Stefan Hula Jr.

Stefan Jarosław Hula Jr. (born 29 September 1986) is a Polish ski jumper, three-time Olympian (2006, 2010 and 2018), a bronze medalist of the 2018 Olympic Games in team.

Stefan Hula
Hula at the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld
Country Poland
Full nameStefan Hula Jr.
Born (1986-09-29) 29 September 1986
Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Ski clubKS Eve-nement Zakopane
Personal best226.0 m (741.5 ft)
Vikersund, 16 Mar 2018
World Cup career
Seasons2006–present
Team wins1
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts189
Medal record
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTeam LH
Ski Flying World Championships
2018 OberstdorfTeam
Updated on 2 March 2019.

Personal life

Stefan Hula Jr. was born in Szczyrk, Poland. His father Stefan Hula Sr. is a former Nordic combined skier and bronze medalist at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Hula Jr. has a brother, Przemysław, and two sisters, Katarzyna and Magdalena, who were trained in sledging. In May 2012 he married Marcelina. They run together the company "Huligans" in which Marcelina sews suits for ski jumpers (she sewed the suit, in which Kamil Stoch won two gold medals at Olympic Games in Sochi).[1] Stefan and Marcelina have a daughter Milena (born 2011). In March 2017 he announced upcoming birth of their second child.[2] On March 23, 2017 his second daughter was born.

Career

At the 2006 Ski Flying World Championships, Hula finished ninth in the team and 37th in the individual events. His best individual World Cup finish was 6th in a large hill event in Kuopio, Finland in 2016. His best individual career finish was second twice in lesser events, both in 2005. In season 2017/18 he beat his best result and took 5th place in Oberstdorf.

On January 21, 2018 Hula and his teammates Stoch, Kubacki, and Żyła, won the first ever medal, a bronze, for Poland in ski flying in team competition.[3] It was also the first medal for Hula in senior competition. On January 21, 2018 coach Horngacher officially appointed Stefan Hula to 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] On January 27, 2018 he was chosen to team competition in Zakopane. Hula with teammates won team competition in Poland for the first time. It was also a first podium in World Cup for Hula. Next day, in individual competition Hula was leading after 1 round and overall took 4th place, which is his best individual result in World Cup.

Hula made his best at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In normal hill event he was leading after first jump, but he ended up on 5th place. On February 19, 2018 Hula and his teammates Maciej Kot, Dawid Kubacki and Kamil Stoch achieved first medal in Olympic team competition for Poland. They claimed a bronze behind Norway and Germany.[5]

Olympic Games
Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Loss (points) Winner
29. February 12 2006 Pragelato Trampolino a Monte K-95 HS-106 individual 95.5 m 90.5 m 218.0 48.5 Lars Bystøl
5. February 20 2006 Pragelato Trampolino a Monte K-125 HS-140 team 118.0 m 119.0 m 894.4 (201.1) 89.6 Austria
31. February 13 2010 Whistler Whistler Olympic Park K-95 HS-106 individual 95.0 m — 112.5 164.0 Simon Ammann
19. February 20 2010 Whistler Whistler Olympic Park K-125 HS-140 individual 122.5 m 124.0 m 217.2 66.4 Simon Ammann
6. February 22 2010 Whistler Whistler Olympic Park K-125 HS-140 team 129.0 m 127.5 m 996.7 (240.7) 111.2 Austria
5. February 10 2018 Pyeongchang Alpensia K-98 HS-109 individual 111.0 m 105.5 m 248.8 10.3 Andreas Wellinger
15. February 17 2018 Pyeongchang Alpensia K-125 HS-140 individual 132.0 m 129.5 m 253.4 32.3 Kamil Stoch
3. 19 February 2018 Pyeongchang Alpensia K-125 HS-142 team 130.0 m 134.0 m 1072.4 (264.6) 26.1 Norway

World Championships
Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Loss (points) Winner
26. February 21 2009 Liberec Ještěd K-90 HS-100 individual 94.5 m 89.5 m 234.5 47.5 Wolfgang Loitzl
4. February 28 2009 Liberec Ještěd K-120 HS-134 team 127.0 m 125.0 m 972.1 (252.6) 62.2 Austria
4. February 27 2011 Oslo Midtstubakken K-95 HS-106 team 97.5 m 93.0 m 953.0 (212.9) 72.5 Austria
33. March 3 2011 Oslo Holmenkollbakken K-120 HS-134 individual 118.0 m — 104.8 172.7 Gregor Schlierenzauer
5. March 5 2011 Oslo Holmenkollbakken K-120 HS-134 team 113.5 m — 435.6 (64.4) 64.4 Austria
4. 24 February 2019 Innsbruck Bergisel K-120 HS-130 team 113.5 m 116.5 m 909.1 (197.8) 78.4 Germany
12. 1 March 2019 Seefeld Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze K-99 HS-109 individual 88.0 m 100.0 m 205.8 12.5 Dawid Kubacki

