to do the same. Memories pi & ugrave; of my career are winning the Tourn & eacute; and 4 trampolines in 2007, an achievement of which I understood the greatness only with the passing of years, and the medal 'gold in the team competition of the World Falun 2015 because & eacute; between us & egrave; formed a great union and tried feelings unique, never experienced before. The pi & ugrave; great disappointment instead & egrave; the race of the World Cup 2011. Large Hill C''erano 50,000 people in the stadium and at the end of the first set I was second behind Morgenstern with Anders (Bardal ed) third and fourth Schlierenzauer. The wind was hard to read and immediately before me Anders had missed badly. When & egrave; turned on the green light just do not have the right pressure and I made a mistake that I had never done before finishing seventh or eighth. Failing to keep a cool head in that situation I was literally thrown to the ground. That's why & eacute; I decided to stop in 2011. & ograve; I realized almost immediately that he still has something to say in the ski jumping and the season of my return & egrave; been positive. I do not think will come back & ograve; at my old job as a plumber, where I was pretty good. With the knee that I find myself not & egrave; a good idea to fall and get up all the time from the floors. I'll try & ograve; a job where he can hear me and realized when I doubt you can become a coach. " Even his wife Birgitte, mother of his sons Isaac and Sophia, you & egrave; surprise that the decision of her husband. Jacobsen leaps to the headlines in 2006 - '' 07. All''epoca traveling for 22 years and had never competed in the World Cup. Instead all''esordio maximum circuit & egrave; immediately on the podium (third in Ruka) and the first success came in the fifth race (Engelberg). AFTER THAT & eacute; triumphs in Tourn & eacute; and 4 trampolines, winning in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Bischofshofen, ahead of none other than Gregor Schlierenzauer and Simon Ammann. Wearing the yellow bib and Shakes the 'idea of â€‹â€‹winning the crystal ball, but in the end had to settle for second place in the overall standings Because & eacute; Adam Malysz becomes the protagonist of a season finale sumptuous (6 wins in the last seven races). In the following three winters the Norwegian remains consistently in the top 10 of the circuit getting the bronze medal in World Championships is on Large Hill in Liberec in 2009 that the World Championships in Planica 2010. The flight of 2010 - '' 11 proves rather disappointing and culminates with the '' episode recounted above. At the end of the season Anders decides to retire, but soon back on his feet. In fact, after a year of stop in 2012 - '' 13 & egrave; again a jumper. In quell''inverno Scandinavian touches again successful in Vierschanzentournee, closed in second place just behind Schlierenzauer, and gets a new bronze champion on Large Hill. However in March & egrave; victim of a serious knee injury in Planica. The physical problem affects negatively throughout 2013 - '' 14, but does not prevent him to return to winning nell''annata racing just ended (Garmisch-Partenkirchen). In the team event Jacobsen got eight total medals: 1 gold and 4 silver championship, one Olympic bronze, one silver and one bronze at the World Championships in flight. In the World Cup ended with 10 victories and 28 podium finishes, a collection which makes it one of the most Norwegians & ugrave; Winning ever.

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