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In the absence of Stefan Kraft, Philipp Aschenwand, Michael Hayböck, Gregor Schlierenzauer and head coach Andreas Widhölzl There are many reasons to celebrate for the Austrian team in the first of two World Cup competitions in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Daniel Huber took second place in the victory of Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud. For the Salzburg man it was the third podium of his career. He was already third in the inaugural Wisla (POL) competition.
Thomas Lackner scored World Cup points for the first time and it was a sensational fourth. Markus Schiffner could also look forward to his best World Cup result. The 28-year-old from Upper Austria came in 10th. In addition, Maximilian Steiner was able to score the first points in his first World Cup competition in 23rd place.
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Daniel Huber: “It was a bit turbulent today due to the wind conditions. I am very happy with my jumps and very happy with my second place. I think I still have potential and I hope I can continue there tomorrow. ”
Thomas Lackner: “It was very surprising to me that they allowed me to fly to Russia. It was my first snow jumps this season. I tried to do what I could and what I learned and I think I did it very well. The result is crazy for me, I didn’t expect it. Tomorrow I will try to do the exact same thing again. ”
Coach Harald dies: “Today was incredible, we gathered much more than we had dreamed of. But it also shows how compact ski jumping is in Austria and that a lot is possible. Now we look forward to tomorrow’s competition. ”
Nizhny Tagil Program (RUS) Sunday
2:30 pm (CET) qualification
16:00 (CET) Competition
Press information Austrian Ski Association
05.12.2020
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