Ski jumping drama in Upper Austria: Pinkelnig celebrates double victory!

Ski jumping drama in Upper Austria: Pinkelnig celebrates double victory!

In the exciting competition of the ski jumper in Upper Austria, Vorarlberg Eva Pinkelnig achieved a spectacular double victory on Sunday. After winning the first competition in Hinzenbach, she continued her success in the second round by triumphant with jumps of 90 and 90.5 meters and a total of 246.6 points. In doing so, she left the first -class competition, led by the Slovenin Nika Prevc, and secured the victory with a lead of 7.7 points. Her teammate Jacqueline Seifriedsberger, who had already taken a strong second place on Saturday, concluded this time as the third, only 1.1 points behind Prevc. These are consolidated by the ambitions of the Austrian athletes for a successful season.

Seifriedsberger and the medal hopes

On Thursday before, Jacqueline Seifriedsberger had shown great performances in Trondheim by becoming third parties in the qualification of the normal hill. With a jump to 95 meters and a total number of points, which was only 10.5 points behind the dominant Nika Prevc, she underpinned her medal ambitions for the upcoming competitions. The other Austrian athletes also performed strongly, with Lisa Eder fifth and Eva Pinkelnig eighth. Despite a solid qualification jump, Pinkelnig did not yet feel in top shape and explained that she was "still too blazed" to exploit her full potential. But in Hinzenbach she finally became the superstar of the weekend, which gave her positive development the right swing.

The performance of the ÖSV jumpers attracted a lot of attention and showed the team's potential this season. While Pinkelnig drew attention to himself with her fifth success in the World Cup and the 14th of her career, Seifriedsberger improved continuously and was able to conquer a place on the Stockerl with the enthusiasm and fighting spirit. Her trainers are proud of these results, especially at a home world cup that gave the athletes additional motivation. This weekend was a triumphal adventure for the Austrian ski jumping team that inspired the fans and is hoping for further success. Further Details can be found at laola1 and The press are read.