Disappointing tour
Paschke sums up: “It’s not my fault either”
Hanging heads among the German ski jumpers after a disappointing Four Hills Tournament. Pius Paschke, who was still leading the overall World Cup at Christmas and only finished sixth in the end, draws a sobering conclusion.
"A few things weren't bad," the DSV eagle told RTL/ntv. "But the fact that Stefan Kraft jumps so well, for example, is not my fault. You have to be honest about that."
Kraft had not yet jumped like he does now in Titisee-Neustadt (mid-December, note). "And a Jan Hörl or a Daniel Tschofenig weren't as consistent as they are now in the tour either," said the 34-year-old. "These are things you can't influence."
DSV coach Stefan Horngacher summed up: "You could see relatively quickly that Austria is overpowering. They simply dominated everything and it was not only difficult for us, but also for all the other nations to get there. Nobody managed to do that. So we have to see Paschke's sixth place as very positive."
DSV holds on to Horngacher
However, the 55-year-old Tyrolean does not have to worry about his job, as DSV sports director Horst Hüttel emphasized in Bischofshofen. "The coaching question is not an issue for us at the moment. He has our full confidence," said Hüttel, referring to "an open-ended contract". Horngacher has been coaching the German jumpers since 2019 and the team has won numerous medals at the World Championships and Winter Olympics under him. However, the German Ski Association has been waiting for an overall victory at the Four Hills Tournament since Sven Hannawald's triumph in 2002.
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