Editing Adam Małysz (section)

==Ski jumping career==
Małysz began his senior-level ski jumping career on [[1994–95 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|4 January 1995]], finishing seventeenth at the third event of the Four Hills Tournament in [[Bergiselschanze|Innsbruck]]. In his first two [[FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|World Cup]] seasons, he was moderately successful, winning in [[Holmenkollbakken|Oslo]] on [[1995–96 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|17 March 1996]]; in [[Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium|Sapporo]] on [[1996–97 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|18 January 1997]]; and in [[Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium|Hakuba]] on 26 January. His breakthrough season came in [[2000–01 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|2000–01]], when he won the Four Hills Tournament and ended [[Martin Schmitt]]'s long run of success dating back to [[1998–99 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|1998–99]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adammalysz.witryna.info/p2_przebieg_kariery.html |title=Adam Małysz - przebieg kariery |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> Małysz went on to dominate the season by reeling off five consecutive individual victories in Innsbruck, [[Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze|Bischofshofen]], both [[ski flying]] competitions in [[Čerťák|Harrachov]], and [[Utah Olympic Park|Park City]]. Further success came at the [[2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|2001 World Championships]], in which he won a gold medal on the individual normal hill and silver on the individual large hill. He finished the season by a landslide points margin with three more consecutive wins in [[Lugnet Hills|Falun]], [[Granåsen|Trondheim]] and Oslo to claim his first [[Nordic Tournament 2001|Nordic Tournament]] title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adammalysz.witryna.info/p2_przebieg_kariery.html |title=Adam Małysz - przebieg kariery |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>

The [[2001–02 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|2001–02]] season saw Małysz pick up where he left off, as he never once lost the lead in the World Cup standings. A streak of five wins by a highly motivated [[Sven Hannawald]] in December 2001 through January 2002 looked to threaten Małysz's run, but burnout prematurely ended Hannawald's challenge.<ref>[https://www.welt.de/sport/wintersport/article119832466/Hannawald-Ich-war-ein-totales-koerperliches-Wrack.html "Hannawald – "Ich war ein totales körperliches Wrack""] (in German). ''[[Die Welt]]''. [[Axel Springer AG]]. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-21.</ref> Małysz picked up one last win of the season in [[Wielka Krokiew|Zakopane]] to the delight of his Polish fans, thereafter finishing consistently on the podium to claim his second World Cup title by a comfortable points margin. He also won silver on the individual large hill and bronze on the individual normal hill at the [[ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]] in Park City.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adammalysz.witryna.info/p2_przebieg_kariery.html |title=Adam Małysz - przebieg kariery |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>

Małysz faced stiff competition in defence of his World Cup title throughout the [[2002–03 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|2002–03]] season. Despite second place at the season-opener in [[Rukatunturi|Kuusamo]], he failed to win a competition for nearly four months. The lead of the overall standings changed hands several times until the final month of the season, by which time Małysz began to regain his form. At the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003|2003 World Championships]] in [[Trampolino dal Ben|Predazzo]], he won the gold medal in both the individual normal and large hill competitions. This was followed up by three straight wins in Oslo and [[Salpausselkä (ski jump)|Lahti]] (twice in the latter), securing his second Nordic Tournament title. Małysz ended the season on a high by equalling the then-[[list of the longest ski jumps#Men|world record]] of {{convert|225|m|ft}} in [[Letalnica bratov Gorišek|Planica]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/sporty-zimowe/skoki-narciarskie/adam-malysz-biografia/j011vqy |title=ADAM MAŁYSZ - "ORZEŁ Z WISŁY" |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> as well as fending off a late challenge by Sven Hannawald, who again finished runner-up in the overall World Cup standings—albeit with six wins to Małysz's three, and by a closer margin than before.

In the following years, as is the case with almost all ski jumpers in the prime of their career, Małysz was unable to maintain his previous form. He only managed twelfth in the [[2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|2003–04]] season, finishing on the podium four times but without a win. [[2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|2004–05]] saw an improvement with fourth place in the overall standings as well as four wins; these came on the large hill in Harrachov, the ski flying hill in [[Kulm (flying hill)|Kulm]], and a double win in Zakopane. The only highlights of Małysz's [[2005–06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|2005–06]] campaign, in which he finished ninth overall, were third place in [[Puijo ski jumping hill|Kuopio]] and a win in Oslo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wprost.pl/zycie/87833/Malysz-na-najwyzszym-podium.html |title=Małysz na najwyższym podium |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>

Małysz experienced a significant career resurgence in [[2006–07 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|2006–07]], which began with a surprise win in [[Schattenbergschanze|Oberstdorf]] in January 2007. This was followed up by a double victory in [[Hochfirstschanze|Titisee-Neustadt]], an individual gold medal on the normal hill at the [[Ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007|2007 World Championships]], and a hat-trick of wins during the Nordic Tournament (Lahti, Kuopio, and Oslo) to win his third and final such title. The season was punctuated with a clean sweep of all three competitions in Planica, which enabled him to leapfrog his younger competitor [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]] with only two competitions remaining. This secured Małysz a fourth World Cup title, equalling [[Matti Nykänen]]'s record total in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adammalysz.witryna.info/p2_przebieg_kariery.html |title=Adam Małysz - przebieg kariery |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>

Sporadic success from 2008 to 2011 saw Małysz achieve seventeen podiums, as well as silver medals in both the [[Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Normal hill individual|individual normal hill]] and [[Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Large hill individual|large hill competitions]] at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Whistler Olympic Park|Vancouver]]. A fitting end to Małysz's career came in the form of a home victory in Zakopane on [[2010–11 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|21 January 2011]], an individual bronze medal on the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's individual normal hill|normal hill]] at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011|2011 World Championships]] in Oslo on 26 February, and third place at the season finale in Planica on 20 March. Małysz publicly announced his retirement from ski jumping six days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.pl/Rajd/1,131934,9198895,Adam_Malysz__To_koniec_kariery.html |title=Adam Małysz: To koniec kariery |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>