Austria's Nordic combiners conquer gold at junior World Cup!

Austria's Nordic combiners conquer gold at junior World Cup!

Lake Placid, USA - The young Austrian Nordic combiners Paul Walcher and Andreas Gfrerer caused a sensation at the Junior World Championship in Lake Placid! With an outstanding performance in the Sprint team, they confidently secured the golden medal. Thanks to a strong jump, in which they took the lead early on, the two left no doubt and referred the teams from Norway and Japan to places two and three. The joy of the world champion title is great, as both athletes reported at the finish: "It is cool that it worked out like this today! We were able to do a really good job on both the ski jump and on the trail," said Walcher and Gfrerer, like Laola1.at emphasized.

Not only the men cheer: the women's duo Laura Poll and Katharina Gruber narrowly missed the podium with a fourth place. The frustration was noticeable with a distance of 18 seconds to the medal, but the performance of the two athletes was nevertheless respectable and shows the potential in the Austrian team. Walcher and Gfrerer are now optimistic about the future, because on Saturday there is another chance: "In addition to medals, it is about a fixed ticket in the World Cup," they emphasized with anticipation. This perspective motivates the entire team because the pressure increases while the regeneration for the next competitions is at the forefront, as krone.at reports.