Hiemer and highly warters shine at the World Cup in Shahdag!

Christof Hochenwarter achieved a remarkable result at the World Cup race in Shahdag (Azerbaijan). The Austrian athlete achieved 13th place in the individual competition, which for him personally represents the best result in this discipline. Although he went into the race without any great expectations, he was able to stay well in the top 10 in the course of it before losing a few places. "It can go on like this," said Hochenwarter satisfied about his appearance. At the same time, Styrian Johanna Hiemer also showed an impressive performance and secured third place after she had already reached a strong second place in the vertical. This is characterized by Shahdag as its special World Cuport, as Ski Austria highlighted.

The team situation is consistently positive, since Paul Verbnjak was also close to the podium with a fourth place. After the race, a highly enforced man describes as “overjoyed” and reported that he could keep getting to. In addition, the situation of Sarah Dreier, who had to cancel due to nausea in the race, is portrayed as a bitter. Nevertheless, the mood in the team remains good, with the focus on the upcoming competition, which is planned for Monday. Tomorrow's day of rest is to be used to recharge your batteries so that the team can compete strongly on Monday.

a successful day for the Austrian team

The race in Shahdag was a very successful day for the Austrian team overall. Hiemer, who took second place with a lightning start, was able to prevail again in the final sprint and demonstrate their strength. "Of course I am very happy about my 2nd place," she said after the race that exceeded her expectations. Her teammate Hannes Lohfeyer also achieved his first top 10 result and is full of anticipation for the next challenges. "It was a really casual vertical," he noticed. This summary is further proof of the rising form of the team and the opportunity to cut even better for upcoming races, as is also clear from Skiastria.