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The second Continental Cup competition in Wisla has proved to be very difficult to manage due to a continuously changing wind that has severely affected the performance of athletes. Furthermore compensation questionable made the test difficult reading from the point of view of the results.
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Success is at least was won by an athlete of undisputed value and shown in great shape. It'' s enfant du pays Piotr Zyla already according to both yesterday and last Saturday in the proof of Summer Grand Prix.
The local hero'''' occupied the square of honor even in mid- competition, but it is able to make a difference in the second set and impose a wide margin, removing thus the satisfaction of winning on the trampoline at home.
Second place for the Slovenian Mitja Meznar, but disconnected 15.4 lengths behind the winner. The twenty-six Kranj '' was the only non-Polish to finish in the top six. In fact the podium is was completed by Jan Rib, which has had most to a few tenths compatriots Jakub Krzysztof Wolny and Biegun.
Dinners Prevc, ruler of the trial on Friday, today concluded only twelfth, penalized by a bad first jump. However it should be noted as the Slovenian has achieved the second score in the second series. Among the big names involved, Wolfgang Loitzl has confirmed its difficulties closing the twenty-sixth.
At home Italy results along the lines of the first competition, at least for the placings. They got points for David Bresadola (18 °) and Federico Cecon (30 °), while Roberto Dellasega finished 37th.
The head coach Paolo Bernardi, who yesterday declared himself satisfied, but today admitted he would have hoped for something better, "Race is very difficult for the wind. Except Cecon we were far away from the mean level expressed in training, but we must take as a'' useful experience to understand our current potential. "
COC - WISLA (II) 1. Piotr Zyla (POL) 249.52. Meznar Mitja (SLO) 234.13. Rib Jan (POL) 233.24. Wolny Jakub (POL) 232.95. Biegun Krzysztof (POL) 231.86. Dawid Kubacki (POL) 228.1
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The next round of the Continental Cup will be two weeks in Kuopio, Finland. However, the'' 8 and 9 August back on stage the Grand Prix, which is the major circuit. It will compete Einsiedeln (Switzerland).
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