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Archived Summer Grand Prix competition in Wisla, came the first reactions about the new race format in groups, of which the race is on Polish soil was the first test. Opinions are mixed and divided between supporters and opponents.
Tuesday 29 July 2014 5 minutes reading time
CRITICILa main criticism by some athletes in our understanding of what is happening from the public (and not only).
The new system is been described as "too complicated" by the Polish Dawid Kubacki and the Swiss Gregor Deschwanden. The same Peter Prevc, winner of the competition, it is "very confused" about the operation of the format, while the German Karl Geiger has even admitted he did not understand it at all.
Another German, Andreas Wellinger, has instead pointed the finger at the fact to determine the 24 participants in the final set, taking into account the score of the qualification as reduces the chances of many athletes access in the area is punti.ENTUSIASTIC'' however those who praised the'' innovation, starting with the Norwegian Rune Velta who spoke of a competition more the right.
This was echoed by fellow countryman Tom Hilde, who is like the decision to reduce to 24 the number of athletes qualified for the final series.
Even the German Marinus Kraus is said the evidence favorable to group saying they could become more interesting for the spectators.
The BIG BEAR NEUTRAL, FOR NOW ... Two champions of the discipline, Gregor Schlierenzauer and Simon Ammann, have not taken place. Both have stated that the assessments will be made after the holding of other races.
WALTER HOFER OPEN TO CHANGE The "master of steam", the race director Walter Hofer said: "We have seen how theory and practice can be very different. Still do not have all the desired information, but do not rule it can change quickly . I think it's very interesting to have a single-elimination format, but you have to make assessments on the level of the first series. C'' is work to do, but we also received the positive feeback and then evaluate adjustments. "
L'' OPINION NEVEITALIADal our point of view'' the idea needs some corrections to be "good".
The main advantage is to keep alive the'' interest'' right from the beginning of the first series because disappear jumps interlocutors. In addition, the big are diluted in the starting list instead be concentrated at the end. In other words, the dead time is minimized.
There are huge doubts about the fact of having to bring a dowry also the result of the qualifying series in the group stages. First because complicates the understanding by the public, but mainly because reduces (or eliminates) the possibility access to the final series for those who have a low score.
It should also be thinking'' s introduction of the lucky loser (eg 6) so as to bring 30 athletes to the series finale, then assigning all points of the World Cup on the basis of two jumps.
So, as said Walter Hofer c'' is work to do. '' However, the idea is not to throw and with the necessary corrections could be at least a race format alternative to the classic.
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