British skier Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, who turned 50 on Thursday, is planning to jump again on New Year’s Day in Germany – 25 years after finishing last at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Britain’s Edwards is planning to jump again at Bavaria’s Garmisch-Partenkirchen on January 1, a World Cup large hill event, and is set to come to Germany to train next week.

He came last in the 70-meter and 90-meter ski jumps at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games, but earned plenty of media attention and became an unlikely hero of the Calgary Games.

The married father of two is planning to fly to Germany next week to prepare for the event.

“I’m still fit and in pretty good shape and I wanted to do it before it was too late for me physically,” Edwards told reporters.

AFP – Global Times



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