One has to have dreams, due to the fact that many times the past of Polish athletics showed that sometimes the favourites did not come with medals, and sometimes 19-year-old Wojtek Fortuna jumped and won the gold medal we remember," said Jakub Rutnicki, Minister of athletics and Tourism, addressing the soldiers at a gathering with them just before they left for the XXV Winter Olympics. May this time both the favorites and the players ready to surprise return happy with the games and give the fans reason to be proud.
However, any and others in Italy must aid a luck – 1 by tiny "f". Let them not believe in the communicative that Wojtek Fortuna only thanks to fortunate coincidences stood on the highest level of the podium, and all you gotta do is number on the luck and failures of rivals. luck must be helped! To have those dreams the minister spoke of, to believe in himself and his skills, and not to look at others.
Last March, erstwhile Lieutenant Iwona Januszyk won a bronze medal for 5th Winter Military Sports Games In Switzerland, she said, “I didn’t believe in myself so much, and I had to believe so much!” This success undoubtedly helped her to believe in herself and to win a pass for the civilian games, on which for the first time in past athletes practicing high-mountain skiing will compete for medals. Januszyk is not listed among the candidates for taking advanced deposits at the XXV Winter Olympics. Just like Wojciech Fortuna, who in 1972 had 2 starts in Sapporo (on a average and large jump), in Bormio, where the competition will take place in high-mountain skiing, will have 2 opportunities to fulfill his dreams. First she will compete in individual competition in sprinkt, and then – on the penultimate day of the games – in a mixed relay, in which her partner will be Jan Elantkowski. In the planet Cup competition this season, Januszyk in sprint did very well in Courchevel, where she took eighth place. In contrast, in the rivalry of the relay in the American Solitude, the Polish duo placed in sixth position.
What was the consequence of the global arenas before the Sapporo Fortuna Games? In the final competition of the 4 Jumpers tournament in Bischofshofen ranked 18th, in the overall classification of the event, and in the 23rd. In the national arena, he won the last competition before the Zakopane Games, which determined that under the force of journalists, coach Janusz Fortecki and Minister of athletics Włodzimierz Reczek a 19-year-old jumper was included in the Polish Olympic team. I remind you of this fact, due to the fact that there would be no Golden luck medal without winning Zakopane and fighting to the end to go to the Olympics.
Since the time of Sapporo and subsequent four-year events played in the 20th century, much has changed and it is not adequate to be the best in the country to receive a pass to compete at games. You gotta go through an global qualifying sito and in circumstantial events fight for points to rank. – At 1 time, for example, the Polish Judo Union selected judoks for the Olympic representation. Now, to qualify for the summertime or winter games, you gotta score these points. You should be a real badass to go through this sieve – emphasized St. Chor. staff. mar. dir. Adam Poździk, associate of the Board of the Polish Judo Union. And through hard qualifications, she crossed, among others, the st. Claudia Adamek, a bobsleist from the Military Sports Club of Gdynia Fleet.
Since 1980 he has been a Starfleet judoka, he is very pleased that his clubmate will be the first always Polish sports player to compete in summertime and winter games. She could take her chance. Years of training in light athletics helped her to adapt to the requirements of a completely different discipline, in which velocity and dynamics are very important. She worked a lot with her colleague from the bobsled 2 on the method of jumping into the bob, and I hope this will bring good results at the games," the Ensign added.
Judoka Fleet, which is managed by reserve officers – the president is kmdr por. dir. Arkadiusz Sobieraj, and the manager of kmdr. rez. Andrzej Stępień – has been watching broadcasts of Olympic Games on tv for many years. He announced that he would, of course, cheer for Starfleet bobsleist and Poles competing in another disciplines. He most expects medals in fast skating. – The panchnyts and panchnyts proved that they could fight for advanced stakes at the planet Cup Games or the European Championships. Of course, as in sports, the disposition of the day will count. It can be truly interesting on the track in Milan – said the activist of PZJ-otu.
