Paul Schmölzer had a dream World Cup debut: The 20-year-old surprisingly completed third within the leaping competitors in Varna (Bul).
“I am overwhelmed. First World Cup and a medal immediately – that is actually unbelievable,” the Vöcklabruck native could not imagine it.
In Varna, Schmölzer had simply made it into the ultimate in eighth place – he was tied with the ninth-placed Kazakh Assan Salimov. On this last, he managed a big enchancment with 13,750 factors. Solely the Ukrainian Nazar Chepurnyi (14,383) and the Frenchman Nicolas Diez (14,100) had been forward of him. “That was simply wow,” mentioned Schmölzer, who was coached by nationwide coach Michal Zoha.
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“This can be a actually great point, Paul did each jumps within the last excellently, with excellent method and excellent landings,” mentioned Zoha, who was delighted with a second distinctive efficiency from his protégés slightly below a month after Vincent Lindpointner’s Junior European Championship bronze.
Schmölzer had already proven his talents on the European Championships by ending fifteenth on his particular equipment.
