At the home World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt it was once again DSV Adler Pius Paschke who thrilled the crowds and impressively underlined his top form with two victories. Teammate Karl Geiger pays respect to the 34-year-old – and explains in his sport.de column how he wants to use the Munich player’s achievements to achieve top results again soon.
The current dominant letter in the world of ski jumping is a P.
P like Pius, P like Paschke. A spectator in Titisee takes the stick rhyme game a little further and waves a poster: Prima Party Pius Paschke – a short lyrical attempt to capture enthusiasm in language.
It was indeed a great party at the first home World Cup of the season in Titisee-Neustadt. The weather there was very good and therefore much better than in previous years. So we had stable conditions on the hill, which everyone in the field of participants could only be happy about. Against the backdrop of Pius’ series of successes, the pure enthusiasm could be felt in the Black Forest and the jumpers all jumped into a sea of black, red and gold flags. The cheering was already unmistakable when you sat on the beam and when Pius prepared to win another World Cup, there was no stopping him in the stands down in the arena.
I’m very happy for him. Pius is jumping at a world-class level this season and he definitely deserves it. His patience and confidence paid off.
It’s not that easy
Given this success, the mood in our team is very good. Everyone in the team knows that we have the potential to be at the forefront in terms of material and training structure. It’s just like in a class: there is currently one leader and the rest just have to complete a few tasks in order to perform very well. But we are working on it and I am working on it.
The World Cup in Titisee showed me that the transition from the take-off table to the flight is not yet smooth enough; The first sensible jump in Titisee also only occurred during the competition itself. In other words: it’s not that easy. I have to consciously intervene in some places where there should be automatisms. Places 17 and 14 – snapshots on the way to optimization.
Things are now going on in quick succession, the change between competition and training work is a process that I love and that you have to approach with calmness in your mind. It helps not to get hectic. The season is still very long and has two highlights, the Four Hills Tournament and the World Championships in Trondheim.
You have to be patient and think in small steps. I am very confident.
Kind regards
Karl Geiger