From st. width. Claude Adamek had the pleasance of talking before going to the games in Italy. The contestant did not hide that she was very happy with the road she went from summertime games in Japan to winter games in Italy. She besides stressed that the military was very helpful on this route. – I have very large support from my superiors and colleagues and the command of the 12th Mechanized Brigade in Szczecin. In fact, thanks to them and the courtesy Central Military Sports Team and the Ministry of National Defence can prosecute my dreams and go to camps, prepare for these games and go to them. I think this is our shared success," said the bobsleist.
Before the Olympics left for Italy, I besides spoke to the biathlonist St. Wide. Joanna Jakela. I asked her, among others, about advice given by her father, who for many years was the coach of the Polish Army's representation in the biathlon and since the beginning of her career as club coach at the Biathlon Sports Club Polish Army Kościelisko. – He told me to just fight, focus on my occupation and not require anything peculiar from myself. He besides added that he was very happy that I was going to the games, and regardless of how I fell out there, and that he would inactive love me like Dad – she recalled the words of the biathlete's father. St. Wide. How she proved to herself this period that if she gets a good run and shoots, she can truly get a good score. “I hope so!” she assured.
Mł. chor. dir. Adam Jakła besides believes that the daughter can afford a good score in the Olympic debut. – The sixth place in the sprinkling in the planet Cup competition in Oestersund and another good cup starts prove that Asia can compete as equal to the world's leading biathlonists. With large luck it can truly accomplish a very good consequence – said the trainer. However, he knows precisely what discipline the biathlon is and how small it takes to rapidly fall from a advanced deposit to further positions. The coach believes in good starts not only for his daughter, but besides for her colleagues. – This period everyone improved in the run. If they don't make mistakes on the range, they can truly give us quite a few emotions. There the champions will compete and in order to accomplish success, you should be the best among the champions – emphasized the Ensign.
Unfortunately, I'm sick. She will not be able to cheer her daughter on the routes in Anterselvie, as during the games she will warm up young BKS WP players Kościelisko to fight for Youth Olympics medals. Of course I would love to see Asi start live in Italy. But due to the nature of my work, I can't. I should be with a group of players from the Olympic club in Kościelisko – the trainer said. He added that the biathlonists would not attend the beginning ceremony of the games. – This is surely a large event for the athlete, but their participation in the ceremony would prevent them from preparing for the first start – explained the Ensign.
As the first of 21 soldiers who were included in the 60-member Polish Olympic team, they will present themselves at the arenas XXV ZIO of ski runners: st. sr. special. Isabella Marcisz and st. sr. Monika Skinner. On 7 February they will take off in a combined run 10 km + 10 km. The next day the snowboarders will fight: St. szer. spec. Aleksandra Król-Walas, St. szer. spec. Oskar Kwiatkowski and St. szer. Michał Nowaczyk, ski runners: st. szer. spec. Dominik Bury and prof. Maciej Staręga and biathlonists in mixed relay. There is simply a good chance to win the first medal for Poland's national squad with a snowboarder, King-Walas, who will compete in her favourite competition – a slalom of parallel gigant.
In the following days of games counted the most, as the sick. A catch, for the large launch of the panchists, including soldiers. With representatives of the Polish Army undoubtedly the top hope for success, after excellent planet Cups and European Championships, can be associated with Wide. Damian Lurk. Will he be happy at the Milan track? I believe that. Besides, how can I not believe in the inhabitants of my town – Tomaszów Mazowiecki. Tomaszowian for Żurek, the rank of peculiar Karolina Bosiek and “Władka”, or Vladimir Semirunnij, will hold their fingers firmly. Will this aid Żurek win a medal not only at 500 m distance, but besides 1000 m? Finally, another medal chance on ice can be associated with a mixed relay in a short track, which is composed of st. wide. Michał Niewiński.
And who in the group of players ready to surprise is at the top of my list? The above mentioned ladies: Lieutenant Iwona Januszyk, Lieutenant Claudia Adamek and General Joanna Jakła. Places in the top 8 will already be a large success, but their athletic ambitions scope higher. It's about believing in each other. And I, and I hope that many fans, too, will hold my fingers to them. Oh, and don't forget the scale. Mark Kani and Lieutenant Martyn Baran. Master of the Central Military Sports squad and the Warsaw Legion, and panchrist of the CWZS and the Warsaw Skating Society Stegny can afford a place in the top 5 by 500 m.
