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Drawing a first assessment of the new and more dell''esito & ugrave; stringent controls on the overalls took the FIS in ski jumping and Nordic Combined emerges a very disturbing situation. Suspicion & egrave; that there is an ongoing attempt to evade the rules of a particular country.
Wednesday 9 December 2015 7 minutes reading time
In fact, taking into account all the official sessions played between jump male, female jumping and Nordic combined (thus qualifying, races and PCR) to date there are 21 suspensions to suit irregular cos & Igrave; divided
8 DISQUALIFICATION NORWAY
2 DISQUALIFICATION FINLAND, RUSSIA, SLOVENIA
1 DISQUALIFICATION BULGARIA, FRANCE, KAZAKHSTAN, POLAND, SWITZERLAND, USA, CZECH REPUBLIC
So Norway alone accounts for almost 40% of suspensions and especially "boasts" four times more penalties than in countries more & ugrave; neighbors in this unedifying ranking.
Of course not always a disqualification indicates willingness & agrave; to circumvent the rules. Sometimes it happens that a suit is irregular because dell''usura. The 'garment is deformed slightly by the continued use and size are expanded to the point of being outside the rules. For this often technical teams put hand on them so as to bring them back within the limits set.
However the beauty of disqualifications 8, when no other country has exceeded 2, suggests that in Norway there is a constant attempt to be clever.
On the 'other hand, the background of the recent past do not militate in favor of the Scandinavian team, too-art materials for the past three years. Nell''inverno 2012 - '' 13 came up with a scheme seams innovative, end of the season the FIS was banned, which allowed the suit to deform in flight but to be adjusted to the controls.
After which & eacute ;, starting dall''estate 2014, they ended up in the sights of several models under-suit to the limit. In this regard, the international federation & egrave; due again intervene nell''ultima spring prohibit certain.
In light dell''elevatissimo number of suspensions of this early season the 'impression & egrave; the music has not changed and Norway continue to move borderline relying on his movement of the highest quality & agrave; But make allowance for sacrifice from time to time some athletes trying to get away.
About this disturbing situation we asked the opinion of Massimiliano Ambesi, historical voice and analyst leap for television network Eurosport.
Massimiliano, did you notice anything strange during races commented so far? "Covering them carefully we see that from time to time the horse is more & ugrave; low and the suit tends to be more & ugrave; voluminous in the leg area. All this generates clearly higher lift. Understanding that everything & ograve; not prohibited by the Regulation & egrave; lawful right now Norway has the edge over other countries in terms of gear for competition, but & egrave; constantly at risk disqualification, eventualit & agrave; that is reckoned in time when you decide to dare. In automatic, it IS likely that other superpowers to adjust to more & ugrave; soon the situation to try to get as much advantage at the risk of incurring disqualifications ".
Then c '' & egrave; the risk that, just as the 'Last year, compliance with the rules go to hell and come back to the Wild West where everyone heals itself, not always in a lawful manner. C '' & egrave; a way to curb this escalation? "I dell''opinione that for every X number of suspensions (5, 8, 10?), the nation that pours nell''irregolarit & agrave; go ousted in bulk from a race or a whole leg . A estermi ills call for desperate measures. The numbers speak for themselves. Having suffered eight disqualifications between jumping and combined, I think a little '' too. In particular, it is striking that the suspensions were distributed between control before the jump, and check that It takes place after jumping. And '' clear that the matter deserves an in-depth by the bodies. "
In other words Massimiliano Ambesi suggests the possibility & agrave; to follow the lines of the system applied in football for admonitions. After a certain number of yellow cards takes the red virtual, with disqualification for a game.
We'll see how evolver & agrave; The situation at the weekend and if Norway will continue & agrave; to beat this way, the destination of which seems a new war of suits between the various superpowers of ski jumping, with total loss of meaning of the rules.
The situation & egrave; gi & agrave; occurred in the recent past and in this regard, if the FIS wants to avoid a repeat, must act quickly.
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