ENGELBERG (Dagbladet): Norway characterize not hoppsporten in the same way as the last few years. Coach Alexander Stöckl promises full mobilization before Hoppuka.

Compared with the previous season goes treigere to come in once a year. Some of our athletes perform well. But as a team we are not where we were last year, ” says Stöckl to the Newspaper.

– It is no secret that people love winners?

– It is good. And we are not there, so we have to work with, he is acknowledging.

PACKAGE: consequently won the match Ryoyu Kobayashi is the man everyone hunts. Yesterday he won again, this time in Engelberg in Switzerland. Photo: NTB Scanpix Show more

Sunday verdenscuprenn in Engelberg in Switzerland did not give all the answers Stöckl hoped for. Robert Johansson was best of the norwegians on the sjuendeplass. Consequently won the match Ryoyu Kobayashi won in front of the poles Piotr Zyla and Kamil Stoch.

Johann André Blame is number five in the overall world cup title – as the best Norwegian. Up to Kobayashi, there is “a sea”, 235 points. In nasjonskampen, which Norway always said is important, is made on the fourth – also this “a sea” of points behind tetnasjonene Poland and Germany.

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Hoppteknisk so Stöckl much positive in the weekend. This he takes with him to Lillehammer, when the jumpers gather there for the next three days. In Price: is it full mobilization before the team takes the christmas holidays.

Then everything will be chaos with Hoppuka in Germany and Austria. The overall goal this season is to win the or Raw Air. Norway have not won a hoppturnering since Anders Jacobsen went to the top in Hoppuka in 2007.

But after the weekend results, it is difficult to see a hoppukevinner with a Norwegian passport. No one will talk out loud about it: But a Daniel-André Tande who is out of shape, looks to shake made more than some will admit.

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After a weak performance in the Russian Nizhny Tagil in the beginning of December, Tande been in Norway and trained.

– He has taken full advantage of this period with good training. I have got see the video of the jumps his and it has seen good out, ” says Stöckl.

– Is he missing?

– of Course. When the Tande is in form, he is a performer who can fight in the top.

Hoppstjerna in deep crisis

the Uk will have seven athletes to the Hoppuka. Much suggests that all of the six who jumped in Engelberg for the weekend. In this case, we are talking about Robert Johansson, Johann André Blame, Andreas Star, Anders Fannemel, Halvor Is Granerud and Marius Lindvik.

In addition, there will probably Tande. The only thing that can destroy the image, Robin Pedersen. He won two races in kontinentalcupen in Finland this weekend.

” We should sit down and talk. The team will be ready Wednesday or Thursday, says Stöckl.

Japanese ecstasy

While it is klisterføre for the norwegians, it’s full guy in Japan. Ryoyu Kobayashi has won all four races this season. The 22-year-old raging with world class.

What he gets to is completely raw, says Stöckl.

– He is extremely clever in the first part of flyfasen. He is quick over the skis, and the technique and equipment work together. It is only to recognize what he is doing. I am simply humbled.

Kobayashi has not had something special to show to before this season.

– Are you a favourite to win the Hoppuka?

– No, it is not I, he claimed at a press conference yesterday evening. He thinks a lot of jump, but he has a hobby?

– I like to shop clothes and shoes online, ” he says and smiles.

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