Ski jumping crisis: Goldberger warns of the dangerous dominance of Austria!

Ski jumping crisis: Goldberger warns of the dangerous dominance of Austria!

The four -hill tour is overshadowed by the dominance of Austrian ski jumper, which is still the focus of the current discussions. Ski jumping icon Andreas Goldberger, who himself won the prestigious tour twice, expresses in a recent report by ZDF Goldberger emphasizes that in the long run it is not good for ski jumping if a single nation takes a dominant role for years.

The 52-year-old expert warns: "The dominance of a nation in ski jumping is harmful to sport in the long run." He continues that more variety of nations is required to maintain interest and dynamics in ski jumping. In skiing, on the other hand, countries such as Switzerland and Norway are currently dominating, but this does not lead to complaints on the part of the Austrian athletes.

Current ranking and success

Before the third tour jumping in Innsbruck are three Austrian Springer, Daniel Tschofenig, Stefan Kraft and Jan Hörl, at the top of the overall ranking. Goldberger mentions that in the current World Cup season only athletes from the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) and German jumpers each achieved six individual victories. It is Stefan Kraft who won the last important title for Austria. The last noticeable dominance of the Austrians in ski jumping dates from the mid -2010s. The last tour of the ÖSV was won in the 2014/15 season by Stefan Kraft. The Austrian team became an Olympic champion in 2022, but the last team gold title was twelve years ago at World Championships, like Eurosport reported.

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