At the beginning of August there was an illustrious group in the house of Mario Stecher in Leins im Pitztal. He wanted to be in a familiar atmosphere ÖSV sports director clarify a delicate matter that has caused a lot of discussion around the ski association in recent months:
The retirement of ski jumper Lisa Eder at the age of just 24.
2 wins, 11 podiums
The Salzburg native had just had the best season of her career with eleven podium finishes established at the top of the world. Her boyfriend played a significant role in the soaring Manuel Fettner the team Olympic champion, was Lisa Eder’s personal guide and helper with advice and assistance in all ski jumping questions.
That’s exactly what it came down to in the end: Lisa Eder expressed her wish to the ski association that Manuel Fettner would continue to act as her personal coach – at the expense of the ÖSV. At the time, the association leadership could not and did not want to agree to this deal.
Pronunciation
There was now a big discussion in the Stecher house – and in the end an agreement was reached. In the presence of Lisa Eder, Manuel Fettner and Thomas Diethart, the head coach of the ÖSV ski jumpers, a sensible and affordable solution was found that everyone involved could live with.
The okay was also obtained from the other jumpers around Eva Pinkelnig (38). “It was important to sort this out,” says Mario Stecher.
Lisa Eder returns to the ski jump in Stams on Thursday.