Adam Malysz is the 5'6, 119 lb, Ski Jumper representing Poland in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC. Nicknamed the Polish Eagle Adam began ski jumping at age 6 under the tutelage of his uncle, Jan Szturc.

In 1993, he competed in the Polish Junior Championship in Nordic Combined and took home the bronze medal. In 1996, he won the final World Cup race of the season at Holemenkollen in Oslo, Norway much to the delight of the citizens of Wisla who bankrolled his trip. Competing in his last competition, Jens Weissflog, a 4 time Olympian medalist representing Germany and Malysz's idol, lost to him.

Then in 1997, he won in Hakuba and Sapporo, but his performances started to decline. Many people blamed it on his marriage to Izabela. Their daughter, Karolina was born shortly after their marriage, and people complained that Malysz was spending too much time with his family, and not enough in training.

He hooked up with trainer, Apoloniusz Tajner and two university professors and began training to get his former form back. He went to the 2000-2001 Four Hills Tournament which is one event in a 4 series competition of the World Cup held in Germany and Austria. He won handily. His success rocketed him back into the foreground and he became Poland's favorite son again. In that competition, he was the first Pole to ever win, and the first to break 1000 total points for the entire competition, winning by 104 points over his closest competitor.

Malysz has won a world championship 4 times and the overall World Cup 4 times. He is the first person to win the World Cup in 3 consecutive years.http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2474/bio/index.html

After taking his first silver, Polish President, Lech Kaczynski called him and congratulated him.http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2474/bio/index.html

Feb. 22, 2010 Team Event Results: Gold: Austria Silver: Germany Bronze: Norway Final score: 1107.9

In Adam Malysz 2nd round run, he clocked a speed of 93.3kmh with a 139.5m jump. His final score was 143.1.

Team Poland came in 6th in the team event with a final score of 996.7 points.

Feb. 20, 2010 Long Hill Individual Results: Gold: Simon Amman Switzerland Silver: Adam Malysz Poland Bronze: Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria Winning Score: 283.6

In a repeat of the Feb. 13th standings, Simon Amman again took the gold medal with a final score of 283.6. He came into the second round with a score of 144.7, and had a 138m jump (the longest in that round). Adam Malysz came into the final behind Amman with a score of 138.1 and a final of 269.4. Gregor Schlierenzauer came into the second round in fourth place with a score of 125.4, but had a 136m jump which was enough to earn him the bronze.

Feb. 13, 2010 Normal Hill Individual Results: Gold: Simon Amman Switzerland Silver: Adam Malysz Poland Bronze: Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria Winning Score: 276.5

Adam Malysz came in second to take the silver in the normal hill ski jump competition. He jumped 103.5m and 105m in the two rounds with a final score of 269.5. Unfortunately for Malysz, his main competitor, Swiss jumper, Simon Amman took the gold with a record setting jump for the normal hill for 108m, with a final of 276.5. The previous day, Malysz had 109m jump, but it was not eligible for setting an official record.http://thenews.pl/sport/artykul125606_silver-for-adam-malysz.html The bronze medal went to Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria who started the round in 7th place with a score of 128.0, but his 106.5m jump shot him up in standings to take the bronze with the final score of 268.0.http://olympictimes.101enterprises.com/2010/02/13/silver-medallist-adam-malysz-of-poland-gold-medallist-simon-amm-reuters-2/

In the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Malysz won 2 medals, a bronze on the K-90 jump, and silver on the K-120. Simon Ammann took gold in both events.<ref>http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2474/bio/index.html