While the Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud secured victory in ski flying in Vikersund on Saturday, most of the compatriots of the overall World Cup winner had little to smile about. A circumstance that Johann Andre Forfang took as an opportunity to let his frustration run free. In the focus of the criticism: the decisions of the jury.
“When you’re in the early field, they don’t care about the consequences that bad conditions have on an athlete,” Forfang told NRK. This is completely different for the jumpers who are fighting for the overall victory.
After his strong qualification with sixth place, he had the feeling that he could also have a say in the main flight and now feels “not treated fairly”, the 27-year-old continued.
However, 175 meters in the first and 173.5 meters in the second round ended Forfang’s hopes abruptly. However, Forfang does not see the blame for the poor performance in his own performance.
“I made two very good jumps, so it wasn’t my fault,” said the Norwegian. The fact that he didn’t progress is due to the bad conditions he had to deal with. Forfang described the fact that he was allowed to leave the Bakken as a “slap in the face”.
In addition, it is more than a feeling, the team Olympic champion from 2018 continues: “I also have the numbers,” explained Forfang and referred to the exchange with a person responsible, who denied any intention, but confirmed that the starters who were behind in the overall classification were often let off the hill more quickly.
Particularly bitter: Up until the first flight in Vikersund, Forfang still had chances in the highly prized Raw Air ranking, but after his poor performance on Saturday they were shattered. However, Forfang couldn’t keep up with the best on Sunday either.