Nordic Combined 2020 - 2022 Discussion Thread

[George_D 1,202]

Edited August 18 by Sindo

[phelps 7,657]

Great hope of Austrian skiing found dead

 

https://www.web24.news/u/2020/05/great-hope-of-austrian-skiing-found-dead.html

 

R.I.P. might your soul find the peace you couldn't in this world...

[heywoodu 14,940]

Damn, barely 18 years old  

 

I wonder where this somewhat vague website found that info they wrote (why?) about those letters, it's not mentioned in Austrian media unless I'm missing something..that site they mention doesn't say it (or not anymore?).

[phelps 7,657]

56 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Damn, barely 18 years old  

 

I wonder where this somewhat vague website found that info they wrote (why?) about those letters, it's not mentioned in Austrian media unless I'm missing something..that site they mention doesn't say it (or not anymore?).

 

no idea...and that's the only news in English I could find...

 

in the Italian and Austrian press there's no mention of the reason for her death at all...

 

in any case, dying at the age of 18 is always really sad and touching, no matter why...

[heywoodu 14,940]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

 

no idea...and that's the only news in English I could find...

 

in the Italian and Austrian press there's no mention of the reason for her death at all...

 

in any case, dying at the age of 18 is always really sad and touching, no matter why...

Ski-nordique mentioned the same thing I see (although it could be based on that article), at least that's a well-known site generally. And yeah, I totally agree with you. If those 'details' are true, especially 'because of pressure from the Austrian federation', said federation needs to take a very, very hard look at themselves..

 

I'm seeing the very unhealthy amount of pressure a federation can put on athletes quite often, wouldn't be surprised if that was too much for someone who was just a teenager  

[Gianlu33 4,527]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

 

no idea...and that's the only news in English I could find...

 

in the Italian and Austrian press there's no mention of the reason for her death at all...

 

in any case, dying at the age of 18 is always really sad and touching, no matter why...

Some Italian specialized website spoke about her this morning 

[Gianlu33 4,527]

FISI announced today the team for the next season

 

Men's Team

Samuel Costa

Alessandro Pittin

Aaron Kostner

Raffaelle Buzzi

[rybak 3,178]

 

FIS already cancelled two World Cups, first in Norway, now in Estonia...

[heywoodu 14,940]

Jeez, Otepää isn't having a happy time are they? I feel like this is the umpteenth event there that had to be cancelled due to external factors in the past two years or so  

[Federer91 2,727]

48 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Jeez, Otepää isn't having a happy time are they? I feel like this is the umpteenth event there that had to be cancelled due to external factors in the past two years or so  

Only the last 2 years?  It seems to me, that ever since i'm following winter sports, Otepää is the place that never goes as planned. Every summer/fall when i see the new calendars and find Otepää on there i go "Well that is not going to happen and it's a free weekend".