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Ski jumpers celebrate the victory in the team competition and third place for Huber.
Wisla Uncertainty before the start of the season has given way to great joy and relief for OSV jumpers. New coach Andreas Widhölzl’s quartet with Michael Hayböck, Philipp Aschenwald, Daniel Huber and Stefan Kraft triumphed in the team competition at the World Cup start in Wisla, Poland, relegating Germany to second place by 8.7 points. Hosts Poland finished third, 16.5 points behind. Sports director Mario Stecher was extremely satisfied with what was offered. “They all did a sensationally good performance. They mastered the first assessment of the location with great success, ”praised the Styrian.
In the individual competition, Daniel Huber also took the podium in the individual after winning with the team. Third, the 27-year-old equaled his best position to date with the best daily distance of 138.5 and 125.5 meters. World champions Markus Eisenbichler (137.5 / 134) and Karl Geiger (133.5 / 128) secured a double German victory.
For the first time in his career, Huber sat next to last on the beam and admitted he was a bit nervous. Before that, Eisenbichler and Geiger had taken the lead, and the man from Salzburg lagged a bit behind them. “It was a bit dicey,” Huber said, but overall he was very satisfied with his flights over the weekend. “I have constantly improved, I am super happy. The podium is nothing every day for me, because confidence grows ”. Leader Anze Lanisek rest of Slovenia slipped to sixth place.
In total, three of the six Austrians participated in the final, which was very difficult due to the changing winds. Philipp Aschenwald (125/127 m) finished eighth and Michael Hayböck (124.5 / 122) landed in tenth place. Cup defender Stefan Kraft as 32º and 44º Gregor Schlierenzauer and missed the final. Jan Hörl was disqualified after the first jump because it timed out on the descent.
Eisenbichler, the great mountain world champion in Innsbruck 2019, celebrated only his second victory at the World Cup. With that he also assumed the leadership of the World Cup. “I am as happy for the yellow jersey as I am for Christmas,” said the Bavarian.
