Incredible what happened after Jakub Wolny's jump. "I would have protested"

Incredible what happened after Jakub Wolny's jump. "I would have protested"

Ski Jumping

"If this were a competition, I would have protested, and the score would have been corrected," said Thomas Thurnbichler post-competition, referring to a judging error that occurred during Jakub Wolny's jump. The jumper himself also reacted to the referee's mistake.

Jakub Wolny finished the first qualification of this year's Four Hills Tournament in 25th place. His jump of 126.5 meters was the best of all he performed on Saturday in Oberstdorf. The skier landed well, so fans might have been surprised when one of the scores included a 10.5.

This low score is usually given when an athlete falls upon landing. It was easy to deduce that the French referee made an error. However, his mistake did not affect Wolny's final score. Apart from that score, he received two scores of 17.5 and two scores of 18, so that particular score was deemed extreme. We would have seen the same scenario had he scored 17.5.

This time, the referee got away with it, but undoubtedly every judge is aware that during the Four Hills Tournament, style scores weigh even more than usual. Even a difference of 0.5 points can significantly impact the athlete's match-up in the knockout-style first round.

"If this were a competition, I would have protested, and the score would have been corrected. I think it's not as necessary now, so we won't act on that," commented Thurnbichler after the competition.

Jakub Wolny jokingly said he needed to check who gave that score, fully aware that the referee's mistake did not significantly affect his result.

Wolny's eighth place in Titisee-Neustadt remains the best Polish result this World Cup season. Last weekend in Engelberg, our jumper performed well in the qualifications but couldn't fully show his potential during the competitions. He also struggled in today's training.

"I approached it too calmly; I should have had a more aggressive mindset. I went back to how I was before the competitions in Titisee-Neustadt, and I must correct that. I wanted to control my jumps, whereas I really shouldn't have controlled them, as shown in the qualifications where I jumped freely," Wolny said after the Saturday contest.

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