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Oberstdorf (dpa) - Complete emotional explosion after fulfilling a childhood dream: 

The German mixed ski jumping team led by Katharina Althaus and Karl Geiger from Oberstdorf caused a huge surprise with gold at the home World Cup in Allgäu and even left the favorites Norway and Austria behind.

«That is extremely surprising.

We were hoping to jump for a medal.

It's fantastic that we're winning gold, ”said men's national coach Stefan Horngacher.

Women's coach Andreas Bauer added on ARD: “I'm very proud of the girls.

A boulder fell from my heart. "

At the end of the Schattenbergschanze, Geiger, Althaus, Markus Eisenbichler and Anna Rupprecht were hearty after the triumph that nobody would have expected.

"For us there was only something to win, we did that," said Horngacher.

The completely happy Althaus was jumping like a rubber ball through the spout in her home town, for silver winner Geiger it was the next huge triumph in his home stadium.

"Simply fantastic," said Althaus, who won the Olympic silver, called the coup that was not thought possible.

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Silver winners Norway and the bronze team Austria traded significantly higher after the preliminary performances in the individual and women's team on the normal hill on the Schattenberg.

But the winner in mixed was once again Germany.

"We have become mixed world champions for the fourth time," said Bauer.

This also testifies to the huge quality.

For Germany, at the end of the first week of the World Cup, there was a remarkable winning streak in the mixed team, in which two women and two men traditionally jump from the hill.

In 2015 in Falun in Sweden, in Lahti in Finland in 2017 and in Seefeld in Austria in 2019, there was also the world championship title.

Eisenbichler (2017 and 2019) as well as Althaus (2015 and 2019) were each twice for the title, Geiger two years ago in Tyrol.

For Rupprecht, who is back after a serious knee injury, it is the first world title.

«I'm a little speechless.

I'm just happy and really happy, "Althaus said during the competition, when the big surprise was looming bit by bit.

Just in time for the mixed competition, after moderate performance this week, she suddenly found her top form again and gave the German quartet a lot of security with jumps on 104 and 99.5 meters.

Eisenbichler (100 and 98.5 meters) and Rupprecht (92.5 and 98.5 meters) also improved themselves after moderate preliminary performances on the normal hill.

“There's something in there today.

I just don't know what to say and what to think.

I am grateful to the coaches for giving me their confidence, ”said Eisei.

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Geiger, on the other hand, maintained his high level from the previous day when he took silver in the individual with 103.5 and 102 meters.

This time the 28-year-old local hero jumped 99.5 and 99.5 meters and secured the gold medal in the last of eight rounds.

Despite dominator Halvor Egner Granerud and Olympic champion Maren Lundby, Norway only came in second.

In Austria, especially the two men could not keep up with Eisenbichler and Geiger.

When Geiger crossed the finish line, there was pure joy even without an audience.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210228-99-631263 / 9

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