Ski Flying World Championships
LIVE: Showdown! Jan Hörl fights for a medal
Austria's ski jumpers failed to win any medals at the World Championships in Oberstdorf on Saturday. Jan Hörl missed out on bronze, finishing fourth, but was already 23.6 points behind Japan's Ren Nikaido. Gold went to the dominant Slovenian Domen Prevc, who finished a whopping 59.5 points ahead of Norway's Marius Lindvik after four rounds.
Stephan Embacher finished fifth, while defending champion Stefan Kraft came seventh.
"I've had a lot of fourth places this year, which I'm not happy about. But it's my best result at the Ski Flying World Championships and it's another step forward in ski flying. It just wasn't enough for a medal," Jan Hörl stated in an ORF TV interview. With fourth, fifth, and seventh places (as well as 16th for Manuel Fettner), the team performed very well. "Everyone still has a bit of potential, we will attack."
Dethroned Kraft sees upward trend
The young Embach native had mixed feelings: "It's a really good result, but it annoys me that I only managed one good jump out of four," explained this season's rising star. For defending champion Kraft, who had to slowly work his way up to feeling comfortable in the air, the positives outweighed the negatives. "It's a good step forward, they were two courageous, good jumps. It's close, I'm really happy with seventh place. It's more fun this way, we're on the right track."
As a team, the result was brilliant. "Three out of seven is bitter at a World Championship, of course, but that keeps us hungry for tomorrow." Daniel Tschofenig was bitter after finishing 27th, as there had been "not a single good moment" for him this weekend. He had already withdrawn before the official team line-up. "I don't want to be there tomorrow, I'd rather cheer them on."
Prevc ten years after brother Peter became champion
This gives team veteran Fettner his chance. "The day was better than yesterday, but of course I had hoped for more. It's been a search in the last few days. I hope tomorrow will be better," said the 40-year-old, who will be hanging up his skis at the end of the season. Ten years after his brother Peter, Domen Prevc was crowned world champion, and by a record margin. Only Finland's Jari Puikkonen had a bigger lead over Armin Kogler in 1981, with 60.5 points.
The final standings:
On Sunday, the team world champion will be determined in Oberstdorf. Austria will compete with Hörl, Kraft, Embacher, and Fettner and has a good chance of winning gold.
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