Austria's World Ski Championships: Historic medal for Hirner and Hörl thrilled!

Austria's World Ski Championships: Historic medal for Hirner and Hörl thrilled!

An exciting day at the Nordic World Ski Championships! Austria's athletes shone with outstanding performances and two medals. First, Lisa Hirner created a historic moment by winning the first medal for the Austrian combined athletes with bronze in the Gundersen competition. Jan Hörl followed her with an impressive jump on the normal hill, where he also secured the bronze medal. After the competition, the 26-year-old said: “I'm super happy,” adding that he was proud of his achievements and is already hungry for more medals in the upcoming competitions laola1.at reported. This precious metal also marks his first individual medal.

Another Bronze Knight: Killian Peier

Killian Peier was also very happy when he secured the bronze medal on the large hill in Innsbruck with a solid jump of 129.5 meters. The 23-year-old Swiss took the lead in the first round, but ultimately had to admit defeat to the German athletes Markus Eisenbichler and Karl Geiger. With this medal, Peier crowned an impressive season in which he often finished in the top ten and prepared excellently for the World Championships watson.ch reported. This award is the first World Cup medal for Switzerland since 2011, when Simon Ammann came third.

While other athletes like Stefan Kraft showed good jumps, they remained without a medal and are already eyeing the coming challenges on the large hill. World Cup leader Daniel Tschofenig had an unfortunate day and could have performed much better under better conditions. Nevertheless, the red-white-red team is optimistic and ready for the next competitions. Excitement remains high and the medal-hungry athletes are determined to do even better in the upcoming events.