Adam Mallis himself predicted that he might be his successor. He was one of three Poles to jump the 200m line on the iconic Planika hill. He would become another legend. Finally, he was expelled from the national team amid the scandal. Almost 20 years later, we learn that he is dead. What happened to Mateusz Rutkowski?
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Information about Death of Mateusz Rutkowski Once well-known to fans of ski jumping, it shook the sports world. He just 37 years oldIn his youth, he was associated with extraordinary talent.
As we say in naTematMateusz Rutkowski has achieved many successes, including the World Junior Championship and even the hill record. He achieved this at a competition in Bjorkelibakken, where he achieved a result of 104.5 m. In 2004, he was the third pole vaulter in history to jump over 200 meters (201.5 m) at the ski jumping hill in Planica.
Controversy surrounding Mateusz Rutkowski and sudden expulsion from the national team
It's off to a great start because when Mateusz Rutkowski He achieved good results in his age category, which was already an excellent ground for jumping in Poland. There was a “Little Mania” and at the age of only 17, he achieved an incredible feat, that is, the junior world title.
The media believed we had a successor to Adam Malis, and the master himself said the same. The best ski jumper in the history of Poland saw him as his successor. As Malis explained, Rutkowski “had great talent potential.” However, it turned out that Rutkowski's future was not so rosy.
There were many problems and it was the main thing alcohol. Mateusz probably fell into addiction, which even the then coach of the national team, Heinz Kutin, directly spoke about.
Listen to Mateusz, all this happened to him so suddenly. From silent leaps to interests almost equal to Malice's popularity. He is no longer some anonymous jumper. He is some famous person. Moreover, Rutkowski is such a cheerful, high-spirited soul.
But Rutkowski must have liked him, because even his school principal forgave him after one of his drinking mishaps.
– No one is perfect. These are young people. At this age, everyone experiences behaviors that they cannot control or control. Mateusz probably thought that if he is a champion, he should act like this, but this is not a good way. However, because even TV commentators said in their reports that these or other jumpers have no objection to staying well in bars until late… – he explained, quoted on the portal Katowice.naszemiasto.pl.
Unfortunately, there was too much trouble. On the way, Rutkovsky was caught driving a car under the influence of alcohol (2 percent of alcohol was blown!) and on He had weight problemsWhich is so important in the sport of ski jumping.
in 2005 Rutkovsky was expelled from the team. As the portal Skokinarciarskie.pl reported at the time, “Many warnings, requests and even fines did not bring results. Mateusz Rutkowski, by the decision of the Presidium of the Management Board of the Polish Ski Association, was excluded from the B team. The Polish National Ski Jumping Team.”
As explained, the reason for this decision was “educational problems caused by the 2004 Youth World Championship”. Rutkowski's place in the national team was taken by Wojciech Topor. It is interesting that Rutkowski was going to party with him Also Camille Stoch.
“19 years ago, two talented teenage ski jumpers were punished by the Polish Football Association by canceling their scholarships for celebrating too loudly. One, Mateusz Rutkowski, soon got into bigger problems and was kicked out of the national team. The other was Kamil. Stoch,” reads the Ski Jumping profile on the chart and in numbers.
The tragic story of Mateusz Rutkowski
What happened next? Little is known about Rutkovsky's professional activities. Together with his brother – also Jumper – he had to continue the industry. In 2017, they opened together Rutkov-ski sports club, And years after the end of his career, he himself responded to his story with the following words:
“I regret some things. Well, but you can't turn back time. Why discourage yourself. I wouldn't give in to the temptations. Now I could say no. And above all, I set goals for myself: since I became the world junior champion, I have to accumulate points at the next world cup I wanted to focus, win the competition and go to the Olympics. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. This is a valuable lesson for others,” he was quoted as saying. SwipeTo portal.
Mateusz Rutkowski died. Information about the cause of death is spreading
Today it was reported in the media that Mateusz Rutkowski died at the age of 37. As we say in naTematThe cause of death was “sudden cardiac arrest”.
The circumstances of the death of the ski jumper should have been described in the material of the website Góral.Info.pl. On Sunday afternoon, news broke of the tragic end of firefighters and firefighters fighting for their lives. A man from Skrzypne.
Rescuers and firefighters from the Skrzypne Volunteer Fire Department, Szaflary Volunteer Fire Department and Nowy Targ Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene. Upon arrival, the rescuers immediately started resuscitation measures. Unfortunately, despite the actions. They restored the circulation, they could not save the man's life,” we read.
He later confirmed the news of Jumper's death Polish Ski Association. “PZN expresses its condolences and sympathies to Mateusz's family and relatives,” said a special statement in the organization headed by Adam Malis.