Malysz jumps to injury

19th November 2010

Poland’s champion ski jumper saw his plans spoilt by an untimely knee injury when he almost broke the hill record in Lillehammer during pre-season training this week. It was on Tuesday when Malysz was jumping on the Olympic hill, telling a watching Norwegian TV crew, “I’m really happy with the training in Lillehammer. I’ve made a lot of good jumps here.”

Later, though it turned out that one of the jumps was too good, and in reaching the 146m mark the Pole had strained knee ligaments in landing where the hill flattens out. Initial assessments allowed the Pole to continue training, but overnight the joint swelled up, leading to a hurried return home. The diagnosis will need to be ...