Norwegian ski jumper Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal was fortunate to escape serious injury after being hit from behind by an advertising hoarding at the top of the large hill during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup opener in Lillehammer. Sundal was preparing for his qualification jump when the incident occurred.
Ski jumper Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal was hit from behind by an advertising hording at the top of the large hill.Norwegian ski jumper Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal can count himself lucky after a shocking incident at the top of the large hill at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup opener in Lillehammer .
Sundal was not given that opportunity though, with video footage from FIS TV showing Sundal mid-way through adjusting his gloves and goggles before being hit from behind by an advertising hording, as officials frantically shouted behind him.Despite being unprepared to embark down the precipitous slope, Sundal still managed to compose himself and complete his leap safely, even taking the lead in qualification with a distance of 134.5 metres.
"If I had had my arm between the beam and the advertising board, my body would have been pushed off and I would have got stuck, so a joint or a shoulder would probably have been broken.Eurosport commentators were also stunned by the incident, with former jumper Werner Schuster describing the situation as life threatening in commentary.
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