Pump Foil World Tour // Pump Foil title decided at Lake Traunsee – Jurij Scheibler secures second place

Under bright sunshine and perfect conditions, the Pump Foil World Cup titles were decided at the Rindbach recreational area on Sunday. Germany’s Marnie Bertram and Switzerland’s Edan Fiander claimed victory both at the Upper Austria SFT Pump Foil World Cup Traunsee and in the overall World Cup standings. Austria’s Jurij Scheibler from Vorarlberg finished second in Ebensee. In addition, the Racing competition of the Austrian Wingfoil Championships was successfully held.

On the second day of competition at the Upper Austria SFT Pump Foil World Cup Traunsee, the world’s best athletes delivered two more exciting races in sunny and ideal conditions. In the women’s competition, Marnie Bertram claimed another two victories, meaning the German won all four races at Lake Traunsee. She not only secured the event victory at the Rindbach recreational area but also triumphed in the overall World Cup standings.

“It went really well. I managed to nail all my starts, which is extremely important. I have steadily improved throughout the entire season, and I’m very happy to celebrate the victory here at Lake Traunsee. I’m enjoying the weather, and the location and atmosphere are really cool,” said the new overall World Cup champion.

For the Austrian women, things did not go as hoped in the Pump Foil event on Sunday. Viola Lippitsch finished seventh, while fellow Austrian Lena Oberperfler took sixth place and improved to third in the overall standings.

“I trained well, but my starts just didn’t work out. Still, I’m very happy with third place overall. I spent a lot of time on the water this year, and I’m already excited to see what the future holds,” said Oberperfler.

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Switzerland’s Fiander defends his title

In the men’s competition, Edan Fiander dominated and successfully defended his title from last year. The Swiss athlete won three of the four races, securing victory at the tour stop as well.

“It’s always great to be here and to celebrate the overall victory again at Lake Traunsee against such a stunning backdrop. With sunshine and only light winds, we had fantastic conditions. I trained a lot both on and off the water this year and managed to keep my nerves in the decisive moments. Expectations for next season certainly won’t be any lower,” said Fiander in his first statement after the event.

Jurij Scheibler finished second behind Fiander at the Upper Austria SFT Pump Foil World Cup Traunsee. The athlete from Vorarlberg remained third in the overall standings.

“I was very consistent. My good starts laid the foundation for second place. Of course, there’s always room for more, but I’m very happy with the result. The event was great, and I was also able to test some new equipment and make new contacts,” said Scheibler.

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Böhm and Lippitsch win at Austrian Wing Foil Championship

As part of the 11th edition of Lakeventure, the fifth of six tour stops of the Austrian Wingfoil Championships was held. After there was not enough wind for the competitions on Saturday, the athletes again had to wait on Sunday. In the early afternoon, conditions finally allowed the racing to begin.

In the women’s competition, Viola Lippitsch won all four races to claim victory ahead of Lena Oberperfler.

“After the long wait, we finally got the conditions we had expected. I’m super happy – it was a lot of fun. In Pump Foiling, however, the result wasn’t what I had hoped for. You could tell that it isn’t my main discipline. Recently, I’ve focused much more on Freestyle and Racing,” said Lippitsch.

Luis Böhm took victory in the men’s competition. The Freestyle competitions had to be abandoned due to the decreasing wind.

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