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“As of now, it will come more and more. The snow is getting less and less, you have to think a bit ecologically. There are already hills on which people train on mats even in winter,” said the Tyrolean to the dpa before the last World Cup event. Weekend of this winter in Planica.
While the biathletes and the alpine athletes have long since ended their season, Stefan Kraft and Co. are once again challenged in a total of three competitions on the flying hill in Slovenia. Although the jumping takes place on snow, Horngacher also sees great advantages in mat jumping. “This is definitely the future in ski jumping, it makes us a bit more independent,” said the 53-year-old. The start of this World Cup winter took place on mats in Wisla, Poland, at the beginning of November.
Source: Nachrichten
