Ski jumping in Stams

ÖSV star celebrates first victory on school hill

Clemens Aigner flew to victory for the first time in Stams.(Bild: Sepp Pail)

Ski jumper Clemens Aigner celebrated his 27th success in the Continental Cup in Stams on Saturday. Nevertheless, it was a very special moment for the Tyrolean. The former Stams pupil won for the first time on the hill on which he grew up.

"This is really great for me," beamed Clemens Aigner on Saturday after the first of two Continental Cup competitions in Stams. The Tyrolean had already achieved several podium finishes on the large normal hill, this time the former Stams student catapulted himself to first place for the first time with jumps of 113.5 and 105 meters ahead of Frenchman Valentin Foubert and German Luca Roth.

Lead extended
Aigner extended his lead in the Continental Cup with his third victory of the mat season. However, Manuel Fettner is still in the lead in the hunt for a quota place for the World Cup. After two victories in Trondheim, Norway, the Olympic silver medallist from Beijing finished in 21st place this time.

Meghann Wadsak celebrated her first podium finish.(Bild: Ski Austria )

Viennese surprises
Meghann Wadsak caused a real surprise on Saturday. The 17-year-old from Vienna celebrated her first podium finish in the second ski jumping league in third place behind France's Josephine Pagnier and Germany's Agnes Reisch: "That was probably one of the best competitions of my career so far. It was the first time I was in the lead after the first round, so I was a bit nervous."