Magdalena Pałasz
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| Magdalena Pałasz | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Born | August 6, 1995 Sanok, Poland |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Ski club | UKS Sołtysianie Stare Bystre |
| Personal best | 128.5 m |
| World Cup career | |
| Indiv. starts | 11 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Indiv. wins | 0 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Team wins | 0 |
Magdalena Pałasz (born August 29, 1995 in Sanok[1]) is a Polish ski jumper and member of the Polish national team. She represents the club UKS Sołtysianie Stare Bystre. She was the first Polish woman to score points in the World Cup and became the first Polish national champion in women's ski jumping (2014). Since 2021, she has also worked as an expert commentator for Eurosport and TVN during ski jumping competitions.[2]
Career overview
[edit]2011/2012 season
[edit]Pałasz made her debut in official international competitions on August 13, 2011, during a Continental Cup event. She placed 62nd in the competition in Bischofsgrün.[3]
2013/2014 season
[edit]On August 30, 2013, in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, she achieved her first top-ten finish in an FIS Cup event, placing 7th and scoring her first career points in the FIS Cup.[4]
On December 6, 2013, she debuted in the World Cup, finishing 14th in a mixed team event in Lillehammer, where she competed alongside Joanna Szwab, Maciej Kot, and Kamil Stoch.[5]
On January 10, 2014, she placed 7th in an Alpen Cup competition in Predazzo.[6] The following day, she finished 11th.[7] On January 28, in the same location, she competed in the women's event at the Junior World Championships, placing 26th with jumps measuring 80.5 m.[8]
On February 1, 2014, in Hinzenbach, she advanced to the second round of a World Cup competition for the first time, placing 28th with jumps of 72 and 74.5 meters. This achievement made her the first Polish woman in history to score World Cup points.[9]
On March 1, 2014, in Falun, she earned her first Continental Cup points, finishing 4th.[10] She placed 7th in the second event.[11]
On October 11, 2014, she won the gold medal in the first-ever 2014 Polish Summer Championships in Ski Jumping on the K-70 (HS-77) hill in Szczyrk.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Gabriela Szopa (2013-12-05). "Magdalena Pałasz odpowiada na Wasze pytania!". skoki24.pl. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ^ "Who is Magdalena Pałasz, the beautiful Eurosport and TVN expert?" (in Polish). Clamor. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "FIS-Ski – biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ "FIS Cup - Ladies' HS106 30.08.2013". FIS. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "World Cup - Mixed Team HS100 06.12.2013". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Alpen Cup - Ladies' HS106 10.01.2014". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Alpen Cup - Ladies' HS106 11.01.2014". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "FIS Junior World Ski Championships - Ladies' HS106 28.01.2014". FIS. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ Anna Pietrzak (2014-02-01). "PŚ w Hinzenbach: Takanashi znów wygrywa, Magda Pałasz z pierwszymi punktami w karierze!" [WC in Hinzenbach: Takanashi wins again, Magda Pałasz with her first career points!] (in Polish). nicesport.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "Continental Cup - Ladies' HS100 01.03.2014". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Continental Cup - Ladies' HS100 02.03.2014". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ Formela, D. (11 November 2014), "LMP Pań w Szczyrku: Magdalena Pałasz bezkonkurencyjna", skijumping.pl (in Polish), retrieved 2014-10-12