Maximilian Steiner
The second competition of the Continental Cup in Engelberg on Monday became a duel of Austria vs. Slovenia. In the end, an Austrian came out on top in an extremely close race on the Titlis-hill.
Maximilian Steiner, fifth yesterday, won the competition with his first jump of 135 m and the longest jump of the day of 143 and 280.1 points. The 24-year-old made it to the top of the podium again more than three years after his first COC win in August 2017. I ve not jumped over that red line in that many competitions, it was a real adrenaline rush. Jumping on this hill is a lot of fun , said Maximilian Steiner.
With three competitions in Ruka, in the far north of Finland, the Continental Cup starts its 2020/21 season this weekend. The first win this winter on Friday evening went to Austria s Stefan Rainer.
In difficult and changing wind conditions on the Rukatunturi-hill, the 21-year-old showed two consistent jumps of 134 m and 138.5 m and claimed the first win of his career in the Continental Cup with a total of 276.9 points. The best result of the Austrian so far was the fifth place in Wisla in September. The hill is very cool, I love it here. It s my first victory in COC, I m speechless. Tomorrow s conditions seem pretty good. I will do my best to achieve a good result tomorrow , said the Austrian.