Nasty illness

Over and out! Ski jumping ace has to end the season

Sara Marita Kramer(Bild: Andreas Tröster)

The ski jumping season is over for Sara Marita Kramer! The former overall World Cup winner, who contracted shingles in January, has not yet been able to fully return to high-performance training, which is why she has not been nominated for the upcoming Raw Air competitions.

According to the ÖSV, Kramer's focus is now on full recovery and rebuilding a stable training rhythm.

The 23-year-old's last appearance to date was in the qualifying round of the women's New Year's ski jumping event in Oberstdorf, where she only managed 31st place. On New Year's Eve in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Kramer finished 24th. Her best result of the season was 16th place in Lillehammer on November 23rd.

Last victory was more than three years ago
Kramer has won 15 World Cup competitions so far, just one less than the ÖSV record holders Daniela Iraschko-Stolz and Eva Pinkelnig. However, the last victory of the former red-white-red top athlete was more than three years ago.

The ÖSV women's team for the Oslo program starting on Thursday and the ski flying in Vikersund at the weekend is identical to the four-member World Championship team. In Vikersund, the top 25 in the World Cup will be eligible to compete, which means that Jacqueline Seifriedsberger, Lisa Eder, Eva Pinkelnig and, with her first flights, Julia Mühlbacher are also seeded.

Competitions in the shadow of the World Cup suit scandal
The men's quintet from Trondheim will be joined by Manuel Fettner and Stephan Embacher. The competitions will probably take place in the shadow of the Norwegian World Championships suit scandal.