Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck – “It does a world of good” – Süddeutsche.de

You can still: Richard Freitag ended the crisis of the German ski jumping team. As the first DSV athlete for 13 years he wins at Bergisel, where the tour leader Stefan Kraft from Austria further deposits.

By Volker circ

A podium Werner Schuster had asked. At least one rank in the top three of them – that was the least that resulted from the calculations of benefits before the Four Hills Tournament, including its top athletes would still be sometime this series capable

The German ski jumper. her coach longing for a sense of achievement – on Sunday they had finally and indeed in perfect shape: Richard Freitag won in Innsbruck, the third stop of the tour. He had five points clear of Austrian Stefan force at the end of a day that brought a new hill record and the nerves of the finalists called due to some delays. In the overall standings force now leads his team-mate Michael Hayboeck, the handle with a 138-meter jump in the snow, and the Slovenes Peter Prevc.

Friday Five. “It does a world of good,” said the man, and the facilitation was blowing a bit Pep Guardiola in his sentence, “and that makes this giant great fun.” Friday’s victory was the first DSV success in Innsbruck since 2002. Hanna Woods first place Schuster said: “I’m almost a little touched.” Friday was “his thing extremely well drawn”. Two clean Telemark landings took far down on the Hill Size of 130 meters it top marks at the end drew a judge even the 20 “A great day,” Schuster said.

Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck Friday special flight hour

That was twelve years no more: On Bergisel Richard succeeds Friday with two outstanding jumps back a German victory. The Austrian Stefan Kraft lands close behind – Severin Freund also creates a good result.

Friday had set at the beginning of the weekend at the head of the team. In qualifying he landed at 125.5 meters. Friday came with the special Bergisel ski along well, Schuster realized this as early as Saturday “. With Richard, I am very satisfied” The knight himself announced to Enlarge “. I want to bring the kettle to boil”

The boiler – this is an arena that interacts with its towering stands as an auditorium, only much more gigantic and louder, and of course, also lacks the roof. Otherwise it would have not given this strange typical Innsbruck fear that still persisted until late Saturday night. As usual it was in the days before: When the wind is coming? And if so, how much? First there was of Föhnböen the speech, then the opposite weather phenomenon, a storm front from the west, then from the Innsbruck-usual exaggerations.

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On Sunday morning – no breeze. The storm was at night moved across the city and the hill, had shaken the shutters, Bergisel there was initially even ideal conditions. And the German Springer began with attractive benefits. The first of Schuster’s team, Stephan Leyhe from Willingen, recently new to the World Cup, was equal to 119.5 meters and proved to be one of the best of the newcomers.

Nor effort into his co-duel had Michael Neumayer, who progressed to 123 meters and 112.8 points and later filed in midfield. But Neumayer, the stable for years, but just solid jumping Oberstdorf, does not represent the problem of the Germans. They had for more than a week massive troubles with their top people.

Half of the pairs was down, as Severin Freund was my turn. He is the frontman of the DSV team, its average jumps had the coach last very disappointed, but friend kept his confident outwardly kind and confirmed this with his first top-jump in this tour. The carried him far down on the Hill-size line to 131 meters, which briefly the lead, and motioned for another good jump in the second round in eighth place.

In the afternoon, when the wind flags yet again were set in motion and the competition was repeatedly interrupted, even through one developed into a first highlight of the day. The finale was not long, because the noise drowned out in the auditorium already highest speaker volume. Stefan Kraft, the Salzburg overall leader, a new hill record was a success. He flew and flew 137 meters, surpassing the old record of Sven Hanna Forest (134.5 meters).

Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck Friday flies far – and gets the victory

Show on the Bergisel the German team a good idea: When jumping in Innsbruck succeed Richard Friday two giant sets. The German wins ahead of Stefan Kraft and rejoices in a very strong competition.

But power and therefore had to be stretched so far because Richard Freitag had recently demonstrated previously that its shape increase from the qualification remained stable even on Sunday. He had come to 133.5 meters and was initially sold with 140.6 points at ten points. Due to better wind points and keeping notes he kept even after Kraft’s record jump before the final second pass its top spot – he shared it with the Austrians

The decision would fall under the two, at the end of the German had the better nerves. and the most elegant design, do not underestimate the long-term impact of the disappointed teammates.