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Slovenian Jakov Fak on the giant crash: "Couldn't hit at all"

12/10/2023, 12:07:16 PM

Highlights: Slovenian veteran Jakov Fak missed all eight shots in his prone shooting. The 36-year-old had to go five penalty rounds. Slovenia finished ninth in the relay in Hochfilzen, Sweden came sixth. "I just couldn't hit at all. It's the third time in my life it's happened to me," says Fak. He says that the feeling was good before the shooting. "The speed wasn't that high, so I felt comfortable and was ready to shoot a zero"

The relay in Hochfilzen was a nightmare for Slovenian veteran Jakov Fak, 36. In his prone shooting, he missed all eight shots and had to go five penalty rounds. "I don't know what happened," he told SVT Sport.


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Jakov Fak skied the second leg for Slovenia, but already in his opening prone shooting, all chances disappeared for the team.

He missed all the shots – the five regular shots and all three extra shots.

"I just couldn't hit at all. I made a change and tried to understand what was happening. It's really weird. It's the third time in my life it's happened to me," he says.

He says that the feeling was good before the shooting.

"The speed wasn't that high, so I felt comfortable and was ready to shoot a zero. Leaving the guys with so many mistakes doesn't feel so good.

None of the other Slovenians missed more than one shot and that meant that Slovenia still finished ninth in the relay. Sweden came sixth.