Strength is fighting pain: an injured eagle on World Cup medal hunt!

Strength is fighting pain: an injured eagle on World Cup medal hunt!

The World Ski Flight Championship is just around the corner and for the Austrian star athlete Stefan Kraft, the preparation was anything but optimal. After a painful lumbago and bloody scratches from a neighboring cat that he caught, the 31-year-old Pongauer fought with health setbacks. Despite these challenges, strength was able to take hopes again after impressive training sessions on the Bergisel. "Now I'm fine again, the neck fits that far," he reported optimistically. As the Kleine Zeitung , strength will start with his teammate at the World Cup in Trondheim Like Daniel Tschofenig and Jan Hörl.

sporting challenge despite health hurdles

Head coach Andreas Widhölzl remains confident despite the ailing constitution of strength. The coach praised the combative attitude of strength, which is impressive, especially in view of a sinus infection, which is also plagued by him. "It is actually not ideal that Stefan is struck here, but hates how he pushes the two flights," said Widhölzl in an interview with Salzburg24 . Despite the health difficulties, strength stayed in second place after the first competition, behind the Slovenian competitor Timi Zajc.

While the ÖSV eagles are preparing for the upcoming competitions, use the time to regenerate and jump analysis to call up their best performance. "We know exactly what we have to do," emphasizes Widhölzl, while the group is hunting for medals. Kraft's extraordinary concentration and fighting spirit, coupled with a healthy team spirit, could be the decisive factors for the latest success story of the Austrian ski jumps.