Ski Flying World Championships
Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Jump 4 Note (points) Loss (points) Winner
37. 13–14 January 2006 Tauplitz Kulm K-185 HS-203 individual 140.5 m — — — 114.6 673.6 Roar Ljøkelsøy
9. 15 January 2006 Tauplitz Kulm K-185 HS-203 team 137.5 m — 463.7 (158.1) 1044.2 Norway
10. 24 February 2008 Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K-185 HS-213 team 120.0 m — 573.8 (84.0) 979.5 Austria
4. 21 March 2010 Planica Letalnica bratov Gorišek K-185 HS-215 team 192.5 m 179.0 m 1452.5 (329.6) 188.9 Austria
21. 15–16 January 2016 Tauplitz Kulm K-200 HS-225 individual 202.5 m 167.5 m 193.0 m — 450.4 189.7 Peter Prevc
5. 17 January 2016 Tauplitz Kulm K-200 HS-225 team 191.5 m 189.5 m 1211.9 (309.7) 255.8 Norway
13. 19–20 January 2018 Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K-200 HS-235 individual 193.0 m 196.5 m 192.5 m — 550.0 101.9 Daniel Andre Tande
3. 21 January 2018 Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K-200 HS-235 team 206.0 m 210.0 m 1592.1 (392.9) 70.1 Norway

World Cup

Season standings
Season Overall Ski-Flying Four Hills
Tournament		 Raw Air Willingen Five Planica 7
2005–06 54 – 52 – – –
2006–07 60 43 65 – – –
2007–08 72 – – – – –
2008–09 44 46 – – – –
2009–10 63 42 35 – – –
2010–11 39 34 41 – – –
2011–12 – – 62 – – –
2012–13 54 – 30 – – –
2013–14 79 – – – – –
2014–15 78 – – – – –
2015–16 26 36 25 – – –
2016–17 32 – 20 78 – –
2017–18 13 15 12 13 7 10
2018–19 36 27

Individual starts
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Points
2005/06 19
– – – – – – – – – 47 45 – – 22 21 – q q 46 q 40 –
2006/07 26
12 29 48 q q – q q 50 29 50 42 46 49 q – – q 40 41 46 – – –
2007/08 10
– – – – – – – – – – – – – 29 24 35 29 30 39 32 51 – – – – – –
2008/09 51
– – – – – – – – – – – – – 18 39 34 32 10 38 50 – 39 26 38 24 – –
2009/10 20
– – – 39 37 27 37 48 41 25 31 29 30 37 29 q – – – 45 47 35 26
2010/11 95
38 44 29 47 q 36 7 35 45 43 34 21 18 – – 24 40 13 q 29 q – – q 30 27
2011/12 0
33 41 q 33 35 40 33 q q 50 55 – – 46 32 q 45 – – – – – – – – –
2012/13 28
– – – – – – – 21 44 39 29 27 21 – – – – – – – – 50 45 29 q q –
2013/14 3
– q 47 – – – – – – – – – – – 44 42 36 28 38 46 – – – – – – – –
2014/15 4
42 q 49 – – – – q 34 – – – – – 27 q – – – – – – q q – – – – – – –
2015/16 227
– 22 10 23 q 22 32 42 24 27 24 18 21 16 14 38 26 36 q 14 30 6 – – 16 20 33 26 25
2016/17 110
27 31 18 18 19 16 36 18 16 42 24 20 q 24 32 36 34 42 33 47 46 q – – – –
2017/18 431
7 21 27 40 13 22 13 5 27 11 14 14 4 6 12 17 42 9 11 17 21 13
2018/19 62
38 20 44 21 36 31 27 43 43 30 36 29 30 17 27 25 q q q – 22 34

Team victories
Day Year Location Hill Point K HS Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points)
1. 27 January 2018 Zakopane Wielka Krokiew K-125 HS-140 136,0 m 135,5 m 1092.0 pkt (279.4)

References
  1. "Żona Stefana Huli o tworzeniu kombinezonów dla skoczków narciarskich". wp.pl. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "PŚ w skokach i Raw Air. Stefan Hula opuścił kadrę z powodów rodzinnych". interia.pl. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Szymon Łożyński (21 January 2018). "25. MŚ w lotach: piękna walka Polaków! Historyczny medal dla Biało-Czerwonych! Złoto dla Norwegów". wp.pl. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. Adam Bucholz (21 January 2018). "Znamy skład Polski na Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie w Pjongczangu!". skijumping.pl. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. Szymon Łożyński (19 February 2018). "Pjongczang 2018. Biało-Czerwoni nie zawiedli! Historyczny medal Polaków w drużynie! Złoto dla Norwegii". wp.pl. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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