22nd January 2008

2008 has started for me almost incredibly well!

 With the Four Hill Tournament my purposes  to get good single results was not very  promising, because my situation especially for me was not to ideally before the start … There was a heavy winter beginning and the bad Engelberg weekend allowed my not to have big hopes for the tournament! But with my Christmas break (3 days) something peculiar has happened and on the way a modest man has come along, who has not even thought on the fun that he could reach with the fifth whole victory. :-)

 Now the 5 stands in the history books, nevertheless! A competition after the other went better and the results have improved. Thereby the assurance also and the chances considerably improved, too!

 Not many people would have thought that I almost could still make it, even myself!

 After the Four Hills Tournament I have felt well and had it easier to follow up the world cup. There were also good results immediately in Italy and as a last the profit in Harrachov with the ski flight!

 If it goes on like this I'll try to fight, maybe on the whole victory of the WC … the huge point projection of Morgenstern (Thomas) has become narrower slowly indeed.

 So I wish you a nice winter furthermore!

Greetings Janne

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Knee injury prevents Janne Ahonen from taking part in Olympic team event

”My leg still hurts like hell, there’s no denying it. We have reached the decision that I will not jump”, Ahonen told Helsingin Sanomat. Finnish team physician Harri Hakkarainen still had hopes after Saturday’s MRI scan that Ahonen might be able to continue his participation in the Games.
“For me it was clear more or less from the beginning that with an injured knee one has no business going to the hill, let alone reap any success. Clowning around in the Olympic Games serves no purpose”, Ahonen said.
Ahonen, a five-time World Champion, hurt his left knee when he failed the landing of his 128.5-metre jump during the Saturday trial round for the large hill individual event.
Ahonen, who is one of the most successful ski-jumpers of all time, has never succeeded in securing an Olympic gold medal. With only two team silvers on his Olympic CV, Ahonen decided to take part in the individual large hill in his fifth Olympic Games, but pulled out after the first round.
“In retrospect I should not have taken part even in the first round”, Ahonen commented.
“The injury itself is what worries me. I failed a competition but that is normal. It is part of the sport. I just hope the trauma will not affect too many of the remaining competitions this season.”

Four Hills Tournament Result

1. Kofler, Andreas AUT 1027.2
2. Ahonen, Janne FIN 1013.9
3. Loitzl, Wolfgang AUT 1011.6
4. Schlierenzauer, G. AUT 1011.1
5. Ammann, Simon SUI 1008.3
6. Morgenstern, Th. AUT 987.1
7. Bodmer, Pascal GER 936.2
8. Koch, Martin AUT 935.0
9. Malysz, Adam POL 932.9
10. Jacobsen, A. NOR 927.5

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