Combined World Cup Ramsau

Winter as spoilsport – Riiber first winner

Winner picture, although the competitions were lost in the snow.(Bild: GEPA)

Nothing worked! The onset of winter put a spanner in the works for the combined athletes in Ramsau on Friday. The women's and men's jumping competitions had to be canceled. 

In addition to the mass start, the provisional jump from Thursday counted. Victory thus went to Norway's Riiber, Stefan Rettenegger came seventh. The best Austrian was Claudia Purker in 14th place.

The 2031 World Championships bid was the hottest topic. The team around OC boss Alois Stadlober wants to bring the World Championships to Ramsau. This is also because it urgently needs to be adapted (e.g. the ski jump) in order to remain a World Cup venue in the future. A World Cup could be an initial spark. The ÖSV is behind the bid, which must be submitted to the FIS Congress by May.

"The whole region benefits"
"It would be important for something to happen. The infrastructure needs to be brought up to date," says Wolfgang Mitter, OC boss of the 1999 World Championships. Mayor Ernst Fischbacher emphasizes: "The whole region would benefit. We saw at the World Championships in Seefeld what a World Championships can do for tourism." What is missing now? A commitment from the state and federal government - which everyone involved hopes will come in January.