Rowing

Lobnig in the final at her World Cup comeback ++ Reim 3rd!

Olympic bronze medalist Magdalena Lobnig reached the single scull final on Sunday in Poznan in her World Cup comeback after a slipped disc with the second best time overall!

In her semi-final run on Saturday, the Carinthian was ten seconds behind the victorious Australian Tara Rigney, but she kept the rest of the field at bay. In the LG singles, Lukas Reim finished third for the first time, eleven seconds behind, while Lara Tiefenthaler came sixth.

"The race was not ideal!"
Lobnig's coach was delighted. "It was a massive improvement today. Magdi skied away superbly and the speed was right too. After 600 meters she lost a bit of her punch, but the final qualification was never in danger," said Kurt Traer. Lobnig was a little more critical: "The race wasn't ideal. I didn't get the course stroke so well, it was also difficult to row due to the headwind and the strong gusts from the side. But I'm getting more confident with every race."

After missing out on qualifying for the Olympics, Reim made it onto the podium in the double solo. "I'm obviously very happy about my first World Cup medal and my first podium. It was an exciting and not entirely easy season," said Reim.