Austria's ski jumper in the medal frenzy: Tschofenig is on gold hunting!

Austria's ski jumper in the medal frenzy: Tschofenig is on gold hunting!

At the Nordic Ski World Cup in Trondheim, the Austrian ski jumping team is full of expectations and ambitions. Daniel Tschofenig, the tour winner and current World Cup leader, experienced a shocking start with 21st place from the normal hill, but was able to win the silver medal with his team on Thursday. "Now I know that I'm going home with a medal, which is positive," said the Carinthian relieved. Despite the missed gold medal, he remains optimistic and announced: "We are the best things", such as ski1.at reported.

The team of ÖSV eagle is led by Tschofenig, who is still looking for the perfect jump for the big ski jump. "The little bit of luck was still not on my side," he reflected. While the team already has silver, those responsible hope that gold medals will also be possible in the upcoming competitions. ÖSV President Roswitha Stadlober sees the potential for a total of six to eight medals in the 25 competitions of this World Cup. "We can and will hopefully make a medal in every discipline," said Stadlober, while she refers to the encouraging history, in which Austria won seven medals in the previous year's World Cup, even if there was a lack of gold, as well as on Krone.at

strong competition from Norway

The hosts from Norway are considered the big favorites, especially in cross -country skiing and in the Nordic combination. However, the Austrian athletes also want to meet expectations and have strong chances of precious metal. In the next two weeks, the athletes will give everything to score with the fans in the stadium and on the routes. "Our claim must be to win the medal," emphasizes ÖSV managing director Christian Scherer. The signs are promising: top athletes such as Tschofenig, Jan Hörl and the three -time individual world champion Stefan Kraft are in excellent form, which gives hope for a successful medal season.