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The uncertainty before the start of the season has given way to great joy and relief for the ÖSV jumpers. New coach Andreas Widhölzl’s quartet with Michael Hayböck, Philipp Aschenwald, Daniel Huber and Stefan Kraft triumphed in the team competition on Saturday at the World Cup start in Wisla and relegated Germany to second place by 8.7 points. Hosts Poland finished third, 16.5 points behind.
Sports director Mario Stecher was extremely pleased with what was offered. “They all did a sensationally good performance. He has mastered the first location assessment with flying colors, ”praised Styrian on ORF television. The Austrians had the best finish for themselves in the three-way battle with Germany and Poland, which ran from the beginning.
In the first round, world champion Markus Eisenbichler had taken the lead of the ÖSV jumpers with a plus of 3.5 meters compared to world cup winner Stefan Kraft, but they showed no weakness in the final in comparison. with rivals. Starting jumper Hayböck immediately regained first place. “It’s good that I was able to show better jumps and that I am at the top of the team,” said the 29-year-old happily. His three teammates won together with Jan Hörl in Poland last year.
Aschenwald mastered the tough tailwind conditions (“It’s great when you start the season like this”), Huber made the maximum distance of the day of 135 meters. But because the landing beyond the size of the hill was not perfect, Germany was only 2.6 points behind last in jump with World Cup runner-up Karl Geiger. Kraft rose to 127 m and Eisenbichler couldn’t beat the 27-year-old from Salzburg.
“It was a lot of fun,” said Huber, who finished sixth in Silesia three years ago and achieved his best World Cup result to date. “I’m mega-happy with my jumps.” Kraft said he would have liked to have a bigger lead before the final jump. “It was very exciting, but luckily the last one was my best attempt. For Sunday’s individual competition (4pm / ORF 1 live), the winner of 21 World Cup competitions was reluctant. “I don’t have the last of my confidence on this hill, but I’m in a good mood.”
Widhölzl admitted that he was nervous before the start. But in the end, the Tyrolean laughed as head coach after the first win. “They all showed stable jumps. It was good to see how they improved, ”said the 44-year-old. Jan Hörl and Gregor Schlierenzauer will also be there on Sunday.
Here is the general output:
1. Austria 1,078.0 (Michael Hayböck 128.5 / 131.5, Philipp Aschenwald 128 / 121.5, Daniel Huber 131/135, Stefan Kraft 120.5 / 127)
2. Germany 1,069.3 (Constantin Schmid 126/119, Pius Paschke 126/128, Karl Geiger 131.5 / 130, Markus Eisenbichler 123.5 / 127)
3. Pollen 1,061.5 (Piotr Zyla 129 / 127.5, Klemens Muranka 122/126, Dawid Kubacki 131.5 / 130.5, Kamil Stoch 118.5 / 126)
4. Norway 1,024.2 (Robert Johansson 123.5 / 129, Marius Lindvik 119.5 / 120.5, Daniel Andre Tande 123/122, Halvor Egner Granerud 123/132)
5. Japan 996.3 (Ryoyu Kobayashi 117.5 / 12.1.5, Junshiro Kobayashi 124 / 12.1.5, Daiki Ito 121/122, Yukiya Sato 120 / 127.5)
6. Slovenia 968.4 (Timi Zajc 119/130, Peter Prevc 120.5 / 125, Anze Lanisek 123 / 119.5, Ziga Jelar 113/116)
7. Russia 875.0 – 8. Switzerland 863.0
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