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New head coach Andreas Widhlzl’s quartet with Michael Haybck, 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 came in third with 16.5 points behind.
Sports director Mario Stecher was extremely pleased with what was offered. “They all gave a sensationally good performance. They mastered the first location assessment with flying colors,” praised the 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 SV jumpers by a plus of 3.5 meters compared to world cup champion Stefan Kraft, but in the final they showed no weakness in comparison. with their rivals. Starting jumper Haybck immediately regained first place. “It’s good that he was able to show better jumps and that he’s at the top of the team,” said the 29-year-old happily. His three colleagues won together with Jan Hrl 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 the last jumpers with World Cup runner-up Karl Geiger. Kraft increased 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 (4:00 pm / ORF 1 live), the winner of 21 World Cup competitions was reluctant.” I have not yet had the final confidence on this hill, but I am in a good mood. “
Widhlzl 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 nice to see how they improved,” explained the 44-year-old. Jan Hrl and Gregor Schlierenzauer will also be there on Sunday.
