I can not do it anymore, maybe it’s turning around at the World Championship
“I jumped well, even though the jumps were not perfect. It would be better if the races were to take place on the bigger K120 bridge, then it would make sense for me. “27-year-old Koudelka is a traditional Czech jump leader and managed to win five World Cup races during his career. But he did not get well into this season, but he did not get to the second round in the middle of the races and he did not get used to the second round. His best result so far ended last Saturday in the Polish Vistula, where he finished 13th. The overall SP rating is now up to 30, just behind his compatriots Štursa and Janda.
“It’s not me.It’s probably my head, I’m always in the test round, but I want to make a lot of technical mistakes and I’m making technical mistakes, which cost me a lot of meters, “Koudelka said. “Jumps are always on the head, no matter how experienced you are. It also depends on the current state of affairs. ”
Last year, Koudelka’s life changed a lot, with his wife Andrea welcoming the son of Karel. “I’m getting used to the new role of Daddy, I’m learning everything,” the racer from Lomnice nad Popelkou smiled. “Going to the races is even harder for me than I ever do and I always look forward to home again. Sometimes the separation is long, but that is our sport, after the season I will compensate again. ”
On Thursday, an elite group of Czech delegates is leaving for another World Cup races to Polish Zakopane.The next weekend jumps on the middle bridge in Willingen, followed by skiing in Oberstdorf. “I’m not going to be there anymore, because I want to train somewhere with Richie (coach Richard Schallert), take shape and gain confidence.”
Then there are races in Japan and Korea and the peak of the ski season: world in Lahti, Finland. Just to him Roman Koudelka holds his hopes. “I believe that even though the season will not be topped, it will turn to the World Championship. My biggest weapon will surely be a small bridge where there are not so many different creations on the overalls and it depends mainly on the reflection. “
