At the World Cup final in the Slovenian Planica, the Polish association made the separation of chief coach Thomas Thurnbichler public. It is still unclear how things will go on for the Austrian. The former Sksipunge dominator Gregor Schlierenzauer advises the DSV and ÖSV to commit the 35-year-old.
What’s next for Thomas Thurnbichler in ski jumping? After his farewell as a Polish national coach, the Austrian faces an uncertain future. So far, it is only clear that the 35-year-old has rejected the offer of being preserved for the proud ski jumping nation as a young coach. In the race for the contract, the German and Austrian association should be in front.
“The Austrians and the Germans would be stupid if they didn’t want to get him on board,” SkiSprung-icon Gregor Schlierenzauer evaluated the rumors about the Thurnbichler future in conversation with “Super Express” on YouTube. “What I can say is that Thomas is a really good coach, especially for young and middle -aged athletes.”
Ski jumping: Thurnbichler a “really good coach”
According to the Austrian, the separation of Thurnbichler by the Polish Association was “the right decision”: “He is really good, but of course it is not easy to be head coach in Poland where there are older Springer with a high reputation and many successes. It was not an easy season for her, but it is a valuable experience for both sides.”
Most recently, the two-time World Cup winner Martin Schmitt had already spoken out for a DSV obligation by the Austrian trainer. “From a German perspective, it would be really great if we could get it,” he said at the show competition Red Bull Target Jumping in Zakopane: “He is an excellent coach, he has a lot of experience in the young area and now also with the best jumpers in the world.”
In the German Ski jumping association, the 35-year-old rumors could be rumored as an assistant to chief coach Stefan Horngacher. A job in young talent also seems conceivable.