Seekirchen am Wallersee, Salzburg
Daniel Huber made the little ski jumping miracle perfect with his third World Cup victory on Sunday. The Seekirchner (Flachgau)’s career hung by a thread after three serious injuries and the resulting operations on his hip and knee.
Daniel Huber about his self-doubt
“There were moments when I wasn’t quite sure whether I could jump again and whether it would be at the top level again. Even if I doubted whether I would get back to the top, I never lost faith.” , the super eagle told SALZBURG24 on Sunday evening at the Nordic closing ceremony in the Stiegl Brauwelt.
A few hours earlier he had crowned his top form in ski flying by winning the small crystal ball in Slovenia and snatched it away from one of his best friends, Stefan Kraft. “I feel a bit sorry for Krafti, but he’s already won so much anyway. He told me beforehand that only I could steal a ball from him. We’re such a cool team. Everyone comes out and Krafti even congratulates me being first – it’s just a lot of fun together. I didn’t expect a finish like that. It was very emotional.”
APA/AFP/Jure Makovec Daniel Huber at the last ski flying competition of the season in Planica.
Daniel Huber steals overall ski flying victory from Stefan Kraft
Daniel Huber steals the overall ski flying championship from Stefan Kraft. The Salzburger crowned his absolute top form with the day’s victory in Planica. He fought with the overall World Cup winner on…
The bitter setbacks and two 17th places at the Austrian Championships did not throw Huber off track. Considering that he didn’t make it into the Austrian World Cup squad due to problems at the start of the season, the highlight in Planica is even more important.
Huber starts flying high from the second row
The winner of the 2022 Epiphany competition initially did not find a place in the ÖSV World Cup team this winter. The 31-year-old never took the easy route. With top performances in the Continental Cup, the second level, he left head coach Andreas Widhölzl no choice and fought his way back into the top ski jumping league. In Vikersund he even set a personal record of 247.5 meters and won many red-white-red hearts. “There have been one or two setbacks, but unfortunately, or maybe thank God, I’m used to that. If there’s one thing you can say about me, it’s that I don’t care how many times I fall: I always get back up.”
SALZBURG24/ANDONOV The Nordic ÖSV team celebrated the top season together in the Stiegl Brauwelt on Sunday.
The way he managed this comeback this year makes him very proud. After the end of the season, the Super Eagles enjoyed an evening together with the coaches, the outgoing Nordic division leader Mario Stecher and their friends. “On Monday we’ll go skiing and après-ski together as a team to Grossarl.”
In mid-March, the Seekirchner will be heading “to the warm south”. The stand-up man deserves that too.
APA/AFP/Jure Makovec Stefan Kraft has had a dream season with a world title, victory in the overall World Cup and 18 individual successes.
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(Source: SALZBURG24)