Jacobsen backfired: – Feels completely raw – NRK

– This was very fun, that was it, says Jacobsen NRK.no.

The former Four Hills winner has struggled with form in recent seasons, and during Four Hills competition in Oberstdorf, he finished 14th in .

Wednesday showed Jacobsen dawning Four Hills form in qualifying when he struck with jumps on solid 139.5 yards.

– Jumping mine has been very close very long but there has been little handbrake all the time. The only way to get the handbrake is good repetitions. Today it was gone, and then I jumped furthest says a smiling Anders Jacobsen.

Longer than hill record

Jacobsen was clearly the best of the jumpers that may qualify.

Closest was the pre-qualified Japanese super veteran Noriaki Kasai, who with 135 meters ended 4.2 points behind Jacobsen.

North man also showed that he is in shape during the trial. Then he struck with a jump of 145 meters. It was longer than the hill record at 143.5 meters, but jumped was not approved as a record since it was a training jump.

– It felt totally raw, already off the ramp, I knew that this was going to go very far. It was a good start on the last day of this year, he said.

– Getting confidence

In his duel Thursday the Jacobsen jump against the Austrian star Gregor Schlierenzauer, who stood above qualification.

– Now it is very important for me to reset. I must say that this was not the gold standard, and continue with the tasks, he said before the New Year ski jumping competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen January 1st.

It is a race he has fond memories of.

During 2012-13 Four Hills Tournament, he jumped up from ninth in the first place to win after a fight jump of 143 meters in the second half.

– It was important to achieve good jump now, because I take with me the confidence into the race, emphasizes jumper.

All Norwegian further

All the other Norwegian jumpers are also eligible for the New Year ski jumping competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Rune Velta came on shared 9th place (128 meters), Anders Bardal 15th-place (125), Phillip Sea 17. space (126), pre-qualified Anders Fannemel 30th-place (121), Daniel Andre Tande 33. space (120.5) and Johann Forfang 40. space (118.5).