Austria's ski jumpers celebrate strong appearance in Hinzenbach!

Austria's ski jumpers celebrate strong appearance in Hinzenbach!

In the picturesque Hinzenbach, Austria, the domestic ski jumpers ensured an exciting spectacle. Jacqueline Seifriedsberger stormed to third place and impressed with jumps of 87.5 and 93.5 meters. With just 17.3 points behind the winner Nika Prevc from Slovenia, who celebrated her fifth victory in a row, Seifriedsberger showed a strong performance in front of an enthusiastic audience. Team colleague Lisa Eder also shone and missed the podium by 0.4 points, while Eva Pinkelnig took fifth place, like how laola1.at reported.

Austria's strong team performance

Overall, the Austrians presented themselves excellently in the first of two World Cup general rehearsals in Hinzenbach. Seifriedsberger, who was on the podium last year, fell back to her security measure in the second jump, she explained in the interview: "I went a bit at the bottom. I was a little scared ... I still need my knees." Julia Mühlbacher landed in 13th place and Chiara Kreuzer also took the 22nd World Cup points, such as suedtirolnews.it executed.

With a fantastic team spirit, the ÖSV jumpers set an impressive sign. Eder announced a "complete attack" for the next competition on Sunday to cut even better and to keep the chances of further podium places. The overall World Cup continues to be dominated by Nika Prevc, which expanded its lead over Katharina Schmid, while Seifriedsberger, as the best Austrian, ranks fifth place. The upcoming competitions promise exciting duels and renewed cheers in the red-white-red camp.