How the three ÖSV stars dominate the tour

Andreas Widhölzl is the envy of some colleagues in the coaching tower. When he waves the flag, there is always something in the air: long jumps, air shows, victories. Well There is even a historic triple success at the Four Hills Tournament.

“The way things are going at the moment, we coaches don’t have to intervene often. Everything is arranged, the opportunity has never been so great“, says the head coach of the Austrian high-flyers before Bergiselspringen (1.30 p.m., live ORF 1).

The prestigious victory on the tour is the last important ski jumping trophywhich the Tyrolean is still missing in his coaching career, which is why Widhölzl is not picky.

“The main thing is that one of our people wins,” emphasizes the former tour winner (1999/’00) and gives Daniel Tschofenig, Jan Hörl and Stefan Kraft some advice for the last two tour competitions in Innsbruck and Bischofshofen.

“It’s important that they ignore what’s happening around them. You should just concentrate on yourself.”

Flight recorder: The technical data for Tschofenig, Hörl and Kraft

Daniel Tschofenig (22)

World Cup victories: 3
Podium places: 12th
Best tour result: 8
Meters flown this winter: 3,131.5
Instagram-Follower: 14.300
Current tour: 1st place, 622.5 points

Jan Hörl (26)

World Cup victories: 5
Podium places: 17th
Best tour result: 4
Meters flown this winter: 3,108
Instagram-Follower: 16.700
Current tour: 2nd place, 614.6 points

Stefan Kraft (31)

World Cup victories: 44
Podium places: 123
Best tour result: 1
Meters flown this winter: 3,090
Instagram-Follower: 125.000
Current tour: 3rd place, 613.8 points

What are the advantages of the three Austrian contenders for victory? What speaks for whom? Daniel Tschofenig, Jan Hörl and Stefan Kraft in Tournee-Favoritencheck.

The Tour and World Cup leader not only poses a mystery to the competition, many a ski jumping coach also wonders how on earth Tschofenig can fly so far. “My jumping style is controversialsays the 22-year-old from Carinthia.

Or as head coach Widhölzl puts it: “All coaches who see and analyze Tschofenig’s jumps say: That’s a bit strange, it looks different.”

Daniel Tschofenig wears the World Cup leader’s jersey for the first time on Bergisel

While most ski jumpers glide relatively flat along the take-off slope, Tschofenig chooses one different trajectory.

Im Flow

“I am always higher than the others,” explains the 22-year-old. Normally this costs speed, but Tschofenig has managed to perfect this style this winter. The rest is done by irrepressible self-confidence.

“You get into a flow and you know that it works,” says Tschofenig.

Coach Widhölzl himself doesn’t have a personal favorite to win the tour, but you can read a lot between the lines when the Tyrolean explains:

In my opinion, Tschofenig has the most stable basic technique. His jumps always look the same. And he’s a crazy competitor.”

“Our little kangaroo” – Andreas Widhölzl gave the second place in the tour ranking this nickname. Jan Hörl regularly impresses with the best bounce values ​​in internal performance tests. “He is very lively and extremely physically well together,” emphasizes the ÖSV head coach.

Jan Hörl has already celebrated two victories this winter

Jan Hörl has been one in recent years lovable Hallodri has matured into a serious jumper, but has not lost his non-stop mentality. “I grew up as a ski jumper,” says the 26-year-old Pongauer.

Jan Hörl, last year’s winner on the Bergisel, speaks for himself Willingness to take risks. “He is not someone who jumps to safety, but rather the most aggressive of all,” says Andreas Widhölzl.

Even if the last Austrian tour winners (2014/’15) is only the third best ÖSV eagle in the overall ranking and in the World Cup, he enjoys one thanks to his successes Special status.

“He is the leader in the team,” says coach Widhölzl. The big plus of the Oberstdorf winner: Stefan Kraft still has a lot of room for improvement and is far from reaching his limit. Strength wants to and can be the laughing third party. “I prefer the hunter role anyway. Because I can attack and have to deliver.”

By Editor

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