{"id":1618,"date":"2011-03-23T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2011-03-23T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T14:58:00","slug":"this-weekend-in-zakopane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/this-weekend-in-zakopane\/","title":{"rendered":"This weekend in Zakopane!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are in Poland right now and you like winter sports here\u00a0are interesting news for you.<\/p>\n

Ski-jumper extraordinaire, the diminutive and mustachioed Adam Ma\u0142ysz, is preparing for a farewell bonanza this weekend in Zakopane, Poland’s winter capital.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The multi-medal-winning sportsman, who is the only ski-jumper to have won the World Cup three times in a row<\/strong>, announced his retirement from the sport earlier this month (I mentioned him in our blog Sports in Poland<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Known internationally as ‘The Flying Moustache’ and ‘The Polish Batman’, the slight sportsmen combined a gentle, modest manner with ski-surfing feats that saw him snap up 4 Olympic medals and 7 from the World Championships.<\/p>\n

As many as 40,000 fans are expected to descend on Zakopane this weekend, with the main attractions scheduled for Saturday 26th.<\/p>\n

Special trains services are being laid on to help accommodate the numbers and fake moustaches are being prepared for those not able to sport the real McCoy this Saturday.<\/p>\n

‘I had been kind of planning to shave off the moustache,’ said Ma\u0142ysz, ‘but what with this action coming about, well, it would be stupid to do so.’<\/p>\n

Besides a host of international stars who’ll be joining Ma\u0142ysz on the jumps, a number of pop and folk bands will be letting rip to entertain revelers. Groups such as Wilki, Papa D. Zakopower and Bratanki are all expected.<\/p>\n

Likewise a special tribute song, entitled ‘We’re jumping for you’, has been rustled up, courtesy of Patrycja Markowska, Kasia Wilk, Piotr Cugowski oraz Grzegorz Skawi\u0144ski.<\/p>\n

So if you are in Zakopane\u2019s area \u2013 reserve the weekend! It should be fun!<\/p>\n

Do nast\u0119pnego razu<\/strong>! (Till next time\u2026)<\/p>\n

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If you are in Poland right now and you like winter sports here\u00a0are interesting news for you. Ski-jumper extraordinaire, the diminutive and mustachioed Adam Ma\u0142ysz, is preparing for a farewell bonanza this weekend in Zakopane, Poland’s winter capital. The multi-medal-winning sportsman, who is the only ski-jumper to have won the World Cup three times in…<\/p>\n

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