= “articlemeta-left”> Updates 28th December 2014 20:02 clock

Oberstdorf (AFP) – A strong wind was first performed in the history of the Four Hills Tournament will crash the start jumping in Oberstdorf. Gusts of up to 50 kilometers per hour in conjunction with heavy snow left on the entire day only eleven jumps to after a nearly three-hour game of patience, the jury pulled the ripcord.

“I’m relieved that decision. It did not make sense in the end, because you would have cubes can. For the sport it was the right decision, “said head coach Werner Schuster. Jumping is to be made up on Monday at 17.30 clock at the same location

Good luck had Marinus Kraus. The Olympic Team Champion with difficulty prevented a fall and had to put an emergency landing. “I’ve been waiting for over an hour above. The jury has always shifted by 15 minutes, which is pure for us the horror. Now I’m going to bed, now I jump in no case more,” said the 23-year-old from Oberaudorf.

Prior to the nerves of athletes and fans had been strained for several hours. The scheduled for 16.30 clock start of the race was postponed again and again, Severin Freund and Co. passed the time with kickers, eat chocolate and listen to music. . At 18.00 then finally went to the Japanese Junshiro Kobayashi from the Bakken, but after eleven athletes the jury threw in the towel

The complete rejection of cracking it had been earlier in the tour’s history only three times: 1956 was the competition painted in Bischofshofen lack of snow and moved to nearby Hallein 1979 had to be postponed the New Year’s on January 2nd. In winter 2007/2008 finally there was the first “Three Hills Tournament”: A Föhnsturm in Innsbruck held the athletes on the ground, then place in Bischofshofen two competitions instead of

But Oberstdorf is actually a burned child.. It was not until 2011, the jury had to cancel the first round after 35 jumps and placed a reboot, which led to heated discussions. Since then, are the demands for wind power in space, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Innsbruck, there is already such protection. FIS race director Walter Hofer had demanded only in summer Oberstdorf a network.