Winter sports news – Ammann convinces in Willingen qualification – Sport

Ski jumping: Ammann in the top 20

The step back to the second-rate Continental Cup seems to have done Simon Ammann good. In the comeback at the World Cup, the four-time Olympic champion in Willingen convinced in the standings with a flight of 137.5 m and 18th place. The rebound had been indicated in recent weeks with a victory in the Continental Cup and good training. Gregor Deschwanden jumped even better than Ammann. Its 143 m took Lucerne to ninth place. In a real flight show at the world’s largest ski jump (no flying hills), the Pole Klemens Muranka improved Janne Ahonen and Jurij Tepes’ hill record by one meter at 153m.

Biathlon: thanks to an impeccable shot to the European Championship

Biathlete Martin Jäger was crowned European sprint champion in Poland. The 33-year-old from St. Gallen shot clean both standing and standing and won 7.3 seconds ahead of Russian Said Karimulla Khalili after 10 km. At the World Cup, a 14th place in 2019 is Jäger’s best result. The strongest runners are not at the beginning in EM; They are currently preparing for the World Cup, which starts in 12 days in Pokljuka, Slovenia.

Aerials: fight for the new title in Almaty

The Swiss ski acrobats are defending their World Cup gold at this year’s team event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, rather than China. After the crown-related cancellation of the Freestyle World Championships in China, the title fights for the air track and mogul athletes will be held separately from the other disciplines in Kazakhstan on March 8-11. Two years ago, the Swiss acrobat, led by coach Michel Roth, had a feat at the Freestyle World Cup in Deer Valley, Utah. In addition to the gold in the team event, Noah Roth secured bronze in the individual competition.