Malysz remains in good form, but still fails to come first

Malysz is in his good form again. On the New Year's Ski Jump competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) he ended second, with a total score of 261.1 points after Primo Peterka from Slovenia with 264.6 points and ex-quo with Austria's Andreas Goldberger. Malysz managed to jump 121 meters in the first series and 123.5 in the second. "I am really happy. I had two good jumps. Maybe they were not phenomenal, because I know I can do better, but I am really glad with myself. Today (Wednesday) I was really calm. I did not panic because there were no reasons to do so," Malysz said. He also promised to keep his good form, as he still has the chance to improve his position in the Four Hills Tournament. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Jan 2, p. 26) K.Z.