This is what the South Tyroleans say before the “Home World Cup” – Part 2

The cross-country skiers opened the 52nd Nordic World Ski Championships on Thursday with the sprint competitions. The Bolzano Stefan Zelger made it to the first knockout round . In the next week and a half, six more South Tyroleans will be competing in Seefeld and Innsbruck. In the large SportNews -Conversation (part 2), the three local ski jumping aces were asked about their goals at the World Championships in Tyrol.

Ski jumping: Alex Insam has had a difficult last few weeks. The Wolkensteiner, who made it into the points twice at the start of the season, has recently failed several times to qualify for the World Cup competitions. Insam was already there in Lahti two years ago and is therefore not a newcomer to the World Cup. “My goal is simply to deliver good jumps. If we ended up with a top 30 place, that would of course be ideal,” says Insam. The 21-year-old will take part in the individual competitions on the normal and large hill as well as the mixed team competition at the World Championships. “I don’t put any pressure on myself” Lara Malsiner The great hope for the ski jumpers is Lara Malsiner from Ortisei. The 18-year-old has already jumped to two seventh places in the World Cup this year and won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships at the end of January: “I have steadily improved this season and am now able to consistently jump into the top ten of the World Cup.” In addition to the individual competition, Malsiner will also compete in the mixed team and team competitions. “I'm really looking forward to my second World Championships (she was there in Lahti in 2017, editor's note), but I'm not putting any pressure on myself and just want to show good jumps.” Her coach Romed Moroder was also enthusiastic about Malsiner's development: "Lara has all the prerequisites to regularly jump into the top ten, so I trust her to do that at the World Cup too." Elena Runggaldier wants to aim high in Seefeld.

Elena Runggaldier from St. Christina will take part in their sixth World Cup in Seefeld. The 28-year-old, who won silver in Oslo in 2011, is confident before the competitions: “Last time in Oberstdorf I was a bit weakened by the flu, but I have now gotten over it. A top 15 place should definitely be possible. Especially in Seefeld because it feels like a home World Championships for us and the hill suits me very well.”

Runggaldier's best result this winter was a ninth place in Sapporo. In Seefeld, in addition to the individual competition, she will also take part in the women's team competition. Malsiner and Runggaldier will definitely be there, the coaches will nominate the other two women for the team jumping at short notice: "In any case, we will have a very inexperienced team, we can't expect more than a top 8 place here." said Runggaldier.

Find out what the only South Tyrolean cross-country skier and the three combined athletes say about their chances at the World Cup here in the first part of SportNews -World Cup preview.

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This is what the South Tyroleans say before the “Home World Cup” – Part 2

The Nordic World Ski Championships started in Tyrol on Thursday. In an interview with SportNews, the three ski jumpers revealed how they see their starting position in the intercontinental title fights. The great hope is Lara Malsiner, who is only 18 years old.

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