Ski jumping star David Haagen surprises with career ends!

Ski jumping star David Haagen surprises with career ends!

Lake Placid, Vereinigte Staaten - Surprisingly, 23-year-old ski jumper David Haagen ended his career. His resignation was announced via a post on Instagram, which caused a stir in the winter sports community. Despite his young years, Haagen is already one of the most famous athletes in Austrian ski jumping.

Haagen celebrated his greatest success at the junior level, where he won the title of the junior vice world champion in 2022 and won silver behind his team-mate Daniel Tschofenig. This has now established itself as a World Cup overall winner and touring winner. Between 2020 and 2022, Haagen won a total of six medals at Junior World Championships, which striked his position in the international ski jumping circus.

World Cup debut and review of his career

David Haagen debuted in the World Cup at the tender age of 16. In 2021 he achieved his best result with an 18th place in Rasnov, which is his only result in the World Cup points. His last mission in the World Cup took place on January 6, 2024 in Bischofshofen, where he took 34th place.

In his withdrawal post, Haagen expressed that he had not achieved everything he had wanted and described it as time to close this chapter of his life. The plans for his future are currently unclear what the speculation and interest in his person is only reinforced.

Junior World Championships in context

Haagen's success at the junior level are particularly remarkable if you take a look at the list of junior world champions in ski jumping. These competitions have produced many well -known athletes who were later successful in the World Cup. For example, the entire range of winners, from the Finnish ski jumping star Toni Nieminen in the early 1990s to the younger talents of the day that are in the international arena.

In 2021, Haagen won the silver medal at the Junior World Championships, only beaten by Tschofenig, and his commitment in the ski jump has sought hopes for future successes for the Austrian ski jumping association. If you look at the previous winners and medalists, it becomes clear that the Junior World Championships are an important indicator of the upcoming potential in the sport.