Will They Jump? Winds Sweep Falun
FALUN, Sweden (Feb. 20, 2015) - A calm morning was interupted prior to the scheduled 9:00 a.m. start of the nordic combined trial round as wind delays now threaten a busy ski jumping schedule at the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Swirling winds forced cancelation of the combined trial round after seven jumpers. A 10:00 a.m. start was delayed to 10:30 a.m. then to 1:00 p.m. local time for the combined jump (BULLETIN: Delay now to 1:30 p.m. local tme).
PRESENT STREAMING SCHEDULE - All times EST
7:30 a.m. - Delayed combined jump (stream begins 6:50 a.m.)
9:00 a.m. - Men's HS100 ski jump qualifications trial round
10:00 a.m. - Combined 10k cross country
10:00 a.m. - Women's HS100 ski jump trial round
11:00 a.m. - Women's HS100 ski jump medal rounds (two jumps)
1:00 p.m. - Men's HS100 skil jump qualification round (one jump)
Bryan Fletcher warms up with coach Greg Poirier prior to the scheduled 9:00 a.m. start this morning.
View of the wind screens on the HS100 meter hill. Wind was swirling and coming from opposite direction of the screens forcing delays.
Watch for live stream to resume prior to the scheduled 7:00 a.m. EST competition for nordic combined.