The hill week in Central Europe started with Austria’s triple victory. In Norway, they are going crazy about what it is all about.
The superiority of Austria in men’s ski jumping speaks to Norwegian athletes and experts. On Sunday, in the opening race of the Central European hill week in Oberstdorf, the country’s athletes took a triple victory.
Ikkönen was number one in the number of World Cup competition wins between two first places Matti from Nykäne got experienced Stefan Kraft. The other one was Jan Hörl before Daniel Tschofenigia.
Austria has clearly been the strongest team since the beginning of the season. In the qualifying round in Oberstdorf, the country saw an even more subdued performance, when the Austrians, led by Tschofenig, took the first five places.
Norway, who won the mountain week two years ago Halvor Egner Granerud thought about the Austrians’ union after Sunday’s race. He was 16.
Granerud pointed out that the German Pius Paschke and Switzerland Gregor Deschwanden have been in great shape since the beginning of the season. Now they had no chance against the tough Austrians.
– If I were Deschwanden or Paschke, I would be very suspicious. It is strange and very unusual for one country to dominate like that, Granerud was amazed NRK’s by.
“It’s sick”
Former Norwegian ski jumpers and current experts also marvel at Austria’s comprehensive control.
– It’s really sick. No one can say what it is. It’s doubtful they’ve been good all season, and when hill week starts, they’ll be even better. There must be something in the background, who ended his career last season Maren Lundby comment.
Lundby, who acts as an expert at NRK, still does not believe that it is an illegal method.
– I see that everyone has enough room in the crotch, Lundby referred to the often talked about hill suits.
Viaplay commentator Andreas Stjernen aprikoi that Austria might have something on the equipment side that sets it apart from the rest.
Suspicious
In the opening race of Mäkiviikko, Norway finished seventh Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal is on the lines of Granerud.
– They have probably found an invention to sew shoes or suits. God knows what they have that the rest of us haven’t figured out yet.
– It is really suspicious and also frustrating, Eriksen Sundal admitted.
Tschofenig responded to doubts that Austria has no secret.
– They can spy as much as they want. We don’t have much to hide. And if we do, we are smart enough. I don’t see that we have any secrets.