 | ||
Ski jumping competitions took place on 20–27 January 2013 in Liberec, Czech Republic, as the part of FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2013.
Contents
All three competitions – two individual (men and women) and one team (men) – took place on the normal hill, Ještěd. The women competition took place for the 8th time, while men competed for the 33dr time.
The title of the team champion defended Norway (men) and Japan (women). The individual gold medalist, Nejc Dežman from Slovenia, couldn't participate in the Championship as he became a senior. The silver medalist took part in the Championships – Jaka Hvala and Aleksander Zniszczoł. The title of the individual women champion defended Sara Takanashi from Japan.
It was the second time when the Junior World Ski Jumping Championships took place in Czech Republic. 1993 there were the Junior Championships in Harrachov.
76 jmen from 22 countries and 51 women from 12 countries competed in the Championships. In all, there were 127 jumpers representing 23 nations.
Favourites
Before the Championships the favourites were Jaka Hvala (Slovenia), Andreas Wellinger (Germany), Karl Geiger (Germany), Stefan Kraft (Austria), Aleksander Zniszczoł (Poland).
Among women, the favourites were Sarah Hendrickson (USA), Sara Takanashi (Japan), Coline Mattel (France) and Evelyn Insam (Italy).
In the team competition the favourites were Slovenia and Poland (men) and again Slovenia, Japan and Germany (women).
The competitions
On 24 January, the individual competitions (men and women) took place. In the women competition won Sara Takanashi. The silver medal gained Evelyn Insam, and the bronze one – Katja Požun. In the men competition the winner was Jaka Hvala, who had almost 20 points more that the second Klemens Murańka. The third place got Stefan Kraft.
On 26 January the team competitions took place. in the women competition the winner was Slovenia. The silver medal gained France, and the bronze one - Germany. In the men competition the winner was Slovenia, too. The second place for Poland, and the third – Germany.
Ski jumping hills
All four competitions took place on the normal hill (Ještěd, HS 100) in Liberec.
Jury
The Chief of Competition was Horst Tielmann. The FIS Technical Delegate was Ryszard Guńka, and his assistant – Thomas Hasslberger.