Ski jumping: Poland’s Kubacki wins bronze in Planica

Ski jumper Dawid Kubacki took the bronze in the men's large hill event for Poland's second medal at the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia on Friday.

Polish ski jumper Dawid Kubacki celebrates winning the bronze in the men's individual large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia, on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot

The 32-year-old produced jumps of 129 and 135 metres to finish behind Slovenia's gold-medal winner Timi Zajc and Japan's second-placed Ryoyu Kobayashi.

🎿Brawo Dawid Kubacki 💪🇵🇱 z brązowym medalem mistrzostw świata #skijumpingfamily #Planica2023

WIĘCEJ ❄️https://t.co/Rky0DtSWSm pic.twitter.com/vLhQ4r2QKM

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) March 3, 2023

Pech nie opuszczał Dawida Kubackiego, ale polski mistrz nic sobie z tego nie robił i w pięknym stylu sięgnął po brąz MŚ w Planicy! #skijumpingfamily #Planica2023 https://t.co/vLSTkUHN62

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) March 3, 2023

Poland's three-time Olympic champion Kamil Stoch missed the podium, coming in fourth.

Kamil Stoch otarł się o podium w Planicy. Trzykrotny mistrz olimpijski liczy na medal w konkursie drużynowym w sobotę #skijumpingfamily #Planica2023 https://t.co/VsFQwFfmhD

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) March 3, 2023

Countryman Piotr Żyła, who won the normal hill event in Planica last Saturday, finished ninth.

Mamy kolejny medal MŚ w Planicy! Brawo Dawid Kubacki! #skijumpingfamily #Planica2023 https://t.co/3gQY7WvIqS

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) March 3, 2023

ČESTITKE TIMI!!! 🇸🇮💥
Timi #Zajc is World Champion on the large hill in #Planica 2023!!! 🚀
Congratulations to @RyoKoba8118 and Dawid #Kubacki for 2nd and 3rd place!! #wm #worldchampionship #planica #4hills #skijumping #skijumpingfamily #skispringen @PlanicaNordic pic.twitter.com/W1J6TaXHIW

— Vierschanzentournee (@vier_schanzen) March 3, 2023

Eighteen Polish athletes are competing in the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships, which run until Sunday in Planica.

Team Poland includes nine ski jumpers, both men and women, seven cross-country skiers, and two Nordic combined competitors.

Poland won two medals, one gold and one bronze, when the championships were held in Oberstdorf, Germany, two years ago.

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Source: PAP, TVP, pzn.pl