Formation team of HSV Red Bull Salzburg flies to the vice state championship title
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At their second state championship in the formation, the athletes from HSV Red Bull Salzburg could die, that they could again in the for they new discipline are on the way to be at the forefront. In the midst of the extremely strong competition and thanks to a strong performance, Salzburg parachutists in the 4-way formation took the vice state championship title in Hohenems.
Skydiving is regularly the parade discipline for the athletes at HSV Red Bull Salzburg. But for more than a year now, a formation team has also been established, which also jumped at the military world championship a few months ago with an extremely good performance in the front field. After this successful assignment on an international level, the Salzburg parachutists were now able to show their second national championship in this discipline, which is rather young for them, and prove that they can probably be at the forefront there as well. From September 8th to 11th they will compete with the best teams in Austria in a formation of four in Hohenems.
The HSV Red Bull Salzburg formation team called “Aerodynamix”, consisting of Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Kevin Wagner and Michael Hribernik, also put in top performances at their second state championship and were in the 4-way from the start of the competition -Formation at the top. A cameraman, Michael Urban, ensured the impressive and convincing documentation of the formations.
The standard was as high as usual, and Salzburg fought a hard fight with the “1. OEFC Graz Final Fire”, which is a multiple state champion and has over 15 years of experience. In addition, the competition was made more difficult by the many stand-by breaks due to the weather, which made it difficult not only for Salzburg to maintain concentration.
Due to the weather, the eighth whole and the ninth round could largely be completed on Saturday. The ninth round should be completed on Sunday morning, because only the two leading teams from Graz and Salzburg were missing this. But also in the morning the weather was against the skydivers and the athletes had to turn back due to the low cloud cover. After nine rounds, the favorites “1. OEFC Graz Final Fire” with a total of 101 points ahead of “HSV Red Bull Salzburg Aerodynamix” as the winner. In the extremely exciting battle for the title, Salzburg ultimately lost to Graz by just one point. The second team from Graz, “1. ÖFC Graz slow motion”.
“Nevertheless, we are super satisfied, although of course there are tears in our eyes with such a close result. We were surprised that we were fighting for first place until the end, but it was also extremely motivated and led to a personal best. We couldn’t have imagined a better preparation for the World Championships in October”, the Salzburg team is more than satisfied with this title and takes the momentum into the preparation for the next competitions. The people of Salzburg are probably already training for the next major event, as the World Championships in Eloy, Arizona are already in October.
Final of the World Cup series in Locarno
The next step is again the parade discipline of the Salzburg athletes, the parachute target jump. From September 23rd to 25th the World Cup finals will take place in Locarno, Switzerland. After the successful home World Cup in Thalgau a few weeks ago, everything is at stake for Salzburg again, as some of the HSV Red Bull Salzburg athletes are sometimes considered hot contenders for overall victories.
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HSV Red Bull Salzburg
09/11/2022