Olympic champion Jan Hoerl and 2024/25 Crystal Globe winner Daniel Tschofenig combined to ensure Austria concluded the final day of the Lahti Ski Games with victory, in a highly competitive Super Team World Cup contest.
Hoerl was partnered by Stephan Embacher at Milano Cortina 2026 last month, but Tschofenig earned his place in the Lahti World Cup line-up by winning Saturday’s men’s individual contest in impressive style.
Despite initially placing eighth after a challenging opener, Austria quickly fought back into contention.
A series of impressive leaps, combined with the first round disqualification of Japan’s three-time Olympic medalist Ren Nikaido, helped put Austria top as the competition reached the halfway stage.
They would end their regulation six jumps with a combined score of 858.6 points.
That saw the duo attain a clear victory ahead of Slovenian Olympic Mixed Team gold medallists Domen Prevc and Anze Lanisek, who attained a total of 836.8pts.
“It was a great weekend for me and a great day for Jan (Hoerl) and me as we both showed great jumps,” Tschofenig told FIS. “It worked out in the Olympics (for Hoerl and Embacher) and now here.”