As a lightning from clear: resigned the jumping equipment controller
As came on the day during the congress of the International Ski Association (FIS) in Vilamoura, Portugal, will be Christian Kathol resigned from the position of controller of the jumping equipment. He should decide on this step for personal reasons.
Kathol became the main one for the control of ski jumpers three years ago, and since then he has participated in numerous more or less high -profile changes to the rules. Among other things, he and his team also introduced chipping of competitive jerseys. It is precisely under the leadership of the 59-year-old Austrian, however, one of the biggest scandals in this sport after being discovered by processed jumping overalls during this year’s Nordic skiing championship in Trondheim near Norwegians.
« Christian deviates mainly for personal and family reasons, » is a Polish journalist colleague Jacob Balcer confirmed by the director of the World Cup jumping competitions Sandro Pertile. Who will succeed Kathol in this position, who will perform his role until the end of July, is not yet known.
Final Women’s Season in Planica
Vilamoura also confirmed competitive calendars for the 2025/26 Olympic season. Ski jumpers and jumpers will have 17 stations in the World Cup, and the finals of the women’s season will be held for the first time in history at the Gorišek Brothers Airport in Planica, where the best competitors will compete on March 28.
