Austrian championships: Daniel Huber and Eva Pinkelnig win in Innsbruck
Daniel Huber does the double at the Austrian championships and also secures gold on the large hill. Eva Pinkelnig also crowned herself with the ÖM title on Innsbruck’s Bergisel ski jump.
The double is perfect: After his title on the normal hill, Daniel Huber is now also the new Austrian champion on the large hill. Two years after his first Austrian Championship title in Bischofshofen, Huber won gold on the Innsbruck Bergisel ski jump with 126.5 and 127 meters and 254.5 points. There was a second double for Jan Hörl, who finished second again less than 24 hours after yesterday’s silver medal with 122 and 128 meters and 243.9 points. Bronze went to Stefan Kraft, who got 123 and 124.5 meters and 240.5 points.
In the women’s category, the title went to Eva Pinkelnig. The silver medalist in the normal hill individual jumped 120.5 and 117.5 meters and scored 220.5 points, which earned her the fourth gold medal at the Austrian state championships. Silver went to Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (113 and 119.5m; 205.1 p.), Who surprisingly went to the start, even though she had not started on Saturday. Sophie Sorschag secured bronze with 110.5 and 113.5 meters and 179.3 meters.
Deschwanden new Swiss champion
The Swiss championships also took place on Saturday. Gregor Deschwanden secured the gold medal for the second time in a row on the Andreas-Küttel-Schanze in Einsiedeln with 111.5 and 111 meters and 251.5 points. Silver also went to Dominik Peter, as in the previous year, with 109.5 and 106.5 meters and 237.3 points. Local hero Andreas Schuler took bronze on his home hill with jumps of 99 and 103.5 meters and 207 points. With Simon Ammann and Kilian Peier, however, two top athletes did without their start.
The day before, the Swiss women jumped on the Bachtelblickschanze in Gibswil, which is one of the middle jumps with a K-point of 60 and a hill size of 67 meters. The title was secured there by Emely Torazza, who achieved widths of 64 and 63 meters and 240.8 points. The youngest participant at 16, Sina Arnet, jumped 62.5 and 61.5 meters to 232.6 points, which earned her the silver medal. Bronze went to Rea Kindlimann (63 and 60m; 223.2 p.), Who was the oldest jumper at the age of 19.