Teams for the season opening
The opening events of the FIS World Cup season are just around the corner, the athletes are getting ready and the various associations name their teams for this winter's first competitions.
Here are the first nominations for the season opening (list is updated):
Austria
Thomas Morgenstern, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Andreas Kofler, Martin Koch, Wolfgang Loitzl, Manuel Fettner, Michael Hayboeck.
The same jumpers will also compete in Kuusamo a week later. The team will travel to Lillehammer already on Monday to make their first jumps on snow.
Slovenia
Men: Robert Kranjec, Jurij Tepes, Peter Prevc, Jernej Damjan, Jaka Hvala, Matjaz Pungertar
Ladies: Katja Pozun, Spela Rogelj, Ursa Bogataj, Eva Logar, Anja Tepes, Maja Vtic
Czech Republic
Roman Koudelka, Jan Matura, Borek Sedlak, Jakub Janda, Lukas Hlava
USA
Anders Johnson, Peter Frenette
Japan
Men: Taku Takeuchi, Yuta Watase, Noriaki Kasai, Reruhi Shimizu, Junshiro Kobayashi, Kenshiro Ito, Kento Sakuyama
Ladies: Sara Takanashi, Ayumi Watase, Yuki Ito, Yoshiko Kasai, Yurina Yamada, Yurika Hirayama
Who of the seven men will get one of the six spots on the team for the competition will be decided after the training there.
France
Men: Emmanuel Chedal, Vincent Descombes Sevoie, Nicolas Mayer, Ronan Lamy Chappuis
Ladies: Coline Mattel, Julia Clair, Lea Lemare
The men's team was named after a training camp in Oberstdorf and Ramsau. Despite good performances, Alexandre Mabboux, David Viry and Benjamin Raffort could not qualify for the team.
Germany
Andreas Wank, Severin Freund, Richard Freitag, Michael Neumayer, Danny Queck, Andreas Wellinger, Karl Geiger
Italy
Men: Sebastian Colloredo, Andrea Morassi
Ladies: Evelyn Insam, Elena Runggaldier, Lisa Demetz, Roberta D'Agostina
Switzerland
Men: Simon Ammann, Marco Grigoli, Gregor Deschwanden
Ladies: Sabrina Windmüller, Bigna Windmüller
Finland
Janne Happonen, Lauri Asikainen, Sami Niemi
The team was nominated after a competition in Rovaniemi. It was won by Happonen, ahead of Asikainen and Estonian Kaarel Nurmsalu.
Norway
Men: Tom Hilde, Anders Bardal, Rune Velta, Andreas Stjernen, Anders Fannemel, Anders Jacobsen
National group: Ole Marius Ingvaldsen, Kim Rene Elverum Sorsell, Atle Pedersen Roensen, Vegard Swensen, Espen Enger Halvorsen
Ladies: Anette Sagen, Gyda Enger, Line Jahr, Maren Lundby, Synne Steen Hansen