Adam Malysz, the Ski Jump World Champion

Adam Malysz became the new World Champion at the K-120 ski-jump competition, during the world championships in Val di Femme. He received 289 points for his two jumps of 134 and 136 meters. For Malysz this constitutes the second world title and third medal at the world championships. He received his first gold two years ago in Lahti. In national ski-jumping history, Malysz's gold figures as the tenth consecutive. In the first series he received 143.2 points, 0.5 points behind his Finnish competitor Matti Hautamaeki, who jumped equally far. Malysz's first jump was very smooth, except for the landing, but nonetheless he managed to receive a high score. The most dramatic was the second round of jumps, however it turned out very favorable for Poland, since Malysz literally catapulted and flew until he landed on the 136th meter, thus securing a high score and so knocking out his rivals. (www.rmf.pl) A.C.