Two talented sisters from St. Jakob in the Rosental in sports fever!

Two talented sisters from St. Jakob in the Rosental in sports fever!

St. Jakob im Rosental, Österreich - In St. Jakob in the Rosental, two promising talents in cross-country skiing and biathlon sport mature. The sisters Anna-Lena Valentan (12) and Selina Valentan (11) have already developed a passion for these sports in their earliest years. The two girls were already on cross -country skis at the time and a half and two years. They have been training regularly at the Rosenbach Sports Union since 2017 and have quickly developed young athletes in the Austrian cross-country and biathlon sport, as reported Klick-kaernten.at Her sporting roots are in the family, because her grandfather Rudi Janach was a successful cross-country skier and accompanied well-known athletes such as Daniel Mesotitsch and Teresa Stadlober as a service man.

The intensive training of the sisters comprises five to six units a week, and Anna-Lena and Selina, school and sport succeed optimally. Your school and the cross -country skiing center are only a few minutes away from your home, which ensures flexible everyday training. Good grades are essential to be freed from class during the competition season. In winter, biathlon units in the cross-country skiing center and intensive strength training are on the program. In summer, the two focus on endurance training, including mountain and bike tours as well as running training. Your passion makes training for you a pleasure and not a compulsory.

high goals for the season

The two sisters have set themselves ambitious goals for the current season. They strive for the title of Austrian masters and want to be included in the ÖSV squad in the long term to make the leap into the World Cup. Her previous successes speak for herself: Anna-Lena has already won the title of four times the Austrian champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing and established herself as the overall winner of the NO Borders Cup. Selina secured a silver medal at the Austrian cross-country championships in the sprint and triumphed in the overall ranking of the Austria Cup in biathlon, so anna-lenatheisen.com .