A jubilant Ekaterina Kurakova gave an outstanding performance in the free skate, finishing 12th in the women’s single skating The figure skater started the free skate phase of the competition in 24th place, after a below par performance in the short program. However, Kurakova did not let that phase her as she gave an inspired…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Kurakova stars on the ice on Day 13
It was another tough day for the Polish athletes, as they found themselves propping up the standings in the Nordic combined, speed skating and figure skating Szczepan Kupczak and Andrzej Szczechowicz were the representatives for Poland in the individual Gundersen large hill / 10km, finishing 35th and 45th, respectively. The Nordic combined, is a competition…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Poland fails to find top gear on Day 11
It was an agonising day for the ski-jumping team and figure skaters as the Polish representatives finished 6th and 17th, respectively, despite a valiant effort Piotr Żyła, Paweł Wąsek, Dawid Kubacki, and Kamil Stoch looked for one final chance of winning a medal at the Zhangijakou National Ski Jumping Centre. Changeable strong wind conditions, which…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Poland falls short on Day 10
High class performances with no reward were the order of the day for Poland in the ski jumping and speed skating Kamil Stoch was in tears after finishing in 4th place in the ski jumping men’s large hill. The former Olympic champion had saved his best jumps of the Games for today’s event in a…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Poland plays the role of nearly men on Day 8
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