Michael Hayböck says goodbye with style: one last jump!

Michael Hayböck says goodbye with style: one last jump!

Linz, Österreich - On March 30, 2025, the ski jumping season came to an end with a spectacular event. The Carinthian Springer Domen Prevc put up a new world record with one Remarkable jump of 254.5 meters. This achievement caused enthusiasm among the fans and marked a crowning end of the season. Prevc and other athletes showed great performances, with Michael Hayböck, who will enter history as an Austrian ski jumping star on this day.

In this challenging competition, Jan Hörl his personal maximum width and secured it second overall place in the World Cup. At the same time, Michael Hayböck his active career after appearing in a farewell suit, which was specially made for him.

career by Michael Hayböck

The 34-year-old Hayböck, who was born in Linz on March 5, 1991, has achieved numerous successes in ski jumping. With his five World Cup victories and the personal record of 245.5 meters, which he set up in Planica on December 11, 2020, he is one of the leading jumpers in his country. He gave his World Cup debut on January 3., 2010 and since then he has continued to develop, also in the team competition, where he was able to celebrate 12 team World Cup victories.

he ended his career after a successful career in which he won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and several medals at Nordic World Championships. Most recently, he reached a silver place in the Mixed team at the 2017 World Championships in Lahti and ended the last season as an active jumper.

success in ski jumping

The list of Hayböck's success is impressive. In addition to his Olympic silver medal, he also has three silver and once bronze at the World Championships. He successfully took part in the four -hill tour 2014/15 and took second place.

ski jumping has a long tradition and many famous athletes have won medals over the years. An overview of the medalists shows that numerous nations are successful in ski jumping. These include some of the biggest names such as Simon Ammann , Kamil stoch and Andreas Wellinger .

Michael Hayböck thus as one of the most successful Austrian ski jumper from the large sports stage and will surely be remembered, while the entire ski jumping community is looking at the next season and hopes that the young talents will follow in his footsteps.