German ski-jumpers can't take pressure from Adam Malysz, take time out

The two top German ski-jumpers, Martin Schmitt and Sven Hannawald, will not participate in this Saturday's competition in Salt Lake City after Adam Malysz's four consecutive victories in World Cup ski-jumping events. With their coach Reinhard Hess, they plan to rest and test new equipment at an undisclosed location. Schmitt won the ski-jumping World Cup series last year and also leads after nine of the 29 events this season, though Malysz is a close second. Hannawald is sixth in the standings. (Rzeczpospolita, p.A14) T.J.