Youth Cup 1 Boys: Victory for Aaron Hochenegg
The competition began with the Youth Cup 1 boys, where Norway’s Leon Kristoffer Kjøllestad stole the show in the Ski Jumping round, earning a solid 107.9 points. Austria’s Simon Grossegger (98.7 points) and Marvin Reinhardt (96.8 points) followed closely behind. The real excitement came during the 3.8 km cross-country race, where Austria’s Aaron Hochenegg made an impressive comeback, racing up from 4th place after the jumping segment. Hochenegg narrowly edged out Grossegger by just one second to claim his first Youth Cup victory. Kjøllestad, who had led after the jump, was unable to hold his position and finished in 3rd, just two seconds behind.
Youth Cup 1 Girls: Anna Brandner dominates for her first victory
Austria’s Anna Brandner dominated the Youth Cup 1 girls’ competition, soaring to victory in the Ski Jumping round with 98.4 points. Norway’s Hannah Christina Brobeck (85.9 points) and Slovakia’s Lucia Siragiova (76.2 points) took second and third, respectively. With a strong lead in the 3.8 km cross-country, Brandner gave no chance to her competitors and crossed the finish line to celebrate her first-ever Youth Cup victory. Norway’s Kristiane Tyrom finished 1:46 behind in second place, while Brobeck fought back in a tough sprint narrowly beating Latvia’s Luize Codere, finishing in third place, 2:22 behind Brandner.