Sporty highlights from home: successes and challenges

22. November 2024

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In the cold but exciting atmosphere of the Olympic railway in Nagano, Japan, the ice skating World Cup began with interesting mixed results for the athletes. On the first day of the competition, Vanessa Herzog secured fourth place in the B group over 1500 meters with a time of 1: 58.65. The result can be considered positive because it showed a respectable performance. In her parade discipline, the 500-meter sprint, it went less well for her. There she only took 16th place in Group A.

with a time of 38.63 seconds

Another participant, the Innsbrucker Gabriel Odor, achieved a time of 1: 47.68 over the 1500 meters and thus came to eleventh place in the B group. Ignaz Gschwentner, another Tyrolean Sprinter, was unable to keep up with his time of 36.36 seconds in the 500-meter race and ended up in the 23rd place, which means more than a second behind to the top.

golf and basketball in focus

While the speed of ice ranks made their rounds, golf events also got his attention. On the PGA tour as part of the RSM Classic on Simons Island in Georgia, Sepp Straka managed to play a par round after a long break. Despite this solid performance, however, it is currently only in 80th place. In Australia, at the DP World Tour tournament in Brisbane, the second round has not yet begun due to bad weather, which led to a reduction in the tournament on three rounds. Lukas Nemecz was able to get 32 on the first day.

In basketball, Jakob Pöltl, the Toronto Raptors center from Vienna-Mariahilf, celebrated a very special anniversary. In the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which ended with an 110:10 win for Toronto, Pöltl scored 16 points and 12 rebounds and thus marked his 100th double double in the NBA career. An impressive milestone for the talented player.

football and World Cup pre-qualification

In the meantime, the Austrian national basketball team brings new swing to the World Cup pre-qualification with the return of Routinier Landberger. The team recently beat Albania with 99:63 and now only needs a win against Armenia to climb into the next qualification phase. However, the upcoming opponents will undoubtedly pose a greater challenge.

In women's football there was fewer pleasant news for the SKN St. Pölten in the Champions League group phase. After a devastating 0: 7 defeat against Barcelona, the second leg did not seem to have a favorite when they again only recorded an honor goal in 0: 4. As a group last without points, the master from Lower Austria is facing a difficult task in the upcoming games against Manchester City and Hammarby, which is primarily concerned with the possibility of cosmetic improvement in results.

These events once again show the variety of sport and the challenges that the athletes face in different disciplines. In a world in which every win counts, it remains exciting to see how the competitions develop and which athletes can fight at the top. For additional information and detailed reporting, see the report on butch. .