Sophie Sorschag

Sophie Sorschag (born 14 November 1998) is an Austrian-born naturalized Kosovan ski jumper.

Sophie Sorschag
Country Austria (until 2022)
 Kosovo (since 2023)
Born (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998
Villach, Austria
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubSV Villach
World Cup career
Seasons2020–present
Indiv. starts11
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 OberstdorfTeam NH
Updated on 19 January 2023.

Career

Sorschag played football in her youth and was a midfielder for SK Grafendorf/Obergailtal, before she switched to the ski jumpers. On 7 and 8 August 2016, she started for the first time in two competitions in Klingenthal in the Alpen Cup, where she finished 33rd and 29th. As a result, she started more times at Alpen Cups in Germany, Austria and Slovenia. On 24 and 25 February 2018, she also competed in the FIS Cup for the first time in Villach, where she finished 29th and 28th. On 19 and 20 January 2019, Sorschag made her debut in the Continental Cup in Planica, where she achieved a podium finish and Continental Cup points with a third and seventh place.[1] In the end, she finished the season in eleventh place overall and sixth in the winter rankings.

In 2021, together with Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, Chiara Hölzl and Marita Kramer, she won the gold medal in the team race on the normal hill at the World Championships in Oberstdorf.[2][3]

On 8 November 2022, Sorschag announced that he would no longer represent Austria because she had been excluded from the Austrian Ski Association in the summer. The Austrian Ski Association contradicted this saying Sorschag herself had submitted an application for a change of nation.[4] On 19 January 2023, The Kosovo Ski Federation announced that Sorschag had decided to represent their country.[5] Six days later, she signed the contract enabling her to represent Kosovo.[6] On 3 April 2023, The Kosovo Olympic Committee announced that she had received Kosovo citizenship and is ready for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[7]

References
  1. "COC-L: Zwei Sloweninnen an der Spitze" [COC-L: Two Slovenians at the top]. Berkutschi.com (in German). 19 February 2019.
  2. "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 26 February 2021.
  3. "Skispringen: Österreicherinnen holen Gold nach Krimi" [Ski jumping: Austrian women win gold after thriller] (in German). ORF. 26 February 2021.
  4. "Skispringerin Sophie Sorschag wechselt die Nation" [Ski jumper Sophie Sorschag changes nations] (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 8 November 2022.
  5. "Kampionia e botës, Sophie Sorschag, do të "fluturojë" për Kosovën" [The world champion, Sophie Sorschag, will "fly" for Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 19 January 2023.
  6. "Nënshkruhet kontrata, skitarja Sophie Sorschag, edhe zyrtarisht do ta përfaqësojë Kosovën" [The contract is signed, skier Sophie Sorschag will also officially represent Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 25 January 2023.
  7. "Skitarja Sophia Sorschag pranoi dekretin shtetëror për të përfaqësuar Kosovën" [Skier Sophia Sorschag accepted the state decree to represent Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 3 April 2023.
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