9.10 a.m.: Wellinger is not worried about the future of ski jumping
Olympic ski jumping champion Andreas Wellinger is not worried about the future of his sport in times of climate change. “I don’t see the danger that ski jumping will no longer take place at some point. In my opinion, the challenge lies in how you can get the spectators used to the fact that the jump is no longer the classic winter white with snow,” said the 28-year-old Bavarian in one Interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.
For Wellinger, change is all about innovation. “Perhaps we have to come up with new solutions so that the spectators understand, despite a green ski jump, that it is the same ski jump. They are the world’s best ski jumpers.” It “just looks different visually,” said Wellinger. “So I don’t see any risk that ski jumping will die out at some point.” When ski jumping, snow is not absolutely necessary for either the inrun lane or the take-off slope.
2023-12-27 11:24:15
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