The head coach of the Russian ski jumping team Evgeny Plekhov told how the national team managed to win medals in this discipline for the first time in 54 years.

“In fact, to be honest, today a little bit of luck was on our side, and luck, and well-coordinated work of all links: the coaching staff, the athletes, and the service team. Many thanks to the service team, because the guys are on the springboard day and night, ”he said in an interview with RBC TV.

According to him, during the competition in the mixed team tournament, everyone in the Russian team worked very competently and accurately. “And a bit of luck. As they say, lucky are those who are lucky, ”said the coach.

Russia won the first Olympic medal in ski jumping in 54 years Olympics 2022 As Plekhov emphasized, the historical result at the Olympics was achieved due to a successfully selected team. “Actually, everyone is great. Today, everyone worked out, and the stars converged, because we take a personal start yesterday and the day before yesterday we qualified - we jittered, ”the mentor shared.

At the same time, he noted that there is no limit to perfection and the Russian team has room to develop. “Sport does not stand still, it moves forward. We need to keep up with the times, ”concluded Plekhov.

Russian ski jumpers became silver medalists in the mixed team tournament. The Slovenian team won the gold medal, Canada won the bronze medal. The judges of the competition disqualified the athletes of several teams because of the equipment that did not comply with the regulations. Due to the sanctions, the Norwegian team was credited with only six jumps instead of eight, the teams of Austria and Japan - seven jumps each, and the German team - only three, the team could not reach the final round.

In Russian history, ski jumpers have not been Olympic medalists. In the USSR, there was only one medalist of the Games - Olympic champion Vladimir Belousov, who won the gold of the 1968 Olympics in high jumping.

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