Nordic World Ski Championships

Women’s ski jumping on large hill – LIVE from 4.15 pm

Eva Pinkelnig in a windy spell - the half-time fourth place finisher was unable to improve her score after dropping out of the final run ...(Bild: APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH)

Now it's actually happened: Austria's ski jumpers finish the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim without an individual medal! Eva Pinkelnig only managed fourth place in the large hill competition on Friday. The competition was scored after just one round as the wind was too strong.

Gold went to Nika Prevc from Slovenia, who became the first double world champion after her victory on the normal hill. Silver went to Selina Freitag from Germany and bronze to Eirin Maria Kvandal from Norway.

Lisa Eder finished sixth, Jacqueline Seifriedsberger came eighth and Julia Mühlbacher was 18th. The Austrians therefore took silver in the team competition and bronze in the mixed team in Trondheim. "We're going home with two medals. I think we can be satisfied," said ÖSV head coach Bernhard Metzler. Like his athletes, he had a few regrets about the abandonment. "The chance would still have been there, but if you cross a line in terms of safety, it's the better decision," said Metzler.

Pinkelnig had no complaints
Pinkelnig had previously cheered loudly after her 126 meter jump. However, her lead only lasted a short time, with Kvandal, Freitag and finally Prevc taking first place. In the end, Pinkelnig was 7.4 points short of bronze. Nevertheless, the Vorarlberg native was not unhappy. "That's the sport, that's totally okay. Someone has to be fourth, if it happens to me, then so be it." Nevertheless, she closed the World Championships on a positive note "and is looking forward to what comes next".

Eder struggled with the termination. "I don't understand why it was said relatively quickly that it wouldn't work." For her, things in Trondheim "didn't go as I had imagined". Seifriedsberger also said the same thing. "I have mixed feelings. Two medals are extremely cool, you have to do them first. But it wasn't quite my hill, I struggled brutally," said the Upper Austrian.

Prevc relieved
Prevc was crowned the great triumphant of the women's competitions in Norway. The Slovenian, who also dominates the World Cup, won with a clear lead over Freitag and is now the first woman to win gold in both the normal and large hill at a World Championships. The 19-year-old World Cup series winner was relieved: "The week was hard for me. I can't believe I was able to withstand the pressure. A lot has happened around me, I'm now very happy that this rollercoaster of emotions is over."