With title decisions in Planica Karl Geiger knows outstanding. Hardly another place in the World Cup, the Oberstdorfer has such emotional and beautiful memories as on the valley of the skates in Slovenia. On the huge complex, the hitherto also crowned as a "small-Schanzen-Karle" Geiger 2020 to the ski flight world champion, won silver with the team and was also welcome in the past year over two World Cup victories. A fitting place to realize the dream of the entire World Cup victory in the duel with the Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi, so it can hardly exist.
It's something else in it.
National coach Stefan Horngacher
"He's in great form, Planica lies him. He is looking forward to it," said Bundestrainer Stefan Horngacher. Despite a residue of 66 points on the leading Kobayashi, he has not written down to the leading Kobayashi. "There's something else," said Horngacher, and Geiger announced "throwing everything in the scales". 200 points are still to be awarded in the two final jumping of the eventful Olympia winter this Friday and Sunday. The winner of each competition receives 100 meters, the 30th still one point.
For seven years and the triumph of Severin friend, the German Ski Association (DSV) is waiting for a total World Cup winner. The title is publicly celebrated publicly less pompous than a gold medal in winter games, world championships or the victory at the four-headed tour. Sporty, however, he probably has the highest status, finally he forms the performance of a complete season. Accordingly, the athletes value it.
"I believe that the overall World Cup really would give him a lot," said friend of the German Press Agency with a view to his national team colleagues violinist. For months, the 29-year-old Oberstdorfer and Kobayashi have been supplying a duel at eye level around the yellow jersey. As a total tour of Geiger to Olympia to China, after the winter games Olympia champion Kobayashi brought back the coveted rush.
"The Ryoyu knows: He has had the best flight system in recent years," said friend about the total World Cup winner of 2019 and twice four-headed tours. Last weekend, neither Kobayashi nor violinist made it to the winning podium. There, violinist should land in Planica, he wants to have a realistic chance.
"The Karl can not be written off on a hill to the last jump," Friend said, setting a great strength of the Bachelor of Engineering: "The big advantage of the Karl is that he can work out the shots. Even if it is not Immediately as easy from his hand, he is an incredible competition type and can show out of the perceived nothing jumps that are good for the podium. "
Good memories of Planica
The memories of his Planica successes are likely to give Geiger additional confidence in their own strength. Incidentally, even privately, something special combines him with the final location: In December 2020, after the competitions he drove back to the Allgäu's home. There, his wife Franziska bought the common daughter Luisa.
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