Hayboeck missed a medal at the Ski Flying World Cup, Germany celebrates – winter sports

Austria did not obtain a medal in the individual competition of the World Ski Championships in Flight in Planica. Michael Hayböck beats the precious metal in fourth place.

Upper Austria is on its way to the medals after three flights and is just one point away from third place before the last round. In the decisive round, 220.5 meters is not enough. Markus Eisenbichler (GER) keeps his nerves and snatches the bronze medal from Hayböck with 230.5 meters. In the end, Hayböck is 14.2 points behind third place.

The fight for the gold becomes a thriller: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR) presented in the final with 243 meters. Karl Geiger (R), who had led since the first round, lands at 231.5 meters. The marks are the deciding factor for the German: he prevails with a minimum advantage of 0.5 points.

Philipp Aschenwald finished 18th, Gregor Schlierenzauer finished the competition 26th.

“I’m not quite sure if I should be happy or upset for a moment. The fact that the second jump was not so harmonious again, that is ten meters from you,” Hayböck said on ORF TV interview. There was a little “corner” in the jump after the jump. After overcoming the initial disappointment, you will soon realize that it was a good performance. “Straight from quarantine and corona infection to fight for ski flight medals, I can be proud of that. So the problem will be brief.”

In hindsight, it’s also bitter that Hayböck, fourth at halftime, made his way to a point over Eisenbichler after Saturday’s third flight. “The first race was brilliant again, it was one of my best ski flights again.” His direct opponent for the bronze landed on the last flight at 230 meters, before Hayböck only at 220.5. In the end, Upper Austria was 14.2 points behind the medal table.

Of course, there was great jubilation after the spectatorless World Cup competition among the Germans trained by Tyrolean Stefan Horngacher for gold and bronze. In the end, the new Geiger world champion also had a bit of luck. “It’s really brutal, I don’t even know what to say. I’m very happy.” On the narrow lead: “I was really shaking and I knew I was going to be close. I skipped the green line, but it was tight and then you have to wait, what is the wind calculation, what makes up the posture marks,” Geiger described the moments of anxiety. after your last flight.

For Geiger it was the first major individual title, but in 2019 at the Seefeld World Championships he had already won team and mixed gold and had become world vice champion on the big hill. For the DSV he won the first world ski flying title since Severin Freund 2014. However, Hayböck has to wait for the first precious metal of his career.

For the team competition on Sunday (4pm / ORF 1 live), the Austrians are not contenders for a medal in the absence of Stefan Kraft, who failed due to back problems. “It will be a difficult task in the team. Of course, it can be said that we cannot make the most of it,” explained Hayböck. He will “take” all three flights on Sunday in a season that is just beginning for him.

The Austrian team consists of the aforementioned trio and substitute Timon-Pascal Kahofer.

Text as: © LAOLA1.at/APA

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