2023-09-27 13:56:59
All stars are represented at the home competition in Hinzenbach – Iraschko pride is farewell.
In exactly two months, the ski jumpers will start the 2023/24 World Cup winter in the Finnish “freezer” in Ruka. Stefan Kraft and Co. are taking part in the first competition of the new season in a pleasantly warm 20 degrees on the weekend in Hinzenbach. Two competitions from the Summer Grand Prix series are on the program on the normal hill located in the Eferdinger Basin. ÖSV men’s head coach Andreas Widhölzl has announced that he wants to compete with all the stars. After several joint training courses in Bischofshofen, Innsbruck, Villach, Hinzenbach, Oberstdorf (GER) and Lillehammer (NOR), each ÖSV athlete now has around 100 training jumps in their legs.
Kraft, who started his preparation late due to a trip around the world, has now caught up on the training deficit and is eager for his first competition. The three-time world champion, two-time overall World Cup winner and team Olympic champion at Beijing 2022 had to cancel his participation in the European Games in Poland “with a heavy heart” in June. For Jan Hörl, however, the European Ski Jumping Championships were worth the trip. “It was very successful for me with three medals. In the meantime we have been training hard. So we are really looking forward to the home competition,” said Hörl. And the Bischofshofener added: “We come with a very compact team and we are usually very close together in training. I’m excited to see how we will fare compared to other nations. Of course we want to put in a top performance in front of our own fans.”
As part of the supporting program of the Men’s Grand Prix in Hinzenbach, the “Grande Dame” of Austrian women’s ski jumping, the Tyrolean Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, will be officially farewelled. The 39-year-old announced the end of her career a few days ago due to persistent knee problems.
Programm Hinzenbach: Saturday: Qualification (2:45 p.m.), HS 90 normal hill competition (4:00 p.m.). Sunday: Qualification (1:30 p.m.), HS 90 normal hill competition (2:45 p.m.).
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