Yes, I’ve been following it on television here in the hotel. Have you been following the Nordic World Ski Championships at home and how is the atmosphere here in Seefeld in Tirol? I tried to do the same thing which had been going so well in Seefeld, but I panicked and ended up crashing. In fact, my crash there was all Seefeld’s fault! I had been jumping so well on the 90-metre hill here in Seefeld that I decided to jump at Bergisel as well. But I try not to think about crashes too much.
Yes, that is true – it was one of my worst crashes. What are your memories coming back to Innsbruck and Seefeld in the Austrian Tirol? In fact, at Bergisel you suffered a bad injury. Talking about Bergisel: During your career you competed in Innsbruck on the Bergisel hill as well as in Seefeld. My dream would be to jump just once on the new Bergisel hill in Innsbruck before I finally hang up my jumping skis for good. I loved it! Great conditions, lots of spectators, perfect weather. I was happy it was just 40 metres – after all these years it would have been a bit hairy to jump on a 90-metre hill! Yesterday at the World Team Masters in Seefeld the jump was only 20 metres with alpine skis. That was the first time I had jumped for many years. There was no snow in the area, so we had to drive three hours from Oslo to be able to jump. I did a ski jump a couple of years ago in Norway on a 40-metre hill. How did the event go and have you done much ski jumping recently? You are here in Seefeld for a flying visit to take part in the World Team Masters. Last but not least, Eddie the Eagle has a go at speaking some of the local Tirolean dialect! The ski jumping legend and fans’ favourite sat down with us for an interview. Other well-known actors to feature included Hugh Jackman, Iris Berben and Christopher Walken. In 2016 his life was turned into a film by Dexter Fletcher with the main role of Michael Edwards played by Taron Egerton. He finished in last place at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, though his distance of 73.5 metres was a new British record and therefore qualified him for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, was the first ski jumper to compete for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics.
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With the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld in full swing, Tirol welcomed a very special guest: Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards – the worst and the most popular ski jumper of all time!
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