Lukas Haberl and Tanja Frank separate to the Olympic campaign!

Lukas Haberl and Tanja Frank separate to the Olympic campaign!

In a surprising step, the two Olympic sailors Lukas Haberl and Tanja Frank announced the separation of their sporting partnership. After a disappointing 15th place at the Olympic Nacra-17 regatta, the two athletes, who have been a team since autumn 2021, have decided to go separate paths. While Haberl, who competes for the Uyc Mondsee, is planning to prepare intensively for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Frank has not yet made any decisions about her sporting future, such as laola1 reported.

career and success of the duo

Tanja Frank celebrated her first great success with an Olympic bronze medal in 2016 when she sailed with Thomas Zajac. The change to the Nacra-17 class meant a comeback in a snap in a grab extreme boat class that experienced significant changes during her career, especially from the foil that required considerable technical adjustments. According to Sn.at , despite the huge pressure, which they experienced in the shortened Olympic campaign: at the challenges: European European Championship 2023 they achieved an impressive fourth place and thus secured the Olympic quotas for Austria.

The two athletes reflect the intensive and educational time in their back views. Haberl, proud of the development that they went through together, said: "It was an exciting and educational time for which I am very grateful." While Frank, who takes a break after several successive Olympics, emphasizes that she was able to draw a pure pleasure from this short but intensive campaign. She mentions that the constant challenges in the weight class burdened the team and that they now have to take a little distance to find their new course and to focus again.