TICKER | Vötter/Oberhofer reach for the stars

The winter sports weekend also has a lot to offer this Sunday. Here you can find out in compact form what's going on outside of the big stage like the Ski World Cup in Kvitfjell or the Biathlon World Cup in Nove Mesto.

18. February 2024

From: sn

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: There was a surprise victory at the World Cup in Minneapolis. US boy Gus Schumacher made it onto the podium for the first time in the 10-kilometer freestyle race - right at the top. Sweden's Jonna Sundling won the women's event. Michael Hellweger decided not to start.

BOB: At the 4-man Bobsleigh World Cup in Altenberg, old champion Francesco Friedrich took victory. Patrick Baumgartner landed in 6th place with his pushers Erica Fantazzini, Robert Mircea and Lorenzo Bilotti. The gap to Friedrich was just under a second (+0,93). Four tenths were missing from the podium. But the fact remains: Baumgartner is having the season of his life. The Pusterer had already been on the podium this winter.

TOBOGGANING RUN: South Tyrol's double-seater duo achieved their 8th podium place of the season in the final sprint competition in Oberhof. Andrea Vötter/Marion Oberhofer ended up in third place on Sunday. They only had to admit defeat to Selina Egle/Lara Kipp (Austria) and Dajana Eitberger/Saka Schirmer (Germany). Jessica Degenhardt/Cheyenne Rosenthal took 3th place. Vötter/Oberhofer (4 points) are now ahead of the German duo (710) in the overall World Cup. Finished in the men's sprint Dominik Filehner and Leon Felderer places 8 and 10. The victory went to Max Langenhan. Ended up in the men's doubles Emanuel Rieder/Simon Kainzwaldner in 8th place, Ivan Nagler/Fabian Mallleier were 10th and Ludwig Rieder/Lukas Gufler took 12th place.

TOBOGGANING RUN: Julia Taubitz from Germany won the home World Cup in Oberhof. At the end of the World Cup season there was even a German double victory, as Anna Berreiter took second place. Madeleine Egle (AUT) completed the podium in third place. There was no top result for South Tyrol's tobogganers. Verena Hofer finished the season in 15th place, one position ahead Nina Zöggeler (16th). In the final sprint competition, Hofer ended up in 14th place. The victory again went to Taubitz.

SKI JUMPING: The Gardena Alex Insam scored World Cup points again in Sapporo (JPN). The South Tyrolean finished the competition in 20th place, making him the only Azzurro to make it into the top 30. The victory went to Domen Prevc (SLO). Local hero Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN) came second. Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal (3rd) from Norway completed the podium. Veteran star Noriaki Kasai (43rd) was also at the start again. However, the 52-year-old Japanese did not finish in the points this time.