ÖSV jumpers shine in Lake Placid: Hörl and Tschofenig on the podium!

ÖSV jumpers shine in Lake Placid: Hörl and Tschofenig on the podium!

An exciting ski jumping duel took place in Lake Placid, USA. The Norwegian Johann Andre Forfang secured his first win of the season, leaving the Austrian eagles Jan Hörl and Daniel Tschofenig behind. Hörl took second place and Tschofenig third. This was an important day for the two ÖSV jumpers, because they set the historical record set by the Japanese from the 1998/99 season with a total of 38 podium places Krone.at reported. Hörl, happy about his success, said: "It was really cool. I'm super happy with second place." Tschofenig confirmed the excellent quality of her jumps despite changing wind conditions.

ÖSV dominates the podium

The ÖSV jumpers have proven to be extremely strong this season. With Hörl (2nd place, only 2.9 points behind Forfang) and Tschofenig (3rd place, 4.5 points behind) they are getting closer and closer to the overall World Cup title. The battle is coming to a head between Tschofenig with 1403 points and Hörl with 1223 points, while the defending champion Stefan Kraft is now far behind. Despite his solid placement in ninth place, Kraft was dissatisfied after his competition, which shows how high the expectations are in the Austrian team, reports The press.

The team around head coach Andi Widhölzl is pleased with the impressive number of podium places and at the same time recognizes the influence of the NEW people. Raffael Zimmermann, for example, led the ÖSV to a strong success at the FIS Cup in Eisenerz, which underlines the future generation of ski jumpers. There was a short vacation break for the Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud, who ultimately took last place due to travel problems with his visa documents. Such incidents highlight the challenges athletes face during the competitive phase.