Austria wins in team jumping: Hörl's setback defies success!

Austria wins in team jumping: Hörl's setback defies success!

In the exciting competition for the overall World Cup in ski jumping, Jan Hörl suffered a bitter setback in single jumping in Lahti, where he only took 15th place. Like laola1.at he succeeded in the qualification for the second round. owed to the difficult wind conditions that were troubled by him. "This is Lahti, a lot can happen - and that happened to me now. The jump was actually okay," he explained resigned.

The ÖSV team, on the other hand, shone in team jumping and secured the victory in Lahti with a clear point lead of 26.2 points on the second-placed Slovenes. Daniel Tschofenig, Michael Hayböck, Hörl and Stefan Kraft jointly scored 1057.3 points, such as skispringen.com . Tschofenig's performance was particularly gratifying, which was now able to expand his lead in the overall World Cup to 114 points. Despite the difficulties in the individual competition, Hörl does not give up: "I will still try to annoy him (Tschofenig) one time or another," he announced combative.

Austria dominates in the team competition

Stefan Kraft, Vice World Champion and Best Austrian in singles, also showed a strong performance and strived for victory in Lahti, while Manuel Fettner narrowly missed the podium. "There were good jumps, but I would have liked to be at the podium," he said after the competition. The upcoming Super Team competition on Sunday could offer Fettner the opportunity to reach the first podium of the season, while the German team fought, but ultimately only finished fifth. National coach Stefan Horngacher stated: "We made too many mistakes." Despite the setbacks that experienced the two teams, the competition in Lahti shows itself as an exciting chapter in ski jumping with a view of the next challenges.