For Austria’s ski jumper You’re slowly running out of superlatives. On Bergisel The ÖSV Eagles put on a spectacular air show on Saturday and once again reduced their competitors to extras.
Stefan Kraft ahead of Jan Hörl and Daniel Tschofenig – Like the opening competition in Oberstdorf, the Bergisel jumping ended with a triple success for the Austrians. And 22.500 Fans were over the moon.
The three Austrians had already met in the first round Head-to-head racing delivered. A paltry 0.9 points separated half-time leader Jan Hörl, runner-up Stefan Kraft and Daniel Tschofenig. “It’s like a fairy tale,” said Kraft.
Outperformed in the second round Kraft with 132.5 meters his Pongau teammate and cheered 45th World Cup victoryhis first on Bergisel.
Kraft also took the lead in the overall tour standings. He travels to the tour finale in Bischofshofen with a lead of 0.6 points. Daniel Tschofenig is just 1.3 points behind – that’s less than a meter.
The tour victory will come from Austria, that is already certain. Whoever secures the Golden Eagle will be a close race.