Nordic combiners: Lisa Hirner starts with the courteous year with the course of the victory!

Nordic combiners: Lisa Hirner starts with the courteous year with the course of the victory!

The Nordic combiners start their World Cup season in Lillehammer at the weekend, and the Austrian athlete Lisa Hirner is the focus. Despite health challenges in preparation, Hirner is optimistic. "The first race will be really difficult, but I am satisfied with my training," said the Styrian, who has already won two podium places in Ramsau and at the final in Trondheim. ÖSV head coach Willi Denifl is convinced that Hirner has the potential to keep in front of them, even if the World Cup calendar only includes six stations this season, which leaves little scope to the athletes, as [laola1.at] reports.

strong competition

Hirner will meet the Norwegian superiority around the overall World Cup winner Ida Marie Hagen, who has dominated the last two races with impressive performances. At the last event in Trondheim, the individual Gundersen, Hagen secured the overall victory again and the podium after reaching the highest width of 102 meters in the ski jump. Lisa Hirner also convinced with a jump to 101 meters, which she secured second place after jumping and thus a promising starting position for cross-country skiing, as [fis-ski.com] reported.

In Trondheim, tactical skills proved, while Hagen worked out a stable lead and Hirner advanced to second place in the final race and could not follow Hagen. Ultimately, the Austrian lost 15.7 seconds to the winner Hagen, while Gyda Westvold Hansen took third place. The athletes face major challenges in the rest of the season, while the tension around the duel continues to develop with the dominant Norwegians.