Winter sports ticker | Austrian Ski Federation star catapults himself onto the podium

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04 January 2026

From: sn

BOB: Patrick Baumgartner finished seventh at the World Cup in Winterberg, Germany. The South Tyrolean improved his position by one place in the second run of the four-man bobsleigh. Alex Verginer, however, was unable to secure a victory, crashing out in the first run while in 24th place. Meanwhile, the German hosts once again dominated, achieving a commanding one-two-three finish. Francesco Friedrich triumphed ahead of Johannes Lochner (+0,02) and Adam Ammour (+0,06).

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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: American Jessie Diggins secured her third overall victory in the prestigious Tour de Ski stage race, finishing second in the women's 10-kilometer mass start. The 34-year-old triumphed 2 minutes and 17.7 seconds ahead of Austrian Teresa Stadlober. Stadlober, from Salzburg, started the final race in fifth place but catapulted herself onto the podium with a strong fourth-place finish. Norwegian Heidi Eng completed the Tour de Ski podium. The stage win in Val di Fiemme went to her compatriot Karoline Simpson-Larsen.

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ARTISTIC TRACK TOBOGGANING: The team relay was the final event of the World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia. Verena Hofer, Ivan Nagler/Fabian Malleier, Leon Felderer, and Andrea Vötter/Marion Oberhofer represented the Italian team. However, their race ended after Hofer's start: the 24-year-old missed the touchpad during the baton exchange. Austria took the victory ahead of Latvia (+0,295) and the USA (+0,428).