ÖSV jumpers celebrate: Tschofenig and Hörl ensure a double victory in Lake Placid!

ÖSV jumpers celebrate: Tschofenig and Hörl ensure a double victory in Lake Placid!

In a thrilling competition in Lake Placid, Daniel Tschofenig and Jan Hörl ensured a sensational double victory for the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) - for the first time since the Four Hills Tournament! Tschofenig triumphed with a narrow lead of just six points and celebrated his eighth win of the season. Third place on the podium went to Slovenia's Anze Lanisek, who was 12.8 points behind the Austrian. What was noticeable was the poor performance of Stefan Kraft, who only crossed the finish line in 14th place, while his two teammates shone sn.at reported.

Impressive performances before the World Cup

Tschofenig has also shown himself to be strong in recent competitions and is heading to Sapporo as the superior World Cup leader, 203 points ahead of Hörl and more than 500 points ahead of Kraft. "Of course I'm really happy that I was able to win here too. It was a cool day," the young athlete told the press. It was Hörl's twelfth podium finish this season - he finished second eight times. The Salzburger commented on his place: "I'm really happy, another podium. I took second place this year, but I can be very happy," he said vienna.at further reported.

With a total of 39 podium places, the ÖSV jumpers have already set a new record this season and have exceeded the previous record of 38 placements that the Japanese achieved in the 1998/99 season. This result takes the Austrian ski jumping team to a new level and creates great expectations ahead of the upcoming competitions in Sapporo, Japan.