Press Release,  31st August 2005
TONIGHT IN VAL DI FIEMME (ITALY)
THE STARS OF SKI JUMPING IN THE FIS SUMMER GRAND PRIX

- Jakub Janda (CZE) the best qualified yesterday night 
-Fifth appointment of the FIS Summer Grand Prix
-Tonight the first jumps at 9 p.m.

Predazzo (Italy) – Yesterday night in Val di Fiemme the qualification round established the best 50 athletes who will compete tonight in the fifth appointment of the FIS Summer Grand Prix.
The event, organised by the Nordic Ski Fiemme committee, the same of the 2003 World Championships and of the Val di Fiemme Classical Resort, will be a hard battle.
The Czech Jakub Janda yesterday registered the best jump in the qualifications, with  128 meters. The Swiss Andreas Kuettel and Simon Ammann were behind, second and third, with jumps of 125,5 meters.
The performance of the leader of FIS Summer Grand Prix, Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), was unsatisfying, he was very fast but his jump was not perfect.
The event registered the participation of 16 Nations. Among the absents, the world champion Ahonen, who abandoned the FIS Summer Grand Prix after the first race in Hinterzarten, then the Norwegian team and Adam Malysz.
Tonight the world-ski jumping stadium of Predazzo will be enlightened by strong reflectors and will host an exciting challenge. At 8 p.m. there will be the trial jump, then the girls of the Italian team will exhibit with their jumps. At 9 p.m. the first round will take place and will determine the best 30 athletes who will compete in the final round.   
Info: www.valdifiemme2003.com

Qualifications:

1) Janda Jakub (CZE) points 129.9; 2) Kuettel Andreas (SUI) 125.4; 2) Ammann Simon (SUI) 125.4; 4) Loitzl Wolfgang (AUT) 123.6; 5) Stoch Kamil (POL) 123.5; 6) Kofler Andreas (AUT) 122.7; 7) Chedal Emmanuel (FRA) 122.1; 8) Hoellwarth Martin (AUT) 121.8; 8) Fettner Manuel (AUT) 121.8; 10) Moellinger Michael (SUI) 121.6.