Stefan Kraft: Despite cat accident and lumbago for the World Cup destination medal!

Stefan Kraft: Despite cat accident and lumbago for the World Cup destination medal!

Stefan Kraft, the outstanding ski jumper of the ÖSV, has dealt with all kinds of undesirable adversity in the days before the Nordic World Ski Championship in Trondheim. The turbulent week began with a lumbago that made him almost unable to move after the jump competitions in Sapporo. Despite this pain, the 31-year-old bravely prepared for the upcoming competitions and already made some positive training jumps at the Bergisel in Innsbruck. "Now I'm fine again, the neck fits that far," he said optimistically how salzburg24.at reported.

Physical problems and cat -like misfortunes

However, the preparations had even more surprises: During a breakfast with the neighboring cat, strength was bitten by the animal, which led to bleeding wounds on his hand. Immediately he had to be vaccinated and will take antibiotics for a week. "I played nicely with her, then she opened my hand," Kraft described frustrated about the bizarre situation. Despite these setbacks, the three -time overall World Cup winner has not lost sight of his objective and wants to further expand its impressive medal collection in Trondheim, which already includes 13 titles, such as laola1.at analyzed.

Despite the bumpy preparation, Kraft and his teammates, Daniel Tschofenig, Jan Hörl, Maximilian Ortner and Michael Hayböck, travel to Scandinavia tomorrow. They are among the great hopes of the ÖSV, and the first competition on the normal hill starts on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. Trainer Andreas Widhölzl is confident and believes that the team is able to win many medals after a dominant season. "Of course we want to win as many medals as possible," said the Tyrolean. The question remains whether strength can withstand the usual pressure despite its predicament and whether he will jump back onto the podium as so often before.