Silver afterwards

Hörl surprised: “Suddenly everyone was so calm”

Jan Hörl won large hill silver at the end of the ski jumping competitions at the World Championships in Trondheim on Saturday.(Bild: APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH)

(Bild: AFP/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND)

Jan Hörl won World Championship silver on the large hill on Saturday after Marius Lindvik was disqualified. The ÖSV eagle was initially surprised by his luck, as he admits. "Suddenly everyone was so calm. Then it was suddenly said: Lindvik has qualified and you have silver," Hörl describes the chaotic moments. 

Scandal at the World Ski Jumping Championships! The normal hill winner Marius Lindvik, who originally came second, and Johann Andre Forfang, who finished in fifth place, were subsequently disqualified due to illegal suits. There had already been some excitement about the Norwegians during the competition. In the end, Jan Hörl also benefited from this.

Marius Lindvik(Bild: APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH)

Instead of bronze, the ÖSV eagle can now look forward to silver. Only Domen Prevc from Slovenia was unbeatable. "I didn't even know that a protest had been lodged," Hörl said in the ORF interview after the decision. Suddenly it went quiet and then he was told that he could be happy about silver, said the ÖSV eagle.

"I'll take silver too," joked the man from Salzburg. Hörl's joy was evident in the end. After all, this is the fourth medal he has taken home from Trondheim.